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Another study says warming may be worse than experts think
WASHINGTON — Most computer simulations of climate change are underestimating by at least one degree how warm the…
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Epidemic fuels demand for ‘sober homes’
CHICAGO — The nation’s epidemic of addiction to painkillers and heroin is fueling runaway demand for a once-obscure…
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A top haven for tax cheats that may surprise you: The US
WASHINGTON — The U.S. lambastes and strong-arms countries that help drug lords and millionaire investors hide their money…
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Wounds reopened as ex-coal chief gets 1 year in prison
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing before a federal judge, former coal company executive Don Blankenship expressed sorrow for the…
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Trump eyes shift to policy ‘meat’ as convention fight looms
WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump signaled a shift toward “more meat on the bone” in his policy speeches…
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Clinton hits Sanders on gun control, sharpens attacks
PHILADELPHIA — Armed with a blistering tabloid cover, Hillary Clinton is pitting Bernie Sanders against the parents of…
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Egypt threatens to shut down center documenting torture
CAIRO — For more than two decades, a team of psychiatrists in downtown Cairo have provided a unique…
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Politicians, celebs in spotlight over offshore accounts
BERLIN — The fallout from a massive leak of records on offshore accounts dragged a growing number of…
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Icelandic PM to resign amid offshore holdings controversy
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s embattled prime minister has resigned amid a controversy over his offshore holdings, a Cabinet…
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As Afghan war escalates, schools forced to close
KABUL, Afghanistan — One of Afghanistan’s proudest achievements has been getting millions of children, especially girls, back into…
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Mississippi gov signs law allowing service denial to gays
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s governor signed a law on Tuesday that allows public and private businesses to refuse…
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Trump: Fund wall by cutting off remittances
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump would try to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by targeting billions…
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How a spy probe wound up as a child pornography prosecution
WASHINGTON — FBI agents investigating a potential data leak at Boeing obtained a secret warrant to search the…
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Supreme Court bolsters political influence of Latinos
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America’s Latinos…
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Trump, Cruz making final pitches in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — After Donald Trump’s toughest stretch of the campaign, he and Ted Cruz made spirited final pitches…
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California, New York enact highest $15 minimum wages
LOS ANGELES — California and New York acted Monday to gradually push their statewide minimum wages to $15…
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Data trove offers glimpse of how the rich hide their money
FRANKFURT, Germany — A leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama-based law firm offers a glimpse into…
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In West, region of guns and suicide, outreach to curb deaths
MONTROSE, Colorado — Keith Carey is a gunsmith in Montrose, a town with a frontier flavor set amid…
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Steady hiring spurs more job hunts, rate rises to 5 pct.
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers shrugged off signs of weak growth and extended their long stretch of steady hiring…
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California, New York poised to raise minimum wage to $15
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California and New York are poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the nation…