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Oregon senators call for gun control after Roseburg shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s two U.S. senators are calling for tougher gun restrictions in the wake of…
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Groups signal plan to sue over effort to save bull trout
BOISE, Idaho — A federal plan to bolster threatened populations of bull trout in five Western states falls…
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Portland to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland has joined the list of cities marking the second Monday in October as “Indigenous…
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Judge declines to undo order on green cards
SEATTLE — A federal judge declined to issue an emergency order Wednesday that would allow tens of thousands…
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Coast Guard ends search for 33 missing crew members
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard officially ended its search Wednesday for the missing crew members from a…
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For Clinton, complications with her old boss arise
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama seemed to call Hillary Rodham Clinton’s idea of a no-fly zone in Syria…
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California governor signs aggressive climate change bill
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an ambitious climate change bill on Wednesday, aiming to…
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Auto experts: Top managers probably knew of VW cheating
DETROIT (AP) — Auto industry insiders strongly suspect the emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen is much wider and…
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Obama apologizes to aid group for US attack on Afghan hospital
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday for the American air attack that…
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Probe: Nuke smugglers sought out terrorist buyers
CHISINAU, Moldova — In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts…
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Russian warships fire cruise missiles into Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles Wednesday as Syrian government troops launched…
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Luxury birthing clinics spur cesarean ‘epidemic’ in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Thais Faria sank into a leather love seat, relaxing under the ministrations first of…
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Battling IS, Iraqi Kurdish fighters exposed to mustard gas
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Several Iraqi Kurdish troops tested positive for mustard gas after battles this summer with…
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Approaching debate, Clinton, Sanders showing differences
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton is beginning to draw contrasts with her chief Democratic rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie…
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S. Carolina cleans up, but worries remain
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The family of Miss South Carolina 1954 found her flood-soaked pageant scrapbook on a dining…
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Thousands of federal drug inmates set for early release
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of federal inmates serving sentences for drug crimes are set for early release next…
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Right-to-die backers say California helps fight elsewhere
SAN DIEGO (AP) — It will soon be legal for the terminally ill to end their own lives…
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Groups form alliance to tackle climate change by initiative
SEATTLE — A coalition of diverse groups is launching a new initiative effort to tackle climate change, raising…
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Seattle woman charged in death of boyfriend’s toddler son
SEATTLE (AP) — King County prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Seattle woman accused of kicking her boyfriend’s 17-month…
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Coffee combo: Peet’s buying Stumptown Coffee Roasters
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Peet’s Coffee & Tea is buying the popular premium coffee company Stumptown Coffee Roasters,…