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U.S. turned to psychics to gather info on Americans held hostage in Tehran
After Iranian students seized more than 60 Americans in 1979, the U.S. was desperate.
Sweeping immigration enforcement raids occur in at least 6 states
Immigrant advocate groups said more than 100 people were taken into custody by federal immigration officials in Southern California on Thursday.
Warm ocean water triggered massive seabird die-off, experts say
A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat.
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Northeast hit by its biggest snowstorm of the winter
The biggest storm to hit the Northeast this winter dropped a foot or more of snow along the New York-to-Boston corridor Thursday, turning roads treacherous, grounding flights and giving millions of people weather whiplash a day after temperatures soared into the 50s and 60s.
Postal Service says it lost $200 million over holiday season
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it lost $200 million during the year-end holiday season, despite a strong quarter of package shipping and expanded use of vote-by-mail in the November presidential election.
Trump criticism of Nordstrom raises conflict concern
Where the White House saw a father standing up for his daughter, an ethics expert saw an implicit threat.
Business
Wells Fargo says it's obligated to see Dakota pipeline finished
"We are one of 17 banks providing a credit facility to one of our customers to build the pipeline," CEO Tim Sloan said. "We thought it made sense."
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Threat of Zika virus likely to return this spring
Virus is now showing up from Asia to South Pacific.
This is Spinal Tap's lawsuit over film's profits
Spinal Tap has reunited — this time in a Los Angeles court to challenge the French studio Vivendi S.A. for millions in profits from the classic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap."
Nation
Eight states lost population between 2015-2016
North Dakota was among 12 more states with anemic growth.
Appeals court weighs Trump ban as travelers arrive to tears
The fierce battle over President Donald Trump's travel and refugee ban edged up the judicial escalator Monday, headed for a possible final face-off at the Supreme Court. Travelers, temporarily unbound, tearfully reunited with loved ones at U.S. airports.
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Meteor lights up Midwest sky
Dashcam video from police cruisers in Washington and Illionis captured the fireball streaking through the night about 1:30 a.m. In addition to Illinois and Wisconsin, the American Meteror Society lists sightings in Indiana, Michigan and other states as well.
Trump aide Bannon: 'We didn't come here to do small things'
"We are moving big and we are moving fast," top Trump aide Steve Bannon said, when asked about the upheaval of the first two weeks of the presidency.
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Meteor lights up Midwest sky
Dashcam video from police cruisers in Washington and Illionis captured the fireball streaking through the night about 1:30 a.m. In addition to Illinois and Wisconsin, the American Meteor Society lists sightings in Indiana, Michigan and other states as well.
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Woman captive for decade hopes new TV role helps the missing
A woman who escaped a home where she and two others were held captive for a decade is joining a Cleveland television station to bring attention to other missing-persons cases in a daily segment.
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