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Defendant doesn't testify in NJ webcam spy trial

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Jurors in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another will not hear directly from the defendant....
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GOP hopefuls brandish their pro-Israel credentials

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican presidential hopefuls brandished their pro-Israel credentials, accusing President Barack Obama of weakness with Iran, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked Mideast strategy with congressional leaders....

Prince Harry runs with Usain Bolt in Jamaica

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- It wasn't much of a race, but then it really couldn't have been as the world's fastest man and Britain's Prince Harry met up on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital....

Congress approves punitive tariffs against China

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is acting to overturn a court ruling and confirm the Commerce Department's authority to impose tariffs aimed at countering trade practices of China and other countries the U.S. considers unfair....
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Irish police arrest 1 of 5 LulzSec suspects

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
LONDON (AP) -- Irish police say they've arrested one of the five men being sought in the LulzSec hacking case....

Irish police arrest 1 of 5 LulzSec suspects

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
LONDON (AP) -- Irish police say they've arrested one of the five men being sought in the LulzSec hacking case....
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Special Forces soldier dies trying to save NC kids

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- A Green Beret recently home from Afghanistan died trying to rescue his two young daughters from their burning home near Fort Bragg in North Carolina early Tuesday, and the girls were also killed in the blaze....
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Cuban culture minister out after 15 years

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban state media announced Tuesday that the government has replaced charismatic Culture Minister Abel Prieto, a well-known writer and intellectual who has been in the role since 1997....

Putin dismisses opposition protests

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin rejected opposition protests against his presidential election victory Tuesday and his Foreign Ministry ruled out any softening of Moscow's stance on Syria, a strong indication that the Russian leader has no intention of easing tough policies either at home or abroad....

Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A gunman in a car killed a former high-ranking Taliban official working on reconciling Afghanistan's insurgency with the government, a fresh blow to peace efforts even as Kabul announced it was gradually taking the lead from the U.S.-led coalition for providing security in much of the country....

Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey dies at age 77

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, the first black elected to represent New Jersey in Congress, died Tuesday. He was 77....
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Warm winter may bring pest-filled spring

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The mild winter that has given many Northern farmers a break from shoveling and a welcome chance to catch up on maintenance could lead to a tough spring as many pests that would normally freeze have not....
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Nuclear talks with Iran set to resume next month

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iran and six world powers wrapped up talks Thursday still far apart over how to oversee Tehran's atomic program, but with resolve to keep dialogue going as an alternative to possible military action....

Analysis: US, Israel agree to disagree on Iran

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended two days of public posturing on Iran right where they began. Obama wants Israel to refrain from attacking Iran now, and Netanyahu pointedly refused to make that promise....
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Govt rejects no-handshake advice for UK Olympians

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
LONDON (AP) -- The British government on Tuesday rejected a warning by the Olympic team's top doctor that athletes should avoid shaking hands at the London Games....

Eastern Libya declares semiautonomous region

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) -- Tribal leaders and militia commanders declared a semiautonomous region in oil-rich eastern Libya on Tuesday, a move opponents fear will be the first step toward outright dividing the country six months after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi....

To some working poor in India, home is parking lot

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
NEW DELHI (AP) -- There is almost no movement in the pre-dawn cold, when the winter fog sits low over the old city and the only light comes from distant street lamps. The parking lot is silent, except for the occasional hacking cough....

Turkish airline launches landmark Mogadishu flight

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Turkish Airlines started flying into Somalia's war-torn capital Tuesday, becoming the first international company to fly passenger planes into Mogadishu in more than 20 years....

Rep. of Congo: 236 dead after arms depot blasts

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Morticians stacked bodies two to a tray at Brazzaville's main morgue Tuesday as the death toll rose to at least 236 from a conflagration at an armory that catapulted shells, rockets and other munitions into a densely populated area of the capital of the Republic of Congo....

Warm reception seen for Israeli leader in Congress

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-11-27 23:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Israel's prime minister didn't close ranks with President Barack Obama on how to deal with Iran's suspect nuclear program, but he can expect a warm reception to his tough talk when he visits Capitol Hill on Tuesday....
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