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Police: Abused teen exiled with $200
LOS ANGELES — A scrawny Georgia teen who was discovered at a bus station told police his abusive stepfather gave him $200 and a list of homeless shelters before he was sent packing on a bus to Los ...
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Is Portland really where young people go to retire?
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland may not be “a city where young people go to retire,” but it’s the place they go to be underemployed, a new study found. A famous quip by Fred Armisen on the television ...
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Dallas woman’s family sues over 911 call
DALLAS — The family of a Dallas woman found dead two days after she tried to call 911 during a deadly attack filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city and local police Wednesday. Deanna Cook...
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Space shuttle Endeavour has Houston stopover
HOUSTON — Waving American flags and space shuttle toys, hundreds of people lined the streets and crowded the airport Wednesday as they watched space shuttle Endeavour touch down in Houston on its w...
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Jury hears chef say he cooked wife
LOS ANGELES — Trial resumes Wednesday for a chef who told investigators he accidentally killed his wife and then cooked her body for four days in boiling water to get rid of the evidence. David ...
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FDA urged to set standards for arsenic in rice
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration may consider new standards for the levels of arsenic in rice as consumer groups are calling for federal guidance on how much of the carcinogen can be p...
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Pot could be tax windfall, but skeptics abound
DENVER — A catchy pro-marijuana jingle for Colorado voters considering legalizing the drug goes like this: “Jobs for our people. Money for schools. Who could ask for more?” It’s a bit more compl...
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Arizona immigration law spurs education
PHOENIX — A day after the most contentious provision of Arizona’s immigration law took effect, rallies were planned around Phoenix to protest the law that civil rights activists contend will lead t...
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Associated Press Students walk through the gates outside Benjamin E. Mays Academy, Wednesday morning after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in 25 years. Union delegates voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to suspend the walkout after discussing a proposed contract settlement with the nation's third largest school district.
Doubts follow teacher strike
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago’s school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were able to soften a new evaluation process and win some...
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Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign fundraising event in Atlanta Wednesday.
Romney’s comments ripple across battleground map
DES MOINES, Iowa — Mitt Romney’s offhanded comment that as a candidate he doesn’t worry about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no income taxes has quickly entered the bloodstream in the presiden...
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