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U.S. takes gay rights global, despite an unsure welcome

More than 15,000 people marched during the Euro Pride gay pride Saturday in Oslo, Norway. President Barack Obama’s administration has…

June 28, 2014

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Heat record for May broken worldwide

A mahout and his elephant head toward the River Tawi on a hot May day in Jammu, India. Large regions…

June 28, 2014

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Pelosi holds little hope for immigration reform BROWNSVILLE, Texas – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday during a visit…

June 28, 2014

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Iraq forces launch push for insurgent-held city

People inspect buildings damaged by an Iraqi government airstrike in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, on Saturday, where the…

June 28, 2014

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Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty

In a 10-minute hearing held amid tight security, Ahmed Abu Khattala spoke just two words, both in Arabic. He replied…

June 28, 2014

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Pot shortages could be dire in Washington

Randy Oliver, the chief scientist for Analytical 360, works in the company’s new cannabis analysis laboratory, in Yakima, Wash., which…

June 28, 2014

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With HIV, ex-inmates face a fight

Many become disconnected from care once released

June 28, 2014

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VA review finds ‘significant and chronic’ failures

Susan Walsh/Associated Press<br><br>A review of the Veterans Affairs health-care system that was ordered by President Barack Obama has concluded that…

June 27, 2014

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Astronauts getting out-of-this-world treat

Lavazza’s and Argotec’s “ISSpresso” machine will be the first real Italian espresso machine on the International Space Station and will…

June 27, 2014

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Iraqi lawmakers urged to pick new leader

A photo on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s website shows militants leading away captured Iraqi soldiers after…

June 27, 2014

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Supreme Court ordered the nation’s leading chiropractic college on Friday to make accommodations to…

June 27, 2014

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Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier funding OK’d

The Golden Gate Bridge’s board approved a $76 million funding package to install a safety net to prevent people from…

June 27, 2014

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Soldier’s story shows tragedy of World War I

Bayne left his wife, Katie, with four young children in Brisbane and a prescient letter of regret: “What a dammed…

June 27, 2014

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New push to get girls interested in computer sciences

Teacher assistant Margarita Sokolova, second from left, helps Giuliana Zautta, 17, of Menlo Park, Calif., during a Girls Who Code…

June 27, 2014

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U.S. moving to end its use of land mines

U.S. soldiers sweep for land mines outside Tikrit, Iraq. The Obama administration announced it will no longer produce land mines…

June 27, 2014

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Obama rips GOP in election-year economic salvo

President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for blocking Democratic proposals to help create jobs and improve economic conditions for the American…

June 27, 2014

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U.S. population growth tilts toward Asians

For the second consecutive year, net immigration by Asians topped that of Hispanics, the agency reported. About 338,000 Asians immigrated…

June 26, 2014

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WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., who cut to the core of the 1973 Watergate hearings when he…

June 26, 2014

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High court tosses abortion-protest law

Anti-abortion protester Eleanor McCullen stands at the edge of a painted buffer zone outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Boston.…

June 26, 2014

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Sodexo cafeteria workers to regain health coverage

Julie Pemberton, a cashier at Curry College near Boston, is looking for a new apartment because her health insurance premiums…

June 26, 2014

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Pressure grows for al-Maliki to step down

Iraqi Christian families gather at a social club in Ainkawa, a suburb of Irbil, Iraq, after fleeing Sunni militants who…

June 26, 2014

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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired three short-range projectiles Thursday into the waters off its east coast in a…

June 26, 2014

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Thousands flee Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is calling on Russia to stop fighters from flowing into Ukraine from Russia. As a truce…

June 26, 2014

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High court limits president’s appointments power

The Supreme Court Thursday dealt President Barack Obama a setback by limiting presidents’ power to make temporary appointments while the…

June 26, 2014