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Police: Remains hidden in Detroit funeral home included 10 fetuses

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 4:21 p. m.

An anonymous letter led state inspectors Friday to the decomposed remains. →

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Senator snatches student's phone while being asked about Georgia voter registration uproar

Published on Oct. 15, 2018

An attempted conversation between a Georgia Tech student and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., ended abruptly with the lawmaker snatching the student's cellphone away while he was being asked about possible voter suppression in the state. The senator's →

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Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:41 a. m.

KIRKUK, Iraq — A family of six lost children lives quietly in a small apartment among strangers in this northern Iraqi city. The “man of the house,” an 18-year-old, heads out each morning looking for day labor jobs to pay the rent. →

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Syria reopens 2 crossings with Jordan, Israeli-held Golan

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:37 a. m.

QUNEITRA, Syria — A vital border crossing between Jordan and Syria reopened on Monday for the first time in three years, promising to restore trade and movement between the two countries that had halted because of the war. Another crossing, →

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Turkey says joint 'inspection' planned at Saudi Consulate in disappearance of journalist

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:32 a. m.

ISTANBUL — Turkey and Saudi Arabia are expected to conduct a joint “inspection” on Monday of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, nearly two weeks after the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish →

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Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:30 a. m.

WASHINGTON — Low-income people in states that haven't expanded Medicaid are much more likely to forgo needed medical care than the poor in other states, according to a government report due out Monday amid election debates from Georgia to Utah →

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Trump to visit Florida, Georgia; search ongoing for missing

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:24 a. m.

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Upon touring the damage in several towns along Florida's Panhandle, Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long called the destruction left by Hurricane Michael some of the worst he's ever seen. On Monday, →

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Recovery of Nepal climbers delayed by mountain's remoteness

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:20 a. m.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — It took rescuers two days to recover the battered bodies of nine climbers, including one of the world's best, who died in Nepal's worst mountaineering disaster in recent years, authorities said Monday. Local police chief →

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Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales, massive debt

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:19 a. m.

NEW YORK — Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. Sears once dominated the American retail landscape. But the big question is whether the shrunken version of itself →

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Episcopal Church confronts past role in sexual exploitation

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:14 a. m.

NEW YORK — With striking displays of candor, the Episcopal Church is acknowledging the potency of the #MeToo movement by officially lamenting its past role in sexual exploitation and pledging steps to combat it. The Protestant denomination's →

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Prince Harry and Meghan expecting their 1st child in spring

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:10 a. m.

CANBERRA, Australia — Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement came hours after Harry and the former Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney at →

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Tom Brady, Patriots top Chiefs for wild 43-40 win

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:08 a. m.

Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 after blowing a big halftime lead. Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his 200th victory as a starting quarterback, tops all-time. Brady also passed former teammate Adam Vinatieri for most career wins in the regular season and playoffs combined with 227. →

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10 things to know, Monday, Oct. 15

Published on Oct. 15, 2018 | Updated 7:05 a. m.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. Turkey, Saudis to jointly inspect consulate Turkey's government says an “inspection” of the Saudi Consulate will take place, two →

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Prince estate to Trump: Stop using music at rallies

Published on Oct. 12, 2018 | Updated 4:38 p. m.

MINNEAPOLIS — Prince's surviving family members are asking President Donald Trump to stop using the late rock star's music at campaign rallies. Prince's "Purple Rain" has frequently been on Trump's playlist at recent rallies, including →

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Police: Remains hidden in Detroit funeral home included 10 fetuses

Senator snatches student's phone while being asked about Georgia voter registration uproar

Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq

Syria reopens 2 crossings with Jordan, Israeli-held Golan

Turkey says joint 'inspection' planned at Saudi Consulate in disappearance of journalist

Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care

Trump to visit Florida, Georgia; search ongoing for missing

Recovery of Nepal climbers delayed by mountain's remoteness

Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales, massive debt

Episcopal Church confronts past role in sexual exploitation

Prince Harry and Meghan expecting their 1st child in spring

Tom Brady, Patriots top Chiefs for wild 43-40 win

10 things to know, Monday, Oct. 15

Prince estate to Trump: Stop using music at rallies

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