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Thousands in dark in Georgia, South Carolina days after ice storm

Mike Groll/Associated Press<br><br>A pedestrian walks along a snow-covered street Friday in Albany, N.Y. Schools are closed across a swath of…

February 14, 2014

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Excited about Valentine’s Day? Join the crowd

Love really does blind all. A new poll finds that just 3 percent of paired-off adults believe their partnerships have…

February 13, 2014

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A future terror threat to U.S.?

Anaylsts are warning that the Syrian civil war may pose a future threat to the United States as the conflict…

February 13, 2014

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Nuclear fusion hopes rise

They are still a long way from that goal. The amount of energy they got out of their experimental apparatus…

February 13, 2014

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Putin courts Egyptian leader during visit

Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow during a trip…

February 13, 2014

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You call this normal?

Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. For a chilly and snowbound East, here’s…

February 13, 2014

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World Briefs

MEXICO CITY – A group of leftist Mexico City lawmakers have introduced a bill to legalize the sale of marijuana…

February 13, 2014

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Nation Briefs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California would become the first state to require warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks under…

February 13, 2014

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Facebook gives you 50 ways to describe your gender

those it impacts, ‘it means the world’

February 13, 2014

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U.S. may wait for Afghan pact

The Obama administration is beginning to suggest that it may be willing to wait until after a new Afghan leader…

February 13, 2014

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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