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Blurring the border, Turkey deepens roots in northern Syria
AL-BAB, Syria (AP) — A newly paved road links the Turkish town of Cobanbey to its Syrian sister, al-Bab, across the border. In al-Bab, Turkish and Syrian flags line the streets, and signs on government…
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Smoking hits new low; about 14 percent of US adults light up
NEW YORK (AP) — Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show. There…
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Army splits with West Point tweeter of ‘communism will win’
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The images Spenser Rapone posted on Twitter from his West Point graduation were intentionally shocking: In one, the smirking cadet opens his dress uniform to expose a T-shirt with a blood-red…
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17-year-old Chicago boy, still alive, is covered in a sheet
CHICAGO (AP) — A 17-year-old Chicago boy shot several times in the head was mistaken for dead and covered with a sheet until bystanders noticed him moving and told paramedics. Chicago Fire Department officials are…
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Virginia school honoring Confederate general to be renamed for Obama
A Virginia city is rebranding its only school named after a Confederate general to honor the United States’ first black president.
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Author Junot Diaz cleared of wrongdoing in MIT investigation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation cleared Pulitzer Prize-winning author and creative writing professor Junot Diaz to return to the classroom this fall. The inquiry into Diaz’s actions toward female students…
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Derailed train bursts into flames in southwestern Indiana
PRINCETON, Ind. (AP) — A freight train derailed in southwestern Indiana and several train cars caught fire, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes while authorities monitored air quality Monday, officials said. The train derailed Sunday…
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Bagley, Porter headline list of top forwards in NBA draft
Marvin Bagley III dominated at Duke, while fellow freshman Michael Porter Jr. barely saw action at Missouri due to injury. Yet they’ll likely be the first forwards to hear their names called during Thursday’s draft.…
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There is now a George Mason University wine, and it’s for scholarships
“A lot of Virginia wineries are selling everything they make in their tasting rooms, so we had to go out-of-state to find someone to make a custom-crush wine with our label on it,” said GMU alum Terri Cofer Beirne.
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Astronaut Sally K. Ride’s legacy – encouraging young women to embrace science and engineering
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bonnie J. Dunbar, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) On June 18, 1983, 35 years ago, Sally Ride became the…
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Governor to swear in William & Mary’s first woman president
The school in Williamsburg, Virginia, said in a statement Friday that Katherine A. Rowe will be sworn in by Gov. Ralph Northam.
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Officials could rename Virginia school after Obama
Officials might rename J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia, after former President Barack Obama.
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DC’s public schools go from success story to cautionary tale
Just a year ago, the turnaround of the D.C. school system was held up as a point of pride. Now the schools have suddenly become a major public embarrassment for the District’s mayor, Muriel Bowser.
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17 killed in stampede after brawl at crowded Caracas club
Venezuela’s government says 17 people were killed Saturday after a nightclub brawl in the capital led to a stampede. See photos.
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Parkland students, activists registering voters in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago anti-violence activists and a group of Florida high school shooting survivors fanned out across the city’s South Side on Saturday, knocking on doors and registering people to vote in a bid…
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