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Sikh temple holds 1st Sunday service since attack
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:14PM August 12, 2012 CommentOAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of people who gathered at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee spoke of unity, strength and rebirth during the first Sunday service there since a gunman killed six people before fatally shooting himself.
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Chimp escapes Las Vegas backyard _ again
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:03PM August 12, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — A chimpanzee who rampaged through a Las Vegas neighborhood last month made a second escape from her backyard enclosure this weekend, but her caretaker thinks she had human help this time.
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Ohio hospital shooting: Mercy killing or murder?
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:14PM August 12, 2012 CommentCLEVELAND (AP) — John Wise watched a tear roll down his wife's face as he stood alongside her bed in the intensive care unit. She'd been unable to speak after suffering a stroke and seemed to be blinking to acknowledge him, Wise confided to a friend who had driven him to the hospital.
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In NYPD shooting, many witnesses follow the chase
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:53PM August 12, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Lincoln Rocha had just taken some photographs of his wife while they visited crowded Times Square on a hot summer day when he saw a man nearby start to back away from police officers who were talking to him.
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'Bourne,' 'Campaign' bump Batman from No. 1 spot
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:40PM August 12, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Dark Knight Rises" has finally fallen out of first-place at the weekend box office.
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Social Security surplus dwarfed by future deficit
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:14PM August 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — As millions of baby boomers flood Social Security with applications for benefits, the program's $2.7 trillion surplus is starting to look small.
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Analysis: Ryan choice increases focus on policy
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:17AM August 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his ticket mate magnifies the sharp philosophical policy divisions between Republicans and Democrats and assures that a lively debate over taxes, deficits and the role of government will command the home stretch of the presidential race.
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AP PHOTOS: Highlights from 2 weeks of London 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:12AM August 12, 2012 CommentThe 2012 London Games kicked off 16 days ago with Queen Elizabeth II (actually, a body double) parachuting into a whimsical opening ceremony.
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FACT CHECK: Questionable claims in veep debut
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:03AM August 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — In his debut as Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan promised "America's comeback team" won't duck tough budget issues, although the man standing next to him has kept his head low so far. Romney vowed the duo would "preserve" Medicare, an eye-popping claim considering Ryan wants to transform the program from the ground up.
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US women hoops already looking ahead to Rio
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:07AM August 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Diana Taurasi already has her bags packed for Rio.
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Report: Racial profiling alleged at Boston airport
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:48PM August 11, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston's Logan International Airport are alleging that a program intended to help flag possible terrorists based on passengers' mannerisms has led to rampant racial profiling, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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AP PHOTOS: Highlights from 2 weeks of London 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:33PM August 11, 2012 CommentThe 2012 London Games kicked off 16 days ago with Queen Elizabeth II (actually, a body double) parachuting into a whimsical opening ceremony.
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Missing NH vacationer is found 2 weeks later in NC
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:19PM August 11, 2012 CommentRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hugh Armstrong says he hitchhiked and walked 1,000 miles south from New Hampshire without knowing who he was. Then he heard his granddaughter's name in a McDonald's in Asheville and started to fill in a few blanks.
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Analysis: Ryan pick sets clear November choice
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:47PM August 11, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's pick of Rep. Paul Ryan for the Republican presidential ticket brings clarity to the stark election-year choice for voters — the competing Democratic and GOP visions about the size and role of the federal government in Americans' lives.
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Police embrace emerging social media tool
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:42PM August 11, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Minutes after a shooting near the Oakland Airport this year, the gunman was on the loose. And police Sgt. Chris Bolton quickly fired off a flurry of text alerts to thousands of nearby residents through a social media tool for law enforcement agencies.
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Trial hinges on dying man's gesture ID'ing gunman
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:27PM August 11, 2012 CommentCINCINNATI (AP) — Paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator, David Chandler was two weeks from death when police arrived at his hospital room to question him about the person who shot him. They wanted to know if he could identify a suspect, and they had a photo to show him.
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AP NewsBreak: Refinery probe focuses on corrosion
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:57PM August 11, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal investigators probing the cause of a massive Chevron oil refinery fire are focusing on possible corrosion in a decades-old pipe the company inspected late last year but did not replace.
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Woe and opportunity: Tales from historic drought
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:18AM August 11, 2012 CommentCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The United States is in the midst of the worst drought in decades, and the dry weather and soaring temperatures are taking a toll on people living and working in Ohio west to California and Texas north to the Dakotas. Farmers have watched their corn wither and their cattle go hungry. Homeowners have seen their lawns turn brown and gardens wilt. Communities in the Midwest that rarely experience water shortages have enacted restrictions, and businesses are looking for ways to stay afloat as sales fall off. Here are a few of their stories:
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Romney Names Paul Ryan His No. 2
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:39AM August 11, 2012 CommentNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, turning to the architect of a conservative and intensely controversial long-term budget plan to remake Medicare and cut trillions in federal spending.
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Ryan seen as Romney's bridge across GOP spectrum
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:15AM August 11, 2012 CommentJANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Even before Wisconsin sent Paul Ryan to Congress, he was meticulously carving a path that seemed to point only upward.
