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More than 160 killed as Syrian rebels try to siege

Syrian civilians look for undamaged furniture, clothes and food in their homes destroyed during clashes between the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian…

November 23, 2013

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Youths: Web slurs common, not OK

High school student Vito Calli, 15, of Reading, Pa., whose family emigrated from Argentina, says people tease him online with…

November 23, 2013

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If government backs in-flight calls, will airlines follow through?

The Federal Communications Commission might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. Old concerns about electronics being a danger…

November 23, 2013

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Climate change deal is made

A delegate attends the closing session of the 19th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in…

November 23, 2013

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Presidential death puts pressure on next in line

In this Nov. 22, 1963, photo from the White House via the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library in Boston, Lyndon B.…

November 23, 2013

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Nation Briefs

Boeing advises about engine icing problems WASHINGTON – Boeing is alerting airlines about possible engine icing problems on some of…

November 23, 2013

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Iran makes nuclear agreement

will freeze its program for six months

November 23, 2013

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Clock ticks on crucial Guantanamo law

allows the U.S. to hold detainees there

November 23, 2013

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Democrats reach breaking point on filibusters

From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of…

November 23, 2013

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Another section of supermarket falls in Latvia

Rescue workers search debris of the Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday. At least 54 people have died, including…

November 23, 2013

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Pakistani drone protesters block supply route

troops stopped from accessing Afghanistan

November 23, 2013

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Political ideology part of London slavery case

Police officers stand outside apartments as police conduct house-to-house inquires in the area where three women were rescued after allegedly…

November 23, 2013

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World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Sunni religious leaders said Saturday they closed the sect’s mosques in Baghdad indefinitely to protest attacks targeting…

November 23, 2013

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Sticker shock hits health shoppers

vary across states; some consumers squeezed

November 22, 2013

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Afghan spokesman rebuffs U.S. troop deal deadline

A council of elders is continuing discussions in Kabul, Afghanistan, about whether to approve a new agreement with the United…

November 22, 2013

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Detained American’s wife asks N. Korea for his return

This 2005 photo provided by the Palo Alto Weekly shows Merrill Newman, a retired finance executive and Red Cross volunteer…

November 22, 2013

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Nation Briefs

MINNEAPOLIS – A family spokesman says two of the children rescued from a pond after a car veered off a…

November 22, 2013

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Web inventor: Surveillance threatens democracy

Tim Berners-Lee, who launched the Web in 1990, made the remarks as he released his World Wide Web Foundation’s annual…

November 22, 2013

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Philippine typhoon death toll rises above 5,000

Conditions are beginning to stabilize in the Philippines, two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan hit the islands, killing more than 5,000…

November 22, 2013

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In Middle East mess, Morocco tries to catch Obama’s eye

Israel and Saudi Arabia –unlikely dance partners who both happen to have good relations with Morocco – have been in…

November 22, 2013

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World Briefs

GENEVA – Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of other major powers lent their weight to the Iran…

November 22, 2013

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U.S. warns nations about Arctic rights

Speaking at a security forum, Hagel said energy exploration in the largely untapped Arctic region could heighten international tensions, but…

November 22, 2013

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New questions arise about Navy Yard attack

An image provided by the FBI shows Aaron Alexis moving through a hallway of Building #197 at the Washington Navy…

November 22, 2013

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Roof collapse kills scores

The death toll from the rush-hour disaster Thursday evening at the Maxima supermarket in Riga rose to 51 on Friday,…

November 22, 2013