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Source of fall romaine outbreak a mystery, US regulators say
The FDA says it wasn’t able to determine how a water reservoir on a California, farm became contaminated with E. coli.
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Iowa hotel settles with woman who was raped inside her room
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa hotel has settled a lawsuit with a New Jersey woman who was raped and battered after the front desk gave the attacker her room key. Attorneys for Cheri…
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Dead Oklahoma mayor 2nd in primary, advances to next ballot
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Despite dying in December, the then-mayor of an Oklahoma City suburb has advanced to the general election following a Facebook campaign supporting him. Former Edmond Mayor Charles Lamb’s name will be…
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The Latest: District says 58 percent of Denver teachers out
DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the Denver teachers’ strike (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The Denver school district says 58 percent of teachers did not report for work during the third day of an…
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The Latest: Deeper probe sought for police force allegation
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on a case of alleged excessive force by police in Phoenix (all times local): 3: 45 p.m. A prosecutor who declined to file charges against police officers in a case…
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Virginia Democrats’ scandals puts spotlight on GOP speaker
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — With Virginia’s top Democrats mired in scandal, the fourth man in line to become governor is keeping a low profile even as his status rises. Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox, a…
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Florida governor wants grand jury to investigate schools
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Saying that parents remain frustrated with school officials’ responses to last year’s Valentine’s Day massacre, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for a statewide grand jury to investigate whether…
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Bus plunges into ravine in North Macedonia, killing 14
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A bus carrying workers in North Macedonia crashed into a ravine outside the capital of Skopje Wednesday, killing 14 people and injuring about 30, officials said. Venko Filipce, the newly…
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Woman finds tiger in house, tells dispatch: ‘I’m not lying’
HOUSTON (AP) — A woman who called Houston’s non-emergency dispatch line after discovering a tiger inside a cage at an abandoned home told the shocked dispatcher: “I’m not lying.” The Houston Chronicle obtained a recording…
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Ex-W.Va. Supreme Court justice gets 2 years for corruption
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia Supreme Court justice who had a $32,000 blue suede couch in his office and was at the center of an impeachment and corruption scandal was sentenced to…
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Michigan governor on way out pardoned ‘career drunk driver’
TROY, Mich. (AP) — In his final days in office, Gov. Rick Snyder wiped out the felony drunken-driving conviction of a man who pleaded for a pardon so he could seek a promotion as the…
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Expert details injuries Iowa boy sustained while captive
ELDORA, Iowa (AP) — The injuries prosecutors say an 8-year-old boy sustained at the hands of his father and a woman who confined the boy in a basement have been detailed in court. Pediatric nurse…
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The Latest: Arias accused of misconduct in Reno in 1998
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on accusations of sexual misconduct against former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (all times local): 1 p.m. The longtime director of the international center at the University of Nevada…
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Strangers’ suspicions rankle parents of mixed-race children
PHOENIX (AP) — Amberkatherine DeCory carried photos of her daughter’s birth certificate in her diaper bag in case she had to prove that the lighter-skinned girl was really hers. Cydnee Rafferty gives her husband a…
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Search of Ohio prison turns up several fake guns, explosive
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities confiscated three fake handguns, drawings of handguns, and a fake explosive device at a maximum-security prison in what they’re calling “a very serious and unique situation.” An investigation continues…
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