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E. coli outbreak tests Chipotle’s vow to track ingredients
SEATTLE (AP) – Chipotle’s industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingredients from farm to table is being put to the test by an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people as of Tuesday,...
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2 St. Louis police officers cleared in deadly shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Two St. Louis police officers acted in self-defense and won’t be charged in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man who was armed with a steak knife as he approached the officers and...
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2 disgraced Michigan lawmakers seek old seats in primaries
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Two Michigan lawmakers who were forced from office over an extramarital affair and a convoluted cover-up scheme lost longshot bids Tuesday to win back their seats. Tea party...
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Ex-Wal-Mart CEO crash-lands plane on Arkansas highway
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – A former chief executive officer at a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. crash-landed a plane on a highway in front of an Arkansas high school Tuesday after the aircraft’s oil...
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Clinton wants to make gun control a ‘voting issue’
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Tuesday to make stricter gun control into a campaign that can compete with the powerful National Rifle Association’s drive to preserve gun rights,...
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Donald Trump says ads are coming to early-voting states
NEW YORK (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is finally putting some money on the line as several of his rivals receive new attention and support. The billionaire businessman, who has...
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Illinois School District defends privacy curtains for transgender girl
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) – Educators in a suburban Chicago school district said Tuesday they believe they’ve forged a creative accommodation for a transgender student who wants unrestricted access to a...
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White Memphis officer cleared in shooting of black teen
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A white police officer was cleared by a grand jury Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old black man during a fight at a traffic stop, but a lawyer for the man’s family...
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Man charged in Georgia sheriff’s death escapes jail transfer
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – A prisoner charged with killing a Georgia sheriff slipped out of his leg shackles and used them to smash a patrol car window Tuesday, escaping deputies who were transferring him to...
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Florida data shows 10,900 sexual assault kits still untested
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Nearly 11,000 rape kits have not been tested in Florida, according to statistics released by the state Tuesday, mirroring backlogs at law enforcement agencies nationwide...
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Getting treatment: Timing is key after a heroin overdose
Using naloxone, often known by the brand name Narcan, to stop an overdose on heroin or related painkillers called opioids is the first step in a complex process that can include hospitalization,...
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Kraft Heinz to close 7 factories in US, Canada in downsizing
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Kraft Heinz says it will close seven factories in North America over the next two years as part of a downsizing that will shed 2,600 jobs. The company said Wednesday it will...
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New measure would block Essure device for women
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – After suffering symptoms of extreme pelvic pain, bleeding and migraines, former users of a birth control device known as Essure are pushing for Congress to immediately stop...
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Yelp help: Senate moves to protect users’ honest reviews
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Yelp users posting brutally honest reviews have high-placed allies in the U.S. Senate. “What good is information if it’s been sanitized” by powerful companies, asked Sen....
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Kansas high school football player brain dead after collapsing
SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas high school football player who collapsed on the sideline during a game died Wednesday after being taken off of life support, a hospital spokeswoman said. Luke...
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Abused child killer Jamarion: ‘I made a terrible mistake’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In a Kent County courtroom on Wednesday, a judge heard from two boys: one who watched his big brother die, and the 13-year-old boy who killed him. Both Kameron Verkerke,...
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Hearing set on Pennsylvania attorney general, Sandusky case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania judge Wednesday demanded the state attorney general attend a closed-door hearing to be questioned under oath about any leaks by prosecutors or a judge of secret...
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Man arrested in California stabbing of French train hero
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A tip led police in California’s capital city to arrest a 28-year-old man Wednesday in the stabbing of a U.S. airman who was hailed as a hero for helping thwart a European...
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Police officer, suspect shot and wounded in central Kentucky
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) – A central Kentucky police officer was shot in the head and severely wounded Wednesday morning while searching an apartment for a man who tried to mug a woman in the parking lot of...
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Lawsuit aims to reinstate driver cards law dumped by voters in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon nonprofit filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to reinstate a state law that would have allowed people to get driver’s cards if they can’t prove they are in the U.S....
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