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Migrants stuck at closed borders, others seeking new routes
IDOMENI, Greece — Desperate migrants and refugees piled up Thursday in fetid fields of mud at a closed…
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Fukushima ‘decontamination troops’ often exploited, shunned
MINAMISOMA, Japan — The ashes of half a dozen unidentified laborers ended up at a Buddhist temple in…
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Ford makes police car doors that stop armor-piercing bullets
DETROIT — It’s a first for police cars: Doors that can protect against armor-piercing bullets. Ford will soon…
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Obama says GOP leaders to blame for party ‘crackup’
WASHINGTON — Years of Republican hardline politics and divisive rhetoric have spawned Donald Trump and the “crackup” of…
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Gunmen worked as team to kill 5 at cookout
WILKINSBURG, Pa. — Two gunmen working as a team fatally shot five people and critically wounded two others…
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Seattle blast levels buildings, causes no serious injuries
SEATTLE — Shop owners on Wednesday inspected walls that were ripped to shreds by an early morning natural…
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French protest against bill tampering with 35-hour work week
PARIS — Tens of thousands of people protested across France on Wednesday against President Francois Hollande’s determination to…
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Venezuelans seek health care in Colombia
URENA, Venezuela — They gather by the hundreds at border bridges before dawn, in wheelchairs and surgical masks.…
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Two Baltimore officers charged in recorded assault on teen
BALTIMORE — Two Baltimore schools police officers have been charged with assault and misconduct after cellphone video surfaced…
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With fresh momentum, Trump tells GOP to embrace his bid
FORT MYERS, Fla. — His party in chaos, a conciliatory Donald Trump pleaded with mainstream Republicans to unify…
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Beatles’ producer George Martin dies at 90
George Martin, the Beatles’ urbane producer who quietly guided the band’s swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act…
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Iraq: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer
BAGHDAD — U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group’s unit trying to develop chemical…
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Student slain in Israel was exploring life after Army
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Vanderbilt University graduate student stabbed to death in Israel during a school trip was…
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Clinton, Trump sweep to victory in Mississippi
LANSING, Mich. — Deepening their dominance in the South, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump swept to…
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On day celebrating women, reminder of lingering gender gap
International Women’s Day on Tuesday celebrated women and their accomplishments, but it also offered a stark reminder of…
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Afghan women’s radio returns after attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Six months after fleeing a Taliban assault on her city, the owner of an Afghan…
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Palestinian attacks kill American tourist
JERUSALEM — Palestinian attackers unleashed a series of shooting and stabbing assaults on Israelis on Tuesday, including a…
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UN, rights groups criticize Europe’s draft plan on migrants
BRUSSELS — The United Nations and human rights groups voiced deep concerns Tuesday about the legality of the…
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Health law fines double for many uninsured at tax time
WASHINGTON — Many people who went without health insurance last year are now seeing fines more than double…
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Great wall of Trump faces great hurdles
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump promises to build a great wall along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexican border and make Mexico…