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Bickering in the Balkans: Officials clash over migrants
BELGRADE, Serbia — The war of words over Europe’s migrant crisis is turning vicious, with officials in the…
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UN agency: Iran’s role in nuclear probe meets standards
VIENNA (AP) — The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged Monday that samples used to determine whether…
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Apple withdraws some China apps after malware found
BEIJING (AP) — Apple Inc. has removed some applications from its App Store after developers in China were…
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Man facing $8.7M embezzlement case hid on Appalachian Trail
CINCINNATI — He was known as “Bismarck,” a genial, thick-bearded hiker who had become a familiar character along…
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No votes cast in small-town Iowa school board race
MCINTIRE, Iowa — An Iowa farmer who was running unopposed for his local school board failed to earn…
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GOP wants to broaden appeal; will candidates get in the way?
WASHINGTON — Anyone in America can grow up to be president, as the saying goes — unless you…
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Police: Man suspected in church shooting was upset over breakup
EAST SELMA, Ala. — A man suspected of shooting three people in an Alabama church was likely upset…
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Fatal floods expose delicate balance in polygamous towns
SALT LAKE CITY — The secluded polygamous towns tucked between stunning red-rock cliffs have survived for more than…
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US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016
BERLIN — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday…
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Russian opposition protest draws thousands
MOSCOW — Russia’s beleaguered opposition drew several thousand people on Sunday to a protest rally in an outlying…
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Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology
HAVANA — Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one…
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Left-wing Syriza wins Greek vote
ATHENS, Greece — A jubilant Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue fighting for his country’s pride and to quickly…
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Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged, citing low inflation
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve ended weeks of speculation Thursday by keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows…
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GOP leaders seek to avert shutdown over Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to head off a politically damaging government shutdown in two weeks…
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Fiorina looks to turn debate accolades into dollars, votes
WASHINGTON — Propelled by her standout debate performance, Carly Fiorina sought on Thursday to turn accolades for her…
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State could get first tribe-owned pot store
SUQUAMISH, Wash. (AP) — North Kitsap may be getting the state’s first tribe-owned pot shop. The Kitsap Sun…
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3 plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot
SPOKANE, Wash. — Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court in the murder-for-hire slaying of a Spokane…
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Seattle students start school with teachers strike suspended
SEATTLE — Yellow school buses rolled through Seattle’s streets and noisy schoolchildren packed playgrounds again as thousands of…
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Military in Burkina Faso confirms coup
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina’s military seized the airwaves and installed a general loyal to the ex-president Thursday…
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Chile confronts major quake with ease
COQUIMBO, Chile — Parts of this port city were a disaster zone Thursday after an 8.3-magnitude quake hit…