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US to provide new Syrian aid
ROME — The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming S...
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Senate rejects firearms on more federal lands
WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation’s most frequently visited federal lands, handing gun control advocates a modest success. ...
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House endorses overtime change
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday approved a measure that would give private sector workers the option of trading overtime pay for extra time off weeks or months later. The bill...
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Associated Press Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. (left), shakes hands with Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, after he testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's hearing on Wednesday in Washington.
Former US official describes Libya attack
WASHINGTON — A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi las...
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Investigation retraces lines of Texas plant
WEST, Texas — Almost a month into their review of the deadly blast at a Texas fertilizer plant, investigators are hoping to draw a picture from the air of how the plant looked before the explosion ...
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Interior releases Sandy aid
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall. The money w...
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Associated Press Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (center), and other senators participate in a news conference on immigration April 18 in Washington. One of the legislation's authors, Rubio, has already acknowledged that the bill will face a tough road to passage if the border security elements are not improved.
Immigration bill may die without provisions
WASHINGTON — Landmark immigration legislation is doomed to fail in Congress unless border-security provisions are greatly strengthened, Republican senators bluntly warned on Tuesday. “If in fact...
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Reports show gun homicides down since 1990s
WASHINGTON — Gun homicides have dropped steeply in the United States since their 1993 peak, a pair of reports released Tuesday showed, adding fuel to Congress’ battle over whether to tighten restri...
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Key events in Ohio missing women case
Three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday, and police arrested three brothers accused of holding the victims against their will. A timeline of key events in the c...
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Ohio police face questions in 3 women’s rescue
CLEVELAND — One neighbor says a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard of the house a few years ago. Another heard pounding on the home’s doors and noticed plastic bag...
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