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Hazing crisis: FAMU head gets no-confidence vote

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The president of Florida A&M University vowed to remain on the job Thursday despite a no-confidence vote from school trustees over his handling of the hazing death of a member of the school's famed marching band....
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Fiancee: Vet gave show errant photo by 'mistake'

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant scrutinized for claims about being injured in Afghanistan made a mistake when he gave the show a photograph of another soldier and passed it off as himself, the man's fiancée said Thursday....
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Fiancee: Vet gave show errant photo by 'mistake'

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant scrutinized for claims about being injured in Afghanistan made a mistake when he gave the show a photograph of another soldier and passed it off as himself, the man's fiancée said Thursday....
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Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
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Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
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Witnesses discuss State Dept.'s WikiLeaks response

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- The U.S. State Department took extraordinary steps to limit harm to foreign relations and individuals after an Army private allegedly sent more than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, two agency officials testified at a court-martial hearing Thursday....
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Family of 6 killed in plane crash in Fla swamp

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) -- A Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children were killed Thursday when their small plane crashed into a swampy area of central Florida, authorities said....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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CDC: Older teens often text while behind the wheel

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
ATLANTA (AP) -- Think your teen would never text while driving? More than half of high school seniors admitted in a government survey that they've done just that....
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Romney and GOP raise more than Obama and Democrats

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney outraised President Barack Obama in May, the first time the Republican presidential challenger has jumped ahead of Obama and his prodigious fundraising apparatus. The numbers illustrate how Romney and the Republican Party have jelled as a force after a protracted GOP primary....

Hazing crisis: FAMU head gets no-confidence vote

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The president of Florida A&M University vowed to remain on the job Thursday despite a no-confidence vote from school trustees over his handling of the hazing death of a member of the school's famed marching band....
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Lobbyist tied to Sen. Harry Reid pleads not guilty

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A former developer and lobbyist with long ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite says he's not guilty of violating federal campaign contribution laws....
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Lobbyist tied to Sen. Harry Reid pleads not guilty

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A former developer and lobbyist with long ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite says he's not guilty of violating federal campaign contribution laws....

Helicopter missing in Peru with 13 foreigners

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A helicopter carrying 14 passengers, most of them from South Korea, was missing in Peru's highland and snowfall was impeding efforts to reach the rugged terrain where the aircraft's emergency beacon indicated it was located, authorities said Thursday....

Troubled San Onofre nuke plant offline for summer

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California is likely to remain offline until at least the end of August....
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Schilling's co. files for bankruptcy; feds probing

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's troubled video gaming company, lured to Rhode Island with a $75 million state loan guarantee two years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, and federal authorities have begun an investigation into it....
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Annan blames Syria for peace plan failure

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- International envoy Kofi Annan blamed the failure of his peace plan primarily on the Syrian government Thursday and told the divided U.N. Security Council there must be "consequences" for those obstructing efforts to end the conflict....

Spain's hurting banks at heart of eurozone chaos

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-08 17:19
MADRID (AP) -- Spain is under rising pressure to find a lifeline for its deeply troubled banks....
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