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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California regulators on Monday proposed a first-of-its-kind, $1.5 million fine for a group of Central Valley farmers…

July 20, 2015

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Searching for ET: Hawking to look for extraterrestrial life

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking Monday sits in front of a presentation image during a press conference in London. 2015. Hawking…

July 20, 2015

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New era in ties begins as Cuba raises flag at embassy in U.S.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, right of center, applauds Monday with other dignitaries after raising the Cuban flag over the…

July 20, 2015

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Greek banks reopen but cash limits remain and taxes soar

An elderly man on Monday leaves a branch of the National Bank of Greece in Athens. Greek banks reopened Monday,…

July 20, 2015

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MODESTO, Calif. – A man was arrested Sunday in the deaths of his daughter, two other girls and two women…

July 19, 2015

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German chancellor signals Greek debt-relief option

Banks set to reopen

July 19, 2015

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Fifty years ago, Dylan shocks world

Folk artist goes electric at festival

July 19, 2015

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Business travelers hailing Uber

In the three months ended in June, Uber overtook taxis as the most expensed form of ground transportation, according to…

July 18, 2015

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Files raise new questions about Rosenberg case

Historians welcome release of testimony

July 18, 2015

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Down on the farm is where the tech is

Self-driving is old hat for farm equipment manufacturers

July 18, 2015

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Coal companies facing bankruptcy, removal

Coal-fired plants such as the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., are in dire straits as the global market…

July 18, 2015

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Sleuths trace fate of first black male slave freed by Lincoln

William Henry Costley was just 10 months old in 1841 when a young Lincoln won a case before the Illinois…

July 18, 2015

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Kodak pictures new role as a startup landlord

Instead of selling land, company collecting rent

July 18, 2015

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WASHINGTON – The deadly shootings at military sites in Tennessee illustrate the threat that FBI officials have warned about: violence…

July 18, 2015

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates– The nuclear deal is done. Now it’s time to talk business. While it will likely be…

July 18, 2015

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‘Idle Iron’ is idling

Gulf oil wells linger with temporary seals

July 18, 2015

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U.S. oil immune to OPEC’s fight

Projections for output of other nations slashed

July 18, 2015

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California fire that jumped Interstate 15 calms overnight

A hand crew member starts a backfire along Baldy Mesa Road late Friday as the North Fire continues to burn…

July 18, 2015

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Shooting stirs questions about arming military recruiters

Officers with the New York Police Department’s anti-terrorism unit Friday guard a military recruiting station in Times Square in New…

July 17, 2015

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World Briefs

Swift MANILA, Philippines – The new U.S. commander of the Pacific Fleet assured allies Friday that American forces are well…

July 17, 2015

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Nations remember MH17 victims

West convinced Ukrainian rebels downed Malaysian Airlines jet

July 17, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Just weeks before Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sneaked out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, the U.S.…

July 17, 2015

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NASA team marvels at Pluto’s complex landscape

New Horizon scientists are surprised by the “complexity” of features they are finding on Pluto and its moons. Mission scientists…

July 17, 2015

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Germany OKs bailout deal

Rescue plan for Greece moves ahead

July 17, 2015