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A modern Falkland Islands, transformed by war

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) -- Falkland Islanders are still bristling over the invasion by Argentina 30 years ago, but they're not complaining about its aftermath....

A modern Falkland Islands, transformed by war

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) -- Falkland Islanders are still bristling over the invasion by Argentina 30 years ago, but they're not complaining about its aftermath....

Mormon church restricts access to Jewish names

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mormon leaders have put up a virtual firewall in their massive genealogical database to block out anyone who attempts to access the names of hundreds of thousands of Holocaust victims the church has agreed not to posthumously baptize....
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Ex-detective found guilty in cold-case murder

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A quarter century after a woman's murder, jurors took little more than a day to decide Thursday the killer was a former Los Angeles police detective who was finally unmasked by her DNA and history of obsessive love for her victim's husband....
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British, Italian hostages killed in Nigeria

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
LONDON (AP) -- Two Europeans held hostage in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaida were killed before rescuers could free them, authorities said Thursday....

British, Italian hostages killed in Nigeria

AP - World News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
LONDON (AP) -- Two Europeans held hostage in Nigeria by kidnappers claiming ties to al-Qaida were killed before rescuers could free them, authorities said Thursday....

2 Florida officials step aside in teen death probe

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The police chief and prosecutor who have been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager both left the case Thursday, with the chief saying that he is temporarily leaving his job to let passions cool....
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Answers sought in death of teen in Fla. suburb

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The family of a Florida teen who was fatally shot after an encounter with a neighborhood watch leader on Thursday asked the police department investigating the death to release 911 tapes that may help explain how the young man died....
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Answers sought in death of teen in Fla. suburb

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The family of a Florida teen who was fatally shot after an encounter with a neighborhood watch leader on Thursday asked the police department investigating the death to release 911 tapes that may help explain how the young man died....
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Romney is facing skepticism in Republican South

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mitt Romney faces a tough sell in the Deep South. With Mississippi and Alabama primaries coming up next Tuesday, there's concern that he's too slick, not really a conservative. In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about his Mormon faith....

2 children found living in abandoned school bus

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
SPLENDORA, Texas (AP) -- The abandoned school bus had no engine and no front wheels. But there were crude curtains in the windows, an air conditioner and even bunk beds inside....
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Obamas dine with supporters, contest winners

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama broke bread with a group of small-dollar donors to his re-election campaign on Thursday, gathering for an intimate dinner in a popular Washington neighborhood....

Texas looks to fund health program without feds

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Gov. Rick Perry has told Texas health officials to find a way to pay for a women's health care program if the federal government pulls Medicaid funding amid a fight over Planned Parenthood....
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Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....

Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....

Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....

Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....

Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....

Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....

Emails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

AP - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:45
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod in 2010, according to nearly 2,000 pages of internal emails released by the administration....
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