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Judge rules against Milton Catholic school in gay-hiring retraction
BOSTON (AP) — An all-girls Catholic prep school in Milton violated state anti-discrimination law by rescinding a job offer to a…
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Congress sends year-end spending measure to Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Friday sent President Barack Obama a bipartisan but deficit-boosting year-end spending package that raises federal agency…
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Virginia district cancels school over Islamic lesson anger
VERONA, Va. (AP) — Schools in a Shenandoah Valley county in Virginia were closed Friday and a weekend holiday concert and athletic events…
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Carter says he used personal email for Pentagon business
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter acknowledged on Thursday he sometimes used a personal, unsecured email account to conduct…
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‘Star Wars’ thrills fans, sets records (no spoilers)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After months of secrecy and anticipation, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is thrilling fans and theater owners…
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Upstate New York man admits trying to recruit for Islamic State
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A pizza shop owner originally from Yemen admitted Thursday he tried to recruit fighters for the Islamic State group…
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Buyer of rifles used in California massacre faces terrorism charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) —The man who bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino massacre was charged Thursday with terrorism-related…
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Putin praises GOP leader Trump as ‘bright and talented’
MOSCOW (AP) — In Vladimir Putin's view, Donald Trump is "bright and talented." But as much as those words…
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Fresh from debate, Cruz looks to Super Tuesday for advantage
ATLANTA (AP) — Less than two months before voters in Iowa and New Hampshire start winnowing the field of Republican presidential hopefuls, Texas…
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House delays vote targeting Planned Parenthood, health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders have decided to delay until January a House vote to unravel President Barack Obama's health care…
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Judge: Northern Ireland abortion law undermines human rights
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — A Belfast judge has ruled that Northern Ireland's government should ease restrictions on abortion because the…
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Climate researchers employ tool from 1800s: whaling logs
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Maritime historians, climate scientists and ordinary citizens are coming together on a project to study the logbooks of…
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Massive year-end spending bill includes cybersecurity act
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive year-end spending measure moving through Congress includes a provision that will encourage companies to share cyber threat…
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McConnell suggests new look at Patriot Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate may re-open debate on National Security Agency wire-tapping authority following the attacks in Paris and San…
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Led by GOP, House poised to renew over $600B in tax cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are ready to whip a year-end tax-cut compromise through the House as Congress prepares to finish 2015…
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Fed rate hike likely to push up consumer credit costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's interest rate "liftoff" Wednesday probably will nudge consumer credit costs higher, making carrying…
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Salem teen convicted in rape, murder of high school math teacher
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts teenager was convicted Tuesday of raping and killing his high school math teacher when he was 14.…
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Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia's long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad&…
