What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
WASHINGTON -- The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, ...
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Lake-effect snow heading for New York state could disrupt travel and football
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Black Friday was giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state, with the ...
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Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin’s election commission leader quietly certified Donald Trump ’s victory on Friday, moving past the chaos that ...
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Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US
MILWAUKEE -- The Aurora Health Care Mobile Medical Clinic team waited patiently at a table in the main hallway of ...
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
WASHINGTON -- Advocates for transgender rights are turning to a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after a presidential election in which Donald ...
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Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers
NEW YORK -- After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries tried to ...
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Donald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world limits
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy ...
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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with US markets closed for Thanksgiving
HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. markets were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.U.S. ...
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Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time
BOSTON -- A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make ...
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Military inquiry finds human error caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off the coast of Samoa in October
Military inquiry finds human error caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off the coast of Samoa in ...
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