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U.S. sharpens criticism of Hamas, urges cease-fire

Kerry The White House said Secretary of State John Kerry would go soon to Egypt to press for a cease-fire…

July 19, 2014

Ax-throwing skills a plus for this class

The annual Adirondack Woodsmen’s School is being held this summer amid the tall pines and placid waters of Paul Smith’s…

July 19, 2014

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Scores dead in Gaza battle

432 Palestinians, 20 Israelis, 2 Americans killed

July 19, 2014

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SAN FRANCISCO – Already locked in its third dry year, an ongoing drought could complicate California’s battle against global warming…

July 19, 2014

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$12.3M to help restore general’s home

Billionaire history buff David Rubenstein is giving the National Park Foundation $12.3 million to restore the Arlington House mansion and…

July 19, 2014

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Police flipping out subway acrobats

York City targets impromptu performers

July 19, 2014

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Scientists going high-tech to fund research

It’s her first foray into the modern-day world of crowdfunding, the practice of using the Internet to raise relatively small…

July 19, 2014

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Drug offender with life term hopes to be on other side

nonviolent inmates could receive clemency

July 19, 2014

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More than 100 people killed in Nigeria

Haram had also abducted Nigerian schoolgirls earlier this year

July 19, 2014

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Iraq’s Christians flee city of Mosul

Islamic State gives citizens three options for continued stay

July 19, 2014

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Monitors try to secure crash site

pro-Russians, Ukraine accusing the other of firing missile at plane

July 19, 2014

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FBI issues warning on air-conditioner coolant ATLANTA – As the U.S. tries to phase out a polluting refrigerant that is…

July 19, 2014

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How are U.S. communities tackling child immigrants?

Variety of solutions reached in the face of federal stalemate

July 19, 2014

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Israeli airstrikes, shelling kill 342

toll largely consists of civilians; tunnels in Gaza targeted by military

July 19, 2014

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Beware of caffeine powder

Teen’s death puts focus on its dangers

July 19, 2014

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Why nukes keep finding trouble

They’re old, Missileers no longer feeling important

July 19, 2014

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Child migrant surge shifts politics of immigration

Democrats’ solution losing support

July 18, 2014

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‘Funnel of fire’ destroys Washington homes

A firefighter drags a hose past a line of fire Friday in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central…

July 18, 2014

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World leaders demand access to crash site

U.S. says evidence suggests Ukrainian separatists downed jet

July 18, 2014

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The government is rapidly expanding the number of names it accepts for inclusion on its terrorist watch…

July 18, 2014

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Quake risk in U.S. growing

shows tremors more likely in East

July 18, 2014

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Court rules for gay marriage in Oklahoma case

Sharon Baldwin, left, and her partner Mary Bishop leave court following a hearing at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of…

July 18, 2014

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Israel PM says expansion of Gaza assault possible

A Palestinian man inspects the damage from an Israleli strike on a home in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City,…

July 18, 2014

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Obama: Plane shot down by missile, 1 American dead

President Barack Obama Friday called the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine a “global tragedy” that demands “a…

July 18, 2014