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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

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

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British cybersecurity expert pleads not guilty to US charges

British IT expert Marcus Hutchins, branded a hero for slowing down the WannaCry global cyberattack, is interviewed on May 15…

August 14, 2017

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Trump’s sanctuary city threat triggers confusion, changes

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, accompanied by Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, left, and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, right, announces a lawsuit…

August 14, 2017

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US officials say confrontation with NKorea not imminent

CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Trump’s national security adviser, tried to provide assurances that…

August 13, 2017

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Man accused of ramming protesters pictured with racist group

Vanguard America denied on Sunday any association with the suspect. A separate hate group that organized the initial rally pledged…

August 13, 2017

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Wildfire burns home, leads to evacuations in Washington

The State Fire Marshal’s Office on Sunday morning said one home and one outbuilding were lost. It estimated the blaze…

August 13, 2017

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Police identify helicopter, troopers in crash outside Charlottesville

Police said the helicopter was assisting law enforcement officers monitor the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. Police said Lt. H.…

August 12, 2017

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Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths

A helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a passenger later in the afternoon outside Charlottesville also was linked to…

August 12, 2017

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White nationalist rally, violence rock Virginia city; 1 dead

The chaos boiled over at what is believed to be the largest group of white nationalists to come together in…

August 12, 2017

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Car strikes group at white nationalist rally in Virginia

An Associated Press reporter saw at least one person on the ground receiving medical treatment immediately after the incident, which…

August 12, 2017

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Trump breaks silence on Charlottesville: ‘No place for this kind of violence in America’

White nationalist demonstrators clash with a counter demonstrator as he throws a newspaper box at the entrance to Lee Park…

August 12, 2017

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Violent clashes between white supremacists and counterprotesters break out in Charlottesville

Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency shortly before 11 a.m. Using megaphones, police declared an unlawful assembly at…

August 12, 2017

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Secessionists push for South to break away from U.S. again

Members of the KKK are escorted by police past a large group of protesters during a KKK rally in Charlottesville,…

August 12, 2017

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Trump says he’s open to military intervention in Venezuela

President Donald Trump walks out with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and…

August 12, 2017

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AP sources: U.S.-North Korea talking behind the scenes for months

The Associated Press has learned that the two governments have quietly engaged in back-channel diplomacy to address Americans imprisoned in…

August 12, 2017

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Trump says he won’t rule out military response to Venezuela

President Donald Trump walks out with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to speak to members of the media following their…

August 11, 2017

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Senate GOP rallies behind McConnell

Trump criticizing McConnell’s ability to lead

August 11, 2017

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Maryland man making a one-of-a-kind state flag

Brian Galloway works on a one-of-a-kind Maryland flag made from scalemail, a metal material traditionally used to make armor. When…

August 11, 2017