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Obama wants more regulation of Internet providers

President Barack Obama is backing stricter regulation of Internet companies so online services such as Netflix can’t make special deals…

November 10, 2014

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BEIRUT – Syrian government helicopters and warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes overnight on a northern town controlled by…

November 9, 2014

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Iraqi officials say IS leader wounded in airstrike

Iraq’s Defense and Interior ministries both issued statements saying al-Baghdadi had been wounded, without elaborating, and the news was broadcast…

November 9, 2014

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Health-care leaders aim to sway uninsured

Tax issues cloud round 2 of Affordable Care Act

November 9, 2014

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Half of all stars may lie outside galaxies

A view of the stars above Lindisfarne Castle in Holy Island, England, Thursday. Scientists say as many as half of…

November 8, 2014

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‘Monster’ mammal fossil discovered

20-pound animal lived during dinosaur era

November 8, 2014

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Kids at play: No, not these children

Young YouTube critics play big role in deciding what toys are hot and which are not

November 8, 2014

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Takeoffs may have limited pterosaurs

Pterosaurs had wingspans of up to 35 feet, and the largest of them may have weighed a quarter of a…

November 8, 2014

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When East becomes West

Cities’ economies have diverged since Berlin Wall fell

November 8, 2014

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Green army men, Rubik’s Cube make toy Hall of Fame

New additions to the National Toy Hall of Fame are seen in an undated photo provided by the National Toy…

November 8, 2014

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‘Good’ maternity leave programs can actually hurt women

In some cases, they can slow ascent to executive ranks

November 8, 2014

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Troubled vets of all ages find comfort at refuge

Brotherhood formed brings peace within

November 8, 2014

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What if you needed permission to drive?

Saudi Arabian women would need to do so – and then some – under proposed rules

November 8, 2014

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World Briefs

VATICAN CITY – American Cardinal Raymond Burke, a fervent opponent of abortion and gay marriage, was removed by Pope Francis…

November 8, 2014

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WASHINGTON – Loretta Lynch was a federal prosecutor in New York when she encountered an astonishing case of police brutality:…

November 8, 2014

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Americans angry that wages mean less

Since ’09, inflation-adjusted earnings have dropped

November 8, 2014

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Iraq officials say suicide bomber kills 8 in north

Mourners grieve as the body of police Lt. Gen. Faisal Malik is taken for burial before a funeral procession in…

November 8, 2014

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Obama: ‘Wonderful day’ for 2 freed Americans

“It’s a wonderful day for them and their families,” Obama said at the White House following his announcement of his…

November 8, 2014

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Robin Williams’ autopsy found no illegal drugs

The results released by the Marin County sheriff’s office found the actor had taken prescription medications, but in “therapeutic concentrations.”…

November 7, 2014

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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama authorized a broad expansion on Friday of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that will…

November 7, 2014

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The night the wall came crashing down

Former East German border guard remembers ‘unimaginable’ night

November 7, 2014

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Justices to review health-law subsidies

Supreme Court to hear Obamacare case in March

November 7, 2014

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Volunteers keep aging WWII planes flying

Retired World War II bombardier Robert Scroggins, 92, stands in front of a B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast” in Montgomery, Ala.Brynn…

November 7, 2014

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Judge approves bankruptcy exit plan for Detroit

The city of Detroit now has just 688,000 residents, down by nearly 50 percent since 2980 when it had 1.2…

November 7, 2014