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Supreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled support Monday for a black death row inmate in Georgia who claims…
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EPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Volkswagen emissions scandal widened Monday when the U.S. government accused the German automaker of…
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Jimmy Carter says he feels fine, keeps busy despite cancer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jimmy Carter resumed his role as Habitat for Humanity’s most prominent booster on Monday, donning…
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Touring rehab, Obama calls for 2nd chances
NEWARK, N.J. — President Barack Obama toured a drug rehab and met with former inmates Monday in the…
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GOP faces chaos it hoped to avoid
WASHINGTON — After a devastating loss in the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party entered a period of…
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Haitians mark Voodoo day of the dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Revelers streamed into cemeteries across Haiti on Sunday bearing beeswax candles, food offerings and bottles…
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Islamic State group advances in central Syria, seizing town
BEIRUT — The Islamic State militant group is advancing in central Syria, seizing control of a town that…
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Russian jet broke up at high altitude
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The Russian jetliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from an Egyptian resort city broke…
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Frustrated GOP contemplate changes to debate setup
WASHINGTON — Republican candidates frustrated by their party’s presidential debates are contemplating changes to those remaining on the…
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‘Burnt,’ ‘Crisis,’ add to a pileup of flops at box office
NEW YORK — Sandra Bullock’s political satire “Our Brand Is Crisis” and Bradley Cooper’s chef drama “Burnt” added…
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Gunman kills 3 in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man marching down the street shot and killed three people on Saturday, before…
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Justices review choice of all-white murder trial jury
WASHINGTON — Prosecutor Stephen Lanier’s meaning was unmistakable when he urged jurors in north Georgia to sentence the…
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Officials search for cause of plane crash
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — A Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous part of Egypt’s Sinai…
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Syrian MP: Decision to send troops is act of aggression
DAMASCUS, Syria — The United States’ decision to send troops into Syria is an act of aggression because…
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Analysis: Obama crosses own red line with Syrian deployment
WASHINGTON — Even when President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to…
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Oregon public health officials: Teen girl has bubonic plague
PORTLAND, Ore. — A teen girl from eastern Oregon has contracted the bubonic plague, health officials said. The…
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China to end decades-old 1-child policy
BEIJING — China said Thursday it would allow all married couples to have two children, signaling the end…
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Chile: Companies colluded illegally in toilet paper market
SANTIAGO, Chile — Two forestry companies colluded for more than a decade to control the prices of toilet…
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Migrant tragedy in Greek seas shows dangers as winter nears
LESBOS, Greece — Dead migrants float belly-up, stripped of their clothing by churning seas. On shore, wailing women…
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New day for House as Ryan becomes the 54th speaker
WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan became the 54th speaker of the U.S. House on Thursday in a day of…