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Iowa surge puts Carson in spotlight in Republican debate
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Ben Carson is entering Wednesday night’s third GOP presidential debate with a surge of momentum, ensuring the soft-spoken retired neurosurgeon will face heightened attention from...
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Irish leader visits California to honor balcony victims
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – The president of Ireland met with Berkeley’s mayor, public safety workers, health care providers and area residents on Wednesday to thank them for helping when a balcony snapped...
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Texas student says assignment questioned religious beliefs
KATY, Texas (AP) – A suburban Houston junior high school student and her family have complained about an assignment that they say questioned students’ religious beliefs. Officials for the Katy...
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Panel rejects ban on air shipments of fire-prone batteries
WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.N. aviation panel Wednesday rejected a ban on rechargeable battery shipments on passenger airliners, despite evidence they can cause explosions and unstoppable, in-flight fires,...
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Review: Apple TV brings iPhone-like apps to the big screen
NEW YORK (AP) – It turns out that Apple’s streaming-TV box – aptly named Apple TV – isn’t just for streaming anymore. Its latest incarnation, which ships this week, offers on the big screen just about...
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California principal body-slammed in student fight, 3 arrested
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California high school principal was body-slammed and three students arrested in a wild cafeteria fight that was filmed and posted online, officials said Wednesday....
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FACT CHECK: The Republican debaters and the fact
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ben Carson pitched a tax plan with numbers that didn’t add up. Donald Trump boasted that he’s paying his own way in the campaign, but he isn’t. Chris Christie accused the government...
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Insurgents vs mainstream: Debate highlights GOP’s 2 tracks
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party’s establishment wing in Wednesday night’s third GOP debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb Bush, who desperately sought to...
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Ford issues recalls affecting thousands of vehicles
(CNN) – Ford issued three recalls affecting thousands of vehicles in North America. One safety recall for potential fuel tank issues affects roughly 129,000 vehicles. The recall includes 2009 and 2010...
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Mich. mom of baby who died at day care: ‘It can happen to anybody’
KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Cooper Fales would have been 1 year old on Wednesday. “Just a sinking feeling of what we don’t have any more and what we’ll never get back,” his mother said, describing what...
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Paul Ryan will be new House speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) – The latest developments in the changing of the guard in the House leadership, with Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin elected to succeed Rep. John Boehner of Ohio as speaker (all times...
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AMBER Alert canceled: Suspect in custody in Ohio
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Police say they have found a 2-year-old Tennessee girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert safe in Ohio. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday that Brooklynn...
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China to abolish one-child policy, allow two children
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party announced Thursday that it will abolish the country’s decades-old one-child policy and allow all couples to have two children, removing remaining...
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Video released of Waco biker shootout
WACO, Texas (CNN) – Surveillance video from Waco, Texas, shows the shootout between police and biker clubs that ended with nine dead and 177 arrested in May. Authorities say the May 17 shootout...
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Jet engine catches fire at airport in Florida; some injuries
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A passenger plane’s engine caught fire Thursday as it prepared for takeoff, and passengers had to quickly evacuate on the runway using emergency slides, officials said. Broward...
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New day for House as Paul Ryan becomes 54th speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) – Paul Ryan became the 54th speaker of the U.S. House on Thursday in a day of high political theater, a young new leader for a fractured Congress, charged with healing Republican...
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Officials confirm a shark bit 10-year-old boy in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) – A 10-year-old boy was bitten by a shark off Hawaii’s Makaha Beach Park on Oahu, officials confirmed Thursday. Dr. Bruce Anderson, who is with the state Department of Land and Natural...
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Father testifies about seeing son trapped under tombstone
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – A jury is deliberating in a lawsuit filed after a 4-year-old Utah boy was crushed to death by a 250-pound tombstone while taking pictures with his family. Lawyers for the family...
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Feds back transgender teenager in school restroom dispute
Schools can’t prevent transgender students from using the restrooms that correspond with their gender identities without violating federal law, the Obama administration says. The U.S. Department of...
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Honda recalls older Accords to fix air bag inflation problem
DETROIT (AP) – Honda is recalling more than 300,000 Accord midsize cars in the U.S. because the side air bags can inflate if a door is slammed too hard. The recall covers Accords from the 2008 and 2009...
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