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Pawlenty loss shows Minnesota GOP’s reluctance to coronate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As the last Republican to win statewide in traditionally blue Minnesota, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty hoped to be the party’s savior by running for his old job. Voters instead chose…
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US officials: Iraqi refugee was part of terror group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A refugee from Iraq was arrested Wednesday in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for the Islamic State organization. Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45,…
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Jail for California driver who hit man, drove with body
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — A drunken California motorist who drove more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) with the body of the man she hit in the front seat of the car has been sentenced to…
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Paul Walker’s brothers open to ‘Fast’ franchise return
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly five years after Paul Walker’s death, his brothers say they’re open to playing his character again in the “Fast and Furious” franchise. Producers asked Caleb and Cody Walker to fill…
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Shipwreck from only WWII battle in America found off Alaska
Nearly 75 years later, scientists using multi-beam sonar have discovered the 75-foot stern about 290 feet below the Bering Sea. See photos.
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Pot taxes pick up in California but still far off target
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to the taxman, California’s legal pot market is off to a sluggish start. Marijuana cultivation and excise tax collections hit $48 million between April and June, state officials…
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US border inspector is accused of choking a traveler
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. border inspector has been indicted on charges of choking a traveler. The U.S. attorney’s office in San Diego says 70-year-old Customs and Border Protection Officer Harvey Booker is accused…
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Missing hiker found on Mount St. Helens ate berries, bees
COUGAR, Wash. (AP) — An Ohio man who was missing on Mount St. Helens was found Wednesday on a flank of the peak nearly a week after he set out on a day hike and…
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Parkland students start school year with tightened security
Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building.
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Alabama police: Stun gun used on boy, 13, with handgun
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities say a police officer used a stun gun on a 13-year-old boy who reached into a pocket containing a handgun. News outlets report charges are pending against the 13-year-old,…
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Ex-officer’s lawyers want charges dismissed in Damond death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Defense attorneys want charges dismissed against a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman last year. Attorneys for ex-officer Mohamed Noor argue in motions filed Wednesday that the…
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Tighter regulations could take bite out of Airbnb profits
NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb faces tightening regulations in New York City that could take a big bite out of its profits, and on Wednesday the short-term rental company offered a counter-measure designed to appease…
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Murder trial to begin for Texas officer who killed teen
DALLAS (AP) — A murder trial for a former Texas police officer who killed a black 15-year-old teenager highlights the heightened role video evidence plays in high-profile police shootings that have stirred discourse and triggered…
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The Latest: Parents of missing hiker: He survived on berries
COUGAR, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on an Ohio man found alive after he went missing nearly a week near Mount St. Helens in Washington state (all times local): 5:16 p.m. The parents of an…
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Spacewalkers install bird trackers, send satellites flying
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking cosmonauts set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Space Station on Wednesday. Russian Sergey Prokopyev used…
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