Iraqis worry they won't be ready for Mosul operation

Questions persist about whether the struggling Iraqi military will be ready in just a few months for the operation to retake Iraq's second largest city from Islamic State militants.

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Heat wait for word on Bosh, as concern grows for his health

All-Star forward Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat underwent more tests in a South Florida hospital on Friday, amid concerns that blood clots have worked their way from his legs to his lungs to create a condition that could be...

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US rig count drops by 48 in latest week to 1,310; Texas down 22

HOUSTON - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. fell by 48 this week to 1,310 amid depressed oil prices. The Houston firm said Friday in its weekly report 1,019 rigs were exploring for oil and 289 for gas. Two were ...

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Stock market hits new high after Greece gets loan extension

A deal giving Greece more time to repay its debts swung the U.S. stock market higher Friday and drove the stock market to a record high.

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PunditFact: Can oil firms lease federal land for less than the price of a Big Mac?

Doubts that Washington is getting as much money as it should when it leases land to oil and gas companies go back 40 years. The decades have done little to ease those concerns.

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As ravaged Ukraine town regains peace, fear of war remains

Almost every building was gravely damaged, nearly every window smashed in this Ukrainian town left unrecognizable by months of relentless shelling. Children played in the rubble where their homes once stood, while...

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Friends of MU student injured in accident launch hashtag in support

The hashtag #1DforOglesby has been tweeted more than 9,000 times. Read more

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