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Taliban checkpoint attack kills 21 Afghan soldiers

This frame grab from a video released in 2010 by the Taliban contains footage of a man believed to be…

February 23, 2014

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Not all pleased with Ukranian opposition icon

Parliament head takes presidential powers in former Soviet republic

February 23, 2014

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World Briefs

SHARON PRISON, Israel – Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel Sunday after an inmate stole a gun,…

February 22, 2014

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Lottery: A tax folks will pay

2 years had record revenues

February 22, 2014

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Have you taken this driving survey?

steamed when asked to provide blood, saliva

February 22, 2014

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Watch out: Icicles can hurt you

Urbanites getting injured by falling sheets of ice

February 22, 2014

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High court to look at EPA’s authority to regulate

its climate change rules out-of-bounds?

February 22, 2014

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SAN FRANCISCO – Meteorologists say a pair of storms could dump several inches of rain on parched cities and croplands…

February 22, 2014

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‘El Chapo’ won’t be in court soon

Guzmandu1-i-syn In Mexico, he is likely to face a host of charges related to his role as the head of…

February 22, 2014

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Do you admire the rich? Perhaps despise them?

Americans grappling with income inequality

February 22, 2014

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UN putting more teeth in resolution

refugees should have safe access to aid

February 22, 2014

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What life as a refugee is like for Syrians

education, caring for their families are some issues

February 22, 2014

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What if you could never see your family again?

is the reality Koreans are now facing

February 22, 2014

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World Briefs

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelans on both sides of the nation’s political divide took to the streets on Saturday after nearly…

February 22, 2014

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An inside look at how the UAW works

membership has been down, but it’s been slowly regaining its speed

February 22, 2014

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Your grandparents are safer drivers

cars and better health are seen as factors

February 22, 2014

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Former prime minister rallies Kiev protesters

Ukraine’s Tymoshenko urges more occupation

February 22, 2014

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You finally got busted, ‘El Chapo’

International drug empire may now fall to his at-large partner, ‘El Mayo’

February 22, 2014

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High-wire walker sets sights on Tallulah gorge ATLANTA – Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda is setting his sights on a…

February 22, 2014

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Stuck in limbo

Citizenship’s challenges

February 22, 2014

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World Brief

UNITED NATIONS – North Korea is rejecting a U.N. commission’s report that it committed crimes against humanity, calling it an…

February 21, 2014

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BOSTON – Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are again asking a federal judge to lift special restrictions…

February 21, 2014

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Cellphones on planes? Not plain nor simple

Airline flight attendants are opposing a proposal to allow passengers to use cellphones during flights, arguing that it will interfere…

February 21, 2014

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Got plans this weekend? Maybe not

Nordic folklore has it that after three freezing winters, when there have been no summers in between, the world will…

February 21, 2014