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Surprise! Global wealthy growing richer

how much the richest 1% will own next year?

January 18, 2015

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Tourist numbers in Paris thinned

attack, cold season likely suspects

January 18, 2015

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World Briefs

TOKYO – Shin Dong-hyuk, the North Korean prison-camp survivor who has admitted that parts of his well-known tale are inaccurate,…

January 18, 2015

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Youngest Selma march participant describes the day

Those were the first words Lynda Blackmon Lowery says she heard from the mouth of Martin Luther King Jr. “And…

January 18, 2015

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Multiple gunshots were fired outside Vice President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware, and a vehicle fled the area on Saturday…

January 18, 2015

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Tipped-wage system stirs debate

7 states have already eliminated it

January 18, 2015

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Obama gears up to pitch tax plan

‘Middle-class economics’ theme of annual speech

January 18, 2015

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Romney, Clinton offer signs 2016 will be about economy

And that ostensibly populist message about wages and jobs for the middle class? It’s what their potential rivals for the…

January 18, 2015

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In Islam, Muhammad’s image has long, complicated history

A carved depiction of the prophet Mohammed (center) rests in the courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court building, which was…

January 17, 2015

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Scientists get big idea from diapers

A new procedure based on the same principle that allows babies’ diapers to absorb water is being used to reveal…

January 17, 2015

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Remember this Alamo, too

Replica built for ’60 movie losing battle to time, nature

January 17, 2015

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CORONADO, Calif. – Not yet in the presidential race, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mitt Romney already are previewing the likely…

January 17, 2015

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Europe buckles down against terrorism

Brothers in Charlie Hebdo attack were quietly buried in France

January 17, 2015

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Middle class to benefit

released for Obama’s State of the Union address

January 17, 2015

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World Briefs

CAIRO – The famed French weekly Charlie Hebdo continued to draw a somewhat contradictory reaction across the Muslim world. Many…

January 17, 2015

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi authorities on Friday postponed the second round of public flogging of a blogger convicted…

January 16, 2015

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Missing lander Beagle-2 finally located on Mars, agency says

European Space Agency officials are now classifying the Beagle 2 Mars lander mission as a partial success after images frm…

January 16, 2015

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Holder orders end to seizure program

must prove crime to take assets

January 16, 2015

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Muslims protest new caricature

Charlie Hebdo issue spurs clashes

January 16, 2015

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Islamic State threat grows

finding new support in Pakistan, Afghanistan

January 16, 2015

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Security vs. privacy concerns resurface

cautions against ‘invasive security’ steps

January 16, 2015

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2014 really set hot, new record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA has confirmed what Las Vegan Amanda Ouellet probably felt last year. 2014…

January 16, 2015

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, saying it…

January 16, 2015

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Obama argues against new sanctions on Iran

Obama In an unusual move by a foreign leader, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was personally calling U.S.…

January 16, 2015