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The storm that once carried the strongest hurricane winds recorded in the Western Hemisphere seemed to be weakening as it moved inland. Officials warned that heavy rain could produce floods and landslides. 
Utilities were ordered to use coal in the 1970s. Now small co-ops that went into debt to follow that mandate have plants that can’t meet new clean-power standards and can't be easily upgraded or replaced.
Grilled in public for 11 hours about Benghazi by her political enemies, the former secretary of state emerged without a scratch.
Yuri Andropov, center, was KGB chief before becoming Soviet president, and he was a source of Moscow's anxiety. (AP)
Documents from 1990 were recently declassified and reveal that the Cold War adversaries may have come close to armed conflict because the Kremlin misunderstood U.S. intentions. The paranoia over a possible strike led to air forces being placed on high alert in East Germany and Poland.
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China is pouring $46 billion into Pakistani projects in a bid to re-create the Silk Road that linked Asia to the Middle East.
Security cameras will monitor al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem 24 hours a day, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Years after serious problems were discovered — and after warnings by the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester were rejected — the military says lighter-weight pilots are now prohibited from flying the fighter jet.
The concept is making headlines because of Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign. So we get a professor's take — and layman's terms from a high school teacher.
The chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals landed himself in hot water after defending a Daraprim price increase of 4,000 percent. Now another company has an alternative.
He paused during at least three disturbances, acknowledging the detractors each time.
The rise of political outsiders has forced major cuts to the Republican's operation and a reassessment of how he will campaign.
The air campaign shows a revamped Russian military, which sharply differs in both capability and mind-set from the Soviet-style force.
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Next up: the Mets. This will be the first World Series between franchises born in the expansion-era 1960s.
The ACA enrollment Web site is expected to be faster and clearer, but a tool to find plans with local doctors is not ready.
The Justice Department said it found evidence of mismanagement but not of illegal activity in the handling of tax-exemption applications by conservative groups.
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To tell a story about a chef's life, Bradley Cooper prepared for plates being hurled and collars being grabbed.
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Alabama seemed iffy after losing to Ole Miss, but the Tide will try to win the team's fifth game in a row.
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