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Bill Cosby sues model Beverly Johnson over drugging claim
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby sued supermodel Beverly Johnson for defamation on Monday, calling her a liar…
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Dozens of dogs poisoned then fatally shot in rural Arkansas
CHIMES, Ark. (AP) — A humane society official says dozens of dogs were fed hotdogs laced with sleeping…
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FDA lifts ban on blood donations from gay men
WASHINGTON — The nation’s three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday,…
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Firefighters sue siren maker over their hearing loss
NEW YORK — There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone’s head would…
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Sanders struggles to gain edge
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The third Democratic presidential debate opened with an apology and ended with compliments. For months,…
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Polluted nuclear weapons site to become tourist destination
SPOKANE, Wash. — The nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site is now its newest national park. Thousands…
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‘Star Wars’ blasts opening weekend record
LOS ANGELES — To say that the force is strong with this one is an understatement. “Star Wars:…
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In budget deal, health law foes took a different path
WASHINGTON — Republican foes of President Barack Obama’s health care law may be able to get more by…
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In Belgian district, feeling of dead end fuels militancy
BRUSSELS — Brahim Abdeslam seemed no different from his peers in Molenbeek, one of Belgium’s poorest districts, where…
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Mongolian dog tradition revived to protect sheep, leopards
TUV AIMAG, Mongolia — Through three decades of marriage, they have wandered together across the rolling hills of…
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‘Star Wars’: A pop culture phenomenon
OK, so maybe he was mixing his “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” references. But when President Barack Obama…
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Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked…
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Ex-US House Speaker Dennis Hastert recovering from stroke
CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, awaiting sentencing in a hush-money case, has suffered a…
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Buyer of guns used in massacre charged
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The man who bought the assault rifles used by his friend in the San Bernardino…
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House OKs tax-cut package, first leg of budget deal
WASHINGTON — Republicans overwhelmed divided Democrats to whisk tax breaks for businesses, families and special interests through the…
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US-Cuba aviation deal allows 110 scheduled flights a day
HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba have struck a deal to allow as many as 110…
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Putin praises Trump as ‘bright, talented’
MOSCOW — In Vladimir Putin’s view, Donald Trump is “bright and talented.” But as much as those words…
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UN adopts resolution to disrupt Islamic State funds
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday aimed at disrupting revenue that…
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Seattle student who stopped gun attack among Carnegie Heroes
PHILADELPHIA — A student building monitor who stopped a fatal campus shooting in Washington state is one of…
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Why US will lift restrictions on oil exports
NEW YORK — The U.S. could soon end restrictions on oil exports put in place in the mid-1970s.…