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Snowden leaves airport after Russia grants asylum

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Thursday shortly after Russia granted the American temporary…

August 1, 2013

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Study: Hot weather leads to hot heads

Solomon Hsiang of the University of California, Berkeley, says as the world gets warmer, people are more prone to get…

July 31, 2013

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Illinois governor to sign medical marijuana bill

The Chicago Democrat will center his remarks on military veterans – something that’s been a focus in his governorship –…

July 31, 2013

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Prosecutor says kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries

Ariel Castro, who pleaded guilty to 937 counts related to kidnapping and raping three women he kept imprisoned for years…

July 31, 2013

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Raiders of ‘Hitler’s gas station’ reunite in Ohio

World War II veterans who took part in an air assault on “Hitler’s gas station” in 1943 are meeting in…

July 31, 2013

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UK files include nuclear war speech for queen

The text of a dummy speech — prepared as part of a war game exercise in the spring of 1983…

July 31, 2013

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House OKs student loan bill

Legislation lowers rates but ties them to U.S. economy

July 31, 2013

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Defense chief warns budget cuts could harm military forces

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is warning that budget cuts scheduled to take effect next year could force the Pentagon to…

July 31, 2013

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Afghan casualties rising, U.N. reports

More Afghani civilians are being killed and wounded as the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan pulls its forces out of the…

July 31, 2013

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Lawyer: S.D. mayor not given harassment training

Filner’s lawyer Harvey Berger made the argument in a letter to City Attorney Jan Goldsmith one day before the City…

July 30, 2013

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Lawmakers fault poor TSA record on discipline

“These findings are especially hard to stomach since so many Americans today are sick of being groped, interrogated and treated…

July 30, 2013

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Appeals court rules New York City’s big-soda ban unconstitutional

An appeals court Tuesday ruled that New York City’s ban on large soft drink sales in restaurants was unconstitutional. Mayor…

July 30, 2013

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Prosecutors say woman had soda can with green paint

Jia M. Tian, 58, was ordered held without bail pending hearing on charges that she vandalized several buildings and monuments…

July 30, 2013

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Former Sen. Byrd Jr. of Virginia dies at 98

Former Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., the Democrat-turned-independent who began his career as a staunch segregationist and preached fiscal restraint…

July 30, 2013

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Delay of employer penalties will cost government $10 billion

While that’s a big number, the report from the official budget scorekeeper for Congress also put the administration’s recent move…

July 30, 2013

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Negotiators agree to meet again

Israelis, Palestinians hope to OK peace agreement in nine months

July 30, 2013

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Manning faces life sentence

Acquitted of aiding enemy, convicted on other charges

July 30, 2013

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TSA misconduct cases up 26 percent in three years

The number of misconduct cases rose to 3,408 last year from 2,691 in 2010, according to the Government Accountability Office.…

July 30, 2013

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EU diplomat meets with ousted leader

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is “well.” She met with Morsi on…

July 29, 2013

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White House touts slow increase in health care costs

care costs rise at slow rate

July 29, 2013

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New peace effort gets underway with familar cast of faces

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk at the State Department will head…

July 29, 2013

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Child prostitution raids rescue scores, FBI says

The FBI rescued 105 young children, mostly girls, in an operation aimed at shutting down child prostitution rings around the…

July 29, 2013

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Afghan aid money squandered, report says

SIGAR has found waste under just about every rock it has kicked over in Afghanistan. It found that a brand-spanking…

July 29, 2013

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Envoy seeks end to Egypt violence

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold daily rallies at this camp they have built in Cairo. They are demanding…

July 29, 2013