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Nobel Prize winner, Mario Vargas Llosa, to receive ‘Living Legend Award’
Peruvian-born novelist and essayist, Mario Vargas Llosa will receive the “Living Legend Award” from the Library of Congress in Washington…
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Each episode of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” starts off with hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines showing their clients three prospective homes.…
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Unhappy Target customers send strong message on pill bottles
Longtime customers of Target’s pharmacies are finding a change in pill bottle design hard to swallow. After CVS began operating…
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WASHINGTON — Amateur psychoanalysts have put Donald Trump on the couch, calling him a sociopath, unhinged, a narcissist. Amid all…
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DNA law leads to retrial for 3 in 1988 Puerto Rico killing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The witness said he was sure: He’d driven three men to the beach and watched…
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Japan, Philippines to China: Respect law for Asian stability
DAVAO, Philippines – The top diplomats of Japan and the Philippines have called on China to avoid intimidation and follow…
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Ex-top aide testifies against Pennsylvania attorney general
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – A former top aide to Pennsylvania’s attorney general says his “heart sank a little” when his boss…
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