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Detroit voters elect Duggan mayor of broke city

Unofficial returns showed Mike Duggan defeating Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon 55 percent to 45 percent. Napoleon conceded defeat late…

November 4, 2013

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Seattle on its way to electing new mayor

State Sen. Ed Murray, the architect of Washington state’s gay marriage law, carried 56 percent of the vote in the…

November 4, 2013

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India launches first mission to Mars

Hundreds of people watched the rocket carrying the Mars orbiter take off from the east-coast island of Sriharikota and streak…

November 4, 2013

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LAX suspect’s family expresses sympathy to victims

The family of Los Angeles International Airport shooting suspect Paul Ciancia is offering sympathies to the victims of last week’s…

November 4, 2013

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U.N.: Private security to earn $244 billion by 2016

While most of that business is not illegal, and ranges from private security guards and prison guards to contractors protecting…

November 4, 2013

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Report slams U.S. doctors involved in interrogations

While reports of torture following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are not new, the report by the Institute on…

November 4, 2013

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India vies for elite role in space with Mars trip

K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space and Research Organization, said the country’s launch of a Mars space probe will…

November 4, 2013

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Egypt’s Morsi tells court he is still nation’s leader

Supporters of President Mohammed Morsi rally before the ousted Egyptian president goes on trial Monday. Morsi’s trial began Monday, four…

November 4, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court heard dueling arguments Monday on whether a judge should have approved BP’s multibillion-dollar…

November 4, 2013

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Report faults states over day-care rules

The watchdog arm of the Department of Health and Human Services found that 21 states do not require an annual…

November 4, 2013

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Rising tide of drug trafficking in Caribbean

Drug smuggling is increasing throughout the Caribbean, and authorities are increasing their patrols and seizures throughout the area. Authorities believe…

November 4, 2013

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For Obama, a sudden struggle with personal appeal

New polls show President Barack Obama’s favorability rating with the public is falling, raising concerns as the president tries to…

November 4, 2013

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TSA requesting tighter security

American Federation of Government Employees, the union representing employees of the Transportation Security Administration, on Monday called for armed guards…

November 3, 2013

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Obamacare gets real for Americans

Confusion and frustration bite consumers

November 2, 2013

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White House: No love for leaker Snowden

Snowdendu1-i-syn “Mr. Snowden violated U.S. law,” White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer said about the former systems-analyst-turned-fugitive who has temporary asylum…

November 2, 2013

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