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Hungary bars migrants from trains; smugglers wait in wings

Migrants wait Tuesday at the Keleti Railway Station in Budapest, Hungary, to board a train that will take them to…

September 1, 2015

Carter, in folksy talks, describes U.S. military of future

Defense Secretary Ash Carter chatted with U.S. service members Tuesday on social media sites to discuss his goals of making…

September 1, 2015

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President visits melting glacier

Obama blames ice’s rapid retreat on worsening climate change

September 1, 2015

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Kentucky clerk refuses to heed courts on gay marriage

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’s supporters are urging her to stand firm in her refusal to issue marriage licenses to…

September 1, 2015

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Iran deal gathering more support

Obama closing in on getting veto-proof backing for proposal

September 1, 2015

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Fiorina WASHINGTON – CNN on Tuesday amended its criteria for the next Republican presidential debate, giving former technology executive Carly…

September 1, 2015

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Titanic artifacts, including lunch menu, to go on sale

A lunch menu from the Titanic that was saved by one of the ocean liner’s wealthy passengers on the day…

September 1, 2015

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Portraits pay tribute to town’s WWII vets

Collection is called ‘completely unique’

September 1, 2015

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NYC professor finds meaning in trash

Woman serves as anthropogist-in-residence for sanitation department

September 1, 2015

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WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s warring president and prime minister have separately marked the 35th anniversary of a key deal between…

August 31, 2015

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1 dies in Ukrainian protest

Lawmakers OK more power for separatists

August 31, 2015

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Walker’s campaign tries to clarify border comment

An aide for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday said the Republican presidential candidate isn’t suggesting that there should be…

August 31, 2015

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OLATHE, Kan. – The man who admitted killing three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites gave jurors a…

August 31, 2015

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Legal experts: Clinton isn’t in trouble

No evidence she knew any emails were classified

August 31, 2015

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Thai police seeking 2 suspects

Thai police found bomb-making materials, including gunpowder, digital clocks and remote-control car parts, inside an apartment that was raided this…

August 31, 2015

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Obama begins Alaska visit

During his three-day tour of Alaska, Obama planned to hike a glacier, converse with fishermen and tape a reality TV…

August 31, 2015

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Global warming carving changes into Alaska in fire and ice

Obama leaves Monday for a three-day visit to the 49th state in which he will speak at a State Department…

August 30, 2015

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HOUSTON – The man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a uniformed suburban Houston sheriff’s deputy had…

August 30, 2015

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Oregon hemp farmer says startup going slow

Volunteers harvest hemp at a farm in Springfield, Colo., during the first known harvest of industrial hemp in the U.S.…

August 30, 2015

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ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Islamic extremist rebels Boko Haram are trying to extend their violent campaign across the country including…

August 30, 2015

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Migrants seek EU’s field of dreams

Hungary’s hostility to immigrants fails to dissuade the desperate

August 30, 2015

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As Common Core results trickle in, initial goals unfulfilled

Full or preliminary scores have been released for Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. They all participated…

August 30, 2015

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Pending home-sales index rebounds in July

Real estate officials say improving pay – and a tightening rental market – are helping Americans’ confidence in making big…

August 29, 2015

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HOUSTON – Prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy who…

August 29, 2015