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U.S. to airdrop aid to minorities in Iraq

Religious groups under siege by Islamists

August 7, 2014

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Remains of Jonestown victims discovered

The remains of several victims of the mass suicide-murder in Jonestown, Guyana, were found in a former funeral home in…

August 7, 2014

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World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Obama administration on Thursday stepped up efforts to press Afghanistan’s two feuding presidential candidates to end…

August 7, 2014

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Flow of child immigrants slows along Texas border

Eneyda Alvarez, a Honduran mother of three, says she can not return to Honduras because her husband will kill her.…

August 7, 2014

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Experts downplay risk to airliners from missiles

High-altitude SAMs too expensive for most terrorists

August 7, 2014

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Nation Brief

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Some residents of the 275 homes evacuated in the path of a wind-driven wildfire in Oregon’s…

August 7, 2014

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Africans unlikely to get Ebola drug soon

Pedestrians shop for wares in a market in Lagos, Nigeria. Many Africans are upset that U.S. officials say it could…

August 7, 2014

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New VA law to help some veterans quickly

signs bill to fix health-care system into law

August 7, 2014

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CDC director: Scale of Ebola crisis unprecedented

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday before the…

August 7, 2014

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U.S. weighs airstrikes, humanitarian aid in Iraq

Iraqis inspect the site of a double car bomb attack took place in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq,…

August 7, 2014

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Report: Russia to block U.S. agricultural imports

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered the government to develop measures in response to Western sanctions.Associated Press The…

August 6, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Though noting persistent challenges, President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent on the rise and a growth…

August 6, 2014

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Like Congress? Few Americans do

Poll: Most unhappy with government

August 6, 2014

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Hamas emerges weakened from Gaza war

Masked militants of the Islamic Jihad group march during the funeral of their comrade Shaaban Al-Dahdouh, whose body was found…

August 6, 2014

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Robots will change everything – or not

Experts disagree on their future impact on jobs

August 6, 2014

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Comet joined by space probe after 10-year pursuit

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft is following comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The ESA spacecraft…

August 6, 2014

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Deputy VA secretary cites leadership failures

U.S. Veterans Administration Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson, left, Tuesday shakes hands with Vietnam veteran Mike Mescavage before the opening session…

August 6, 2014