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In Omaha, and much of US, debate over sex ed rages on
OMAHA, Nebraska — Rival factions yelling at one another amid angry pushing. Tirades about condoms, and claims of…
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Trump, Cruz go at each other in year’s first debate
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald Trump doubled down Thursday on his questions about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s eligibility…
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Iran says it has removed core of reactor, key to nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Nuclear technicians have finished removing the core of the Iran’s only nuclear heavy water reactor…
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WHO declares end to Ebola epidemic after 11,300 deaths
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared an end to the deadliest Ebola outbreak ever on Thursday…
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Who got 3 winning tickets to $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot?
MUNFORD, Tenn. — Mystery winners in Tennessee, Florida and California should get their affairs in order before they…
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Alan Rickman, star of stage and ‘Harry Potter,’ dies at 69
LONDON — British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the “Harry…
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Once again, lack of diversity bemoaned in Oscar slate
A year after host Neil Patrick Harris quipped that the Oscars were honoring Hollywood’s “best and whitest,” the…
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US Navy sailors released unharmed by Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It turned out to be the international crisis that wasn’t. Less than a…
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Ocean search for Malaysian airliner finds 2nd shipwreck
CANBERRA, Australia — The undersea search for the Malaysian airliner that vanished almost two years ago has found…
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Once accommodating neighbors now turn back Syrian refugees
BEIRUT — After taking in a million Syrian refugees, Lebanon has quietly changed course in recent months, forcing…
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Stocks plunge as a dismal start to 2016 gets worse
The dismal start to 2016 on Wall Street got a lot worse Wednesday. Stocks tumbled again on fears…
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More employers try to help workers pay student loans
NEW YORK — Employers are discovering that making it easier for workers to pay off their student loans…
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Ryan, Haley offer new answer to Trump
WASHINGTON — Two fresh faces in the Republican Party — House Speaker Paul Ryan and South Carolina Gov.…
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Obama: Future depends on fixing politics
WASHINGTON — Lamenting the nation’s persistently deep divides, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night that opportunity and security…
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2 Navy boats held by Iran but will be returned
WASHINGTON — Iran was holding 10 U.S. Navy sailors and their two small boats that drifted into Iranian…
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Iraq attacks shatter relative calm after IS losses
BAGHDAD — Deadly attacks in Baghdad and a nearby town have shattered the relative calm far from the…
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Siege, starvation leaves Syrian town in ‘grim’ state
BEIRUT — Siege and starvation have left the rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya in a nightmarish state not…
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Suicide bomber kills 10, wounds 15 in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — A suicide bomber affiliated with the Islamic State group detonated a bomb in a historic district…
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High court: Florida death penalty system is unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s unique system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much…
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Texas ‘affluenza’ teen’s mom released from jail
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in…