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Solemn Trump in Vegas: ‘America truly a nation in mourning’

President Donald Trump talks as first lady Melania Trump and surgeon Dr. John Fildes listens at the University Medical Center…

October 4, 2017

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Once an obscure device, ‘bump stocks’ are in the spotlight

FILE – This Feb. 1, 2013, file photo shows a “bump” stock next to a disassembled .22-caliber rifle at North…

October 4, 2017

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Amazon must pay $295 million in back taxes, EU says

The European Union is telling member state Luxembourg to get $295 million in back taxes from Amazon in Brussels’ latest…

October 4, 2017

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143 arrested after protest blocks St. Louis highway traffic

Protesters stop traffic on an interstate highway in Saint Louis on Tuesday. Most of the group was arrested for being…

October 4, 2017

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Nobel-winning technique like “Google Earth for molecules”

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said molecules can be captured down to the level of their atoms, and snapshots…

October 4, 2017

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Only days after massacre, Vegas party resumes on the Strip

Two faux showgirls in pink headdresses tried to hustle a few dollars off tourists gathered to watch. A group of…

October 4, 2017

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Judge reinstates Obama-era rule on methane emissions

administration effort to eliminate regulation fails

October 4, 2017

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Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to U.S. for questioning

More than two days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the question of why someone with no…

October 4, 2017

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Tillerson: I never considered leaving post of top diplomat

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday.Cliff Owen/Associated Press Tillerson, however,…

October 4, 2017

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Poll: Low marks for Trump’s Puerto Rico response

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk after arrival at the Luis Muñiz Air National Guard Base in…

October 4, 2017

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Vegas gunman transferred $100K, set up cameras at hotel room

Investigators still searching for motive in rampage

October 3, 2017

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FDA hints it may look into medical marijuana health claims

Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion via AP file “I see people who are developing products who are making claims that marijuana has…

October 3, 2017

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Acts of heroism emerge in chaos of Las Vegas shooting

The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served as a sniper in Iraq immediately began tending to the wounded, one of…

October 3, 2017

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Calendars detail EPA chief’s close ties to industry he regulates

of his time is spent with industry reps, not with environmental or consumer groups

October 3, 2017

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Trump ignores critics on Puerto Rico trip, sees ‘miracle’ efforts

says more than 10,000 officials on the island

October 3, 2017

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New Mexico city gets funds to process sex assault evidence

Albuquerque officials announced the funds from the U.S. Justice Department during a news conference Monday. New Mexico law enforcement agencies…

October 3, 2017

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Trump, first lady, arrive in Puerto Rico

11:50 a.m. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have arrived in storm-damaged Puerto Rico. The first couple is visiting…

October 3, 2017

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The shale boom’s dark secret, ruined old wells in Oklahoma

Bloomberg News file Warren, a partner at Brown & Borelli Inc., is caught in a historical hiccup, of sorts. More…

October 3, 2017

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45-foot statue of a naked woman could be coming to Washington Mall for 4 months

Rendering previewing R-Evolution at Catharsis on the Mall featuring a work by Artist Marco Cochrane.Galen Oakes via Washington Post The…

October 3, 2017

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Protest leaders: We’re not going away, in spite of arrests

About 20 faith leaders and other protest organizers gathered at Wayman AME Church to pledge that law-abiding but disruptive demonstrations…

October 2, 2017

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Marseille suspect released from custody day before attack

A police officer stands guard while passengers enter the Marseille Saint Charles train station on Monday, a day after a…

October 2, 2017

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Witness and survivor accounts from the Las Vegas shooting

••• Jessica Cabrera called her father from Las Vegas and screamed into the phone: “They’re shooting at us. People are…

October 2, 2017

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Palestinian leader launches reconciliation push in Gaza

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, gives a press conference on his arrival to the Palestinian side of the Beit Hanoun…

October 2, 2017

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A look at what didn’t happen this week

Not real Trump defaulted on payments for his Puerto Rico golf course, leaving the territory with a $33 million tax…

October 2, 2017