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UN chief: Negotiations on global warming pact are moving at a ‘snail’s pace’ and must speed up
UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says negotiations on a new climate pact to keep global warming from reaching dangerous…
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s Cabinet has approved funding for a fence to be built along part of the country’s eastern border…
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi authorities say bombs targeting public places have killed 10 people in the capital, Baghdad. Police officials say…
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PARIS – France’s top security official says Uber is facing multiple investigations as its low-cost taxi service inflames tensions around…
Read MoreRobber or flasher? Police say man who stole cash, women’s outfit at store decided to be both
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Police say a Pennsylvania robbery suspect has diversified his criminal portfolio by exposing himself to a shop…
Read MoreUN envoy warns that Yemen is "one step" from famine, with 31 million people in need
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. envoy for Yemen says the conflict-torn Middle East nation is “one step” from famine, with…
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So now we as a nation or as an administration decide to change the policy on American hostages being held…
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Why Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is right to be optimistic in his cancer battle
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced during a press conference Monday in Annapolis, Md., that he has B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma— news…
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‘Scandal’ actress reveals battle with debilitating condition
Actress and recording artist Bellamy Young, who plays first lady Melody “Mellie” Grant on the hit TV show “Scandal,” logs…
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