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NASA still hoping to test flying saucer

This saucer-shaped vehicle will be used to test new parachutes and drag devices that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…

June 14, 2014

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Big-city medicine reaching small towns

Although the nearest clinic was just a 10-minute drive from Soukup’s South Dakota ranch, the doctor on duty did not…

June 14, 2014

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People denying climate change ignoring science, Obama says

Graduates shouldn’t let the ‘stubborn status quo’ stymie their best efforts

June 14, 2014

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Borders are blurring in tumultuous Mideast

1916 lines drawn to British, French regional interests

June 14, 2014

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World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghans braved threats of violence and searing heat Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff that likely…

June 14, 2014

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A call to arms goes out to Shiites against militants

Iraqi cleric urges help fighting encroachers

June 14, 2014

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Veterans’ health care will be costly

Senate bill would double spending, add $35B during the next 3 years

June 14, 2014

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Nation Briefs

Obama on Father’s Day: Being a dad takes courage WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is urging fathers to get more…

June 14, 2014

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Ukraine military plane downed

49 killed; country’s new president vows to punish attackers

June 14, 2014

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Gun-control demonstrators march over Brooklyn Bridge

Some states have tightened gun rules, others have loosened

June 14, 2014

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Army unit led by father, son – 4 decades apart

Military service ‘looked cool’

June 14, 2014

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Obama: U.S. can do more to help

President meets with Native Americans

June 13, 2014

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Waits for doctors can vary widely outside VA

David and Marianne Trujillo exit the Vetaran Affairs facility in El Paso, Texas. It’s not just veterans who sometimes have…

June 13, 2014

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Iraqi: U.S. didn’t prepare troops

A municipality bulldozer and people clean up trash from a street in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, which has…

June 13, 2014

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Standoff on immigration

Immigration activists want President Barack Obama to block deportations of illegal immigrants immediately rather than wait for an overhaul of…

June 13, 2014

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WASHINGTON — Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputation as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the…

June 13, 2014

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Pot candy getting no Kisses

A photo illustration shows the similarities between a Hershey’s Mr. Goodbar and the marijuana-infused Mr. Dankbar sold by Seattle-based Conscious…

June 13, 2014

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Obama warns Iraq must take action to end political troubles

President Barack Obama says it may take several days before his administration decides what kind of assistance it will provide…

June 13, 2014

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Bergdahl back in U.S. after years as Taliban captive

Military officials arrive early Friday morning at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who…

June 13, 2014

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U.K. court says terror trial can be partly secret

Media organizations had argued that would be a first in British legal history, and a dangerous precedent. The case concerns…

June 12, 2014

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Fighting raises fears of Iraqi collapse

Iraqi men protest the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq outside an army recruiting center in Baghdad, Iraq. The…

June 12, 2014

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World Briefs

ISLAMABAD – Missiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and marking…

June 12, 2014

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Feds seek to keep local spying rules secret

Local police used the Stingray surveillance device at the Berkshire Manor Apartments in Tallahassee, Fla., to gather information for a…

June 12, 2014

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Study shows teens drinking less, but texting more

A driver uses an iPhone while driving in Los Angeles. Among teen drivers, 41 percent had texted or emailed behind…

June 12, 2014