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Person of the Day
James McMahon
Before the beginning of this year's college baseball season, few people would have considered University of Southern Mississippi pitcher James McMahon a possible candidate for the Ferriss Trophy, which the …
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Obama's Trade Agenda Clears Key Senate Hurdle
President Barack Obama's trade agenda cleared a key Senate hurdle and advanced toward passage on Thursday despite the strong opposition of most Democrats.
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The Must-Sees of Summer 2015
Once May rolls around each year, tons of new activities pop up, old events spring back to life, and summer feels absolutely endless. That is, it does until it's over. …
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Failed Launches Cast Shadow Over Russian Space Program
Back-to-back rocket launch failures have dealt Russia one of the heaviest blows to its space industry since the Soviet collapse—with national pride and billions of dollars at stake.
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Malaysia Orders Sea Search-and-Rescue for Migrants
Four Malaysian navy ships began searching the seas for stranded boat people Thursday in the first official rescue operation since desperate migrants started washing onto Southeast Asia's shores, and a …
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Thousands of Gallons of Oil Sopped Up from California Coast
More than 6,000 gallons of oil has been raked, skimmed and vacuumed from a spill that stretched across 9 miles of California coast, just a fraction of the sticky, stinking …
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The Latest on Rohingya: US Lawmakers Urge More US Action
A bipartisan group of 23 U.S. lawmakers is urging the Obama administration to prevent Southeast Asian seas from becoming a "graveyard" for thousands of Rohingya boat people.
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B.B. King to be Laid to Rest Next Week in Mississippi Delta
The body of blues legend B.B. King will return next week to the Mississippi Delta where his life and career began.
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Differing Perceptions of Waco, Baltimore Bothering Some
The firefight in Waco is raising questions about perceptions and portrayals of crime in America, considering the vehement reaction that the earlier protests got from police, politicians and some members …
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Obama Calls Climate Change an 'Indisputable' Security Threat
President Barack Obama has argued for action on climate change as a matter of health, environmental protection and international obligation. On Wednesday, he added national security.
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Malaysia, Indonesia to Offer Temporary Shelter to Migrants
In a major diplomatic breakthrough that could ease Southeast Asia's migrant crisis, Indonesia and Malaysia offered Wednesday to temporarily take in thousands of people who have been stranded at sea …
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IS Group Seizes Part of Ancient Town of Palmyra in Syria
Islamic State militants seized parts of the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday after fierce clashes with government troops, renewing fears the extremist group would destroy the …
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Banks Fined $2.5 Billion, to Plead Guilty to Market Rigging
Four big banks will pay $2.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to criminally manipulating global currency market going back to 2007.
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Education
The Steep Price of Summer Slide
Research from summerlearning.org suggests that unequal access to summer learning opportunities accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income students.
