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Your kids will soon get new tests

teachers will be evaluated differently, too

March 22, 2014

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Are Ryan’s latest comments racist?

words come amid strategy to reach minorities

March 22, 2014

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Pro-Russian forces storm Ukrainian base in Crimea

Eastern Ukraine may push for referendum to join Russia

March 22, 2014

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Have your drug costs been high?

Prescriptions a hefty burden in health care

March 22, 2014

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Gay marriages short-lived in Mich.

dozens wed before court issues stay

March 22, 2014

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Bin Laden’s aides show no remorse

statements, each still stands against the U.S.

March 22, 2014

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UN document promotes equality for women

guess what conservative countries were having reservations about?

March 22, 2014

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More frustration in plane search

satellite detects object near Australia’s fruitless search

March 22, 2014

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E-Trade silencing TV baby

In the investor site’s new ad, the baby – who looks like a harmless, adorable tot but talks like a…

March 21, 2014

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Hawaii police really going undercover

Victims rights advocates are opposing a Hawaii law that allows undercover officers to have sex with prostitutes during investigations. Police…

March 21, 2014

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Jet’s location remains ‘riddle’

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force is helping search for possible wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in the south Indian Ocean.…

March 21, 2014

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Blaze at New Jersey motel kills 4

Officials believe about 40 people were staying at the Mariner’s Cove Hotel in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., Friday morning when…

March 21, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

DETROIT – Michigan’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday as he struck down a law…

March 21, 2014

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Police may be listening in on your calls

Privacy rights advocates are upset upset with police departments around the country refusing to discuss how they are using technology…

March 21, 2014

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Curators show the power of the pen

National Archives display celebrates the art of signature

March 21, 2014

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Wanna rock a Stratocaster?

first production model can be yours – to the tune of $250,000

March 21, 2014

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‘Chicken from hell’ gets a proper name

It took about 68 million years, but a birdlike dinosaur nicknamed “the chicken from hell” has finally gotten a scientific…

March 21, 2014

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Spring 2014: Drought and flooding

OK, so it was a fake snowman. But it was real snow that got in the way. For many Americans,…

March 21, 2014

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Are your pets living in the lap of luxury?

Americans spent $56B on furry, winged companions

March 21, 2014

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Israel steps up talk of threat of force on Iran

Israel is hinting that it may carry out a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities despite Western efforts to negotiate with…

March 21, 2014

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Russia formally annexes Crimea

Russia is sending contradictory messages about how it plans to respond to new Western sanctions to punish Russia for annexing…

March 21, 2014

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Taliban launch two attacks in Afghanistan

Taliban militants are claiming responsibility for two attacks that killed 11 in Afghanistan Thursday. Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a…

March 20, 2014

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West ups stake with new Russia sanctions

President Barack Obama says the “world is watching” as Russia positions troops for further incursions in Ukraine territory. Obama announced…

March 20, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

STARKE, Fla. – A Florida man has been executed for killing two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer…

March 20, 2014