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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

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

Nation & World

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

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American toddlers shooting people on a weekly basis

The Dearborn boys are at least the 42nd and 43rd people to get shot by a child younger than 4…

October 2, 2017

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Las Vegas gunman liked to gamble, listened to country music

Stephen Paddock lived quiet retired life before massacre

October 2, 2017

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Trial opens for suspected mastermind of Benghazi attacks

Opening statements began in the case against Ahmed Abu Khattala, whom prosecutors describe as the ringleader of the attacks at…

October 2, 2017

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Facebook to turn over to Congress Russia-linked ads

Ben Margo/Associated Press<br><br>Social media giant Facebook is expected to provide Congress on Monday with more than 3,000 ads that ran…

October 2, 2017

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Biological clock discoveries by 3 Americans earn Nobel prize

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young won the 9-million-kronor ($1.1 million) prize for their work on finding…

October 2, 2017

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Former Equifax chairman apologizes for data breach

FILE – In this May 30, 2007, file photo, Equifax CEO Richard Smith poses for a photo at the Equifax…

October 2, 2017

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Islamic State claims Las Vegas mass shooting

A graphic released Monday by Amaq News Agency, a media arm of the Islamic State group, claiming responsibility for the…

October 2, 2017

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‘I’m going to die’: Concertgoers recount the terror

in high-rise hotel kills at least 59 in Las Vegas

October 2, 2017

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Month after Harvey, debris piles show recovery takes time

Debris sits in front of a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. One month after Harvey dumped…

October 2, 2017

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Protests muted week after NFL responds to Trump criticism

Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the national anthem as others stand prior to an NFL football game…

October 1, 2017

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Supreme Court opens pivotal term with Trump nominee in place

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch acknowledges applause as he speaks at the a luncheon at the Trump Hotel in Washington…

October 1, 2017

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‘Yes’ side wins Catalonia independence vote marred by chaos

An elderly lady is applauded as she celebrates after voting at a school assigned to be a polling station by…

October 1, 2017

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Trial to begin in assassination of N. Korea leader’s brother

Indonesian suspect Siti Aisyah, left, and Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong, both suspects in the killing of Kim Jong Nam,…

October 1, 2017

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Donald Malarkey, portrayed in ‘Band of Brothers,’ has died

Malarkey was one of several members of “Easy Company” to be widely portrayed in the HBO miniseries, “Band of Brothers.”…

October 1, 2017

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Activists in 4-state pipeline protest embrace unique defense

Benji Buffalo, a Grovan Native American from Montana, shovels snow outside his tent at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people…

October 1, 2017

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‘Lone wolf’ suspected in Canada terror attack, police chase

Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht said officers took the suspect, later described as a 30-year-old Edmonton man, into custody and…

October 1, 2017

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Trump puts NFL players on notice: Stand for national anthem

At Sunday’s first game, in London, New Orleans Saints players, coaches and staff knelt before the start of the anthem…

October 1, 2017