The air at Ball’s Bluff is soft and warm, just whispering of spring. Sunlight spills through the trees, and a wisp of a breeze rustles the dried leaves that still cling to branches here and there. My husband and I stop at the chain-link fence at the edge of the ridge and look down the tumbling chasm to the waters of the Potomac flowing mutely below.

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Journeying through the Civil War’s hallowed ground

At least six people die and 10 are injured in a bomb attack targeting Shia pilgrims on the edge of the Iraqi city of Karbala.

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Blast strikes pilgrims in Karbala

Leaders of Hamtramck, a working-class city on the edge of Detroit, keep looking for something to cut from a budget that’s already been cut, over and over.

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In Michigan, a City Pleads for a Bankruptcy Option

As midnight approaches, the father is where he was when the day began, sitting on the edge of his son’s bed, peering into his unfocused eyes and misshapen mouth, rubbing his bare chest and scarred scalp. Checking his diaper. Making sure his boy is okay.

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One father’s unfaltering vigil

Two days before Tuesday’s midterm elections, Republicans appear poised to capture control of the House and are likely to make substantial gains in the Senate, an outcome that could dramatically alter the balance of power in Washington, according to a Washington Post analysis of competitive seats…

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Republicans hold edge in final stretch

Unreleased songs recorded by Bruce Springsteen for his album Darkness on the Edge of Town are now being heard more than 30 years after the original LP was released.

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Bruce’s ‘hard times’ album re-released

Unreleased songs recorded by Bruce Springsteen for his album Darkness on the Edge of Town are now being heard more than 30 years after the original LP was released.

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Bruce’s ‘hard times’ album re-released

A majority of Americans now say they are worried about making their mortgage or rent payments, underscoring the extent of economic anxiety in the country heading into midterm elections.

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Majority on edge about that next payment

IN SEARCHLIGHT, NEV. The empty field on the edge of town tells the story of Harry Reid’s life and the political troubles that could spell the end of his career.

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In Nevada, it’s can’t live with Reid or without him

LAS VEGAS – Walter Grimsley woke up Saturday morning and remembered he had an errand to run. He had to go vote.

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Democrats hope early voters will give them an edge