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Consumers soon to see relief at gas pump

Gasoline prices typically head lower after the peak summer driving season, and despite a blip Friday, wholesale prices reflecting September…

August 10, 2013

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Obamas return to Martha’s Vineyard

Meghan Ford of Marshfield, Mass., left, looks through a rack of clothes near a cut-out photograph of President Barack Obama,…

August 10, 2013

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Spelling still matters? Y-E-S, say the experts

The orthographic schism between the YOLO generation and its elders came into stark relief last weekend when a Connecticut eighth-grader…

August 10, 2013

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Arizona denied federal aid after Yarnell Hill Fire

Gov. Jan Brewer ‘deeply troubled’ by the decision

August 10, 2013

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Iowa Democrats worry Clinton might snub them

Iowa democrats worry that, after finishing in third-place in the 2008 caucus, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could focus…

August 10, 2013

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Teen found safe in Idaho; alleged abductor killed

Forty-year-old James Lee DiMaggio was killed by FBI tactical agents after a campsite was spotted from the air, said Gore.…

August 10, 2013

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Endangered species thrive on military ranges

Wayne, a San Clemente fox that was rescued by a civilian wildlife biologist, entertains visitors in his cage on San…

August 10, 2013

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Fight over private stake brewing in Mexican icon

The Los Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Coatzacoalcos in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, belongs to the country’s state-owned oil company…

August 10, 2013

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End-of-Ramadan bomb kills 69 people in Iraq

Black smoke from a car bomb attack is seen in Baghdad on Saturday, part of a wave of car bombings…

August 10, 2013

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Federal gun charge filed in slaying of prisons chief

Stevie Marie Vigil, 22, was taken into custody without incident during the court hearing after a federal grand jury charged…

August 9, 2013

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Swiss apologize for encounter Oprah calls racist

Oprah Winfrey, one of the richest women in the world, says she encountered racism during a visit to Zurich when…

August 9, 2013

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Suburban poverty on the rise

Poverty rises in city suburbs

August 9, 2013

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FCC OKs cap on inmate phone fees

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to limit how much prisons and prison management companies can charge inmates for phone calls.…

August 9, 2013

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Obama vows more NSA program oversight

“It’s not enough for me to have confidence in these programs,” the president declared of NSA domestic intelligence-gathering programs at…

August 9, 2013

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Yemen terror boss left blueprint for waging jihad

In what reads like a lesson plan, Nasser al-Wahishi provides a step-by-step assessment of what worked and what didn’t in…

August 9, 2013

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California faces longer, tough wildfire season

Fire officials are predicting that California is in for a harsher-than-usual fire season. The season has been brutal so far,…

August 9, 2013

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Local Afghan peace deals raising some questions

To date, the agreements have been made without relinquishing Afghan military authority or allowing the Taliban to expand influence, coalition…

August 9, 2013

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Israeli settlements under fire from EU

Israel’s construction of new settlements in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem could cost the country millions of dollars…

August 9, 2013

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More Saudis assisting terrorists, Yemen warns

With several U.S. diplomatic posts closed temporarily in Africa and the Middle East this week amid a global alert about…

August 9, 2013

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Danish Muslim leader regrets role in cartoon rage

Danish Muslim Ahmad Akkari is now apologizing for his role in spurring protests seven years ago against a Danish newspaper’s…

August 9, 2013

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Palestinians complain to Kerry about settlements

In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said Israel’s latest settlement announcements…

August 8, 2013

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Minnesota dad claims share of Powerball win

Paul White of Minneapolis claimed a third of Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot. He and his girlfriend Kim VanRees talked to reporters…

August 8, 2013

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Air crash survival rates unchanged

Only 9 percent of fatal accidents since 1970 occurred during landing, while the vast majority happened during other phases of…

August 8, 2013

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Senate control hinges on fate of Southern Dems

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will be facing two opponents in November’s midterm elections.Scott Applewhite/Associated Press The fate…

August 8, 2013