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Updated: 12 years 23 weeks ago

How AP calls elections before all the votes are in

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
The call came at 10:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday, just over an hour after polls closed in Wisconsin: Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker survived the recall election and defeated Democrat Tom Barrett....
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Walker survives recall election in Wisconsin

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated union rights for most public workers....
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Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the sun

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
HONOLULU (AP) -- None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again....
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First lady walks fine line on NYC drink proposal

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama says banning big servings of sugary drinks isn't anything she'd want to do at the federal level, but she offered some kind words Tuesday for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to do just that. She later issued a statement backing away from taking a stand on New York's controversial proposed ban....
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Post offices, Ellis Island join endangered list

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of historic U.S. post offices nationwide face uncertain futures as the U.S. Postal Service downsizes, so preservationists on Wednesday added these American institutions to the list of the country's most endangered historic places....
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California voters weigh $1 per pack cigarette tax

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Early election returns showed Californians divided Tuesday on whether to slap an additional $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to fund cancer research....
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1940 NY census records are now searchable by name

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers - from Joe DiMaggio and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy to their own relatives....
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Al-Qaida No. 2 dies in US drone strike in Pakistan

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command, officials from both countries confirmed Tuesday, the most significant victory so far in the controversial bombing campaign and the biggest setback to the terror network since the death of Osama bin Laden....
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Few options left for Obama on economy

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the wake of an alarmingly weak jobs report last week, President Barack Obama and lawmakers in both parties find themselves possessing few if any realistic options for jolting the economy out of its doldrums before Election Day....
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Disney's new diet for kids: No more junk food ads

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
NEW YORK (AP) -- There won't be any more candy, sugary cereal or fast food on TV with the morning cartoons....
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Disney's new diet for kids: No more junk food ads

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
NEW YORK (AP) -- There won't be any more candy, sugary cereal or fast food on TV with the morning cartoons....
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Disney's new diet for kids: No more junk food ads

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
NEW YORK (AP) -- There won't be any more candy, sugary cereal or fast food on TV with the morning cartoons....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AP: 1940 NY census records now searchable by name

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers - from Joe DiMaggio and Jacqueline Kennedy to their own relatives....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Few options left for Obama on economy

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the wake of an alarmingly weak jobs report last week, President Barack Obama and lawmakers in both parties find themselves possessing few if any realistic options for jolting the economy out of its doldrums before Election Day....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AP: 1940 NY census records now searchable by name

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers - from Joe DiMaggio and Jacqueline Kennedy to their own relatives....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the sun

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
HONOLULU (AP) -- None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Miss. man executed for killing 4 nieces, nephews

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi man convicted of killing four young nieces and nephews in a 1990 stabbing rampage was executed Tuesday, despite pleas from his two sisters to spare the brother who killed their children....
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Miss. man executed for killing 4 nieces, nephews

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi man convicted of killing four young nieces and nephews in a 1990 stabbing rampage was executed Tuesday, despite pleas from his two sisters to spare the brother who killed their children....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Miss. man executed for killing 4 nieces, nephews

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi man convicted of killing four young nieces and nephews in a 1990 stabbing rampage was executed Tuesday, despite pleas from his two sisters to spare the brother who killed their children....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Miss. man executed for killing 4 nieces, nephews

Wed, 2024-11-27 18:46
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi man convicted of killing four young nieces and nephews in a 1990 stabbing rampage was executed Tuesday, despite pleas from his two sisters to spare the brother who killed their children....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US