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New Jersey officials have issued a mandatory quarantine order for members of an NBC crew that was exposed to a…

October 11, 2014

In last weeks of campaign, be wary of what you hear

Two narratives have competed for attention since Campaign 2014 got underway. One says, rightly, that the political environment favors the…

October 11, 2014

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Shale boom threatening U.S. oil drillers

Can this herald return of cheap gas?

October 11, 2014

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Other gay-rights challenges loom beyond marriage

Three issues are hoped to be tackled nationally

October 11, 2014

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World Briefs

TRIPOLI, Libya – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled Saturday to Libya to support a reconciliation process between warring factions there,…

October 11, 2014

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Car bombs kill 38 in Iraq’s capital

Number of journalists beheaded

October 11, 2014

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Airport Ebola screening begins

95% of travelers from affected countries land at 5 airfields

October 11, 2014

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1 in 4 say poor should just work harder

Pew poll suggests many Americans don’t understand full extent of wealth gap

October 10, 2014

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Kmart becomes latest retailer hit by data theft

Pedestrians pass a Kmart store location in New York. Sears Holdings Corp. announced that it detected a data breach at…

October 10, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for Americans traveling abroad, saying it sees a heightened…

October 10, 2014

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Ebola patient’s temperature spiked to 103 degrees

Thomas Eric Duncan’s medical records from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital were provided by Duncan’s family to The Associated Press and…

October 10, 2014

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Malala, Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize

Despite their many differences, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai and 60-year-old Kailash Satyarthi will be forever linked – co-winners of the 2014…

October 10, 2014

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Ebola screening measures rest on federal law

A Nigerian port health official uses a thermometer on a passenger at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport…

October 10, 2014

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First gay couple gets married in Las Vegas

Sherwood Howard, left, embraces Nevada state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson as they get married outside of the Marriage License Bureau Thursday…

October 9, 2014

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ERs bracing for Ebola panic

Poll finds many Americans fear getting disease

October 9, 2014

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White House denies cover-up in scandal

Volunteer accused of hiring prostitute during presidential trip

October 9, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

LAS VEGAS – Frustration turned to elation Thursday as a dizzying legal wrangle ended with gay couples receiving marriage licenses…

October 9, 2014

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Strikes didn’t end threat from Syrian terror cell

A photo provided by anti-Bashar Assad activist group Edlib News Network shows Syrian citizens checking a damaged house that they…

October 8, 2014

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Increased flooding seen on Atlantic Coast

A view from the air shows the destroyed homes left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J.…

October 8, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday allowed same-sex marriage to begin in Nevada, clarifying that an earlier…

October 8, 2014

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3 win Nobel

Researchers improved microscopes

October 8, 2014

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U.S. orders agents to monitor travelers for Ebola

Alejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, says the Homeland Security Department has ordered agents at airports and…

October 8, 2014

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U.S. to screen more travelers for Ebola

First U.S. patient dies in Dallas

October 8, 2014

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Blunders renew questions about Biden’s discipline

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the minimum wage during a roundtable discussion with business leaders in Los Angeles.Nick Ut/Associated…

October 7, 2014