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MURRIETA, Calif. – Demonstrators have gathered again outside a U.S. Border Patrol station in Murrieta, California, where the agency intends…

July 4, 2014

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Germany summons U.S. envoy in spy case

Former National Security Agency employee Thomas Drake, center, arrives in Berlin to testify at German Parliament hearing about the NSA’s…

July 4, 2014

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Ark. woman named oldest American

Gertrude Weaver of Camden, Ark., holds a flower given to her a day before her 116th birthday at Silver Oaks…

July 4, 2014

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Obama: Immigration has made U.S. great

President Barack Obama watches as Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, right, administers the oath of allegiance during a naturalization…

July 4, 2014

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North Carolina gets back to celebrating

The weather along the narrow barrier islands – whose beaches draw hundreds of thousands of tourists every summer – had…

July 4, 2014

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Arthur forces Fourth of July changes

Nicole Specht and and Ryan Witman pack their Honda CRV to head back home to Lancaster, Pa., before dawn on…

July 3, 2014

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June jobs report shows U.S. recovery is accelerating

People wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in June, adding…

July 3, 2014

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Hiring up as jobless numbers decrease

Job growth averages 272K during past three months

July 2, 2014

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Some shocking truth

We really hate being alone with our thoughts, new study suggests

July 2, 2014

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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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World Briefs

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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World Briefs

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