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Senate vote moves Obama’s trade agenda to brink of enactment

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters Tuesday before the Senate advanced a bipartisan trade bill that would give President…

June 23, 2015

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U.S. chides China but avoids clouding cooperation

Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, with China’s State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, and members of the U.S. and…

June 23, 2015

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina’s governor declared Monday that the Confederate flag should be removed from the Statehouse grounds as…

June 22, 2015

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Hundreds of firefighters join battle against Calif. fire

Lake Tahoe blaze has burned nearly 9,500 acres

June 22, 2015

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Obama says racism in U.S. ‘not cured’

Makes point with epithet

June 22, 2015

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KABUL, Afghanistan – A Taliban suicide bomber struck the entrance to the Afghan parliament Monday, and gunmen tried to storm…

June 22, 2015

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Help for Hemingway on the way from the U.S.

Supplies to be sent to build conservation lab

June 22, 2015

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Greek debt: Europe cautiously optimistic

Deal could come this week

June 22, 2015

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Carter: U.S. to provide weapons, aircraft, commandos for NATO

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, center, said the U.S. and NATO do not want another Cold War with Russia,…

June 22, 2015

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Apple to extend olive branch

Taylor Swift letter prompts firm to change payout policy

June 21, 2015

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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

Soggy 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?

Forget 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

Over 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

Dry rot is frequent cause of accidents

June 19, 2015