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Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:00am
(AP) — The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.
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US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:58am
(AP) — Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.
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Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:55am
(AP) — A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief Monday in northern Afghanistan in an attack outside the council headquarters, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.
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Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PM's role
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:51am
(AP) — Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley has skipped Boston College's commencement because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow abortion.
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NBC hires news division chief from Britain
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:40am
(AP) — NBC has gone out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division.
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High court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:39am
(AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers.
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Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:36am
(AP) — Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town.
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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:34am
(AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:
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Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:34am
(AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
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Stock prices are little changed in early trading
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:32am
(AP) — Stocks were mixed in early trading on Wall Street after investors pushed indexes to record levels Friday.
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Retired Anglican priest convicted of sex abuse
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:31am
(AP) — A retired Anglican priest has been convicted of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Silver drops despite steady market tone elsewhere
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:28am
(AP) — The price of silver was the standout mover in financial markets Monday as it took a hammering for the second trading session in a row, even as stocks remained relatively solid amid hopes over the U.S. economy.
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Court: woman can seek lawyer fees in vaccine case
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:21am
(AP) — The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely.
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Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:19am
(AP) — The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.
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Saudi women teachers demanding full time jobs
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:19am
(AP) — About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs.
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US: Pakistan moves to curb dangerous fertilizers
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:16am
(AP) — A top American military officer says Pakistan has taken steps to prevent fertilizers made in Pakistan from being used for roadside bombs targeting American troops in Afghanistan.
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'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:13am
(AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.
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Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:10am
(AP) — The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.
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Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:09am
(AP) — Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create an online food ordering service covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.
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Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq
Posted on May 20, 2013 at 10:07am
Updated on May 20, 2013 at 10:08am(AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.





































































































