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Conn. accident shows dangers of distracted driving

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A teenage driver is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit a jogger, whose father blames his death on her "stupidity."...
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Conn. accident shows dangers of distracted driving

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A teenage driver is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit a jogger, whose father blames his death on her "stupidity."...
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Deficit summit brings about more talk, no answers

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government leaders past and present gathered in Washington on Tuesday to do what they do best about the nation's deficit woes: talk....
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Deficit summit brings about more talk, no answers

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government leaders past and present gathered in Washington on Tuesday to do what they do best about the nation's deficit woes: talk....
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Panel calls for steep cuts in US nukes

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction of U.S. nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles....
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Panel calls for steep cuts in US nukes

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An influential panel is calling for an 80 percent reduction of U.S. nuclear weapons and an elimination of all nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missiles....
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Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
MIAMI (AP) -- Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin....
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Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
MIAMI (AP) -- Court records show George Zimmerman had a pair of black eyes, a nose fracture and two cuts to the back of his head after the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin....
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GOP revises anti-violence bill, draws veto threat

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are revising their proposal to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, but not enough to satisfy President Barack Obama and other Democrats intent on preserving their lead among female voters in this volatile election year....
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GOP revises anti-violence bill, draws veto threat

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are revising their proposal to renew the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, but not enough to satisfy President Barack Obama and other Democrats intent on preserving their lead among female voters in this volatile election year....
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NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books....
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NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books....
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NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books....
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NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books....
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NY judge: Apple statements damage lawsuit position

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the price of electronic books....
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Pennsylvania gets high marks for rein on drilling for gas

Pennsylvania over the past three years has greatly reduced the number of environmental incidents related to natural gas drilling, and state officials appear fully able to oversee the industry without intrusion from the federal government, according to a study released Tuesday.

Researchers at the University at Buffalo's newly formed Shale ...

Civil-unions battle uncivil in Colo.

DENVER — Even with President Obama "evolving" his way to support of gay marriage, the politics of the issue are playing out in complex and contradictory ways in the states, with potentially large consequences for the vote in November.

The 2012 state legislative session began with gay-rights advocates opposing an ...

John Edwards jury resumes deliberation for 7th day

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The jury in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial is deliberating for a seventh day after a judge gave the panel a stern warning not to talk about the case over the weekend....
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Defense mum on whether John Edwards will testify

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-06-12 12:28
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Attorneys for John Edwards on Tuesday indicated that their defense in his criminal trial for alleged campaign finance violations is winding down, but they did not say whether the former presidential candidate or his one-time mistress will take the witness stand....
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North Dakota now No. 2 state in oil production

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas, state officials said Tuesday.

North Dakota oil drillers pumped 17.8 million barrels in March, with a daily average of 575,490 barrels, Assistant State Mineral Resources Director Bruce Hicks said. That ...

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