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NEW YORK – The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit-card information, and experts say incidents like the…

December 22, 2013

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World Briefs

BEIJING – Apple says it has reached a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile, the world’s biggest phone…

December 22, 2013

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Khodorkovsky will work to free political inmates

Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrives for his first news conference after his release in Berlin on Sunday. The former oil baron and…

December 22, 2013

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Winter’s start brings snow, ice, warm air

A fresh blanket of snow graced Des Moines just in time for the holiday season. Jane and Tim Niess ski…

December 22, 2013

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Beer tax issue coming to a head

makers want in on proposed reduction

December 21, 2013

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Sticker shock ahead for some buying new health plans

Actor Adrienne Matzen, 29, who has been mostly uninsured since she turned 21, is now looking for a low monthly…

December 21, 2013

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Cat-mouse game might explain how felines got tame

In fact, it was the cat’s appetite that started its path to domestication, scientists believe. The grain stored by ancient…

December 21, 2013

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Faux, faux, faux! Fakes are hot

Leather, fur go synthetic this holiday season

December 21, 2013

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Health law fallout tightens key Senate races

Udalldu1-i-syn Weeks of technical problems with the health insurance enrollment website and anxiety over insurance cancellations for millions of people…

December 21, 2013

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U.S. aircraft hit in S. Sudan; 4 hurt

Ospreys were being used to evacuate Americans

December 21, 2013

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Obama keeps tabs on Africa situation

He said South Sudan’s leaders have a responsibility to help protect Americans, who came under fire hours earlier during an…

December 21, 2013

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U.S. travelers brace for foul, wet weather

Some of the millions of people hitting the roads and airports Saturday squeaked through before any major weather hit, but…

December 21, 2013

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Why cross America on foot? Each trek uniquely personal

Benjamin Lee, left, and Joe Bell take a break from their cross-country treks on the side of the road in…

December 21, 2013

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French revolutionary gets 3-D makeover, diagnosis

French researcher Philippe Froesch comments about a photo of the reconstructed face of Maximilian de Robespierre as he addresses reporters…

December 21, 2013

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Things you may not know about reindeer

A Sami handler in traditional clothing holds two reindeer from his herd in Saariselka, Finnish Lapland, where the migratory mammals…

December 21, 2013

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Syrian rebels seize strategic hospital in Aleppo

Smoke billows from a building after a blast Thursday in Aleppo, Syria, where government war planes have bombed rebel-held districts…

December 21, 2013

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Egypt sends ousted leader to his third criminal trial

The new charges against Mohammed Morsi and 129 others pile on the legal onslaught facing the ousted Islamist president and…

December 21, 2013

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Government drops objection to publishing secret opinion

The Justice Department told the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in a filing Friday that the department won’t object if the…

December 20, 2013

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France finds itself alone again in Central Africa

Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press<br><br>French soldiers tell onlookers to stand back as they question Andre Poukou Gabriel, center, a member of the…

December 20, 2013

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Canadian court strikes down anti-prostitution laws

Terri-Jean Bedford talks to reporters at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa Friday morning after learning Canada’s highest court…

December 20, 2013

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HHS loosens rules for those who lost health-care plans

The Affordable Care Act already included a “hardship exemption,” and several lawmakers had argued that having a policy unexpectedly canceled…

December 20, 2013

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Peace talk list still not clear

U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, left, says about 30 nations will attend a conference next month to try to bring…

December 20, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON –A cross Congress ended its business for the year Friday as the Senate approved a new boss for the…

December 20, 2013

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Global warming poll offers mixed results

More Americans agree that global warming is causing serious climate change, but a new poll also shows that even though…

December 20, 2013