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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

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Egypt says Ramses II temple unearthed southwest of Cairo

Mustafa Waziri, the head of agency, told The Associated Press on Monday that the discovery was made by an Egyptian-Czech…

October 16, 2017

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Trump voters in storm-ravaged county confront climate change

He had piled the ruined pews out on the curb, next to water-logged hymnals and molding Sunday school lesson plans…

October 16, 2017

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Judge refuses to throw out case against New Jersey senator

Seth Wenig/Associated Press file<br><br>Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J. A judge…

October 16, 2017

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Somalia truck bombing toll exceeds 300, scores remain missing

A critically wounded person waits to be transferred to a waiting Turkish air ambulance plane to airlift injured patients for…

October 16, 2017

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Portugal wildfires kill at least 35; 4 dead in Spain

In neighboring Spain, wildfires have also killed at least four people and prompted the evacuation of thousands in the northwest…

October 16, 2017

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Weinstein Co., overwhelmed by backlash, may be up for sale

Harvey Weinstein participates in a panel at the A&E 2016 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. The Weinstein Co., trapped in…

October 16, 2017

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Crews search air, water for missing worker after blast

The explosion happened on an oil and gas transfer facility in Lake Pontchartrain. The platform was on waters just north…

October 16, 2017

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear government’s email dispute with Microsoft

Supreme Court justices agreed Monday to hear a digital-age privacy dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails stored…

October 16, 2017

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Army Sgt. Bergdahl pleads guilty to deserting his post

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl leaves a motions hearing held Sept. 27 during a lunch break in Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl…

October 16, 2017

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Partisan clash on Obamacare raises specter of government shutdown

President Donald Trump speaks to the 2017 Value Voters Summit, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)du1-i-syn Trump’s…

October 16, 2017

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Tillerson: N. Korea diplomacy continues until 1st ‘bomb drops’

That statement comes despite President Donald Trump’s tweets a couple of weeks ago that his chief envoy was “wasting his…

October 15, 2017

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Oil rig explodes in Louisiana lake, injuries reported

Kenner Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brian McGregor said Sunday evening that rescue boats were being sent from the Kenner Boat…

October 15, 2017

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Yellen sounds upbeat on economy, signaling likely rate hike

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during the G30 International Banking Seminar, at Inter-American Development Bank headquarters in Washington…

October 15, 2017

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Somalia reels from deadliest blast

‘It’s a dark day for us’

October 15, 2017

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France gave Harvey Weinstein its highest honor; now it wants it back

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2015. French President Emmanuel…

October 15, 2017