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Some Americans refuse to give up on Confederate flag
HANOVER, Pa. (AP) – Many Americans assumed the Confederate flag was retired for good after governors in South Carolina and Alabama removed it from their statehouses this summer and presidential...
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Coast Guard says 2 canoeist dead after leaving Maine port
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The Coast Guard officials say a Pennsylvania couple found dead after setting out on a canoe trip earlier this weekend were both wearing life jackets when their bodies were...
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Baltimore sees 11 shootings, 2 fatal, over the weekend
BALTIMORE (AP) – On the heels of the most deadly month in 43 years, Baltimore saw 11 shootings, two of them fatal, in the first two days of August, including an incident in which seven people were...
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Explosions shock congregants at 2 New Mexico churches
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A pair of small explosions just 20 minutes and a few miles apart shocked congregants at two churches in southern New Mexico. There were no injuries or deaths from the blasts...
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Kraft recalls 36,000 cases of cheese singles
(CNN) – The Kraft Heinz Company is recalling 36-thousand cases of individually wrapped cheese singles because they may present a choking hazard. The voluntary recall involves the three-pound and four...
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Police ID suspect in killing of officer; manhunt underway
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee police officials have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer and they are currently searching for the man. Police Director Toney...
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Obama’s emissions agenda: Winners and losers
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is mandating even steeper greenhouse gas cuts from U.S. power plants than previously expected, while granting states more time and broader options to comply....
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9-year-old bat boy struck by bat in Kansas is dead
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A 9-year-old bat boy has died after he was accidentally hit in the head by a baseball bat during a National Baseball Congress World Series game in Kansas. The Wichita Eagle...
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Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa
LONDON (AP) — An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to interim results from a study...
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Arizona jail inmate pulls eye out of its socket
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A jail inmate in Arizona is hospitalized after authorities say he pulled one of his eyeballs out of its socket. Sheriff’s officials in Pinal County, just southeast of Phoenix,...
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Photos: 8 nostalgic school supplies
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Photos of endangered animals shine on Empire State Building
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of people stopped in Manhattan intersections gazing at photos of endangered animals shining on the side of the Empire State Building. Organizers say the Saturday night event was...
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Report: Texts suggest Ex-Subway spokesperson paid 16-year-old for sex
This story is courtesy of our sister station WTNH in New Haven, CT. (WTNH) Seven-year-old text messages sent by former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle are the latest developments in the scandal that...
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Police investigate possible father/daughter murder-suicide in Massachusetts
This report is from our sister station WWLP in Springfield, Mass. PITSFIELD, Mass. (WKBN) – Pittsfield police are investigating what is believed to be a murder-suicide inside a Plunkett Street home....
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Ex-con accused of killing police officer turns self in
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An ex-con accused of fatally shooting a police officer who interrupted a drug deal turned himself in Monday, ending an intensive two-day manhunt, authorities said. Tremaine...
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Father, daughter dead in collapse of NH circus tent
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan says the two people who were killed when a circus tent collapsed during a storm were a father and daughter. Their names have not been released....
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Comic Amy Schumer calls for better gun control following ‘Trainwreck’ shooting
NEW YORK – Comedian Amy Schumer spoke tearfully of two women who were shot to death during a screening of her movie, “Trainwreck,” and asked lawmakers Monday to support a gun control bill sponsored by...
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Delta says it’s banning shipment of hunting ‘trophies’
NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines is having a major change of heart about shipping hunting trophies. The carrier announced Monday afternoon that it would no longer accept lion, leopard, elephant,...
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Prosecutor: Massachusetts man had manual called “How to practice child love”
This story is courtesy of our sister station WWLP in Springfield, MA. HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – On Monday, 73-year-old Edward F. Dupont of Holyoke was charged in U.S. District Court in Springfield with...
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North Carolina kids left with strangers after Facebook kindness goes awry
This story is courtesy of our sister station WNCN in Raleigh, NC. HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — It’s a bizarre case that ended up leaving two kids in the custody of complete strangers. Names have been...
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