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Charlottesville mayor calls for swift removal of Lee statue

Notes and flowers form a memorial in Charlottesville, Va., on Friday at the site where Heather Heyer was killed. Heyer…

August 18, 2017

Trump studying options for new approach to Afghan war

President Donald Trump walks across the tarmac before boarding Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport on Friday in Hagerstown,…

August 18, 2017

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Sierra Leone death toll now up to 450 after mudslides

Burials and rescue efforts pressed on amid the threat of further disaster. Up to 450 bodies have been recovered in…

August 18, 2017

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Strategist Steve Bannon leaves Trump’s turbulent White House

Steve Bannon’s resignation as chief strategist at the White House was accepted by President Donald Trump on Friday.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press…

August 18, 2017

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Two dead, six injured in stabbing in Finland, police say

The shrouded body of a stabbing victim on Market Square in Turku, Finland, on Friday after several people were stabbed.Roni…

August 18, 2017

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White House strategist Steve Bannon is out

1:00 p.m. President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon is leaving his White House post. That’s according to two people…

August 18, 2017

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Trump decries monument removals, ‘history ripped apart’

President Donald Trump bitingly decried the rising movement to pull down monuments to Confederate icons Thursday, declaring the nation is…

August 17, 2017

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Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville

This photo combo of images shows, clockwise, from upper left: a Google sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla., the…

August 17, 2017

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Barcelona van attack kills 13 in agonizing repeat for Europe

The late afternoon attack in the city’s Las Ramblas district left victims sprawled in the historic street, spattered with blood…

August 17, 2017

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5 missing after Army helicopter goes down off Hawaii

The Honolulu Fire Department Command Center is seen at a boat harbor on Wednesday in Haleiwa, Hawaii. An Army helicopter…

August 16, 2017

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Families wait in rain to ID lost loved ones in Sierra Leone

“Mother, father, sisters, brothers, cousins all gone. My life has been shattered. … Please help me God,” she sobbed as…

August 16, 2017

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Internal FBI surveys show high support for ex-FBI head Comey

Internal employee surveys show that fired former FBI director James Comey was highly respected and trusted within the bureau during…

August 16, 2017

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Grandfather: Woman killed at Charlottesville rally ‘always wanted fairness’

Elwood Shrader said at a memorial service for Heather Heyer that she showed her passion for equality at an early…

August 16, 2017

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Man drives himself to hospital with nail in his heart

Doug Bergeson is ready to get back to work this week after surviving a June 25 ordeal that others might…

August 16, 2017

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Trump comments please, anger, then please hate group leaders

President praises initial comment blaming both sides

August 15, 2017

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Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts ‘Obamacare’ subsidies

People buying individual health care policies would face sharply higher premiums, and some may be left with no insurance options,…

August 15, 2017

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13 killed when huge tree crashes down on Portuguese festival

The tree fell while a large crowd was gathered near the island’s capital of Funchal as part of the Nossa…

August 15, 2017

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More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides

Red Cross volunteers dig for survivors at the scene of heavy flooding and mudslides in Regent, just outside of Sierra…

August 15, 2017

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Trump’s denouncement disappoints, angers white nationalists

Former Louisiana State Representative David Duke arrives to give remarks after a white nationalist protest was declared an unlawful assembly…

August 15, 2017

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Poll: Charters less popular, but vouchers less contentious

Children hold signs during a rally in support of public charter schools at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Support for…

August 15, 2017

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Asked to serve, some CEOs say no more to Trump

President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with manufacturing executives at the White House in Washington, including Merck CEO…

August 15, 2017

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Both Korean leaders, U.S. signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

The tentative interest in diplomacy follows unusually combative threats between President Donald Trump and North Korea amid worries that Pyongyang…

August 15, 2017

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Questions about lawyers’ fees put El Chapo defense in limbo

During a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan told the lawyers that if they took…

August 14, 2017

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SpaceX launches experiments, ice cream to space station

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket launches from pad 39A Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. The…

August 14, 2017