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Witnesses: IS militants destroyed ancient site

The ancient St. Elian Monastery near the town of Qaryatain, Syria, was destroyed by Islamic State militants, activists are reporting.…

August 21, 2015

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Unemployment stays low in U.S. states with nomination fights

Mike Groll/Associated Press<br><br>Unemployment fell in about half of the states in July, including many of the states that are set…

August 21, 2015

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Korean border tensions erupt

sends shells North after reported rocket attack

August 20, 2015

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Nation Brief

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – A convicted killer serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum-security prison…

August 20, 2015

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Many cheating-site users were federal employees

finds customers included White House workers

August 20, 2015

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Some Israelis seek to end feud with U.S.

worry that Netanyahu risks damaging vital alliance

August 20, 2015

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Rangers deny giving women any breaks

2 female grads are excited, but exhausted

August 20, 2015

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World Briefs

Tsipras JERUSALEM – A Palestinian held without charge by Israel ended his unprecedented 66-day hunger strike Thursday, his lawyer said,…

August 20, 2015

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Officials: Large bomb explodes in Cairo, injuring 6

People gather near where a bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo,…

August 19, 2015

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World & Nation Briefs

DAMASCUS, Syria – Islamic State militants beheaded a leading Syrian antiquities scholar who spent most of his life looking after…

August 19, 2015

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Motel manager credited with reducing fatalities

Fire Department officials said Wednesday they found no bodies inside the burned ruins of a section of a Motel 6…

August 19, 2015

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Drought brings sinking feeling to Californians

Groundwater pumping speeding up subsidence

August 19, 2015

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Iran deal may face new complication

to let Iranian investigators inspect suspected weapons site

August 19, 2015

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Clinton lawyer says her email server was wiped clean

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a town hall meeting Tuesday in North Las Vegas, Nev.John Locher/Associated Press…

August 19, 2015

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Idaho replaces mile marker 420

using 419.9 signs to try to thwart sticky-fingered stoners

August 19, 2015

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Hackers expose millions on cheating site; some in U.S. government

Hackers claim to have leaked a massive database of users from Ashley Madison, a matchmaking website for cheating spouses. In…

August 18, 2015

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Palestinian, Israeli call for new peace talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Zionist Union party leader Isaac Herzog agreed Tuesday that Israel and the Palestinian…

August 18, 2015

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GOP leader expects Iran deal to pass

McConnell says procedure is ‘stacked in president’s favor’

August 18, 2015

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Thai police target suspect in video

certain man placed bomb at shrine

August 18, 2015

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World Briefs

BRUSSELS – United Nations and European border agency officials urged the European Union on Tuesday to step up measures to…

August 18, 2015

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Nation Briefs

Fogle INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana television station is reporting that Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to…

August 18, 2015

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U.S. military leaders want to put more women front and center

Services expected to let them fill more combat jobs

August 18, 2015

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Hackers may be growing threat to cities

Experts warn few understand the potential to create chaos

August 18, 2015

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Baghdad library moves to save past

rush to preserve Iraq’s historic documents

August 18, 2015