Nation & World

Why US bonds matter to global markets and you

The stock market is the better-known barometer of the U.S. financial system, symbolized by famous companies and colorful traders on…

October 15, 2013

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Uneven oversight found at nuclear plants

A new report from the General Accounting Office raises concerns about the safety inspections of the nation’s aging nuclear power…

October 15, 2013

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Sign-up totals still unclear

Early projections by the Obama administration were optimistic that uninsured consumers would flock to sign up for health insurance once…

October 15, 2013

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Poll: Voters fed up

That’s one takeaway from a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday that shows a record 74 percent of registered voters…

October 15, 2013

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Court takes up affirmative action

The Supreme Court appears ready to support Michigan’s constitutional amendment barring race from being considered as a factor in college…

October 15, 2013

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Doubts rise about Iran’s proposal

Iran is offering to let nuclear inspectors visit its nuclear facilities to verify its claims that its nuclear program is…

October 15, 2013

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Deaths up from Philippines quake

Tuesday morning’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed more than 100 in central Philippines on the island of Bohol. Rescuers say they expect…

October 15, 2013

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House attempt falls apart

senators remain optimistic

October 15, 2013

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House GOP drops plan, leaving fiscal talks in limbo

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks to a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in…

October 15, 2013

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Prime minister promises to protect Israel in talks

The tough positions laid out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew jeers from opposition lawmakers, and the Palestinians, already wary…

October 14, 2013

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Al-Qaida suspect in U.S. awaiting terrorism trial

Al-Libidu1-i-syn Abu Anas al-Libi was grabbed in a military raid in Libya on Oct. 5. He’s due to stand trial…

October 14, 2013

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U.S. economists win Nobel for assets work

Two of the winners – Eugene Fama, 74, and Lars Peter Hansen, 60 – teach at the University of Chicago.…

October 14, 2013

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Reid, McConnell scrambling to reach deal

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., hopes to have a plan in place to reopen the federal government and…

October 14, 2013

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Giffords seeks end to violence at gun show

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appeared with her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, at a news conference following a tour of the…

October 13, 2013

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Gunmen kidnap workers in Syria

Simon Schorno, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Damascus, said the assailants snatched the seven…

October 13, 2013

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Congress holds rare Sunday session

expresses ‘optimism,’ but no deal struck on the horizon

October 13, 2013

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Study ties chemical to risk of miscarriage

The work is not nearly enough to prove a link, but it adds to “the biological plausibility” that BPA might…

October 13, 2013

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Storm leaves ranchers reeling

Rancher Heath Ferguson said the storm killed 96 percent of his herd of 100 black Angus and Limousin cattle, a…

October 13, 2013

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$1.9M diamond deal on Neiman Marcus list

Love the outdoors but think you’d love it even more while watching the Outdoor Channel? How about an outdoor entertainment…

October 12, 2013

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Al-Qaida revives offensive

nightmares renewed

October 12, 2013

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Social Security to rise slightly

Partial government shutdown delays the release of exact size

October 12, 2013

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Sloppy Silicon Valley techies find their style

Peak Design founder Peter Dering wears new clothing received from Buck Mason at his office in San Francisco. A younger…

October 12, 2013

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Long, strange trip ending for VW’s hippie van

Enio Guarnieri of São Paulo, Brazil, keeps his blue-and-white van or Kombi in his cluttered garage. He bought the vehicle…

October 12, 2013

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Deaths shed light on migrants’ passage

At least 34 people drowned in Maltese waters south of the Italian island of Lampedusa when a boat packed with…

October 12, 2013