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Lack of comma sense ignites debate after ruling in $10M suit
PORTLAND, Maine — It all came down to a missing comma, and not just any one. And it’s…
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9th Circuit judges to Congress: Leave us alone
WASHINGTON — Three federal judges on Thursday asked Congress not to break up the vast, San Francisco-based 9th…
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US soldiers train for jungle warfare in Hawaii rainforest
HONOLULU — The U.S. Army soldiers finished wading across a stream in a rainforest in Hawaii, and they…
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Trump tax bill would have been slashed by his plans
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency by pledging no tax cuts for the wealthy, but newly…
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Trump’s first budget boosts military, cuts domestic programs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has finalized his first budget for the federal government, a blueprint that would…
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Dutch Trump loses at the polls
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday claimed a dominating parliamentary election victory over…
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Gorsuch view on scope of Second Amendment a judicial mystery
Despite strong endorsements from some gun rights advocates, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has a slim appeals court…
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GOP leaders acknowledge health bill changes, may delay vote
WASHINGTON — Their health care overhaul in peril from all sides, the White House and top House Republicans…
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White House releases 2005 Trump tax info ahead of TV report
WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income…
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Congress’ analyst: Millions to lose coverage under GOP bill
WASHINGTON — Fourteen million Americans would lose coverage next year under House Republican legislation remaking the nation’s health…
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Pot for pets: Owners treat sick animals with cannabis
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Fasman’s 12-year-old dog, Hudson, limps from pain caused by arthritis and an amputated toe,…
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‘Fearless Girl’ statue stares down Wall Street’s iconic bull
NEW YORK — A new statue of a resolute young girl now faces Wall Street’s famous Charging Bull,…
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Lake worshipped by Incans now littered with trash
LAKE TITICACA, Peru — Tucked between snow-capped mountains, Lake Titicaca was once worshipped by the Incas, who proclaimed…
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Early bird special: Spring pops up super early in much of US
WASHINGTON — Spring has sprung early — potentially record early — in much of the United States, bringing…
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Gene therapy to fight a blood cancer succeeds in major study
An experimental gene therapy that turns a patient’s own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major…
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The strange life, and sudden death, of a North Korean exile
MACAU — The heavy-set man got out of a taxi one night last September and headed for the…
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Trump sons open newest hotel in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Ignoring protests, claims their newest real estate venture clashes with Canadian values and a…
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What’s the buzz? Pot-growing lights vex ham radio operators
AUGUSTA, Maine — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on…
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Big surge for military in Trump budget, big cuts elsewhere
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is proposing a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending for new…
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House probe into Russia ties to Trump off to rocky start
WASHINGTON — A simmering dispute between leaders of the House intelligence committee spilled into the public Monday over…