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Turmoil in Pakistan after prime minister dismissed

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's top court dismissed the prime minister from office on Tuesday for failing to investigate the president for corruption, ushering in a new round of political turmoil in a nation vital to American hopes of withdrawing from neighboring Afghanistan....

Colo. firefighters make progress on large wildfire

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
BELLVUE, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters are making progress on a 92-square-mile wildfire in northern Colorado that has destroyed more homes than any other in state history, but more residents were warned Tuesday to be ready to leave because of a spot fire that ignited near the main fire....
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Epic clash nearing over tax boosts, spending cuts

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A half-trillion dollars in tax increases and spending cuts will be triggered in January - unless lawmakers somehow settle their differences before then....
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House takes up bill to waive enviro laws on border

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-controlled House is moving toward approval of a bill that would allow the U.S. Border Patrol to circumvent more than a dozen environmental laws on all federally managed lands within 100 miles of the borders with Mexico and Canada....

Drones at home raise fear of surveillance society

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of drones patrolling U.S. skies?...
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Correction: Romney-Midwest Strategy story

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- In a story June 18 about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's efforts to court working-class voters in Midwestern states, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain received support from 48 percent of white, non-college-educated voters. McCain received 58 percent support from this group, according to exit polls conducted for the AP....

New Asian immigrants to US now surpass Hispanics

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand for high-skilled workers....
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Famously loquacious Fidel Castro discovers brevity

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro has been called many things during his long turn on the world's stage, but "succinct" has not been one of them....

Famously loquacious Fidel Castro discovers brevity

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro has been called many things during his long turn on the world's stage, but "succinct" has not been one of them....

Indian man unrepentant after beheading daughter

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
JAIPUR, India (AP) -- A father in northwestern India remained unrepentant Tuesday after beheading his daughter with a ceremonial sword in a rage over her relationships with men, police said....

College Board sets up 857 desks on National Mall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The College Board is putting 857 empty schools desks on the National Mall in an attempt to get the presidential candidates and others running for public office to talk more about education....

College Board sets up 857 desks on National Mall

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The College Board is putting 857 empty schools desks on the National Mall in an attempt to get the presidential candidates and others running for public office to talk more about education....
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College Board sets up 857 desks on National Mall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The College Board is putting 857 empty schools desks on the National Mall in an attempt to get the presidential candidates and others running for public office to talk more about education....

UK: 'Arms' ship for Syria heading back to Russia

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
LONDON (AP) -- A Russian-operated ship said to be carrying military helicopters to Syria appears to have turned back after its British insurer removed coverage for the vessel, U.K. officials said Tuesday....

Obama 'encouraged' on Europe; G-20 seeks answers

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- Needing an economic boost, President Barack Obama is trying to land assurances that Europe is closing in on a financial crisis response that will calm the markets and keep the continent's woes from undermining the world. As he presses European leaders to drum up economic demand, they want promises the United States won't plunge off a fiscal cliff by year's end....
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Obama 'encouraged' on Europe; G-20 seeks answers

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- Needing an economic boost, President Barack Obama is trying to land assurances that Europe is closing in on a financial crisis response that will calm the markets and keep the continent's woes from undermining the world. As he presses European leaders to drum up economic demand, they want promises the United States won't plunge off a fiscal cliff by year's end....

Senators request live TV for health care ruling

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow live television coverage when it delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul....
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Senators request live TV for health care ruling

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are asking the Supreme Court to allow live television coverage when it delivers its ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul....
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Shadowy al-Qaida-linked group claims Israel attack

AP - World News - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A shadowy group claiming ties to al-Qaida said Tuesday that it carried out a deadly cross-border attack in Israel, the strongest evidence to date to back Israeli claims that the global terror network is operating on its doorstep....

Romney says Michigan win would hand him presidency

AP - Politics - Wed, 2024-04-24 08:08
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) -- Now the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney was back home in Michigan on Tuesday - where, he says, the "trees are the right height."...
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