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Egypt military chief heads to Moscow in rare visit

In this image released on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Military Spokesman of the Armed Forces, Egyptian army…

February 12, 2014

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Boy Scouts’ ranks drop after year of policy change

Pascal Tessier, left, a gay Boy Scout, receives his Eagle Scout badge from Troop 52 Scoutmaster Don Beckham, right, in…

February 12, 2014

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US budget deficit totals $10.4 billion in January

The Treasury reports how much of a budget deficit the U.S. government ran in January 2014. It is down 36.6…

February 12, 2014

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Ice storm encases parts of the South

Lillian Webb Park in Historic Norcross was an icy field Wednesday in Norcross, Ga. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke…

February 12, 2014

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Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion

A Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York. Comcast has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2…

February 11, 2014

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Congress clears bill ending military pension cuts

Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, supreme allied commander of NATO forces, walks Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. on Capitol Hill…

February 11, 2014

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Results confirm tribes’ lineage

Americans have DNA links to earliest people

February 11, 2014

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Afghanistan frees detainees U.S. calls ‘dangerous’

A U.S. military guard walks down a corridor between detainee cells at the Parwan detention facility near Bagram, Afghanistan. An…

February 11, 2014

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Health insurance sign-ups gaining steam

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is calling the increase in health-care insurance signups “encouraging.” Her department released new…

February 11, 2014

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Euthanasia for kids?

Belgian politicians debate the bill on child euthanasia at the Belgian federal parliament in Brussels Wednesday. Belgium, one of the…

February 11, 2014

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Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Legislation to raise the federal debt limit and prevent a crippling government default cleared Congress on Wednesday with…

February 11, 2014

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Nuke reform drive features ideas tried 5 years ago

The new effort is more far-reaching, on a tighter timetable and backed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. So it appears…

February 11, 2014

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Rival Koreas hold senior-level meeting

U.S. Army tanks and fighting vehicles are unloaded to replace the U.S. Forces Korea’s 2nd Infantry Division’s existing ones at…

February 11, 2014

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College really does pay off

Young adults with just a high-school diploma earned 62 percent of the typical salary of college graduates. That’s down from…

February 11, 2014

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Unwilling to spook the markets and divided among themselves, House Republicans backed away from a battle over the…

February 11, 2014

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Let ex-felons vote, Holder asks states

Attorney General Eric Holder plans to work with tea party conservative Sen. Rand Paul to reform federal policies on mandatory…

February 11, 2014

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World Briefs

TEHRAN, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for “fair and constructive” nuclear talks with world powers as Iran marked…

February 11, 2014

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Americans back Cuba ties

The poll by the nonpartisan Atlantic Council found 56 percent of Americans and 63 percent of Floridians support engaging more…

February 11, 2014

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Be happy you aren’t in Atlanta

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal extended a state of emergency Tuesday to more than half of the state’s counties as National…

February 11, 2014

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Syrian peace talks hit another impasse

U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says Syrian peace talks appear to be bogged down with opposition leaders and Syrian government…

February 11, 2014

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To err is all too human in the air

Southwest Airlines Flight 4013 sits at the M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport in Hollister, Mo. It was one of nearly…

February 10, 2014

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Midsize employers get another reprieve

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the Obama administration is not doing enough by delaying for one year a mandate…

February 10, 2014

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North Korea withdraws invite to discuss detainee

The cancellation comes only days after detained American missionary Kenneth Bae told a pro-Pyongyang newspaper that he expected to meet…

February 10, 2014

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Vote spurs EU review of ties to Switzerland

Most Swiss business groups are warning that restricting immigration will hurt Switzerland’s export-based economy. Swiss voters Sunday approved a referendum…

February 10, 2014