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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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Senate backs bill blocking deal with Chinese telecom firm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved a defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for the military and would block a White House plan to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. to…
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EPA shifts oversight of coal waste to a state for 1st time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday approved the first state permit program for disposal of toxic ash from coal plants, a switch from federal oversight that the coal industry had sought. Coal…
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Judge: Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Judge: Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
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The Latest: Senate backs bill blocking deal with firm ZTE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a defense policy bill that would block a White House plan to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. to buy component parts from the U.S. (all times local): 6:40…
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Prosecutor clears 2 who killed Oklahoma restaurant shooter
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A prosecutor announced Monday he has cleared two people who fatally shot a man who wounded three others after opening fire at an Oklahoma City restaurant during the dinnertime rush. Oklahoma…
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Protesters burn Mississippi flag, say it symbolizes racism
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A group of about 30 demonstrators on Monday burned a Mississippi state flag, saying it symbolizes the racism at the heart of the state’s problems with poverty, education and health care.…
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Protesters burn Mississippi flag, say it symbolizes racism
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A group of about 30 demonstrators say they’re burning a Mississippi state flag because it symbolizes the racism at the heart of Mississippi’s problems. Demonstrators with the Poor People’s Campaign burned…
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Northwestern University revokes Bill Cosby’s honorary degree
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University has revoked the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby two decades ago —the first time the school has taken such a step in its 167-year history. In a news…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Border policy fuels backlash against Trump
The forced separation of migrant children from their parents fueled a weekend of intense criticism of President Trump’s immigration policies. Both Democrats and some Republicans are now calling for an end to the practice at…
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Man spared more jail time in 2016 FBI office gate crash
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Ohio man convicted of ramming a dump truck through the security gate of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office nearly two years ago has been spared additional jail time. Fifty-year-old Thomas Ross,…
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Gunfire injures 5 in Sweden, police tell public not to worry
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police say several people were injured when shots were fired Monday in Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city. Swedish news agency TT said the incident happened in Malmo just after 8 p.m.…
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Lobbyist convicted of Kentucky deputy attorney general bribe
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Democratic lobbyist has been convicted of bribing Kentucky’s No. 2 law enforcement officer in a case voters are likely to see in political ads for next year’s race for governor.…
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Bail revoked for promoter of failed music fest in Bahamas
NEW YORK (AP) — Bail was revoked Monday for the promoter of a failed music festival on a Bahamian island by a judge who called him a flight risk and a nonviolent danger to the…
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Some Amazon investors side with ACLU on facial recognition
SEATTLE (AP) — Some Amazon company investors said Monday they are siding with privacy and civil rights advocates who are urging the tech giant to not sell a powerful face recognition tool to police. The…
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