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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, told a crowd attending a campaign stop Wednesday…

August 26, 2015

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German leader urges compassion for refugees

Anti-foreigner mob protest chancellor’s visit

August 26, 2015

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Gun thefts on rise in U.S.

link increase to jump in violence

August 25, 2015

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Ashley Madison users file lawsuit over website breach

The lawsuits were filed between last month and Monday by Ashley Madison users in California, Texas, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee and…

August 25, 2015

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Trump tosses Univision’s anchor from news conference

Trump Jorge Ramos, the Miami-based anchor for Univision, stood up and began to ask Trump about his immigration proposal, which…

August 25, 2015

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – An unforeseen flood of revenue is shrinking federal deficits to the lowest level of President Barack Obama’s tenure,…

August 25, 2015

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Migrants flood into Hungary to reach West

The Hungarian government is planning to adopt new laws that would make it illegal to enter the country illegally. Thousands…

August 25, 2015

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Artist’s plastic works capture S. African life

South African artist Mbongeni Buthelezi is turning discarded bits of plastic into sought-after works of art. He began using plastic…

August 25, 2015

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Oil-spill funds spread far past coast

Payments help governments hurt by 2010 BP accident

August 25, 2015

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Iran looking forward to magic carpet ride

Sanctions have hurt country’s industry

August 25, 2015

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Cheers! Liquor experiment arrives at space station

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui uses a robotic arm to attach a supply craft to the International Space Station. The ship…

August 24, 2015

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France honors heroic train passengers

President: Men ‘gave a lesson in courage’

August 24, 2015

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Tardy tax filers risk loss of health-care subsidies

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers who are collecting subsidies for their health coverage through HealthCare.gov or one of…

August 24, 2015

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Korean standoff eases after countries OK deal

South Korean presidential security adviser Kim Kwan-jin, right, and Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, second right, shake hands with Hwang Pyong…

August 24, 2015

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Stock market extends its slide for 2nd week

ends down 588 after early 1,000-point fall

August 24, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Air Force officials say they will soon be deploying stealthy, high-tech F-22 fighter jets to Europe to train…

August 24, 2015

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World Briefs

TORONTO – The company behind the adultery website Ashley Madison is offering a $500,000 reward for information leading to the…

August 24, 2015

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Is a tough presidential decision ahead?

may have to decide who to back if Biden challenges Clinton

August 23, 2015

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Hispanic Republicans credit Trump with forcing candidates’ hands

Hispanic Republicans may not agree with presidential candidate Donald Trump’s position on immigration, but they say his attention to the…

August 23, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – In more than three decades of trying to breed pandas at the National Zoo, there’s been plenty of…

August 23, 2015

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Boaters mapping Pacific garbage arrive in San Francisco

ship carries massive white bags filled with plastic garbage

August 23, 2015

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Less smoke could mean more fire in Washington state

Firefighter Dallas Barron pokes his firefighting tool into the charred ground as he searches for hot spots left from a…

August 23, 2015

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Thousands of migrants head closer to EU from Macedonia

A family of migrants waits to board the train that will take them toward Serbia on Sunday at the new…

August 23, 2015

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World Briefs

BEIRUT – Islamic State militants destroyed a temple at Syria’s ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst…

August 23, 2015