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Parking garages take turn for better

Many cities replacing structures with hotels, offices

February 14, 2015

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Will the cease-fire hold?

Ukrainian president has his concerns

February 14, 2015

$Is fracking causing small earthquakes?$

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Is fracking causing small earthquakes?

How wastewater is injected, geology are some determinants

February 14, 2015

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World Briefs

TORONTO – Canadian police have foiled a plot by three suspects who were planning to go to a mall in…

February 14, 2015

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Shooter opens fire on free-speech panel

Artist believes he was intended target in Copenhagen attack

February 14, 2015

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NEW YORK – “LGBT” has become a household term amid sweeping advances for gay rights, and yet the “B” sometimes…

February 14, 2015

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Health care sign-ups hit snag

Administration spokeswoman Katie Hill said some people trying to get health-care coverage under President Barack Obama’s health-care law haven’t been…

February 14, 2015

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At odds over ‘amnesty bonuses’

Obama’s legislation rewards illegal immigrants

February 14, 2015

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Winter bears down on Boston

Evon Daley, of Hartford, Conn., clears his truck after unloading snow at a “snow farm” Saturday in Boston. Mother Nature…

February 14, 2015

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Breaking the ice for Antarctic Chieftan

Fishing boat dropped a line

February 14, 2015

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Civilians too often casualties of war

International laws usually fail to slow wartime killings

February 13, 2015

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SANAA, Yemen – Saudi Arabia, Italy and Germany shut down their embassies in Yemen on Friday amid growing political uncertainty…

February 13, 2015

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Republicans feeling limits of power

Despite controlling Congress, GOP legislative agenda in doubt

February 13, 2015

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Source: Obama may be near decision on job

Acting Secret Service chief may stay on at agency

February 13, 2015

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Same-sex marriages spread in Alabama

More counties start issuing licenses

February 13, 2015

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Obama seeks public’s help on cybersecurity

President Barack Obama spoke Friday at a cybersecurity summit at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., where he said everyone…

February 13, 2015

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New storm heads for New England

Another snowstorm is heading into New England this weekend, bringing more snow and cold temperatures to an area still trying…

February 13, 2015

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SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned Friday, giving in to mounting pressure to abandon his office amid suspicions…

February 13, 2015

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Spontaneous social norms emerge in naming

“Jessica” had peaked a decade or so after “Jennifer,” but in the mid-2000s, both saw a shift. These once-ubiquitous names…

February 12, 2015

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West will get hotter, drier

Decades-long ‘megadroughts’ predicted for region

February 12, 2015

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Leaders OK Ukraine cease-fire

French President François Hollande, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hug each other after their marathon talks in Minsk, Belarus,…

February 12, 2015

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MOBILE, Ala. – An attorney for a gay couple says they have received a marriage license in an Alabama county…

February 12, 2015

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Alabama county’s refusal to wed gays goes to federal court

Chilton County Probate Judge Bobby Martin discusses confusion over same-sex marriage in Alabama in his office in Clanton, Ala., on…

February 12, 2015

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Senate confirms Obama’s pick for Pentagon chief

Onlookers are predicting Ashton Carter will have trouble meshing with President Barack Obama’s national security team when he takes over…

February 12, 2015