Nation & World

Achieving diversity in police ranks no easy task

Authorities say reasons behind numbers nuanced

September 13, 2014

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U.S. pushes allies to fight extremists

British prime minister: Islamic State are ‘monsters’

September 13, 2014

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IS war chest grows daily

Manu Brabo/Associated Press<br><br>The Islamic State militants, who once relied on wealthy Persian Gulf nations for money, have become a self-sustaining…

September 13, 2014

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Nation Briefs

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100…

September 13, 2014

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World Briefs

BERLIN – A new party that has expanded its anti-euro platform into a broader appeal to voters won seats in…

September 13, 2014

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Residents emerge from shell-shocked Ukrainian city

months, citizens relieved, celebrated

September 13, 2014

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Museum traces fragments of ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

The Star Spangled Banner is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. Years ago parts…

September 13, 2014

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Video purports to show British aid worker slain

The video emerged a day after the family of Haines issued a public plea late Friday urging his captors to…

September 13, 2014

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NFL endures perhaps worst week ever

Domestic violence, abuse scandals rock football league

September 13, 2014

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Scientists unveil giant dinosaur that lived in water

University of Chicago paleontologist Paul C. Sereno looks inside the jaws of a 50-foot life-size model of a Spinosaurus dinosaur…

September 13, 2014

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Historic Asia areas giving way to growth

Developments replacing old communities, cultural past

September 13, 2014

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Shh!! Cities preparing for global warming

governments taking steps, but they’re being quiet about it

September 13, 2014

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World Briefs

Detained anti-government activists peer out from a prison van after their court appearance Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan’s opposition said…

September 13, 2014