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Mine foreman keeps trapped crew on task in Chile
COPIAPO, CHILE - Luis Urzua went to work as a shift foreman at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile on Aug. 5. A month later, the steely 54-year-old has yet to relinquish his command, pivoting to the challenge of organizing the increasingly sophisticated existence of 33 men facing...
A housing market out of sync
Jack Donnelly put off selling his Capitol Hill rowhouse for three years until he thought he saw glimmers of life in the housing market this past spring. At $950,000, he said, the red brick Victorian is a "solid deal."
Come together
Danielle Pleasant knows this is her last shot. Her five children have been in and out of foster care for more than a decade, as Pleasant struggled to overcome addiction, mental illness, HIV and her own parental shortcomings. Now years removed from the days when she was abusing "everything," when...
Shifting fortunes
Four years ago, as D.C. voters went to the polls to choose a new mayor, the city was luxuriating in prosperity: Construction cranes were ubiquitous on the skyline; the murder toll was at a 23-year low; a new baseball stadium was rising along the the Anacostia waterfront.
The post-9/11 life of an American charged with murder
U.S. officals see Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen about to go on trial in Yemen for killing a prison guard, as one of a growing cadre of native-born Americans who are drawn to violent jihad. Mobley's defenders acknowledge that he associated in Yemen with individuals hostile to the United States but sa
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Mideast crisis looms over Israeli settlements
 Just days after Mideast peace talks began, a crisis looms: Israel hinted it will ease restrictions on West Bank building, while the Palestinian president warned he'll quit the talks if Israel resumes construction.
 
West Bank - President of the Palestinian National Authority - Israeli settlement - Israel - Middle EastEndangered or not, wolf killings set to expand
 Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp up killings and removals of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, despite two recent court actions.
Gray Wolf - Great Lakes - United States - Environment - Yellowstone National ParkIran: Israeli attack would mean its own demise
 Iran's president said Sunday that any Israeli attack against his nation would mean the destruction of the Jewish state.
Iran - Middle East - Israel - Homeland for the Jewish people - PoliticsU.S. troops join Baghdad battle
 Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday.
United States - United States armed forces - Baghdad - Iraqi security forces - IraqHas college sendoff always been so tough?
 For many parents, letting go when a child leaves for college is difficult — more so, many say, than it was for in decades past.
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Earl makes landfall in Canada
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island ...
 Dems in power could be in peril, poll says
Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that ...
 Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit
Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala some of them rescuers trying ...
 Marijuana may relieve nerve pain when other drugs don't
Smoking cannabis, also known as marijuana, reduced pain in patients with nerve pain stemming from injuries or surgical complications, new research ...
 Study: Casual sex doesn't kill chance of long-term relationship
People who "hook up" for casual sex can have as rewarding a long-term relationship as those who take it slowly and establish a meaningful connection ...
Grim Housing Choice: Help Today's Owners or Future Ones
Some economists and analysts urge a dose of shock therapy that would shift benefits to future homeowners from current ones: Let the housing market crash.
  For G.O.P., Tea Party Wields a Double-Edged Sword
As much as the Tea Party fervor is expected to help Republicans in November, it may also create problems for them, and opportunities for the Democrats.
In Britain, Labour Politicians Call for New Look at Scandal
Downing Street's chief communications officer is being accused again of encouraging reporters to illegally intercept messages when he was editor of The News of the World.
Retiring Fed Official Considers More Bank Action
Donald L. Kohn, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that unless the recovery showed signs of "decent progress," more stimulus might be needed.
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