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Israel’s Netanyahu completes formation of government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday avoided being forced from office after reaching agreement with a small nationalist party…

May 6, 2015

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More lone-wolf terror attacks expected

Social media spurring smaller plots by individuals

May 6, 2015

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Are bungled VA claims systemic?

Senators want agency review

May 6, 2015

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Germanwings co-pilot tested descents hours before crash

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, competing in a race in Hamburg, Germany, practiced programming a controlled descent on a flight two…

May 6, 2015

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Experts doubt IS had role in attack

Terrorist group claims assault in Texas

May 5, 2015

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Kerry: U.S. ‘returning’ to Somalia

Vows support for leaders

May 5, 2015

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Huckabee to seek GOP presidential nomination

Huckabee The former Arkansas governor announced his 2016 bid in the hometown he shares with former President Bill Clinton, becoming…

May 5, 2015

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FRESNO, Calif. – A drone large enough to carry tanks of fertilizers and pesticides has won rare approval from federal…

May 5, 2015

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Drivers want new safety technology

Survey shows fuel-saving features aren’t must-haves

May 5, 2015

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Symphony tries to tune in young fans

Nightclub venue offers new take on concert halls

May 5, 2015

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Blackbeard’s flagship causing new troubles in N.C.

The Florida-based company, Intersal Inc., found little loot when it discovered the Queen Anne’s Revenge almost 20 years ago, but…

May 5, 2015

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Astronaut brews up a space first

Over the weekend, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti fired up the first espresso machine in space. She posted a photo of herself…

May 5, 2015

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California regulators approve new water restrictions

State officials reported Tuesday that California residents failed to meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s voluntary water-conservation targets in March.Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press…

May 5, 2015

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Energy-producing states blast Obama climate-change plan

The attorneys general of West Virginia and Oklahoma are attacking the Obama administration’s plans to curb carbon emissions from coal-fired…

May 5, 2015

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NEW YORK – In a deeply personal response to outbreaks of racially motivated protests, President Barack Obama on Monday blamed…

May 4, 2015

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World Briefs

JERUSALEM – Israel’s black Jewish Ethiopian minority, plagued by poverty, crime, unemployment, racism and lack of opportunity, saw frustrations boil…

May 4, 2015

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Nepal seeks foreign assistance after quake

Death toll reaches 7,300 in one of world’s poorest countries

May 4, 2015

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Pentagon accused of withholding information about sex crimes

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the Pentagon during a news conference Friday about the Defense Department’s annual report on…

May 4, 2015

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Accused gunman well-known to FBI

Social-media comments put Texan under suspicion

May 4, 2015

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Nepal closes off its airport to big jets

Death toll climbs above 7,000

May 3, 2015

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google is embedding engineers at a handful of Historically Black Colleges and Universities where they teach,…

May 3, 2015

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Baltimore mayor lifts curfew

Move comes 6 days after riots began

May 3, 2015

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Poverty issues enter ’16 race

Obama requests ‘soul searching’ after U.S. riots

May 3, 2015

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Wastewater company brews up contest

Brewers to make beer from sewage water

May 2, 2015