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Malik Z. Shabazz, center, of Black Lawyers for Justice, raises his fist in defiance at a rally for Freddie Gray…

April 25, 2015

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Grande computer glitch

Starbucks’ stores go dark; Durango keeps it light

April 25, 2015

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A new strand of law

Lawyers turning to business of pot

April 25, 2015

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7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal

Over 1,100 killed at capital; avalanche tears down Himalayas

April 25, 2015

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Gallipoli combatants remember dead

Disastrous campaign helped forge Turkish, Australian identities

April 24, 2015

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EU agrees on migrant plans

Italian vessels have been intercepting many small boats off the Libyan coast after hundreds of refugees drowned when ships smuggling…

April 24, 2015

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ENSENADA, Chile – Mighty blasts from the looming Calbuco volcano have left Ensenada an ash-drowned ghost town, abandoned by its…

April 24, 2015

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BYOB: It’s brew your own beer at some colleges

California State Polytechnic University is the first – but probably won’t be the last – college to offer courses on…

April 24, 2015

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Modernist gem or ugly? N.Y. building stirs debate

Public opinion is divided about whether the Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., should be saved. The building is…

April 24, 2015

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NEW YORK – A bomb threat made by an anonymous 911 caller forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists Friday…

April 24, 2015

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Review to examine U.S. hostage policy

But paying ransom won’t be an option

April 24, 2015

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Chilean village a ghost town after Calbuco’s twin eruptions

The entrance of a house is covered with ash from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Puerto Varas, Chile.…

April 24, 2015

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Comcast abandons Time Warner Cable bid after government pushback

Comcast has dropped its bid to purchase Time Warner Cable because of government concerns that the new company would control…

April 24, 2015

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Obama’s trade agenda draws GOP support in House

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California departs a news conference where she wouldn’t say if she supports legislation to…

April 23, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Loretta Lynch won confirmation as the nation’s first black female attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced…

April 23, 2015

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Drone policy faces doubts

Hostages’ deaths raise questions about airstrikes

April 23, 2015

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The Nasdaq is back but different

The Nasdaq Stock Market that broke new ground Thursday is not the same stock index it was 15 years ago…

April 23, 2015

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Petraeus sentenced to 2 years’ probation for military leak

Former CIA Director David Petraeus was given two years’ probation and a $100,000 fine for giving his biographer classified information.Bob…

April 23, 2015

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Michael Brown’s parents sue over son’s death

Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, wears a sweatshirt remembering her son during a news conference Thursday. The family…

April 23, 2015

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Loretta Lynch wins confirmation as attorney general

Lynch The 56-43 vote installs Lynch, 55, now U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, as the first…

April 23, 2015

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Hello? 8 million phone calls unanswered as IRS cut taxpayer service

Susan Walsh/Associated Press<br><br>IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday that his agency’s overloaded phone system…

April 22, 2015

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WASHINGTON – A Republican-led committee investigating the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and former Secretary of State Hillary…

April 22, 2015

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TOKYO – Japanese authorities said they were investigating after a small drone laced with traces of radiation was found Wednesday…

April 22, 2015

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Saudi Arabia continues to strike Yemeni rebels

Shiite Houthis rebels on Wednesday protested after Saudi Arabia launched new air attacks against the rebel forces in southern Yemen.Hani…

April 22, 2015