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NRA offering: ‘Murder insurance’ or protection in self-defense cases?

Peter Kochenburger, deputy director of the Insurance Law Center at the University of Connecticut School of law, poses for a…

October 19, 2017

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Trump thrusts Kelly’s private tragedy into public spotlight

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. Some…

October 19, 2017

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Oroville Dam repair costs will top $500 million

The $500 million figure reflects only the work by the main construction contractor, Kiewit Corp., to repair the spillways at…

October 19, 2017

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Another warm winter forecast for swath of U.S.

Matt Rourke/Associated PRess<br><br>A woman walks through a winter snow storm in Philadelphia. In a report released Thursday, U.S. forecasters say…

October 19, 2017

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Bipartisan Senate bill aims to prevent Western wildfires

A Pacific Gas & Electric crew work on replacing poles on Wednesday in Glen Ellen, Calif. California fire officials have…

October 19, 2017

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EU leaders to May: Match Brexit promises with real proposals

British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday,…

October 19, 2017

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Toyota tops Consumer Reports’ auto reliability rankings

The Toyota brand came in first in this year’s rankings, followed by the company’s luxury Lexus brand. It’s the fifth…

October 19, 2017

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CIA head: N. Korea months from perfecting nuclear capabilities

Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press<br><br>CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the Foundation for Defense of Democracies National Security Summit in Washington on…

October 19, 2017

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Company seeks to build island off Alaska for Arctic drilling

This illustration provided by Hilcorp Alaska Inc. shows a model of an artificial gravel island of the Liberty Project, a…

October 19, 2017

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Puerto Rico still stumbles in the dark a month after ‘Maria’

This is life one month after Hurricane Maria slammed into the U.S. territory on Sept. 20 as a Category 4…

October 19, 2017

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Spain set to strip Catalonia of powers over independence bid

Demonstrators protest against Catalan government’s push for secession from the rest of Spain in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday. The pro-independence…

October 19, 2017

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Senate backs GOP budget in step forward for tax revamp

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, announces…

October 19, 2017

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Taliban attacks kill 58, nearly wipe out Afghan army camp

An Afghan National Army soldier searches a vehicle at a checkpoint on the way to Zhari district, where the Maiwand…

October 19, 2017

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Backyard chicken trend causes spike in infections, 1 fatal

Iolana Keith of Des Moines, Iowa, feeds chickens in the backyard with her mom, Tanya Keith, in Des Moines on…

October 19, 2017

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California fires cause $1B in damage, burn 7,000 buildings

Both numbers were expected to rise as crews continued assessing areas scorched by the blazes that killed 42 people, a…

October 19, 2017

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Some flowers create blue halo to say hello to foraging bees

They create a blue halo, apparently to attract the bees they need for pollination, scientists reported Wednesday. Bees are drawn…

October 19, 2017

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Utah man will be tried on murder charge in girl’s suicide

Defendant Tyerell Przybycien waits for the start of his preliminary hearing, in 4th District Court, Provo, Utah. A judge ruled…

October 19, 2017

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Al-Qaida set to gain as Islamic State disintegrates

This photo posted online Thursday by supporters of the Islamic State group on an anonymous photo sharing website, purports to…

October 18, 2017

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Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care

Cancer patients increasingly are having their care guided by gene tumor boards, a new version of the hospital panels that…

October 18, 2017

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House, Senate intel committees receive briefing from Google

Google executives on Wednesday briefed the House and Senate intelligence committees ahead of two Nov. 1 hearings that will examine…

October 18, 2017

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Harry Potter exhibit marks 20th anniversary of first book

Alice was 8 years old when her father, a Bloomsbury Publishing executive, brought home a new manuscript for her to…

October 18, 2017

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Democrats slam GOP budget on taxes, health care cuts

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., stands beside a poster critical of the Republican tax and budget proposals during a…

October 18, 2017

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Former Menendez staffer contradicts prosecution testimony

Karissa Willhite testified she and other staffers were probing Medicare policy issues and not trying to specifically help a wealthy…

October 18, 2017

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Wildfires worsen housing crunch in famously costly Bay Area

Now, Finzell wonders if that will be her fate too, as the wildfires that charred California wine country send thousands…

October 18, 2017