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Across Europe, gay migrants face abuse in asylum shelters
BERLIN — Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution…
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Innovation and today’s economy: Why it’s lagging
WASHINGTON — It’s a dreary thought. America’s most innovative days are gone. A lack of truly groundbreaking inventions…
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Anxious to slow Trump, both Rubio and Cruz go after him
HOUSTON — Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz barreled into Thursday’s Republican debate eager to seize one last chance…
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Nevada gov withdraws from high court vacancy
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he is not interested in being considered for the…
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Mumbai sets no-selfie zones as deaths linked to selfies rise
MUMBAI, India — Look around in any major Indian city, and you will find someone with an arm…
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30 years after Marcos’ fall, his son aims for No. 2 job
MANILA, Philippines — Three decades after a “people power” revolt ousted his dictator father, Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…
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Egyptian intellectuals campaign against jailing of novelist
CAIRO — Egyptian writers, artists and film-makers have launched a public campaign for greater freedom of creativity and…
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SeaWorld admits putting workers in animal rights group
ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld acknowledged that it sent its own workers to infiltrate an animal rights group which…
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Space-endurance champ: I could do another year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, returns to Earth next week after nearly a year…
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Apple asks judge to vacate order on locked iPhone
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help…
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US: China seeking control of East Asia
WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Tuesday that China is seeking control of…
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Cambodian navy to hold training exercise with Chinese ships
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia is holding its biggest-ever joint naval training exercise with China this week, a…
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Talks with Taliban to begin in March
KABUL, Afghanistan — Four countries trying to end Afghanistan’s 15-year war with the Taliban announced on Tuesday that…
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Apple: Feds want to evade security on other phones
NEW YORK — Apple is challenging government efforts to overcome encryption on at least 14 electronic devices nationwide…
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Phoenix police face bullets from shooter who killed family
PHOENIX — Phoenix police and firefighters braved bullets and flames as they responded to a shooting and house…
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Michigan gunman had no barriers to weapons
PLAINWELL, Mich. — A man accused of randomly killing six people in Michigan had a personal cache of…
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Obama: Gitmo undermines security, must be closed
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba slammed into a…
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Poll: Jobs, Social Security are key for next president
WASHINGTON — Here’s something that Democrats, Republicans and independents agree on. When it comes to the economy, they…
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GOP senators: No hearing, no vote for Obama pick
WASHINGTON — The Senate will take no action on anyone President Barack Obama nominates to fill the Supreme…
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Migrants stranded in Greece, face eviction in France
IDOMENI, Greece — At flashpoints near borders on either side of Europe, authorities tried Tuesday to force back…