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Elder Bush unloads: Unsparing critique of Cheney, Rumsfeld
WASHINGTON — Former President George H. W. Bush has finally revealed what he really thinks of his son’s…
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House votes to keep highway spending level, ignores warnings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite years of warnings that the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart…
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Experts dismiss Carson’s belief pyramids used to store grain
MIAMI — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Thursday stood by his belief that Egypt’s great pyramids were…
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Christie, Huckabee relegated to undercard at next GOP debate
NEWARK, N.J. — Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have been bumped from the main stage at next week’s…
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Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister
TORONTO — Justin Trudeau was sworn in Wednesday as Canada’s new Liberal prime minister, and his new cabinet…
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Bomb may have downed Russian jet
LONDON — British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in…
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Mexico opens door to legal pot
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal…
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Afghans swell migrant tide as they flee war, unemployment
KABUL, Afghanistan — As a recent high school graduate from a middle-class Kabul family, Mohammed Fahim Aazar has…
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Conflict hard to ignore as stabbings reach Israeli heartland
RISHON LEZION, Israel — Twenty-four-year-old shopkeeper Darya Zelenkov was working her shift in a downtown clothing shop in…
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Rubio, Ryan back off total immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — Two of the Republican Party’s rising young stars — House Speaker Paul Ryan and presidential hopeful…
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Salt Lake close to electing first openly gay mayor
SALT LAKE CITY — Vote tallies indicated Salt Lake City was poised to narrowly elect its first openly…
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Ohio vote leaves pot’s future in question
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The future of marijuana in Ohio faced an uncertain future Wednesday after the resounding defeat…
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Warning signs for both parties in state and local elections
WASHINGTON — State and local elections across the country this week produced warning signs for both Democrats and…
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Photo: Georgia daily life
Fallen leaves lay on the ground as a man walks through Piedmont Park Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia.
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‘Hero’ officer staged suicide, embezzled from youth program
FOX LAKE, Ill. — For weeks, investigators said they were searching for the killers of a small-town police…
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Half of black millennials know of police abuse
WASHINGTON — Long before the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, more than half of…
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Ohio votes down legalizing pot for medical, recreational use
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday that would have legalized both recreational and medical…
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Marijuana legalization bid in California gains powerful backers
SAN FRANCISCO — A long-promised campaign to legalize recreational marijuana use in California next year reached the starting…
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Conflict shapes GOP debate furor
WASHINGTON — Despite a handful of high-profile defections, most Republican presidential candidates are still demanding changes to the…
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GOP wins Kentucky guv’s race in top state election
Kentucky voters on Tuesday elected just the second Republican in four decades to hold the governor’s office, in…