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SANAA, Yemen – Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels resumed on Monday and fierce clashes were underway across the impoverished…

May 18, 2015

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WASHINGTON – The House approved a series of bills Monday aimed at helping veterans win government-paid jobs, get small-business loans…

May 18, 2015

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Protesters of Arctic drilling block entry

Activists in kayaks who oppose Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean approach Shell’s Polar…

May 18, 2015

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Wingsuit fliers died doing routine jump

Potter, Graham Hunt, flew into rock

May 18, 2015

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Push to write new war powers for Obama stalls in Congress

A move to write a new war powers bill to authorize the Obama administration’s 9-month-old battle against Islamic State militants…

May 18, 2015

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Amtrak trains back in service between Philadelphia, New York

An Amtrak train on Monday travels northbound from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor trains resumed service Monday…

May 18, 2015

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Great white sharks gain sizeable followings

Tracking predators cruising East Coast becomes online obsession

May 17, 2015

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WACO, Texas – A shooting involving rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant has left nine people dead and…

May 17, 2015

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Ramadi falls to IS group

military abandons its military hardware

May 17, 2015

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White House hopefuls: Iraq War a mistake

Absence of weapons of mass destruction pivotal in consensus

May 17, 2015

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Livestock study may help poor

Program can ease poverty levels

May 16, 2015

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Doggone if your pet isn’t a genius

can determine just how smart your dog really is

May 16, 2015

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Lack of remorse swayed jury

Tsarnaev will likely go through years of appeals in death sentence

May 16, 2015

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PHILADELPHIA – Federal officials announced Saturday that Amtrak must immediately expand its use of a speed-restriction system on Philadelphia’s northbound…

May 16, 2015

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Thinking about life after White House

family weighing what to do in 2017

May 16, 2015

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting Saturday at the Vatican that underscored the…

May 16, 2015

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U.S. says IS head of oil operations killed

man was not known to counterterrorism officials

May 16, 2015

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Blue Bell Creameries is laying off a third of its workforce because a series of recalls have idled its production…

May 15, 2015

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Train may have been hit before crash

Objects have been thrown at trains traveling in area in past

May 15, 2015

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IS extremists capture compound in west Iraq

The United Nations’ World Food Program is dispensing aid to displaced people from Ramadi, Iraq. Islamic State militants on Friday…

May 15, 2015

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Oil spill concerns continue

Officials fear Gulf of Mexico leak could last 100 years

May 15, 2015

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LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he would consider handing over more power to Scotland but stopped…

May 15, 2015

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To reduce dog bites, teach skills to children

Millions of children, seniors and postal carriers were bitten by dogs across the country in 2014. California led the way…

May 15, 2015

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Boston Marathon case appeals may last years

sentences defendant in bombing to death

May 15, 2015