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AG: Sandusky a predator; defense aims at accusers

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- The lead prosecutor called Jerry Sandusky a serial predator in opening statements Monday, while a defense lawyer said the young men accusing the former Penn State assistant football coach of sexual abuse had a financial interest in the outcome....
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Hitchhiker writing 'Kindness' book shot in Montana

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A man hitchhiking across the country and writing a memoir called "The Kindness of America" was injured in a random drive-by shooting along a rural highway near northeastern Montana's booming Bakken oil patch, authorities said Monday....
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FACT CHECK: Looming tax hike not the biggest ever

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are calling it "Taxmageddon," the big tax increase awaiting nearly every American family at the end of the year, when a long list of tax cuts is scheduled to expire unless Congress acts....
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Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief....
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Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief....
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New Mexico, Colorado wildfires burn out of control

LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) — The sun rose behind a wall of smoke from a large wildfire burning out of control in northern Colorado, while an unchecked blaze choked a small community in southern New Mexico as authorities in both regions on Monday battled fires.

Hundreds of people have evacuated their ...

Union, independent group air Spanish language ads

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
NEW YORK (AP) -- A labor union and an independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election are running Spanish language ads in three battleground states targeting Republican Mitt Romney....
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Prosecutor shows Sandusky jury photos of accusers

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- The lead prosecutor opened former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's trial Monday by introducing the jury to each alleged victim and giving a graphic description of the abuse they say he perpetrated on them....
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Supreme Court turns down new Guantanamo appeals

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take a new look at the rights of foreign prisoners held for the past decade at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba....
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New Mexico, Colo. fires burn out of control

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) -- The sun rose behind a wall of smoke from a large wildfire burning out of control in northern Colorado, while an unchecked blaze choked a small community in southern New Mexico as authorities in both regions on Monday battled fires....
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Correction: Romney-Republicans story

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- In a June 11 story about conservatives' growing optimism about Republican Mitt Romney's prospects in the November presidential election, The Associated Press misidentified David Hirtz as an active FBI agent. He is retired....
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FBI: violent crime down for fifth straight year

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of violent crimes reported to police across the country fell 4 percent last year when compared to 2010, the fifth straight year of declines....
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FBI: violent crime down for fifth straight year

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of violent crimes reported to police across the country fell 4 percent last year when compared to 2010, the fifth straight year of declines....
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FBI: violent crime down for fifth straight year

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 16:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of violent crimes reported to police across the country fell 4 percent last year when compared to 2010, the fifth straight year of declines....
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