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Allies offer Putin chance to ease crisis

Group of 7 leaders Thursday said Russia can avoid further Western sanctions by taking steps to ease the crisis in…

June 4, 2014

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BANGKOK – Thailand’s new military government moved against two of its top targets on Thursday, capturing a top organizer of…

June 4, 2014

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More deaths reported of vets on VA list

Gibsondu1-i-syn Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said he does not know whether the 18 new deaths were related to long…

June 4, 2014

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Israel approves new settlement construction

The European Union is denouncing an Israeli decision to move ahead with construction of 1,5000 new homes in Jewish settlements…

June 4, 2014

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Senators told about threat to captive soldier

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the president pro tem of the Senate, heads to a closed-door hearing with…

June 4, 2014

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Report: Oil rig problems remain

A photo shows the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing from a drilling rig in the Gulf…

June 4, 2014

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Leaders, visitors flock to D-Day events

World leaders and dignitaries including President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II will gather to honor the more than 150,000…

June 4, 2014

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SEATTLE – Police say a Seattle Pacific University student on Thursday disarmed a lone gunman who entered a building and…

June 4, 2014

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WASHINGTON – More than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law have data discrepancies that…

June 4, 2014

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Report urges steady funding for Mars mission

Mars rover Curiosity is one of many probes sent to explore the Red Planet. A report by the National Research…

June 4, 2014

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Bergdahl’s hometown cancels celebration

The Voice of Jihad has released a video of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s handover to U.S. forces in exchange for…

June 4, 2014

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DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian President Bashar Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term…

June 4, 2014

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Hong Kong marks Tiananmen protests

State-controlled Chinese news media ignored the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, although a crowd of more than 180,000 turned out…

June 4, 2014

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Obama praises Poland as example for Ukraine

U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a joint news conference with Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski at Belweder Palace…

June 4, 2014

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Hopes fade for quick Senate vote to help veterans

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, speaks with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. as they take an…

June 4, 2014

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Data discrepancies in health sign-ups

The Senate will begin confirmation hearings this week for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become secretary of…

June 4, 2014

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Bergdahl swap may make closing Guantanamo harder

President Barack Obama is making the rounds with Democratic congressional leaders, apologizing for not consulting with them before gaining the…

June 4, 2014

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Supervision urged for freed inmates

Florida requires criminals to serve 85 percent of their sentences, virtually eliminating parole. Rhonda Hagan, in orange, was sentenced to…

June 3, 2014

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Primaries may decide makeup of U.S. Senate

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, was trying to win his party’s nomination against tea party challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel,…

June 3, 2014

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Republicans offer VA fix

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wants Veterans Administration hospitals to publish on their websites wait times for an appointment. The senator…

June 3, 2014

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Major East Coast bridge closed

Engineers had already classified the Interstate 495 bridge over the Christina River near Wilmington, Del., as “fracture critical,” meaning it…

June 3, 2014

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SAN DIEGO – A former Blue Angels commander tolerated inappropriate sexual comments and pornographic images in the workplace during his…

June 3, 2014

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China pledges to cut its carbon emissions

U.N. climate official Christiana Figueres Tuesday praised China’s announcement that it will join the United States in curbing carbon emissions…

June 3, 2014

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TEHRAN, Iran – On the eve of talks, Iran’s moderate president said Tuesday that his administration will defend the Islamic…

June 3, 2014