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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is facing mounting calls from Republicans to take a firsthand look at the immigration emergency…

July 2, 2014

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Unfinished overpass falls in Brazil

An overpass under construction in Sao Paulo, Brazil, collapsed Thursday. The overpass was one of the many infrastructure projects planned…

July 2, 2014

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Google struggling with removal requests

European media outlets are complaining that Google is removing links to stories and blogs that are important to the public.…

July 2, 2014

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KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shook up his faltering military Thursday, appointing a new defense minister and top…

July 2, 2014

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Veteran asks for courtesy with fireworks

In less than 24 hours, more than 100,000 people shared the Facebook post, many of them veterans acknowledging the challenges…

July 2, 2014

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Obama: America’s journey to equal rights continues

Fifty years ago Wednesday, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in the East Room of the White House…

July 2, 2014

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Cleanup set to begin at ‘Atomic Man’ site

Specially trained and equipped workers will begin cleaning up this contaminated room at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation this summer. The…

July 2, 2014

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Killing spurs new tensions

Palestinians clashed with police in east Jerusalem after an Arab teen was kidnapped and a burned body was found. Palestinians…

July 2, 2014

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LONDON – British data protection authorities are investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users. The Information…

July 2, 2014

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WASHINGTON – Intelligence officials are concerned about a new al-Qaida effort to create a bomb that would go undetected through…

July 2, 2014

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Most states remain at a loss for jobs

An oil truck sits in a dirt lot near a new housing development in Watford City, N.D. Thanks to the…

July 2, 2014

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FBI seeks victims of child rape after suspect dies

This undated photo released by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department in Georgia shows Matthew Coniglio’s personal effects, including one of…

July 2, 2014

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Evacuation ordered for island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Road clearing equipment is staged near the old Coast Guard Station at the north end of Hatteras Island, N.C., to…

July 2, 2014

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Judge: Libyan militant to remain in U.S. custody

U.S. marshals patrol the area outside a federal courthouse in Washington where Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, charged in the…

July 2, 2014

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Rights groups blast report supporting NSA program

The bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says the National Security Agency’s collection of Internet data within the United…

July 2, 2014

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Water auctions spur worries in California

Some water economists are calling for stricter regulations to govern the auctioning of water rights in California to ensure that…

July 1, 2014

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One more state sees ban on gay marriages fall

Attorney Laura Landenwich and Timothy Love speak to reporters after a federal judge earlier in the day struck down the…

July 1, 2014

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What’s it take to make a horn?

New research suggests one of the most famous dinosaurs – the triceratops – took 2 million years to develop its…

July 1, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The Navy has its first female four-star admiral. She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted on Tuesday to the…

July 1, 2014

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Militant calls on all Muslims to join new state

Iraq’s new parliament was forced to end its first session early after Kurdish and minority Sunni representatives failed to return…

July 1, 2014

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JERUSALEM – Israel on Tuesday mourned the deaths of three teenagers who had been kidnapped over two weeks ago, as…

July 1, 2014

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Hong Kong residents rally for democracy

Thousands of Hong Kong residents fill the streets during a protest against China’s increasing control over the former British enclave’s…

July 1, 2014

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Cuts in funds for highways loom

President Barack Obama is warning that about 700,000 jobs could be lost if Congress doesn’t reach an agreement on how…

July 1, 2014

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Health-law sign-ups dogged by data flaws

Health and Human Service Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s agency is having trouble clearing up inconsistencies in personal data for thousands…

July 1, 2014