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Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks
In a letter to Kim Jong Un announcing his decision to back away from the June 12 summit, the U.S. president pointed to America’s vast military might and warned the rising nuclear power against any “foolish or reckless acts.”
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Paltrow: Brad Pitt threatened Harvey Weinstein
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Iowa gubernatorial candidate accused of misconduct drops out
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Probe: Missile that downed MH17 came from Russia-based unit
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Chaos of Las Vegas shooting promoted fears of wider attack
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Prize-winning children’s author Richard Peck dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning children’s author Richard Peck has died. Peck died on Wednesday at his home in New York City at age 84. His publisher, Penguin Young Readers, tells The Associated Press, that…
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APNewsBreak: Tesla in Autopilot sped up before Utah crash
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Tesla that crashed while in Autopilot mode in Utah this month accelerated in the seconds before it smashed into a stopped firetruck, according to a police report obtained by…
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Judge set to order proper meals for Muslim inmates in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge plans to issue an order Friday requiring that an Alaska jail provide suitable meals to Muslim inmates as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan. U.S. District Court Judge…
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Rachel Dolezal, who posed as black, accused of welfare fraud
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was outed as a white woman pretending to be black has been charged with welfare fraud. Rachel Dolezal, who…
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California court: Defendants get crack at some social media
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook and other social media companies can be compelled to give criminal defendants preparing for trial user content that is already public, California’s highest court ruled Thursday. The state Supreme Court’s…
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N. Korea demolishes nuclear test site as journalists watch
North Korea has carried out what it says is the demolition of its nuclear test site in the presence of foreign journalists.
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New Orleans council votes to halt some short-term rentals
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city council in tourist-friendly New Orleans voted Thursday to halt the proliferation of one type of tourist housing: short-term rentals such as those facilitated by Airbnb and Homeaway. Council member…
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Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone’s features to lure people into buying its competing products. The verdict…
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. TRUMP SAYS KOREA SUMMIT IS OFF The president cancels planned nuclear talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong…
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Texas governor meeting with students, shooting survivors
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrapped up three days of emotional meetings on school safety and mass shootings Thursday by speaking with survivors from last week’s shooting at a high school near…
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South Dakota teen awaiting crash sentence to skip graduation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota teenager awaiting sentencing in a fatal crash has decided to skip his high school graduation. Seventeen-year-old Alex Lingor of Sioux Falls was granted a furlough from Minnehaha…
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The Latest: Shooting survivors want more armed security
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on meetings being held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following the mass shooting at a high school near Houston (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Several students who survived last…
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Officials: Weinstein to surrender in sexual misconduct probe
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday to face charges involving at least one of the women who have accused him of sexual assault.
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UN adopts measure linking conflict to hunger and starvation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday that for the first time recognizes the link between conflict and hunger and strongly condemns the use of starvation as a method…
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Dem, GOP leaders get classified briefings on Russia probe
The Justice Department said it would host a second classified briefing on Thursday and invite the Gang of Eight — a group that consists of the top Republicans and Democrats in each chamber and the top Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees.
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