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Warm reception seen for Israeli leader in Congress

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
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....

Report: Minority students face harsher punishments

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 70 percent of students involved in school-related arrests or cases referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or African-American, according to an Education Department report that raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined evenhandedly in America's schools....
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Report: Minority students face harsher punishments

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 70 percent of students involved in school-related arrests or cases referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or African-American, according to an Education Department report that raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined evenhandedly in America's schools....
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Romney promises military option to stop Iran nukes

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican candidate Mitt Romney says that if he were president, he would combine diplomacy with "a military option" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons....

Romney promises military option to stop Iran nukes

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican candidate Mitt Romney says that if he were president, he would combine diplomacy with "a military option" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons....

Romney promises military option to stop Iran nukes

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican candidate Mitt Romney says that if he were president, he would combine diplomacy with "a military option" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons....

Romney promises military option to stop Iran nukes

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican candidate Mitt Romney says that if he were president, he would combine diplomacy with "a military option" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons....

Past is present in finale of murder trial

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The past was present in a courtroom where former police detective Stephanie Lazarus sat before a judge while the man whose love she is alleged to have killed for watched in the courtroom behind her, his face as grim as hers as lawyers recounted a 26-year-old tragedy that brought them here....
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Past is present in finale of murder trial

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The past was present in a courtroom where former police detective Stephanie Lazarus sat before a judge while the man whose love she is alleged to have killed for watched in the courtroom behind her, his face as grim as hers as lawyers recounted a 26-year-old tragedy that brought them here....
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Iran to allow UN nuke inspectors into army site

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will grant U.N. inspectors access to a military complex where the U.N. nuclear agency suspects secret atomic work has been carried out, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Tuesday....

8 women allege rape, harassment in military suit

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eight current and former members of the U.S. military allege in a new federal lawsuit that they were raped, assaulted or harassed during their service and suffered retaliation when they reported it to their superiors....
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Avalanche buries village in northeast Afghanistan

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan authorities say an avalanche has destroyed a village in northeastern Afghanistan, with scores feared dead....

iPad dispute signals new era in trademark troubles

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
SHANGHAI (AP) -- iPotato, isock, icouch, istove, i-you-name-it. An Internet search for "i" words from A to Z will turn up just about any combination you might think up, from all over the world, only a handful of them related to Apple Inc....

Obama holds news conference, unveils housing plan

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is aiming mortgage relief at members of the military as well as homeowners with government-insured loans, the administration's latest efforts to address a persistent housing crisis....
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Obama vows to protect benefits for veterans

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama honored the nation's military heroes in a pair of Memorial Day ceremonies, vowing to protect the benefits earned by veterans and their families in an election year marked by the nation's transition from war....

Openings scheduled in Virginia Tech trial

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Attorneys representing the parents of two Virginia Tech students slain in a campus rampage that left 33 dead will stake out their case for official accountability in an opening statement expected to sharply question the actions of top university officials....
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos army during campaign stop

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi assured Myanmar's military on Tuesday that she seeks no confrontation with it as she ended a two-day campaign trip to the capital....

Official: Palestinian issue ignored in US

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- A Palestinian peace negotiator says the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is too big to ignore, even though it was sidelined in a meeting between Israel's prime minister and U.S. President Barack Obama....

Convenient cupcakes are dangerous for dieters

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Sprinkles, the Beverly Hills bakery that helped inspire the craze for sweet frosting in snack-size portions, will launch a cupcake dispensing machine at its flagship store....
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India's ruling Congress party trails in key state

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-04-21 14:04
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- India's ruling Congress party trailed far behind its rivals in early returns from a key state election Tuesday, a sharp rebuke that could hamper the party's performance over the final two years of its term....
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