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Health-care push comes to bars and nail salons

sign-up season begins with hopes of a better experience

November 15, 2014

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Immigration orders have precedence

Reagan, Bush also acted alone to shield people from deportation

November 15, 2014

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Hopes and fears as health law sign-up season opens

Vision Service Plan, the nation’s largest vision care company, hosted a week long program of free eye exams and brand-new…

November 15, 2014

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Does Willy Wonka know?

is quickly running out of chocolate, report says

November 14, 2014

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Iraqi forces reclaim town

Al-Qaeda-inspired militants stand with captured Iraqi army Humvee at a checkpoint outside an oil refinery in Beiji, north of Baghdad,…

November 14, 2014

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Caution: Price hikes ahead

Low-cost insurance plans may be more costly

November 14, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting the stage for a Senate…

November 14, 2014

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Civil-rights figure: Racism continues

Pioneer helped integrate U.S. schools

November 14, 2014

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U.S. retail sales rise ahead of holiday shopping

Customers shop at the Century 21 Department Store in Philadelphia. This year’s improving jobs picture and lower gasoline prices helped…

November 14, 2014

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Hagel orders top-to-bottom changes in nuke force

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that he is ordering top-to-bottom changes in how the nation’s nuclear arsenal is managed, vowing…

November 14, 2014

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WASHINGTON –The Secret Service response to an armed intruder who jumped the fence and raced into the White House was…

November 13, 2014

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Pot-friendly lawmakers seek new allies

Congress urged not to oppose state initiatives

November 13, 2014

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Global warming lighting up sky

Lightning strikes expected to rise 50%

November 13, 2014

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Obama seeks human rights waiver on war funds

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. says it would be “short-sighted” of the United States to not doing everything it can to…

November 13, 2014

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Comet lander ends up in cliff shadow

This photo was taken by the European Space Agency’s Philae lander as it approached the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Wednesday.…

November 13, 2014

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Town’s tobacco ban hearing too rowdy, ends early

Massachusetts burg wants to ban sale of all smokes

November 12, 2014

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Pot use may affect youths’ brains

suggests young users’ IQs can be affected

November 12, 2014

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GOP denounces climate-change deal

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November 12, 2014

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Gas below $3 next year

Economists say lower gasoline prices act like a tax cut, leaving more money for consumers to spend on other things.…

November 12, 2014

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Comet landing may reveal secrets of past

This picture was taken by the ROLIS instrument on Rosetta’s Philae lander during descent from a distance of approximately two…

November 12, 2014

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WESTMINSTER, Mass. – A public meeting on a central Massachusetts town’s proposed first-in-the-nation ban on tobacco and nicotine sales ended…

November 12, 2014

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European spacecraft lands on comet

This picture was taken by the ROLIS instrument on Rosetta’s Philae lander during descent from a distance of approximately two…

November 12, 2014

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Conservatives threaten immigration showdown

People rally for comprehensive immigration reform outside the White House in Washington. Conservative Republicans want to drag must-pass spending bills…

November 12, 2014

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U.S, China unveil ambitious climate change goals

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, follows China’s President Xi Jinping Tuesday as they enter a room for a meeting after…

November 11, 2014