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Surge of hiring cuts U.S. jobless rate to 5.9 percent

Illinois Department of Corrections employment recruiter Forrest Ashby, left, speaks to students attending The Foot in the Door Career Fair…

October 3, 2014

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Justices let gay-marriage cases sit

The Supreme Court Wednesday did not agree to take up the same-sex issue, although experts say they expect the justices…

October 2, 2014

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Hong Kong protesters agree to talks

colony’s leader refuses to step down

October 2, 2014

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Armed groups threaten upheaval in Mideast

Experts: Region returning to warlord era

October 2, 2014

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Secret Service moving forward in wake of scandal

A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division looks out from the North Portico of the White House in Washington.Carolyn…

October 2, 2014

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Family confined in Ebola case

Liberia may charge man who brought virus to U.S.

October 2, 2014

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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s parliament gave the government new powers Thursday to launch military incursions into Syria and Iraq, and…

October 2, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The United States announced Thursday it was partially lifting its ban on sales of weaponry to Vietnam to…

October 1, 2014

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Hong Kong protests grow larger

Protesters demand leader quit

October 1, 2014

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WASHINGTON – It’s not Obamacare or climate change. It’s not yet terrorism or fear of the Islamic State group. Those…

October 1, 2014

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Animal species dying off

warns about dwindling resources

October 1, 2014

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Ebola patient told hospital he was from Liberia

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a news conference at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Wednesday in Dallas. Perry and other…

October 1, 2014

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Secret Service chief resigns over lapses

say Obama decided new leadership needed at agency

October 1, 2014

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Turkey sends troops to border

Government considers joining attacks

September 30, 2014

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Hong Kong protesters consider options

Enclave’s leader refuses to meet demonstrators

September 30, 2014

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TOKYO – Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader who has mysteriously been missing from the public eye for almost…

September 30, 2014

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WASHINGTON – From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical device companies paid doctors and leading hospitals billions of…

September 30, 2014

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Road salt in short supply

struggling to replenish stocks as winter nears

September 30, 2014

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Weather forecasts get more local

These handout images provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a comparison of two weather forecast models for…

September 30, 2014

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Experts downplay Ebola diagnosis

Patient brought disease from West Africa

September 30, 2014

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Congress grills Secret Service

Another security lapse comes to light

September 30, 2014

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California becomes first state to ban plastic bags

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday imposing the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.Rich Redroncelli/Associated Press…

September 30, 2014

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Cost of U.S. campaign against the Islamic State closing in on $1B

Those costs would grow to between $350 million and $570 million per month if the pace of the airstrikes increases…

September 29, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The intruder who climbed a fence made it farther inside the White House than the Secret Service has…

September 29, 2014