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Fed says it will start modest reduction of its bond holdings

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen declined in a news conference on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to say whether she would…

September 20, 2017

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Colorado cops search for poop-and-run jogger

Cathy Budde says she was first alerted to the woman she’s dubbed “The Mad Pooper” by her children, who caught…

September 20, 2017

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Grand Junction woman wins $133.2 million from Powerball

On Sunday, her persistence won her $133.2 million, making Finchum the biggest jackpot winner in state history. The store where…

September 20, 2017

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Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica

Maria, which has killed at least nine in the Caribbean, made landfall early Wednesday in the southeast coastal town of…

September 20, 2017

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Mexicans dig through collapsed buildings as quake kills 225

But it was the rescue operation at the Enrique Rebsamen school, where 25 people including 21 children perished, that was…

September 20, 2017

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Report: Iran group hacks aviation, petrochemical industries

Stuart Davis, a director at one of FireEye’s subsidiaries, speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking Wednesday in…

September 20, 2017

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Winners and losers in GOP’s last-ditch health overhaul

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joined by, from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, Sen. John Barrasso,…

September 19, 2017

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White man arrested in slayings of 2 black men in Louisiana

A law enforcement official said authorities found a handwritten copy of an Adolf Hitler speech at Kenneth James Gleason’s home,…

September 19, 2017

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St. Louis faith leaders leading service in midst of unrest

Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Carlson was scheduled to lead an outdoor interfaith service Tuesday afternoon in downtown St. Louis with…

September 19, 2017

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Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea

President speaks at U.N. for first time

September 19, 2017

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149 killed as 7.1 magnitude quake fells buildings in Mexico

Dozens of buildings tumbled into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in densely populated parts of Mexico City and…

September 19, 2017

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Senate leader praises revived GOP health law repeal drive

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, walk to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington…

September 19, 2017

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Giant antennas in New Mexico search for cosmic discoveries

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory announced the project this week, saying the Very Large Array on the San Augustin Plains…

September 19, 2017

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Israeli PM praises Trump’s speech at UN

The latest from at the United Nations (all times local): 11:35 a.m. Israel’s prime minister is praising President Donald Trump’s…

September 19, 2017

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UN chief: Nuclear threat at highest level since Cold War

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday.Seth Wenig/Associated Press In…

September 19, 2017

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Hurricane Maria smashes Dominica, now menaces Puerto Rico

As rains began to lash Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rossello warned that Maria could hit “with a force and violence…

September 19, 2017

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Young immigrants shout down Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi

The protesters were angered by Pelosi’s recent talks with President Donald Trump about the federal program that shields from deportation…

September 19, 2017

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Cat 5 Hurricane Maria threatens storm-battered Caribbean

The storm’s eye was expected to pass near Dominica during the night and then on Tuesday brush past many of…

September 18, 2017

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Evidence of spills at toxic site during floods

A gate at the U.S. Oil Recovery Superfund site is shown on Thursday in Pasadena, Texas, where three tanks once…

September 18, 2017

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US immigrants sue over Trump’s end of deportation protection

The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco alleges the move violated the constitutional rights of immigrants who lack…

September 18, 2017

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Vladimir Putin watches as Russia’s military turn up the firepower

Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts during his meeting with businessmen at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Wednesday.…

September 18, 2017

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US jets drop live bombs in a new, massive show of force aimed at North Korea

The warplanes were dispatched after North Korea launched a ballistic missile over northern Japan on Thursday, triggering a widespread emergency…

September 18, 2017

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Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry

A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world. The tiny lice attach themselves to salmon…

September 18, 2017

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Protests resume after 80 arrests in St. Louis unrest

Police talk after multiple arrests were made following a protest in response to a not-guilty verdict in the trial of…

September 18, 2017