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Police seek to ‘find a killer’ of 2 Iowa cousins
December 7, 2012 in Nation/World EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — A sheriff investigating the apparent kidnapping and slaying of two Iowa cousins said Friday that the discovery of the young girls’ bodies is a long-awaited break …
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Judge aims to resolve Apple-Samsung legal dispute
December 7, 2012 in Nation/World SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Urging the world’s largest smartphone makers to settle their differences, a federal judge said she will issue rulings aimed at resolving a multifaceted legal battle …
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Families, community reeling from discovered bodies
December 7, 2012 in Nation/World EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — The families of two young cousins missing for five months still were hoping the girls would come home, maybe even for Christmas, until the sad news …
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RI court to hear arguments in pension case
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Rhode Island are set to argue that a legal challenge to the state’s landmark pension overhaul should be dismissed. Judge Sarah …
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Man pleads guilty in Seattle terror plot
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting an attack on a Seattle military complex with machine guns and grenades. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 35, agreed to a prison …
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NYC settles suit by abused foster kids for $9.7M
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will pay $9.7 million to settle a lawsuit by 10 disabled people who were fraudulently adopted by a woman and claimed they were …
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Alaska reclaims missing moon rocks since 1973
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A display of moon rocks that disappeared from an Alaska museum after an arson fire nearly four decades ago has been returned to the state following …
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Judge may trim Apple’s $1 billion patent verdict
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appeared ready to trim millions from a $1.05 billion jury verdict Apple Inc. won over Samsung Electronics this summer as …
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Marine brig officials grilled about GI’s jailing
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a …
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RI to seek dismissal of challenge to pension law
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The high-stakes legal dispute over Rhode Island’s public retirement overhaul faces a key court date Friday when attorneys for the state will ask a judge to … 1
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Feds: Imprisoned murderer ran gang network
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — While behind bars for three decades, a convicted murderer and member of the Mexican Mafia controlled a network of Los Angeles street gangs that sold drugs, … 1
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US attorney in New Orleans resigns amid probe
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ corruption-busting federal prosecutor resigned Thursday after two top deputies became embroiled in a scandal that threatens to undermine some of his biggest cases and …
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Condemned obese Ohio killer asks board for mercy
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned obese killer should be spared because of lingering doubts about his “legal and moral guilt” and the conduct of defense and prosecution lawyers at …
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Police scour Iowa park after hunters find 2 bodies
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Investigators scoured a rural wildlife area in northeastern Iowa for clues Thursday after hunters found dead bodies believed to be those of two young cousins who …
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Police arrest, spray protesters at Mich. Capitol
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State Police say they have used chemical spray on right-to-work protesters who to tried rush into the Senate chamber at the state Capitol, and minority …
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McAfee denied asylum; expected in Belize
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee was denied political asylum in Guatemala on Thursday and police in Belize said they expected him to be flown back soon …
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US Attorney resigns during probe of online posts
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, whose successful prosecution of a former Louisiana governor and numerous other public officials won him bipartisan praise for more than a decade, …
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Guatemalan police arrest software guru McAfee
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by Guatemalan police for entering the country illegally, ending his bizarre weekslong journey as a blogging fugitive claiming to …
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Families of missing Iowa girls await IDs of bodies
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Five months after two young cousins vanished while riding their bikes, residents of the northeast Iowa community where they were last seen are anxiously waiting to …
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Tech titans renew legal battle over smartphones
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The epic $1 billion patent fight between the world’s top two smartphone makers resumes Thursday in a federal courtroom when Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Corp. …
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Homeless man charged in NY subway rider’s death
December 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — While New York City straphangers pondered what they would do in a similar nightmare situation, authorities charged a homeless man in the death of a Queens …
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Guatemalan police arrest software guru McAfee
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by Guatemalan police for entering the country illegally, ending his bizarre weekslong journey as a blogging fugitive claiming to …
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Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World EVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Hunters discovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be the young Iowa cousins who vanished five months ago while riding their bikes, authorities said. The families of …
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Texas student shoots self while in police custody
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — A student taken into custody for his own protection Wednesday at his Houston-area high school shot himself with a hidden gun while handcuffed inside a patrol car, …
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Colo. shooting suspect: Brief romance, few friends
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Shock, disgust and fear spread across the campus of the Colorado university — the man who shot up a midnight movie was identified as James Holmes, and …
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Beard, other issues remain for new Fort Hood judge
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World DALLAS (AP) — The new judge taking over the Fort Hood shooting case will likely confront many of the questions that faced her predecessor, including one that helped lead to …
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At 450 pounds, Ohio killer fights execution
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At about 450 pounds, Ohio death row inmate Ronald Post is so fat that his executioners won’t be able to find veins in his arms or …
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Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when he bypassed the Senate to fill …
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Social Security fast-tracks rare-disease claims
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to ease the burden of being stricken with a debilitating condition, the Social Security Administration is expanding a program that fast-tracks disability claims by …
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Homeless man arrested in deadly NYC subway push
December 5, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of a subway rider who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck …
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