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Los Angeles plans to double spending on homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just steps from City Hall’s main door, a homeless woman sprawls on a cardboard box spread across the lawn, her belongings stuffed into a battered shopping cart beside her. Within a…
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Colorado teachers rally at Capitol for school funding
DENVER (AP) — Hundreds of public school teachers swarmed the Colorado state Capitol on Monday, shuttering one suburban Denver school district to demand better salaries, as lawmakers were set to debate a pension reform measure…
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Winter drilling in Alaska ‘promising’ for ConocoPhillips
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips say its 2018 winter exploration and appraisal program on Alaska’s western North Slope produced promising results. The Houston-based company Monday announced it had concluded 2018 winter program and that three…
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Defense cross of Cosby accuser reflects change in strategy
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers have changed the way they talk about his chief accuser and her relationship with him. At Cosby’s first sexual-assault trial, the defense argued that Andrea Constand, a former…
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Mayor calls video of officer punching man ‘disturbing’
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The mayor of a Massachusetts city is calling a video that shows a police officer punch a black Harvard University student several times while he’s pinned to the ground “disturbing.” Cambridge…
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Bill Cosby’s accuser denies framing him, knowing key witness
Andrea Constand told jurors she doesn’t “recall ever having a conversation with” Marguerite Jackson. Both women worked at Temple University around the time Constand says Cosby drugged and molested her at the comedian’s suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.
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Authorities say actor Harry Anderson of “Night Court” comedy series fame has died in North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say actor Harry Anderson of “Night Court” comedy series fame has died in North Carolina.
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Police: 2 targeted in deadly shooting at Vegas casino picnic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police were searching Monday for a man accused of opening fire on a picnic for a group of employees of a Las Vegas Strip casino-resort, killing a woman and critically injuring…
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Case of man found with Rosie O’Donnell’s daughter dismissed
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The case against a New Jersey man found with comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s missing daughter three years ago has been dismissed. The Asbury Park Press reports that court records indicate charges…
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10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. ‘IT’S A HUGE MINEFIELD’ Trump and his allies reach a new level of anxiety after the raid…
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Sen. McCain has intestinal surgery, is recovering in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain’s office says he’s had intestinal surgery needed to stem an infection and is in stable condition at a Phoenix hospital. The longtime Republican senator has been undergoing physical…
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2018 Pulitzer winners and finalists in journalism and arts
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists: JOURNALISM Public Service The New York Times and The New Yorker for stories about disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men who…
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Syrian TV says the country’s air defenses have confronted an “aggression,” shooting down missiles over Homs region
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian TV says the country’s air defenses have confronted an “aggression,” shooting down missiles over Homs region.
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Box Office Top 20: ‘Rampage’ scores No. 1 with $35.8 million
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dwayne Johnson movie “Rampage” opened in first place over the weekend, beating out stiff competition from last weekend’s champ “A Quiet Place.” ”Rampage” grossed a mightier than expected $35.8 million…
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Mayor says SpaceX to build new rocket in Port of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — SpaceX has chosen to manufacture its planned big, new rocket in the Port of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday in his annual state-of-the city speech. The mayor said it’s…
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