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Pentagon announces plan aimed at lifting transgender ban
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon’s current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday, ordering a six-month study...
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Coroner: No evidence B.B. King was poisoned before death
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Medical examiners found no evidence to prove the allegation that blues legend B.B. King was poisoned before he died of natural causes in May, according to autopsy findings made public...
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Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry
DENVER (AP) – A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits. A Colorado pot shop recently...
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Son of Boston police captain charged in terror bomb plot
BOSTON (AP) – The son of a Boston police captain has been arrested in an FBI sting and accused of plotting to commit terrorist acts in support of the Islamic State group, including the setting off...
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After hard negotiation, historic Iran nuclear deal reached
VIENNA (AP) – After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal Tuesday to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief...
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Ready for its close-up: First spacecraft to explore Pluto
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was expected to get up-close and personal with Pluto on Tuesday, on track to zoom within 7,800 miles of the small icy world left unexplored...
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Portland teen’s organs save 7 lives after tragic death
PORTLAND, Tenn. (WKRN) – A mother’s decision to donate her son’s organs after his tragic death has given seven others life. Nick Townsend, a 17-year-old Portland High School senior, was critically...
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MI boy’s YouTube message to bullies earns him trip to White House
HARTFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — An 11-year-old Michigan boy who confronted his bullies on YouTube is heading to the White House. “It’s funny because he’s fat,” and “I hope he gets cancer,” were just two of...
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Indiana police dept. responds to car parked in handicapped space at IHOP
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – A Lafayette police car was caught on camera parking in a handicapped space at an IHOP. That officer is not handicapped and had no emergency reason to park there. He says it...
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Official calls teen’s plane crash survival a ‘miracle’
SEATTLE (AP) – A 16-year-old girl survived a small plane crash in the rugged mountains of north-central Washington state and then hiked through thick forest to reach safety in what one official called...
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Obama hails deal on Iran nuclear program
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Diplomats of several world powers and Iran struck a landmark deal Tuesday, July 14, 2015 to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from...
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Experts: R.I. Beach blast likely a man-made event
This report is from our sister station WPRI in Rhode Island. NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — As state investigators search for answers as to what caused a blast at Salty Brine Beach over the weekend,...
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Experts: Oregon ‘will be toast’ when next big earthquake hits
This story is courtesy of our sister station KOIN in Portland, OR. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of Oregon’s top earthquake experts predicts the “really big one” will wipe out the entire Northwest. In...
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Michigan: Ban heavy oil from Straits of Mackinac pipeline
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Heavy crude oil will be banned from a pipeline that runs under a scenic waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet, state officials said Tuesday, adding they also will require...
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Man sentenced for transporting 4 stolen NC Wyeth paintings
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A man who transported four stolen N.C. Wyeth paintings worth more than $1 million from Maine to California has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison....
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Non-profit monitored Ciccolo’s social media page for extremism
This story is courtesy of our sister station – News10. ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A non-profit organization helped track the online movements of an Adams man accused of plotting a terror attack. The...
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Nearly 5 years in prison for owners in fatal mauling by dogs
LAPEER, Mich. (AP) – A man and his wife were sentenced to nearly five years in prison Tuesday for failing to control dogs who killed a cancer survivor as he jogged on a rural road. Lapeer County Judge...
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2 dead, 6 missing in Kentucky floods; storms strike again
FLAT GAP, Ky. (AP) – Doris Hardin watched the water rise from the window of her mobile home in rural Johnson County. Her lights flickered off then her neighbor banged on the door, shouting for her to...
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Lower oil prices may trickle out of Iran deal
Oil prices that slumped steeply earlier this year may decline again once a historic deal between the West and Iran allows that country to start pouring more crude into a market already brimming with...
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Lawyers in theater shooting trial make final appeals to jury
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – James Holmes was legally sane when he entered a packed movie theater armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun and a pistol, intent on killing as many people as he could, a...
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