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Lawyer says Afghan killings suspect recalls little

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) -- Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales remembers little about the night he is accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage, his lawyer says....
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Feds to investigate fatal shooting of Fla. teen

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The growing national attention - and outcry - over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government's announcement that it will launch an investigation....
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Feds to investigate fatal shooting of Fla. teen

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The growing national attention - and outcry - over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government's announcement that it will launch an investigation....
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Romney moves to coordinate campaign with GOP

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after claiming the title of Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney moved aggressively Wednesday to coordinate with the Republican National Committee to intensify his fight against President Barack Obama. One-time bitter GOP rivals looked to be coalescing behind the former Massachusetts governor....

Ill. primary decides fate of 2 veteran congressmen

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois voters casting ballots in Tuesday's primary election will determine the matchup for the state's only open seat for the U.S. House, solidify who will face a tea party firebrand and potentially end the careers of two longtime congressmen....
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Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
SEATTLE (AP) -- When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password....
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Pakistani parliament says no to US drones

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani parliamentary commission has demanded an end to American drone strikes inside the country....

High court has options on health care law

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety. The court also could avoid deciding the law's constitutionality at all, if it finds the lawsuits challenging the law are premature....
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High court has options on health care law

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has several options in ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, from upholding the law to striking it down in its entirety. The court also could avoid deciding the law's constitutionality at all, if it finds the lawsuits challenging the law are premature....
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Flooding feared after storms sock south-central US

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Residents and businesses from southeast Texas north through western Missouri were bracing for flooding Tuesday after a violent band of storms brought heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado, with more of the same forecast for the next several days....
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Storied Army unit moving into Afghanistan's east

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- With the Afghanistan war's endgame approaching, the Army's storied 1st Infantry Division is preparing to take command in the eastern provinces, where the strategy calls for a renewed push this year even as U.S. and allied forces draw down in less violent parts of the country....
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Rights group: Abuses in Myanmar despite reforms

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
BANGKOK (AP) -- It sounds a lot like the old, military-run Myanmar, and not much like the reform-minded new one: A feared army firing on civilians indiscriminately, razing homes and raping women while the government prevents international aid from reaching tens of thousands of displaced survivors....

Could a US Demjanjuk grave become neo-Nazi shrine?

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
CLEVELAND (AP) -- If relatives of convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk get what they want, their patriarch will be buried in suburban Cleveland - a prospect not sitting well with Jewish advocates who argue the retired autoworker could, in death, become a magnet for neo-Nazis....
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Could a US Demjanjuk grave become neo-Nazi shrine?

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
CLEVELAND (AP) -- If relatives of convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk get what they want, their patriarch will be buried in suburban Cleveland - a prospect not sitting well with Jewish advocates who argue the retired autoworker could, in death, become a magnet for neo-Nazis....
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Top Chinese politician's ouster tied to nepotism

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
BEIJING (AP) -- A leaked transcript on China's biggest political scandal in years claims that one of the country's most high-profile politicians interfered in an investigation involving a family member before he was fired last week....

Marmageddon: New Zealand runs out of unique spread

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It's a sticky black sandwich spread that much of New Zealand adores, though detractors liken it to axle grease. And when it runs out, it's Marmageddon....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Obama, Romney talk little about health care laws

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now here's a tag team for the ages: Richard Nixon, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama....

Old Havana restaurants quietly going smoke-free

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 01:06
HAVANA (AP) -- It's a quintessentially Cuban experience: Capping off a meal with a snifter of rum and an aromatic cigar....
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