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Egypt judge: Al-Jazeera team did "devil's" work 07/24/2014 03:22am • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian judge released his reasoning for harsh sentences issued against three Al-Jazeera journalists, saying they were brought together "by the devil" to destabilize the country.The main evidence cited in the 57-page document obtained by The Associate Egypt judge: Al-Jazeera team did "devil's" work 07/24/2014 03:22am • SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian judge released his reasoning for harsh sentences issued against three Al-Jazeera journalists, saying they were brought together "by the devil" to destabilize the country.The main evidence cited in the 57-page document obtained by The Associate Bad back? Acetaminophen may not work, try exercise 07/23/2014 07:40pm • MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) -- Acetaminophen isn't any better at relieving back pain than a fake pill, despite almost universal recommendations to take the drug, according to the first big trial to test it.Acetaminophen, sold as Tylenol and Paracetamol, among other names, is recommende Dumb Starbucks explained on Comedy Central show 07/23/2014 02:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dumb Starbucks is coming back, but only on TV.The comic who came up with the fake-store concept will discuss its origins and aftermath on next Tuesday's episode of Comedy Central's "Nathan for You."Star Nathan Fielder opened the Dumb Starbucks coffee shop in a Los Angeles strip m Va. Beach woman accused of tax fraud 07/23/2014 07:57am • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia Beach woman has been indicted on charges of falsifying 22 tax returns.The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1mDsGXo) reports 45-year-old Arthia Allen was arrested Tuesday and released on bond after an initial appearance in U.S. District Court.The indictment say Undercover probe finds health law failings 07/23/2014 04:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional investigators using fake identities were able to obtain taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law, according to testimony to be delivered Wednesday.The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says its undercover investigators were a Coast Guard looking for hoax caller from Maryland 07/22/2014 07:50pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for the public's help in identifying a person who has made numerous false distress calls from southern Maryland.Capt. Kevin Kiefer, commander of Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, said in a news release Tuesday that the same male voice has made the call Suspect arrested in bomb scare on Louisiana campus 07/22/2014 07:30pm • LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A man arrested for phoning in a fake bomb scare that led to the evacuation of a 15-acre university campus last week unsuccessfully attempted to rob a bank the same day, authorities said Tuesday.Devin Haywood called television station KATC about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday and cla Suspect arrested in bomb scare on Louisiana campus 07/22/2014 07:30pm • LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A man arrested for phoning in a fake bomb scare that led to the evacuation of a 15-acre university campus last week unsuccessfully attempted to rob a bank the same day, authorities said Tuesday.Devin Haywood called television station KATC about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday and cla Georgia man pleads guilty to faking allergy tests 07/22/2014 06:30pm • ATLANTA (AP) -- The owner of a laboratory near Atlanta has pleaded guilty to faking the results of patients' blood tests for food and environmental allergies.U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Bob Page said 39-year-old Rashaan Jackson Garth pleaded guilty to health care fraud charges on Tuesday.In a n Turkey detains police for 'spying' and wiretaps 07/22/2014 01:37pm • SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish police raided the homes of colleagues on Tuesday, detaining dozens of officers on suspicion of "spying" or of illegally wiretapping government officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey's spy chief, news reports an Va. Lottery warns consumers of lottery scams 07/22/2014 03:50am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Lottery is launching a campaign to warn people about fake lottery scams.Officials say the "Play Smart" campaign is aimed at informing both lottery players and non-players to be careful when someone tells they're told they've won a large prize.While the scams tak Migration spotlights Mexican 'coyote' smugglers 07/21/2014 10:50pm • E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) -- The man-in-the-know nursed a late-morning beer at a bar near the Suchiate River that separates Guatemala from Mexico, and answered a question about his human smuggling business with a question: "Do you think a coyote is going to say Ex-'X Factor' judge trial nixed over lying claims 07/21/2014 02:35pm • JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The drug trial of a former British "X Factor" judge collapsed on Monday after the judge said the star prosecution witness, an undercover reporter known as the "Fake Sheikh," had lied under oath.The Rupert Murdoch-owned Sun on Sunday tabloid reported last Producers: 'Gracepoint' differs from U.K. version 07/21/2014 01:32pm • LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "Gracepoint," the American version of the critically acclaimed British crime drama "Broadchurch," won't be a mirror image of the original, its producers promise.That's despite the fact that the first two episodes closely track "Broadchurc