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In year of Democratic hopes, GOP comes out on top in Florida
After a recount dragged on for nearly two weeks, top Democratic candidates in the state came agonizingly close but fell short of their avowed goal.
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Sentencing set for man after guilty plea in family killings
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Rain could hinder search for victims of California wildfire
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Turbulent stock market spooks some older workers, retirees
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Jonestown memorials held at cemetery with remains of 400
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In smoldering wildfire ruins, life goes on for a hardy few
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Brad Weldon lost his home to fire when he was a kid, so when a deadly wildland blaze came roaring toward his ranch house in the pines where he lives with…
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Rain could hinder search for victims of California wildfire
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The search for remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to…
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The Latest: Israeli education minister to stay in government
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the political turmoil in Israel (all times local): 10:50 a.m. A senior coalition partner in Israel’s government says he will not resign, averting early elections for now. Education Minister…
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Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett says he will keep his party in government, leaving Netanyahu coalition intact
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett says he will keep his party in government, leaving Netanyahu coalition intact.
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A few honorary Oscars firsts at this year’s Governors Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg teased Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall about the beginnings of their relationship, actress Cicely Tyson brought more than a few people to tears while proudly clutching her Oscar and…
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Delaware doctor reunites with Vietnam patient after 50 years
At the hospital, a doctor told Roger Wagner, then 20, his left leg would need to be amputated. Yet when he awoke from surgery hours later and fearfully pulled up the sheet, he saw his two legs were intact.
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Evacuations urged near Guatemala’s erupting Volcano of Fire
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Disaster coordination authorities have asked 10 communities in Guatemala to evacuate and go to safe areas after an increased eruption of the Volcano of Fire. The 10 communities have at least…
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Sentencing set for man after guilty plea in family killings
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man is set to be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and their two young daughters and dumping their bodies on an oil work site. Christopher…
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Turbulent stock market spooks some older workers, retirees
CHICAGO (AP) — The recent turbulence in the U.S. stock markets is spooking some older workers and retirees, a group that was hit particularly hard during the most recent financial crisis. There’s no indication, though,…
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Authorities call for evacuations around Volcano of Fire in Guatemala after a warning of increasing eruption
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities call for evacuations around Volcano of Fire in Guatemala after a warning of increasing eruption.
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In year of Democratic hopes, GOP comes out on top in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — This was the year Florida’s Democrats spoke ambitiously of ending their 20-year journey in political exile in this battleground state. Instead, election results after a tense and bruising recount showed Republicans…
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Men convicted of Kansas bomb plot try to bar Somali videos
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge is due to hear arguments about whether to allow victim impact statements from Somali immigrants at the sentencing hearing for three Kansas militia members convicted of plotting to…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misdirection on Calif fires, climate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going too far in assigning most of the blame for California’s devastating wildfires on the state’s forest management. In comments over the weekend, he called forest management a…
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Jonestown memorials held at cemetery with remains of 400
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ceremonies at a California cemetery marked the mass murders and suicides 40 years ago of 900 Americans orchestrated by the Rev. Jim Jones at a jungle settlement in Guyana, South America.…
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Searchers in California wildfire step up efforts; 77 dead CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Volunteers in white coveralls, hard hats and masks poked through ash and debris Sunday, searching for the remains of victims of the…
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