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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Baghlan provincial council leader Mohammad Rasoul Mohseni was entering the compound in the morning when the bomber ran up on…

May 19, 2013

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Tumblr CEO’s mom gushes over billion-dollar baby

David Karp, 26, dropped out of high school to concentrate on computer programming and started Tumblr six years ago.Invision for…

May 19, 2013

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Government presses ahead on another leak case

During the investigation of State Department adviser Stephen Kim, law enforcement officials obtained a search warrant for some private emails…

May 19, 2013

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More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told

But McDonough and the other advisers did not tell Obama, leaving him to learn about the politically perilous results of…

May 19, 2013

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Ex-U.S. Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious

There was substantial evidence in the 2011 incident that then-U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke’s motive for disclosing a memo by federal…

May 19, 2013

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Poll: Ruckus over Benghazi, IRS is driven by politics

A USA TODAY poll taken by Princeton Survey Research finds nearly three of four Americans say the controversies will make…

May 19, 2013

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Did you just win $590M? Get a good team in place

If you won Saturday’s historic Powerball jackpot and you haven’t already done so, sign the ticket. Now. Finished? Now call…

May 19, 2013

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Alaska volcano’s ash prompts flight cancellations

The Pavlof Volcano erupts near Cold Bay, Alaska. The volcano’s eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby…

May 19, 2013

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Massive tornado hits Oklahoma, kills 51

Neighborhoods lay in ruins; death toll expected to rise

May 19, 2013

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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

scandal could lead to movement’s resurgence

May 18, 2013

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Florida town wonders who won Powerball

Satellite trucks line the parking lot where the highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold recently at…

May 18, 2013

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AP CEO: Records seizure illegal

Senator renews calls for Holder to resign

May 18, 2013

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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime

Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they…

May 18, 2013

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Feds search apartment in ricin case

Letters addressed to post office, federal building

May 18, 2013

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Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

72 people sent to hospital after trains collide

May 18, 2013

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Why Benghazi keeps coming back

and Dems go back and forth over 2012 attack in Libya

May 18, 2013

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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

A stray dog checks out a leatherback turtle preparing to bury her eggs in the sand at daybreak on a…

May 18, 2013

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Wash. drafts rules for legal pot

regulations aim for tracking from seed to store

May 18, 2013

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After IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

Analytic tools able to collect data related to online, offline behavior

May 18, 2013

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Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Growing power of Islamists may be spurring trend

May 18, 2013

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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youths?

Members plan to vote on proposal Thursday in Texas

May 18, 2013

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$600M Powerball prize inspires the office pool

Establishing rules can prevent controversy, bad feelings

May 17, 2013

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Photo exhibit ignites outrage

Photographer Arne Svenson secretly took pictures of the residents of a glass-walled building across the street from his apartment.Bebeto Matthews/Associated…

May 17, 2013

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Treasury told of IRS probe in ’12

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Friday, ousted IRS chief Steven Miller apologized for the agency’s targeting of…

May 17, 2013