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Today in History
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2018. There are 137 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 16, 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest…
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Man arrested after overdoses at downtown city park
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Forty-six people overdosed Wednesday at or near a Connecticut park from a suspected bad batch of “K2” synthetic marijuana, requiring paramedics to be stationed there to provide treatment, authorities said.…
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Georgia police find baby dead in vehicle during traffic stop
GREENVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is trying to determine how a 10-month-old baby died after she was found in the back seat of a car that a man was driving. Greenville…
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Dave Dave, whose father set him on fire in 1983, dies at 42
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dave Dave, a respected Las Vegas artist who was badly scarred as a boy when his father tried to burn him to death in Southern California, has died. He was 42.…
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The Latest: Trump connects Russia probe, action on Brennan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the revocation of former CIA director John Brennan’s security clearance (all times local): 11:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is drawing a direct connection between the Russia investigation and his…
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Rare nickel sells for $4.5 million at auction
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A rare nickel has sold for $4.5 million at a Philadelphia auction. Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold the Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head nickel Wednesday night during the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of…
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Unhealthy smoky air blankets Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — Unhealthy air filled with smoke from wildfires blanketed the Northwest again on Wednesday. Washington state had the worst air quality in the country, according to the National Weather Service. In the central…
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Fans walk silently, solemnly past Elvis’ grave during vigil
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of Elvis Presley are holding flickering candles and walking quietly past the grave of the rock n’ roll pioneer on the 41st anniversary of his death. Devotees of Presley flock…
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Cuomo, on Trump slogan: America ‘was never that great’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — America “was never that great” and won’t be great until all Americans share true equality, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday in a speech blasting Republican President Donald Trump and…
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The Latest: Trump mocks Cuomo’s ‘never that great’ comment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on Cuomo’s America ‘was never that great’ comment (all times local): Republican President Donald Trump is mocking New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s remarks that America “was never that great.”…
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Conditions of release not yet met for compound suspects
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Three people accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound remained jailed Wednesday as New Mexico authorities sought to satisfy the conditions of their release set by a judge. Among…
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The Latest: POWs killed on Japan ship honored with memorial
HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a new memorial marker honoring World War II prisoners of war (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Dozens of relatives of Allied servicemen who were killed in January 1945 as…
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US newsrooms to Trump: We’re not enemies of the people
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s newsrooms are pushing back against President Donald Trump with a coordinated series of newspaper editorials condemning his attacks on “fake news” and suggestion that journalists are the enemy. The…
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‘Manafort and his lies’ at heart of case, prosecution argues
The decision not to call witnesses clears the way for the jury to hear closing arguments in the first trial to emerge from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Those arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning.
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Vital US reservoir OK for now, but shortages are looming
DENVER (AP) — A vital reservoir on the Colorado River will be able to meet the demands of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest for the next 13 months, but a looming shortage could trigger cutbacks…
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