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2nd woman in NYC madam case pleads not guilty

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
NEW YORK (AP) -- A matchmaking recruiter accused of helping to run a big-money brothel turned herself in Tuesday to face a criminal charge - and a growing media frenzy surrounding the case....
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'Homeless Hotspot' stunt stirs debate at SXSW

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A charitable marketing program that paid homeless people to carry Wi-Fi signals at South By Southwest has drawn widespread debate at the annual Austin conference and around the country....
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Neighbors fret about plan for 'Field of Dreams'

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- Should we build it, and would they come?...
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Buzz bands seek to cut through chaos of SXSW

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Members of the ascendant rock band Alabama Shakes can tell you all about buzz in the 21st century....
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US: Sri Lanka should reconcile with Tamils

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. warned Tuesday that Sri Lanka risks renewed conflict unless it addresses war crimes allegations, while rights groups said that abuses by security forces continue, three years after fighting against Tamil rebels ended....

US: Sri Lanka should reconcile with Tamils

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. warned Tuesday that Sri Lanka risks renewed conflict unless it addresses war crimes allegations, while rights groups said that abuses by security forces continue, three years after fighting against Tamil rebels ended....

A political tip sheet for the rest of us

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway for Southern Tuesday, March 13:...

Born-again Christians dominate GOP vote in AL, MS

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White born-again and evangelical Christians were dominating Alabama's and Mississippi's Republican presidential primaries on Tuesday, showing up in numbers unsurpassed by any state where voters have been polled so far this year, according to preliminary results of exit polls of voters....

Romney will pass on NCAA tournament predictions

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Mitt Romney clearly is not running to be the nation's top sports fan....

Romney will pass on NCAA tournament predictions

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Mitt Romney clearly is not running to be the nation's top sports fan....

AP Enterprise: States allow pols to change votes

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Lawmakers in California's Assembly will hit the campaign trail this year, touting their votes on all manner of bills. Can we believe them? What they say may not be a true reflection of the stand they took when the bill was being debated....
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AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The AFL-CIO formally endorsed President Barack Obama's re-election bid Tuesday, saying it would mount a vast door-to-door effort for Democratic candidates in response to the flood of outside political money that conservative groups are pouring into the campaign....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The AFL-CIO formally endorsed President Barack Obama's re-election bid Tuesday, saying it would mount a vast door-to-door effort for Democratic candidates in response to the flood of outside political money that conservative groups are pouring into the campaign....

Polls give different views of NY Muslim program

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two polls of New Yorkers offered conflicting views Tuesday about the police department's gathering of intelligence on Muslims as it guards the city against another terrorist attack....
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Defense lawyer: NYC temple plot case misguided

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawyer for an Algerian native accused of planning to blow up synagogues said Tuesday that her client was a mentally unstable man targeted by the New York Police Department as part of its "unconstitutional and illegal" surveillance of Muslims....
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Justice backs new category of secret gov't files

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the middle of Sunshine Week, when news organizations and advocacy groups promote government transparency, the Obama administration urged Congress on Tuesday to keep secret a whole new category of information even under the Freedom of Information Act....
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Authorities: NJ girl found in septic tank drowned

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) -- A toddler whose body was found inside a septic tank behind her home, just hours after being reported missing by her mother, died of accidental drowning, an autopsy showed Tuesday....
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Obama warns China against 'skirting the rules'

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by "skirting the rules."...

Obama warns China against 'skirting the rules'

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 18:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by "skirting the rules."...
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