US economy grew at 3.9 percent rate in 3rd quarter

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.9 percent annual rate in the July-September period, even faster than first reported, giving the country its strongest back-to-back quarters of growth in more than a decade.



US economy grew at 3.9 percent rate in 3rd quarter



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Frozen tops Barbie as top girls' holiday pick

NEW YORK (AP) — Move over Barbie. Elsa, Anna and the rest of the "Frozen" characters are the top toy for girls this holiday season.



Frozen tops Barbie as top girls' holiday pick



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Wet basements in Buffalo as flooding fears ease

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Some Buffalo-area residents dealt with flooded basements from melting snow as authorities on Tuesday kept an eye on rising creek levels a week after the region was hit by record-breaking lake-effect storms.



Wet basements in Buffalo as flooding fears ease



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Home Depot faces dozens of breach-related lawsuits

ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot says it faces at least 44 lawsuits in the United States and Canada over a data breach earlier this year that affected 56 million debit and credit cards.



Home Depot faces dozens of breach-related lawsuits



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AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa

LONDON (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition was still bombing Islamic State positions in Kobani last week, blunting the extremists' drive to capture the town in northern Syria.



AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa



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Legal scholars: Obama's immigration actions lawful

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 immigration professors and scholars declared Tuesday that President Barack Obama's decision to make several million immigrants illegally in the United States eligible to be spared from deportation is constitutional and within his administrative powers.



Legal scholars: Obama's immigration actions lawful



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At least 17 killed in Egypt by building collapse

CAIRO (AP) — A shoddy seven-story building collapsed early Tuesday morning in a populous eastern Cairo district, killing at least 17 people while several others are feared to have perished under the rubble.



At least 17 killed in Egypt by building collapse



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