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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is coming to the aid of states that had technical problems running their own health-care…

February 27, 2014

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U.K. agency may have its eyes on you, too

The newspaper said GCHQ has been scooping up the sensitive images by intercepting video chats such as the kind offered…

February 27, 2014

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World Briefs

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean defense officials…

February 27, 2014

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Senate blocks Dems’ bill boosting vets’ benefits

Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for the Senate’s failure to approve a bill that would have expanded benefits…

February 27, 2014

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Conflict in Ukraine grows hotter

Former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych is reportedly holed up in a Moscow retreat and is planning to hold a news…

February 27, 2014

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Known-planet count just keeps growing

NASA: Number nearly doubles

February 26, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON –Troubled by an anti-gay movement in Uganda and across much of the world, the U.S. is launching a new…

February 26, 2014

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U.S. taking new look at terror convictions

Terrorism case convictions may be coming under review in courts because of the government’s failure in the past to notify…

February 26, 2014

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Russia military games draw warning from U.S.

Darko Vojinovic/Associated Press<br><br>Pro-Russian protesters, right, clash with Crimean Tatars in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Wednesday,…

February 26, 2014

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Federal judge strikes down Texas gay marriage ban

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is expected to appeal a federal judge’s decision that the state’s ban on gay marriages…

February 26, 2014

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Dempsey worries about effects of withdrawal talk

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says Afghan military leaders are working to get their government to sign an agreement…

February 26, 2014

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California ‘lifers’ leaving prison at record pace

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press<br><br>Ernest Morgan holds a computer video chat with a friend while at home in San Francisco. Morgan…

February 25, 2014

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GOP tax overhaul plan meeting early resistance

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of R-Ky., center, says Democrats’ attempts to raise new revenues are killing hopes to overhaul…

February 25, 2014

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Crimea protesters seek Russian help

Many Russian protesters in the Crimea are urging Russia to to send troops into the area to take the region…

February 25, 2014

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Wintertime blues? You bet

Bankruptcy isn’t the only thing Detroit is struggling with this winter. The city is also experiencing its most extreme winter…

February 25, 2014

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Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout

The U.S. military says the longer a decision takes to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, the more expensive the operation…

February 25, 2014

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Combat anyone? Few women lining up

Military servicemembers – male and female – agree that physical standards should remain unchanged once the military services begin allowing…

February 25, 2014

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Tribe’s lawyer: Eviction related to missing funds

This photo released by Alturas Police Department shows Cherie Lash Rhoades. Rhoades is suspected of killing four people at the…

February 24, 2014

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GOP seizes on state woes to highlight health care

This screen image shows the website for Maryland’s online health care exchange. House Republicans intent on highlighting the woes of…

February 24, 2014

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Coast Guard struggling to stop traffickers

U.S. drug seizures at sea are down even though traffickers are increasing using boats to smuggle drugs into the United…

February 24, 2014

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Russia blasts new leaders in Ukraine

Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, the interim president, moved quickly to open a dialogue with the West, saying at a meeting…

February 24, 2014

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Nimitz’s WWII diary online

The more than 4,000 pages includes a running estimate of the situation for every day of the war in the…

February 24, 2014

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Dingell, longest-serving congressman, to retire

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest-serving member of Congress, is fueling speculation that his wife, Deborah, may run for his…

February 24, 2014

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Hagel proposing to reshape military forces

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is proposing a new round of military base closings as part of a budget proposal that…

February 24, 2014