US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise

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A federal appeals court will allow partial access to the abortion drug mifepristone while a high-pro

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When the hatchet-wielding intruder's weapon tumbled from his hand onto the school floor, a 15-year-o

Attacks on Brazil's schools — often by former students — spur a search for solutions