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Germany’s VW: New C02 problems with 800,000 vehicles
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Volkswagen, already reeling from the fallout of cheating on U.S. emissions tests for nitrogen…
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Japanese company fined $70 million over exploding air bags
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators fined Japan’s Takata Corp. $70 million Tuesday for concealing evidence for…
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US detects heat around Russian jet before crash
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went…
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Russian strikes take toll among Syrian civilians
KADIRLI, Turkey — The 4-year-old Syrian girl was ending her first trip to her grandparents’ house. Posing for…
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McDonald’s fries return to Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — Fast food lovers in shortage-plagued Venezuela are enjoying greasy French fries at McDonald’s franchises once…
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Vatican scandal heats up with revelations of greed, intrigue
Two new books are deepening a Vatican scandal with tales of mismanagement and greed, such as sainthood causes…
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Amazon opens its first bookstore as extension of website
SEATTLE (AP) — Online retail giant Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore on Tuesday, two decades after it…
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Keystone backers eye Obama’s successor to make the call
WASHINGTON — The company pleading for permission to build the Keystone XL pipeline looked beyond President Barack Obama…
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E. coli outbreak tests Chipotle’s vow to track ingredients
SEATTLE (AP) — Chipotle’s industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingredients from farm to table is being put to…
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Hello policy fights, bye budget goodwill
WASHINGTON — Despite a broad budget deal, fights over Planned Parenthood, the environment and other policy issues still…
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Writer, editor face trial for sexual content
CAIRO — Egypt’s prosecution referred to trial a writer and the editor-in-chief of Egypt’s top literary magazine on…
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Mongolia, between big neighbors, seeks permanent neutrality
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Sandwiched between China and Russia, landlocked Mongolia has long tread a middle path, maintaining…
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Afghanistan to accept those deported from Germany
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan will take back all its citizens to be deported from Germany as the European…
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Police in south Nepal fire at protesters; Indian man killed
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Police shot Monday at ethnic protesters who attacked a police station with a gasoline bomb…
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At Egypt resort, ‘Russian season’ year round
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — “Davai! Spasibo!” cry the restaurant touts along the main strip in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh…
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E. coli in Northwest marks Chipotle’s 3rd outbreak this year
SEATTLE (AP) — Chipotle closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain’s third foodborne illness this…
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AP: Officer sex cases plagued by lax supervision, policies
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As darkness falls, the most tattered section of this town’s main drag feels more…
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Ex-wrestler Snuka pleads not guilty in ’83 death of mistress
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Former professional wrestling star Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka on Monday pleaded not guilty to a…
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Trans-Canada asks US to suspend pipeline application review
TORONTO — TransCanada, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast,…
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Study: Death rates rising in middle-aged whites
NEW YORK — The U.S. death rate has been falling for decades, but researchers have detected one group…