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BANGKOK – More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections Thursday to prevent a planned…

May 29, 2014

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CIA’s drone program inside Pakistan ending

Two recent studies suggest as few as 2 percent of the people who have been killed in Pakistan by drone…

May 29, 2014

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Obama move threatens action on immigration

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says his department is looking at changing the priorities on which illegal immigrants should be…

May 29, 2014

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WASHINGTON – A House committee has endorsed a GOP plan to allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal…

May 29, 2014

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Jet’s crash site remains mystery

Investigators are still convinced that Malaysian Airlines Flight 370’s final resting place is somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean even…

May 29, 2014

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Email casts doubts on claim by Snowden

Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, right, tells NBC News anchor Brian Williams that the NSA general counsel’s…

May 29, 2014

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Are landslides on rise?

This is at least the second deadly landslide in the U.S. this year, after the catastrophic mudslide that killed 41…

May 28, 2014

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NEW ORLEANS – BP PLC must resume paying claims while it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review its settlement…

May 28, 2014

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Watchdog of VA says delays are everywhere

Investigator releases report on facilities

May 28, 2014

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Ukraine insurgents say Chechens joining fight

Russia is denying that it is allowing fighters to cross into Ukraine to join pro-Russian insurgents fighting the central government.…

May 28, 2014

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U.S. Chamber assesses Cuba opportunities

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue, second left, says Cuba’s private sector has expanded greatly in recent…

May 28, 2014

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Obama seeks middle ground on world stage

President Barack Obama is proposing to establish a new $5 billion program that will help foreign nations fight terrorism. The…

May 28, 2014

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Google to build cars that don’t need drivers

Google will be working with several unidentified Detroit automobile companies to develop driverless-car prototypes. The new cars will not have…

May 28, 2014

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CAIRO – Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout that has…

May 28, 2014

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West Point grads ready for post-Afghanistan future

Matthew Anthony Mayeaux of Long Beach, Miss., celebrates after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy during a ceremony Wednesday in…

May 28, 2014

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China changing tactics to deal with political activists

A paramilitary policeman patrols Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Critics say China is hoping to discredit activists by charging…

May 27, 2014

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Few voters turn out in Egypt

Voting booths in Egypty’s election for a new president have been empty, leading the country’s election commission to extend voting…

May 27, 2014

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ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s military chiefs and the president are apparently split over how to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted…

May 27, 2014

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Veterans groups blast senator’s criticism

Burrdu1-i-syn In an “open letter to America’s veterans” timed for the Memorial Day weekend, Burr chastised the service organizations for…

May 27, 2014

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Court further limits executions

In a 5-4 decision that split the court’s liberal and conservative justices, the court said that Florida and a handful…

May 27, 2014

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First lady: School meal rules working

First lady Michelle Obama says federal officials should look at how they can assist school districts that are struggling to…

May 27, 2014

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Websites often struggle to manage hate speech

The social networking site has removed the pages, some as early as Sunday morning. But even as Facebook took down…

May 27, 2014

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Tribal officials cite problems with health care

With the head of the Indian Health Service listening, representatives of seven Montana and Wyoming reservations delivered a litany of…

May 27, 2014

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WASHINGTON – Senior White House officials say President Barack Obama asked his Homeland Security chief to hold off on completing…

May 27, 2014