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Egypt cracks down on border

Palestinian travel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is being restricted by Egypt’s new government, which imposed the tough new…

July 24, 2013

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House panel approves cutting postal deliveries

With the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, a House committee Wednesday voted to phase out door-to-door…

July 24, 2013

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House backs NSA data gathering

Measure to stop practice narrowly rejected 217-205

July 24, 2013

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Royal baby named George Alexander Louis

Britain’s new prince has been named George Alexander Louis, royal officials said Wednesday, ending speculation over what moniker Prince William…

July 24, 2013

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Hezbollah chief: EU yielded to US, Israeli will

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah condemned the European Union Wednesday for what he said what its yielding to American and…

July 23, 2013

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Caroline Kennedy nominated as ambassador to Japan

Caroline Kennedy has been tabbed by President Barack Obama to be the new ambassador to Japan.Mary Altaffer/Associated Press file photo…

July 23, 2013

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Mexico’s drug war boils over again in Michoacan

A series of ambushes on Mexican police officials in Aquila, Mexico, has raised fears of a new drug wars in…

July 23, 2013

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Mideast issues split Congress

U.S. trying to figure out its new role

July 23, 2013

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Return of U.S. draft not in sight

All-volunteer force putting defense of country in hands of minority

July 23, 2013

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Opposition demands Hezbollah stand trial

Fighters from the Free Syrian Army targets one of the bastions of the regime’s forces on Monday in Aleppo, Syria,…

July 23, 2013

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Obama’s latest economic push has familiar feel

Drawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once…

July 22, 2013

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Top military leader outlines costs, risks on Syria

In a letter, Gen. Martin Dempsey outlined the risks, costs and benefits of five potential steps as the Obama administration…

July 22, 2013

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Youth activists detained while trying to enter U.S.

Customs and Border Protection officials detained the activists Monday after they filed applications for humanitarian parole at the Nogales border…

July 22, 2013

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Blacks and whites see Zimmerman case differently

The poll found that 86 percent of black people are dissatisfied with Zimmerman’s acquittal in the shooting death of 17-year-old…

July 22, 2013

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Mori’s family denounces military

An opponent of ousted President Mohammed Morsi flashes the victory sign next to a burning scooter and posters of the…

July 22, 2013

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Royal parents face joy, challenges

Changes in routine come with the baby

July 21, 2013

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Rare earths in tailings could power modern gadgetry

rush-era discards find new value for components

July 20, 2013

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Your gold ring has space origins, astronomers say

says the element formed from star collision

July 20, 2013

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Pot testing sprouts with onslaught of new laws

Mike Steenhout, right, comptroller of Washington’s Liquor Control Board, watching as Eden Labs founder Fritz Chess talks about a closed…

July 20, 2013

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‘Stand your ground’ to stay?

Outcries abound, but repeals are unlikely

July 20, 2013

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Calif. ‘Cats’ House’ goes east

felines are moving to Virginia

July 20, 2013

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Protesters: ‘Justice for Trayvon’

the U.S., rallies call for action after Florida trial

July 20, 2013

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Reporter Helen Thomas aged into legend

Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas asks a question of President Barack Obama in May 2010. Thomas, a pioneer for…

July 20, 2013

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Charges in case of men found held in Texas home

A man sits in the back of a police car Friday in Houston as police investigate the scene where authorities…

July 20, 2013