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DETROIT – A wall of silence surrounds a shootout at a block party in Detroit that left a 19-year-old gunman…

June 21, 2015

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Millions bend, twist for first Yoga Day

‘A program for the benefit of mankind’

June 21, 2015

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‘Mother Emanuel’ opens for everyone to worship

S.C. church holds first service since shooting

June 21, 2015

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With dogs, necessity is the mother of invention

Doggy, Pup Pot among the many innovations by and for pet owners

June 21, 2015

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Are you looking for a really tweet pet?

dogs and cats, fans tout their birds

June 20, 2015

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Phone-focused walkers get a texting lane in Utah

A Utah Valley University student walks up the bright green lanes painted on the stairs to the gym Thursday at…

June 20, 2015

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HABANIYAH, Iraq – Parading across a desert base, hundreds of Sunni tribesmen who graduated a crash training course stood ready…

June 20, 2015

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NEW ORLEANS – A handcuffed prisoner in a moving police cruiser somehow managed to grab a gun, fatally shoot the…

June 20, 2015

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A state of fear

Survivors tell the tale of life under IS rule

June 20, 2015

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Fugitives on the run

220 prison escapees listed as on the loose

June 20, 2015

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Tracking people to improve our parks

Scientists help national sites manage human impact on nature

June 19, 2015

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World mystified by America’s gun laws

Shooting revives concerns about U.S. racism

June 19, 2015

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NATO concerned about Russia courting Greece

Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed an agreement Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia, to…

June 19, 2015

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Balcony collapses rarely prove fatal

rot is frequent cause of accidents

June 19, 2015

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ISTANBUL – WikiLeaks is in the process of publishing more than 500,000 Saudi diplomatic documents to the Internet, the transparency…

June 19, 2015

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Relatives forgive suspect

to face 9 murder charges in S.C. shooting

June 19, 2015

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Repealing law carries risks, study suggests

The Congressional Budget Office on Friday concluded that dismantling President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act program would be difficult and…

June 19, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Unemployment rates rose in 25 U.S. states last month, driven higher in many cases by more people who…

June 19, 2015

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U.S. reports 35 percent spike in global terror attacks in 2014

Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. Extremists in Iraq, Afghanistan…

June 19, 2015

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EPA moves to cut truck emissions

The Obama administration on Friday proposed tougher mileage standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks, the latest move by President Barack…

June 19, 2015

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Denmark’s center-right opposition wins election

Danish Liberal Party leader Lars Loekke Rasmussen is expected to take over as prime minister of the Nordic country after…

June 18, 2015

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Who’s to blame during California drought? Basically everyone

California.’s historic drought is sparking a flurry of finger-pointing from different groups trying to lay the blame for the state’s…

June 18, 2015

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NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rallied Thursday, with the Nasdaq composite index closing at a record, a day after the…

June 18, 2015

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Studies further tie quakes to drilling

wastewater injection wells cited

June 18, 2015