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Convicted Conn. killer adjusts to society after 27 years in prison
Written by Dave Collins EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Since Bonnie Jean Cook's release on a rare grant of clemency, after…
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Congress plunging into debate on Iran nuclear deal
Written by Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers returning to Washington from their summer recess are plunging immediately into bitter, partisan debate over…
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Rubio visits Charleston church where 9 worshippers killed
Written by Sergio Bustos NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Before attending a town hall meeting Monday night in South Carolina, Republican presidential…
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Obama to award Boston’s Rebecca Newberger Goldstein with National Medal of Arts
Written by Darlene Superville WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field and author Stephen King are among luminaries set to receive a National Medal…
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Merkel demands EU partners share in burden of human tide
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Schools face incomplete data after Common Core test troubles
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Boston awaits release of new Bulger movie ‘Black Mass’
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Police cars’ ‘In God We Trust’ decals draw complaints
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Johnny Depp wows Venice in gritty gangster tale ‘Black Mass’
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Frustrated refugees in Budapest vow to walk to Vienna
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of frustrated refugees who have been stuck at Budapest's Keleti train station for days have begun…
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Iran’s top leader: No nuclear deal unless sanctions lifted
Written by Nasser Karimi TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said Thursday "there will be no deal" if…
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Puerto Rican voters prized by Democrats, Republicans
Written by Sergio Bustos MIAMI (AP) — Residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens but can't vote for president. Yet…
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Conceding defeat, Iran deal opponents at least want a vote
Written by Erica Werner WASHINGTON (AP) — Opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement have given up trying to block it. Now they'…
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US promising help to keep Iran in check in Middle East
Written by Kevin Freking WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is greeting King Salman of Saudi Arabia with assurances that a nuclear deal…
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Judge lets Brady play, ruling against NFL in ‘Deflategate’
Written by Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady learned Thursday he will start the season on the field…
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Judge jails Kentucky clerk for refusing marriage licenses
Written by Adam Beam ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge ordered a defiant county clerk to jail for contempt Thursday after she…
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Targeting Trump, GOP seeks loyalty pledge from 2016 hopefuls
Written by Steve Peoples WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican candidates for president started putting pen to paper on Thursday, pledging not to mount…
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US Muslims hope new billboards reclaim Islam’s message
Written by Rasha Madkour BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of billboards with Muslim themes are sprouting nationwide, proclaiming what organizers say is the true…
