Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press As the United States ends the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan and as the Taliban recapture much of the…
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Bills owners committed to sharing costs on proposed stadium
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Continue Reading As Taliban tighten their grip, Kabul airport only way out
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Continue Reading Costs of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press At just short of 20 years, the now-ending U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan was America’s longest war.…
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick and Paul Pogba set up four goals as Manchester United thrashed Leeds 5-1 to make a…
Continue Reading At least 304 dead, 1,800 hurt as powerful quake slams Haiti
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Continue Reading Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
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Continue Reading China to release 2 coders who built virus news archive
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Continue Reading Pride march held in Bosnia capital; opponents gather too
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Continue Reading Russian firefighting plane crashes in Turkey; 8 killed
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Continue Reading Spanish rights groups denounce child deportations to Morocco
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Continue Reading Over 1,500 evacuated in southern Russia after heavy rains
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Continue Reading Varane presented to Man Utd fans after joining from Madrid
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer France center back Raphael Varane finalized his move to Manchester United for a reported fee of about $56 million…
Continue Reading 3 bodies found after helicopter crash in Russia’s Kamchatka
MOSCOW (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three out of eight people who went missing when a helicopter carrying tourists plunged into a…
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