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Phone-records monitoring extent exposed

At issue is a court order, first disclosed Wednesday by The Guardian newspaper in Britain, that requires the communications company…

June 5, 2013

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Rice tapped as security adviser

Appointment doesn’t need Senate OK

June 5, 2013

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Committee passes bill to address sexual assaults

The measure approved Wednesday by the House Armed Services Committee also requires that anyone found guilty of rape or sexual…

June 5, 2013

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Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows

Whereas drones are often criticized elsewhere for being morally and legally objectionable, in Israel they are a source of pride.…

June 5, 2013

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Churches split over gay Scout decision

Southern Baptists may sever ties with organization

June 5, 2013

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Thousands evacuated from raging European flooding

Thousands of people have been forced from their homes after heavy rainfall caused flooding along rivers and lakes in Germany,…

June 5, 2013

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Winner of $590M Powerball jackpot is 84-year-old

Florida Lottery officials made the announcement Wednesday after Gloria C. Mackenzie came forward to claim the prize. They say Mackenzie…

June 5, 2013

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Philadelphia building set for demolition collapses; 6 dead

Witnesses said they had been watching the demolition site in Philadelphia and questioned how workers were handling the job. One…

June 4, 2013

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Protesters unite in Turkey

of all ages, backgrounds come together over gov’t actions

June 4, 2013

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Sebelius won’t intervene in Pa. transplant case

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told a congressional panel Tuesday that medical experts should make those decisions. However,…

June 4, 2013

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Manning trial shrouded in secrecy, security

One of the pretrial hearings was closed to the public. Many court documents have been withheld or heavily redacted. Photographers…

June 4, 2013

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Nuke missile crews cite poor morale

The complaints shed fresh light on dissatisfactions roiling this critical arm of the Air Force, an undercurrent that has captured…

June 4, 2013

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Sexual assaults ‘like a cancer’

U.S. military officials admit they failed to take action

June 4, 2013

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Deadly Okla. tornado widest on record, rare EF5

The National Weather Service on Tuesday announced that the twister that hit El Reno was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister –…

June 4, 2013

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France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria

Experts caution that evidence leaves doubt

June 4, 2013

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Tree removals spark days of Turkish protests

Government offers apology, but sends out water cannons

June 4, 2013

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Study: More blacks arrested for pot

The ACLU’s analysis of federal crime data, released Tuesday, found marijuana arrest rates for black people were 3.73 times greater…

June 4, 2013

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Turkish gov’t offers apology as protests continue

The message was a bit mixed, however, as hundreds of riot police deployed with water cannons around the prime minister’s…

June 4, 2013

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Christie: October election to fill Lautenberg seat

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens to a question during a news conference Tuesday in Trenton, N.J. Christie said Tuesday…

June 4, 2013

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IRS officials live it up at conference

Conservative groups claim abuse by tax agency

June 3, 2013

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Fort Hood suspect to represent himself at trial

Maj. Nidal Hasan did not elaborate when announcing he would use a “defense of others” strategy, which requires defendants to…

June 3, 2013

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Wounded and civilians trapped in Syria’s Qusair

This Sunday photo shows Syrian rebels making bread in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria.…

June 3, 2013

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2 U.S. troops, 9 Afghan children killed by bomb in Afghanistan

The death toll in Afghanistan has surged in the last two weeks. Violence has killed 125 Afghan civilians and injured…

June 3, 2013

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Haiti hosts 1st conference on mining efforts

Until last year, few knew that Haiti had precious minerals underground. Two mining companies have begun drilling for gold, copper…

June 3, 2013