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Poll: On issues, Clinton has edge over Trump
WASHINGTON — In an early general election warning for Donald Trump, Americans say they trust Democrat Hillary Clinton…
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California woman marks 70 years working for same hospital
SAN FRANCISCO — Talk about a loyal employee: Elena Griffing has just celebrated her 70th year working for…
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Why you might soon text robots as often as your friends
SAN FRANCISCO — The robots are coming — to help run your life or sell you stuff —…
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US, Goldman Sachs reach $5B settlement over risky mortgages
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday announced a roughly $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the…
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Paris, Brussels attacks: ‘Supercell’ of extremism
PARIS — The number of people linked to the Islamic State network that attacked Paris and Brussels reaches…
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With UN envoy in Damascus, IS takes Syrian town from rebels
DAMASCUS, Syria — The U.N. special envoy on Monday urged Syria’s warring sides to preserve the fragile U.S.-Russia-brokered…
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Police hunt suspects in India temple fire that killed 110
PARAVOOR, India — Medical teams on Monday tended to hundreds of people injured in a massive fire that…
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Shellfish behavior: US lobster industry at odds with Sweden
PORTLAND, Maine — Exactly how 32 American lobsters wound up in Swedish waters isn’t clear. But because some…
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Panama rejects money-launder label
PANAMA CITY — Panamanians have long shrugged off their country’s checkered reputation as a financial haven for drug…
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Supreme Court nominee Garland a moderate who can go hard left or right
President Barack Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, has been characterized as a moderate who,…
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Poll: Clinton may be likable enough – next to Trump
WASHINGTON — In any other election year, more than half the country holding an unfavorable impression of a…
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IS abducts dozens of workers near Damascus, fighting worsens
BEIRUT (AP) — In a brazen assault near the Syrian capital, Islamic State militants abducted 300 cement workers…
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Putin says Panama Papers part of US plot to weaken Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any links to offshore accounts and described…
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Court hears case of teen who sent beau texts urging suicide
BOSTON — Dozens of text messages that a teenage girl sent to her boyfriend that encouraged him to…
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Military takes cues from colleges for sex assault prevention
HARTFORD, Conn. — As the U.S. Air Force prepared to roll out a new sexual assault prevention strategy,…
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Space station getting inflatable room, a cosmic 1st
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room. It’s…
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Clinton, Sanders clash over qualifications, background
NEW YORK — With accusations of lying, hustling for money and failed leadership, the race for the Democratic…
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Why Sanders keeps winning but may not be nominee
WASHINGTON — The standard line in Bernie Sanders’ campaign speeches goes like this: “Despite what the corporate media…
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Poll: Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively
WASHINGTON — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs…
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Obama: GOP jeopardizing judicial integrity with Garland
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Thursday of jeopardizing the “integrity of the judicial branch”…