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Ebola victim remembered for compassion

had helped infected pregnant lady

October 18, 2014

Ebola monitoring inconsistent as virus spread

An excerpt from a Texas Department of State Health Services document shows what health-care workers with possible exposure to Ebola…

October 18, 2014

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Controversial artifact to be displayed at White House

woven by Armenian orphans

October 17, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting…

October 17, 2014

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Islamic State may have warplanes, group says

Islamic State fighters stand around a downed fighter jet after capturing the Tabqa air base in Raqqa, Syria. The Islamic…

October 17, 2014

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Obama names Ebola ‘czar’ as precautions expand

Medical staff in protective gear escort Nina Pham, exiting the ambulance, to a nearby aircraft at Love Field Thursday in…

October 17, 2014

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UN: We botched response to the Ebola outbreak

A teacher uses a thermometer to test students’ temperature to check for symptoms of Ebola at Aiyetoro African Church Nursery…

October 17, 2014

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Yellen says U.S. experiencing widening inequality

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen says increased education and ownership of small businesses could help increase economic opportunities for many…

October 17, 2014

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FBI chief argues against encryption

access needed to catch criminals

October 16, 2014

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Hong Kong leader seeks talks

remove protesters’ barricades

October 16, 2014

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Turkey loses Security Council seat bid

Venezuela expected to ally with Russia, China

October 16, 2014

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World Briefs

ATHENS, Greece – A prosecutor heading a yearlong investigation into Greece’s extreme right Golden Dawn party recommended Thursday that its…

October 16, 2014

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Beyond the turmoil shaking financial markets, the U.S. economy remains sturdier than many seem to fear. The Dow…

October 16, 2014

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Thinner iPads, sharper iMacs in Apple’s lineup

Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses the pricing of the Apple iPad line-up during an…

October 16, 2014

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U.S. officials defend Ebola response; nurse moved

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday…

October 16, 2014

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Ebola-wary U.S. seeks some solace in sanitizer

From more frequent use of hand sanitizer to second thoughts about flying, Americans are subtly changing their behaviors in response…

October 15, 2014

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Obama juggles campaign duties with Ebola response

President Barack Obama, second from left, speaks to the media about Ebola during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of…

October 15, 2014

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News media reacted slowly to Ebola crisis

Neither announcement caused much of a stir in newsrooms across the United States. The Associated Press moved a 315-word dispatch…

October 15, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

DETROIT – Two U.S. senators are questioning why the nation’s auto safety regulators are letting car companies recall vehicles only…

October 15, 2014

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Kurds halting ISIS’s advance

Thick smoke rises from a fire following a strike in Kobani, Syria, as fighting continued between Syrian Kurds and the…

October 15, 2014

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U.S. Ebola concerns grow

2nd nurse diagnosed with disease

October 15, 2014

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Syria-Iraq fight gets a name: ‘Inherent Resolve’

An armored vehicle belonging to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rushes to a bombing site as smoke rises after airstrikes targeting Islamic…

October 15, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

FORT WORTH, Texas – The nation’s top-disease fighting agency acknowledged Tuesday that an American nurse might not have been infected…

October 14, 2014

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Turkish attacks split anti-ISIS alliance

U.S. urges allies to focus on fighting Islamic State

October 14, 2014