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In 'red state' tour, Obama talks with worried Nebraska mom

PAPILLION, Nebraska President Barack Obama visited with a young family in the living room of their suburban house in Nebraska on Wednesday, the first stop on what the White House said would be a year-long tour to talk with Americans about fixing the nation's polarized politics.

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Europe turns to Morocco in Paris attacks investigation

AIT OURIR, Morocco A few weeks before she was killed in a raid by French special forces beside the suspected ringleader of last November's Paris attacks, Hasna Ait Boulahcen packed her bags and said her last farewells to relatives in Morocco.

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GE moving headquarters to Boston to tap tech talent

NEW YORK General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston, tapping the city's technology talent as the industrial conglomerate seeks to emphasize its digital capabilities.

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Anti-immigrant 'Soldiers of Odin' raise concern in Finland

HELSINKI Wearing black jackets adorned with a symbol of a Viking and the Finnish flag, the "Soldiers of Odin" have surfaced as self-proclaimed patriots patrolling the streets to protect native Finns from immigrants, worrying the government and police.

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U.S. targets money laundering in all-cash home sales in Miami, Manhattan

WASHINGTON The United States is hunting down international criminals who launder money through real estate deals, with the Treasury Department ordering title insurance companies to report the identities of people paying cash for high-end properties in Miami and Manhattan.

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Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside Pakistan polio center

QUETTA, Pakistan A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people, most of them police, outside a polio eradication center in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, the latest militant attack on the anti-polio campaign in the country.

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Historic $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot sparks ticket-buying frenzy

NEW YORK Dreams of quitting an uninspiring job, helping the needy and traveling the world opened American wallets on Wednesday for a chance to win the biggest-ever $1.5 billion Powerball lottery jackpot.