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Super Bowl sex trafficking fight continues
SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in its efforts to crack down on sex trafficking during the…
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Detroit mayor: Dead mouse, cold kids, bad floor in schools
DETROIT (AP) — Mayor Mike Duggan said he saw a dead mouse, children wearing coats in cold classrooms…
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Report charts history of sex abuse at Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A new report by a federal watchdog outlines a history of harassment on river trips…
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Going to great lengths for Powerball tickets
NIPTON, Calif. — Lottery ticket buyers have to suspend their belief in math to drop $2 on an…
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Sean Penn: Nothing to hide over drug lord interview
MEXICO CITY — Actor Sean Penn said he has “nothin’ to hide,” after images published Monday indicated he…
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Aid convoys reach besieged Syria communities
DAMASCUS, Syria — Aid convoys delivered long-awaited food, medicine and other supplies to three besieged communities Monday, part…
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Israeli author of blocked book sees sales soar
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli author whose book was rejected from the national high school curriculum because…
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Clinton confronts Sanders as Iowa polls tighten
WATERLOO, Iowa — Hillary Clinton has spent much of her presidential campaign looking past Democratic rival Bernie Sanders,…
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Mandatory public union fees look to be scrapped
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers…
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Powerball prize invites myths about lottery
DES MOINES, Iowa — With up to $1.4 billion at stake in Wednesday’s Powerball, questions about the drawing…
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Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
NEW YORK — David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of…
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Ted Cruz’s outsider claims belie his political insider past
HUMBOLDT, Iowa — Ted Cruz relishes his role as Washington insurgent and tea party agitator, but today’s political…
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Palestinian wave of violence marked by increased female role
NABLUS, West Bank — When Palestinian youths began a wave of grassroots and often suicidal stabbing attacks against…
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Prisoners score Malawi’s first Grammy nomination
JOHANNESBURG — The gentle chorus of maximum security prisoners sung over simple guitar chords has earned Malawians their…
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Campaigns kept afloat by super PACs
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush’s recent cancellation of advertising plans in Iowa and South Carolina was yet another cost-saving…
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Man in fake explosive vest killed amid high Paris tension
PARIS — Police shot and killed a man wearing a fake explosive vest who threatened them with a…
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Analysis: H-bomb or A-bomb, N. Korean nuke test is about Kim
SEOUL, South Korea — It’s a single image released by an enormous propaganda apparatus, showing a note handwritten…
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Young socialist hardliner will lead Venezuela’s economy
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro is doubling down on his existing economic policies with the appointment of…
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All 17 miners trapped in New York salt mine are rescued
LANSING, N.Y. — Seventeen miners trapped in one of the world’s deepest salt mines were rescued Thursday morning,…
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Colleges tell students to leave their hoverboards at home
BOSTON (AP) — One of the holiday’s hottest presents is now considered contraband at many U.S. colleges. At…