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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice....

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea reportedly tested two more short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, pushing the regime further into a confrontation with world powers despite the threat of U.N. action....

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council swiftly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Monday as "a clear violation" of a 2006 resolution and said it will start work immediately on another one that could result in new sanctions against the reclusive nation....

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Monday that North Korea's latest nuclear test should be "a matter of grave concern to all nations" and accused Pyongyang of behaving recklessly and defying international will....

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea claimed it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test Monday - much larger than one conducted in 2006 - in a major provocation in the escalating international standoff over its rogue nuclear and missile programs....