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President Obama announced that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban nearly five years ago, has been recovered in exchange for five prisoners. The sergeant’s parents also spoke.
Published: May 31, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By ROSS RAMSEY
Letting students who do not qualify for college — or who qualify but are ranked lower than some who are rejected — is an appropriation.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By ADAM CHANDLER
By the time Shiner Bock entered the New York market last year, the craft beer already had fans in patrons of some city bars, as their owners bought cases from other states.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By TERRI LANGFORD
The number of Texas inmates who need dialysis, which costs $1.25 million a year, is growing, and lawmakers are considering asking for federal aid and putting a greater emphasis on prevention.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By JAMES RISEN and LAURA POITRAS
The spy agency’s reliance on facial recognition technology has grown as the agency has used new software to exploit images in emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other communications.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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The military first used drones, armed checkpoints and raids on suspected militant strongholds to try to find Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, according to classified military logs given to WikiLeaks.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By ELISABETH BUMILLER and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
Robert Bergdahl fought in Washington for his son’s release from the Taliban for five years. On Saturday, President Obama said Bowe Bergdahl was coming home.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By MICHAEL WINES
Environmental groups have strengthened their political operations, raised and spent more money than ever before, and enlisted their members to conduct protests and letter-writing campaigns.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By JACK HEALY
Adult deaths and children’s emergency room visits in Colorado are being linked to newly legal marijuana, often in its edible form, and opponents of legalization are warning other states to pay heed.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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An except of a document obtained by Edward J. Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency, referring to the agency’s use of images in intelligence gathering.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By JULIA PRESTON
The White House delayed a plan to allow the recruitment of young, skilled immigrants with deportation deferrals.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By IAN LOVETT
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office followed a call from Elliot O. Rodger’s mother by visiting Mr. Rodger’s and determining that he was not an immediate threat. Three weeks later, he killed six people.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
Dragoljub Velimirovic, who died May 22, was one of the last players to develop a system or strategy that bears its creator’s name, a feat unlikely to happen again.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By FRANCES ROBLES and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS
An American man who a militant group said detonated 16 tons of explosives was remembered in the Florida subdivision where he grew up for his love of basketball.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By ALAN BLINDER
A disquieting reality that underlines the deeper threat facing Mississippi and other states with legalized gambling: There may be too many casinos chasing too few gambling dollars.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Veterans have expressed frustration with delayed access to care and an impenetrable and unresponsive bureaucracy at department hospitals and clinics.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times asked veterans around the country to share their experiences at V.A. hospitals and clinics.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By JADA F. SMITH
Turmoil continues to rock the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, heightened by the resignation of Eric K. Shinseki on Friday. The Sunday talk shows will examine what’s next for the department, but first, guests will dive into the United States’ foreign policy blueprint, outlined in President Obama’s commencement speech at the Military Academy at West Point.
Published: May 31, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Mr. Bailey worked at the Moulin Rouge, the first integrated hotel and casino in Las Vegas, and was named the first chairman of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Sallee was one of three parachutists to escape a blaze in Montana’s Mann Gulch that killed 12 colleagues and changed Forest Service practices.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By PETER BAKER and CORAL DAVENPORT
In what may be his last, most sweeping effort to effect change in America, the president will roll out his plan to tackle climate change.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By JONATHAN MARTIN
After the party’s establishment wing won a series of primaries this year, its leaders are considering tough tactics to head off further attacks from the Tea Party.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By ERIC SCHMITT
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is now with American military forces in Afghanistan, exchange for five Taliban prisoners held at the Guantanmo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said.
Published: June 1, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By FERNANDA SANTOS
The Obama administration is dropping its fight over Arizona’s “show me your papers” immigration provision, and Arizona is giving up its fight to arrest people who harbor illegal immigrants.
Published: May 31, 2014 at 4:00AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
State election officials will not appeal a decision that puts Representative John Conyers Jr., a Democrat who has been in Congress since 1965, on the August primary ballot.
Published: May 31, 2014 at 4:00AM
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