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Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai

In this photo distributed by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, Russian cargo ship Souz 2,1A launches from Russia’s main space…

October 17, 2017

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Bergdahl guilty pleas leave room for drama at sentencing

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday in Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl,…

October 17, 2017

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Book’s challenge: Can you do squats like Justice Ginsburg?

That’s how long fans of his client, 84-year-old Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, tell him he has to keep…

October 17, 2017

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Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh

The UNHCR video shot Monday shows thousands upon thousands of Rohingya Muslims trudging along a narrow strip of land alongside…

October 17, 2017

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Californians head back home to altered lives, communities

A fire burns northeast of Los Angles near the summit of Mount Wilson early Tuesday. Firefighters on the ground and…

October 17, 2017

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A short-term health deal by senators _ with Trump’s blessing

The agreement followed weeks of negotiations between Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington…

October 17, 2017

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Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghanistan, kill 74

Afghan National Amy commandos open fire during a military exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday. The Taliban unleashed a wave…

October 17, 2017

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Deadly fires ease, anger grows over Iberia’s 45 fire deaths

Inocencia Rodrigues, 64, walks among the debris of the burnt shed where she raised chickens and pigs in the village…

October 17, 2017

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Trump warns ‘I fight back’ after McCain hits foreign policy

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., receives the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, on Monday. McCain and President…

October 17, 2017

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Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

Steven Senne/Associated Press file<br><br>An autonomous vehicle is driven by an engineer on a street in an industrial park in Boston.…

October 17, 2017

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Trump: Drug czar nominee pulls his name from consideration

Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., has withdrawn from consideration to be the nation’s drug czar following reports that he played a…

October 17, 2017

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Syrian commander says Raqqa has been liberated from Islamic State

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters, take their position in a destroyed building during their battle against the Islamic State militants, in…

October 17, 2017

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After Harvey Weinstein, women around the world are saying #MeToo

FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2016 file photo, Alyssa Milano arrives at the Sixth Biennial UNICEF Ball in Beverly…

October 17, 2017

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Scientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold

Vicky Kalogera, a gravitational-wave astrophysicist at Northwestern University who contributed to the historic detections of gravitational waves, speaks at the…

October 17, 2017

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Wisconsin governor tells NFL players to stop anthem protests

Scott Bauer/Associated Press file <br><br>Wisconsin Gov. sent a letter on Monday to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association Executive…

October 16, 2017

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2017 is a crazy weather year

launched the best eye in the sky just in time.

October 16, 2017

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White House: $4,000 more for families with business tax cuts

from administration is met with skepticism by experts, Dems

October 16, 2017

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Populism again casts shadow over booming eurozone economy

Hans-Christian Strache, leader of the strongly eurosceptic Austrian Freedom Party, waves to his supporters in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Oct. 15,…

October 16, 2017

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Trump, McConnell: No matter what people say, we’re friends

President Donald Trump answers questions with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., in the Rose Garden after their meeting at…

October 16, 2017

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Israeli military strikes anti-aircraft battery in Syria

The strike came as Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, was visiting Israel. Moscow is one of the staunchest supporters of…

October 16, 2017

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Trump says predecessors didn’t honor fallen; response heated

aid: He’s a deranged animal

October 16, 2017

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Fact-checking fake news on Facebook works – just too slowly

Facebook’s efforts to reduce the spread of fake news using outside fact-checkers may be working, but with a big caveat.…

October 16, 2017

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No clarity on Catalan independence bid

Jordi Cuixart, president of the Catalan Omnium Cultural organization, left, and Jordi Sanchez, president of the Catalan National Assembly wave…

October 16, 2017

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Better weather gives leg up to crews on California wildfires

The improving weather and tightening containment of the flames were tempered by the first death from the firefighting effort –…

October 16, 2017