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EDINBURGH, Scotland – The two sides in Scotland’s independence debate are scrambling to convert undecided voters, with just two days…

September 16, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The poverty rate in the United States has dropped for the first time since 2006, bringing a bit…

September 16, 2014

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Mexico to airlift tourists after Hurricane Odile

Maria Ramirez, left, on Monday puts shoes on her 1-year-old niece Maritza next to the remains of their home that…

September 16, 2014

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U.S. steps up Ebola fight

WHO warns disease could begin spreading more quickly

September 16, 2014

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U.S. wealth gap putting the squeeze on state revenue

An Illinois Department of Revenue employee offers assistance to income taxpayers at the Illinois Department of Revenue in Springfield, Ill.…

September 15, 2014

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U.S. now open to talks with Iran on Islamic State group

But America opposed to them having spot at conference

September 14, 2014

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Surprise! SWAT team busting up your video gaming

Gamers use police hoax to lash out at opponents as viewers watch online

September 14, 2014

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CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday that…

September 14, 2014

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Britain mourns slain hostage

PM Cameron spews vitriol at Islamic State

September 14, 2014

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Hillary Clinton in Iowa ‘for the steak’

2016 presidential run just thought about

September 14, 2014

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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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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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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

After 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

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

September 13, 2014

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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

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Ya, mon: Rastas ready for decriminalized pot

‘Ganja is what the world needs now’

September 13, 2014