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Officers’ body cameras raise privacy concerns – for themselves and you

Exceptions may need to be carved out for use by departments

March 15, 2014

Questions about cameras on cops

But with its myriad uses, departments are wrangling over several major policy considerations and their implications on privacy and officer…

March 15, 2014

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Brennerdu1-i-syn Comedian David Brenner, ‘Tonight Show’ favorite, dies LOS ANGELES – A spokesman for the family of comedian David Brenner…

March 15, 2014

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Facebook posts spread joy (or pain) and news

Study identifies ‘multiplier effect’ on emotions

March 15, 2014

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College food pantries on the rise

Stony Brook University students Ruby Escalera-Nater, left, and Will Addison fill a bag of food to give to guests at…

March 15, 2014

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CIA-Senate row tricky for Obama

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., leaves the Senate chamber last week after accusing the CIA of illegally…

March 15, 2014

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U.S. goes high-tech to oversee Afghan aid work

The U.S. Agency for International Development on Saturday began seeking bids on a monitoring project contract that could cost up…

March 15, 2014

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Obama: More feeling ‘confident’ about health-care law

“We look forward to seeing more and more people take advantage as some of the politics of the thing get…

March 14, 2014

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World/ Nation Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – Muslim and Christian leaders of the Central African Republic pleaded Friday for the U.N. Security Council to…

March 14, 2014

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Investigation turns toward pilots

The latest evidence suggests the plane didn’t experience a catastrophic incident over the South China Sea as was initially suspected.…

March 14, 2014

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Rare map going once … going twice …

A 1849 map that is being auctioned by Heritage Auctions of Dallas shows Texas shortly after it became a state,…

March 14, 2014

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Columbia, capital of S.C., recalls civil-rights past

City played role in campaign for equality

March 14, 2014

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Under pressure, Obama vows to examine deportations

President Barack Obama is asking Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to look for ways to ease America’s deportation policies. Obama…

March 14, 2014

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West readies sanctions on Russia after Crimea vote

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says violence that broke out in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday night shows that the Ukrainian government has lost…

March 14, 2014

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Malaysia denies jet was transmitting data

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says countries looking for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 need to better coordinate their efforts because…

March 13, 2014

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World Briefs

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador’s electoral court on Thursday declared leftist candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren the winner of…

March 13, 2014

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Egypt crackdown crippling Gaza economy

A new poll shows that support for Hamas is slipping in the Gaza Strip as the government struggles to keep…

March 13, 2014

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Jobless benefits deal possible

Approval of the $9.7 billion measure seemed likely by the Democratic-led Senate when it returns in late March from a…

March 13, 2014

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Nuke crew woes grow worse

Newly released Air Force documents suggest that missile crew members at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota were cheating…

March 13, 2014

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WASHINGTON – The oil company behind the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history can once again perform work for…

March 13, 2014

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Kerry warns Russia of U.S. response if Crimea is annexed

Secretary of State John Kerry says he will urge Russia to consider something less than annexation of the Crimea region…

March 13, 2014

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Chances for prosecution unclear in CIA-Senate spat

CIA Director John Brennan is denying that his agency hacked into a computer to find details about a Senate committee’s…

March 13, 2014

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House backs bill to sue president over laws

A House-passed bill that would expedite congressional lawsuits against the president stands little chance of passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate.…

March 12, 2014

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Iran strengthens ties with Oman during visit

Iran’s president is visiting Oman to strengthen ties between the two Middle Eastern countries. Hassan Rouhani, left, signed an agreement…

March 12, 2014