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Obama warns China against 'skirting the rules'

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he's putting China and America's other economic competitors on notice that they won't get away with "skirting the rules" on international trade....
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Obama: Afghan shooting inquiry will be thorough

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he is directing the Pentagon to do a very thorough investigation of the weekend killings of Afghan civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier....
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Judge denies Sandusky's bid for more particulars

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The judge in former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case said Tuesday that a defense request for more information regarding when and where the alleged crimes occurred is moot because prosecutors have said they cannot produce additional detail.

Judge John Cleland ...

Product recalls

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
The following recall has been announced:...
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Summations begin in Rutgers webcam spying trial

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man is a kid, not a criminal, his lawyer said Tuesday in closing arguments before stopping abruptly....
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Official says decision puts US information at risk

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the middle of Sunshine Week, a time dedicated to government openness, the Obama administration is urging Congress to change the Freedom of Information Act to keep secret a whole new category of information....
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Panetta: Awaiting plans to draw down Afghan surge

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he was awaiting details from Gen. John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, on his plan for bringing home the remaining 23,000 troops sent to Afghanistan during the 2010 surge....
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Defense rests in Va. Tech wrongful deaths trial

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The state rested Tuesday after witnesses in a wrongful death lawsuit testified that Virginia Tech officials acted properly on April 16, 2007, when a lone gunman killed 32 on the Blacksburg campus and then himself....
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N.H. town to vote on renaming Jew Pond

MONT VERNON, N.H. — Residents of a rural New Hampshire town will have a chance to vote Tuesday night on whether to rename a fishing and skating spot that's been called Jew Pond since the 1920s.

Mont Vernon town health officer Rich Masters pushed for the vote after the name appeared ...

Timing unclear on charges in Afghan shooting

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. military officials say it's unclear when charges might be filed in the case of the weekend massacre of 16 Afghan villagers allegedly by a U.S. soldier....
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Defense rests in Va. Tech wrongful-death trial

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — The state rested Tuesday after witnesses in a wrongful-death lawsuit testified that Virginia Tech officials acted properly on April 16, 2007, when a lone gunman killed 32 on the Blacksburg campus and then himself.

Attorneys for the state, the lone defendant in the civil trial, presented ...

Job openings fell in January from 3½ year high

WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. jobs openings fell in January from a three and a half year high. The modest decline suggests hiring could continue at its healthy pace but may not accelerate.

The Labor Department says employers posted 3.46 million job openings in January. That's down from 3.54 ...

Summations begin in Rutgers webcam spying trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man said Tuesday that his client is a kid, not a criminal, his lawyer said Tuesday in closing arguments.

Defense attorney Steven Altman said Dharun Ravi was ...

Wis. prosecutors likely to show video of emaciated girl

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors are expected to play a video in court Tuesday that shows an emaciated 15-year-old girl telling police her father and stepmother kept her in a basement for years and starved her, leaving her to fend for herself off scraps she found on the floor ...

Southwest says it won't make a profit in 1st quarter

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines doesn't expect to earn a profit in the first quarter because of higher fuel costs.

Chief Financial Officer Laura Wright said Tuesday that jet fuel prices have been higher than the airline expected — about $3.50 per gallon instead of the $3.35 it had been forecasting.

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Boston police clamp down on slam dancing

BOSTON (AP) – Add slam dancing to activities banned in Boston.

Police recently cited a city club for allowing violent mosh pit dancing and vowed a crackdown on what they called "dangerous behavior" and a "public safety hazard."

The Boston Herald reports that police cited the House of Blues for ...

Panetta: Awaiting plans to draw down surge

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he was awaiting plans from Gen. John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, to bring home the remaining 23,000 troops sent to Afghanistan during the 2009 surge....
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Dartmouth student's claims put hazing in spotlight

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Things have only gotten messier at Dartmouth College in the weeks since a former fraternity brother went public with hazing allegations involving swimming in and swallowing vomit....
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Dartmouth student's claims put hazing in spotlight

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 00:51
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Things have only gotten messier at Dartmouth College in the weeks since a former fraternity brother went public with hazing allegations involving swimming in and swallowing vomit....
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Dartmouth student's claims put hazing in spotlight

HANOVER, N.H. — Things have only gotten messier at Dartmouth College in the weeks since a former fraternity brother went public with hazing allegations involving swimming in and swallowing vomit.

Senior Andrew Lohse brought the issue to the forefront in January, when he wrote a column in the school newspaper ...

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