Pro-abortion and birth control protesters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Hold the green talk please, until after the election

DENVER - Green groups are talking less about climate change and more about abortion, job creation, corruption, anything to turn out the vote for Democratic candidates.  Full Article 

Energy stocks buoy Wall St. ahead of Fed statement; Facebook falls 10:15am EDT

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday boosted by gains in the energy sector, with traders looking forward to a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve as it winds down its stimulus program.

The home of Theodore Wilbur, boyfriend of Kaci Hickox, the nurse who was released from New Jersey's mandatory quarantine for certain travelers from Ebola-stricken West Africa, is seen in Fort Kent, Maine, October 28, 2014. REUTERS/Joel Page

Nurse fights Maine quarantine over Ebola fears

WASHINGTON - Kaci Hickox, a nurse who tested negative for Ebola after returning from West Africa, plans to challenge Maine's restrictions and did not plan to follow guidelines to quarantine herself until November 10.  Full Article 

An Iraqi peshmerga fighter (foreground) reacts as he drives as part of a convoy of peshmerga vehicles on their way to the Turkish-Syrian border, in Kiziltepe near the southeastern city of Mardin October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Iraqi peshmerga headed to Kobani

SURUC Turkey/BEIRUT - Iraqi peshmerga fighters arrived in southeastern Turkey en route for the Syrian town of Kobani to try to help fellow Kurds break an Islamic State siege which has defied U.S.-led air strikes.  Full Article 

The company logo of Rosneft is seen outside a service station in Moscow November 12, 2013.  REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Sanctions bind Russia's energy elite to Putin

MOSCOW - An offer by Gazprom to help rival Rosneft salvage an Arctic oil project shows how tightly sanctions have bound Russia's political and business elite together in the Ukraine crisis - an unintended consequence of the West's punitive measures.  Full Article 

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Sandy's silver lining: Clean water in polluted bay

Hurricane Sandy killed 159 people and destroyed more than 650,000 homes. But two years on, residents of New York's Fire Island embrace how the storm let clean water flush the long polluted South Bay.  Video 

NASA rocket explodes

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CAPE CANAVERAL Florida - An unmanned U.S. supply rocket exploded shortly after lifting off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia.  Video | SlideshowFull Article 

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Hawaii lava flow hits property, threatens dozens more

A slow-moving river of molten lava from an erupting volcano flows through residential property on Hawaii's Big Island, threatening dozens more homes and businesses. Mana Rabiee reports.