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U.S.-Cuba talks end abruptly

A small group of U.S. officials led by Roberta Jacobson, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, arrived in Havana…

March 17, 2015

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s lieutenant governor is accusing Justice Department officials of “fanning the flames of racial division,” as…

March 17, 2015

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GOP says Obama aides meddled in ‘net neutrality’

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep, Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, listens as Federal Communication Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies…

March 17, 2015

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Secret Service director says he’s working on agency culture

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy pauses on Tuesday while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Appropriations Homeland…

March 17, 2015

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CLAYTON, Mo. – The man accused of shooting two police officers last week in Ferguson appeared in court Monday, a…

March 16, 2015

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GOP weighs increase in war funds

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., center, flanked by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and and Sen.…

March 16, 2015

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Iran confronts U.S. about letter

European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, greets Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif prior to a meeting in Brussels…

March 16, 2015

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Factory output falls for third straight month in February

A worker prepares vehicle assembly parts for shipping to Nissan Motors’ nearby assembly plant at the automaker’s 1.5-million-square-foot integrated logistics…

March 16, 2015

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Obama administration: 16.4 million have gained health insurance

The Obama administration estimates more than 16 million people now have health insurance thanks to passage of the Affordable Care…

March 16, 2015

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A possible answer to why Denver is Mile High City

Downtown Denver’s skyline is pictured, with the foothills and the Rocky Mountains in the background. Geologists say they might finally…

March 15, 2015

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U.S., Iran press for nuke pact

Two weeks out from a deadline for a framework accord, some officials said the awesomeness of the diplomatic task meant…

March 15, 2015

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BOSTON – Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade made history Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups marched after decades of…

March 15, 2015

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Man, 20, charged with shooting 2 officers in Ferguson

St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said suspect Jeffrey Williams told authorities he was firing at someone with whom he…

March 15, 2015

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Say what? 6.5M in U.S. have reached age 112?

Social Security death records in a backlog

March 14, 2015

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16 ski resorts worth hundreds of millions could be sold

A skier packs the car at closing Friday at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. CNL Resort Properties,…

March 14, 2015

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas health officials say a food-borne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products may…

March 14, 2015

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Clinton email server key to Benghazi inquiry, says GOP

Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., said Saturday that Hillary Rodham Clinton’s email server could help the panel answer vital questions, including…

March 14, 2015

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YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Cameroon acknowledged that more than two dozen Boko Haram suspects died in custody late last year, but…

March 14, 2015

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8 people confirmed dead from Cyclone Pam

S. Pacific archipelago faced winds of 168 mph; 44 others may have died

March 14, 2015

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Chemical weapons may have been used by IS in attacks

Kurdish soldiers walk around the site of a bomb attack on a road between Mosul, Iraq, and the Syrian border…

March 14, 2015

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PARIS – Global carbon emissions stayed stable last year even though the economy grew, according to data released Friday that…

March 13, 2015

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Kerry is offering no arms to Egypt

Military aid still being held because of coup

March 13, 2015

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Obama: ‘More work’ needed to fix VA care

President Barack Obama met with veterans during a visit to the Veterans Administration hospital in Phoenix. The president said the…

March 13, 2015

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In most cases, Congress really is ‘unruly’

Government rules on open records, emails don’t apply to U.S. lawmakers

March 13, 2015