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Russia says Syrian government now in control of rebel town
BEIRUT (AP) — The Russian military announced on Thursday that the Syrian government is now in full control of the last rebel-held town on the outskirts of Damascus that was the site of a suspected chemical attack over the weekend….
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$30,000 rumor? Tabloid paid for, spiked, salacious Trump tip
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight months before the company that owns the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to a former Playboy Playmate who claimed she'd had an affair with Donald Trump, the tabloid's parent made a $30,000 payment to a less famous individual: a former doorman at one of the real estate mogul's New York City buildings….
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:…
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McCarthy, Scalise are likely contenders for House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some say it's a fight between West and South. Or a battle for President Donald Trump's affections. Or a test of who can woo conservatives….
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Gaza’s hospitals taxed by wounded from Israeli fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Raed Jadallah belonged to an exclusive club – a small band of surfers who escaped the claustrophobia of blockaded Gaza by riding the waves of the Mediterranean. Now he's immobile, a metal fixation device clamped to his left leg after an Israeli bullet fractured his femur in two places….
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California to join Guard border mission, but with conditions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown accepted President Donald Trump's call to send the National Guard to the Mexican border, but rejected the White House's portrait of a burgeoning border crisis and insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement….
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NASA Tess spacecraft to prowl for planets as galactic scout
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Look up at the sky tonight. Every star you see – plus hundreds of thousands, even millions more – will come under the intense stare of NASA's newest planet hunter….
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5 years after Boston bombing, anti-extremism efforts falter
BOSTON (AP) — Five years after two brothers who had been living in America for about a decade bombed the Boston Marathon, federally funded community programs to prevent attacks by homegrown extremists are barely underway and face an uncertain future….
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As royal wedding nears, brands benefit from ‘Meghan effect’
LONDON (AP) — Canadian fashion designer Bojana Sentaler stared at her television on Christmas Day to see if Meghan Markle had a gift for her….
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It’s playoff time: The NBA’s first-round pairings are set
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA playoffs that start this weekend already have an extremely tough act to follow….
