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2 Dakota Access protesters sentenced to jail in North Dakota

Sixty-four-year-old Mary Redway and 27-year-old Alexander Simon were convicted Oct. 19 of misdemeanor disorderly conduct during the protests in North…

October 26, 2017

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GOP targets environmental rules after wildfires

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said lawmakers will vote next week on a bill to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning…

October 26, 2017

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Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds

At a congressional hearing Wednesday in Washington, Republicans and Democrats shared frustration as they questioned top administration officials about federal…

October 26, 2017

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Panel recommends new, better shingles shot over old version

This image provided by GlaxoSmithKline in October 2017 shows the company’s Shingrix vaccine. On Wednesday, a federal panel of experts…

October 26, 2017

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Companies in West Texas oil patch need production workers

Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle file via AP<br><br>A Halliburton employee works near rows of hydraulic fracturing pumping units at a three pad…

October 25, 2017

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Weinstein Co. targeted in new claims of sexual misconduct

Actress Natassia Malthe reacts during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, where she alleged sexual assault…

October 25, 2017

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Refugee advocates denounce Trump’s latest order

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban on May 15, 2017, outside a federal…

October 25, 2017

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States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies

President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. U.S. District Judge Vince…

October 25, 2017

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On JFK documents, Trump squeezed over disclosure

Surrounded by detectives, Lee Harvey Oswald talks to the media as he is led down a corridor of the Dallas…

October 25, 2017

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Trump calls Yellen ‘terrific’ and notes stock market gains

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks about “Monetary Policy Since the Financial Crisis” during the National Economists Club Herbert Stein…

October 25, 2017

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In poll, people say Trump tax plan benefits rich, companies

Susan Walsh/Associated Press file<br><br>FMost Americans say President Donald Trump’s tax plan would benefit the wealthy and corporations, and less than…

October 25, 2017

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No GOP dam break: Senators rally behind Trump and his agenda

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, arrives for the start of a closed-door security briefing…

October 25, 2017

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Trump OKs test program to expand domestic drone flights

White House officials said Trump will sign a memorandum Wednesday permitting states, localities and tribes to craft their own pilot…

October 25, 2017

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Premiums rising 34 percent for most popular health plan

The Trump administration says consumers can start previewing plans and premiums online for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act…

October 25, 2017

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New screenings to start for all US-bound airline passengers

An Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.…

October 25, 2017

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Trump says Clinton team funding for Russia info ‘a disgrace’

President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Wednesday for…

October 25, 2017

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Catalan VP says Spain ‘gives us no option’ but to secede

Catalan regional Vice President Oriol Junqueras speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 25,…

October 25, 2017

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Troops describe hardships, wounds during Bergdahl searches

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives to the Fort Bragg courthouse for a sentencing hearing on Monday in Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl,…

October 25, 2017

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Mexican immigrant takes sanctuary in western Colorado church

Immigration activist Sandra Lopez speaks to community members and supporters during a press conference on Tuesday in Carbondale. Lopez has…

October 25, 2017

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Diversifying an oil and gas economy in Carlsbad, N.M.

Jameson Lucas, brew master at Milton’s Brewing in Carlsbad, N.M., taps a keg in the keg room. Milton’s is the…

October 25, 2017

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Toxins in widespread use excluded from EPA chemical review

George Riegel, Jr., M.D., right, owner of Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc., helps prepare a personal air monitor on job foreman…

October 25, 2017

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Alternatives to Putin a mixed bag as Russian election looms

The most visible and adept foe of the Putin regime, opposition figure Alexei Navalny, wants to run but is legally…

October 25, 2017

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Einstein’s theory of happiness sells for $1.3 million at auction

This undated file photo shows legendary physicist Dr. Albert Einstein, author of the theory of Relativity. Einstein’s handwritten not e…

October 25, 2017

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Gov. Cuomo signs bill banning e-cigarettes in NY workplaces

New York has added electronic cigarettes to its indoor smoking ban, making it illegal to use the devices in bars,…

October 25, 2017