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Woman denies NJ man locked her in room for years
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:26PM August 14, 2012 CommentPATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A woman found behind a padlocked door inside a New Jersey apartment said man accused of holding her there for years is "a good man" who never abused her and that she simply doesn't like to go outside.
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Medical marijuana ads under attack in Denver
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:22PM August 14, 2012 CommentDENVER (AP) — Free joints! Cheap weed! Come on down! Marijuana advertising in Denver can be shockingly aggressive, with psychedelic billboards and sign wavers promoting potent weed and an affordable high.
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Panetta: Syria no-fly zone not on front burner
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:29AM August 14, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says plans to set up a no-fly zone over parts of Syria are "not on the front burner," despite persistent calls from rebel forces there that they need the added protection from escalating regime airstrikes.
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Gabby Douglas is golden in 'Tonight' appearance
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:16AM August 14, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Olympic champion Gabby Douglas basked in the "Tonight" spotlight and the admiration of fellow guest Michelle Obama, but the teenager already is thinking ahead to 2016.
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Helen Gurley Brown, the Original Carrie Bradshaw
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:34AM August 14, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Before there was "Sex and the City," there was "Sex and the Single Girl." And before there was Carrie Bradshaw, there was Helen Gurley Brown.
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Camp aims to lift clown frowns during slow economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:55AM August 14, 2012 CommentONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Even when she's not in character, Julie Varholdt acts like a buffoon.
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Dems insist Romney quietly supports Ryan's budgets
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:53PM August 13, 2012 CommentCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Led by President Barack Obama, Democrats claimed on Monday that Republican challenger Mitt Romney privately backs controversial plans to overhaul Medicare and cut trillions from social programs that his new vice presidential running mate has publicly proposed.
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APNewsBreak: Doc discusses suspected mercy killing
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:03PM August 13, 2012 CommentAKRON, Ohio (AP) — The man charged in the suspected mercy killing of his wife at a hospital intensive care unit asked the doctor who confronted him, "Please tell me she's dead," the doctor said Monday.
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Officer, gunman among 3 killed in Texas shootings
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:59PM August 13, 2012 CommentCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — A deadly shootout erupted Monday near the Texas A&M University campus when a man being brought an eviction notice opened fire on a Texas law enforcement officer, leaving three people dead, including the officer and the gunman.
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Family of Texas gunman 'distraught' by his 'havoc'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:49PM August 13, 2012 CommentCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The sister of a gunman who was among three people killed in a shootout at a home near Texas A&M says her family is "just distraught by the havoc he has caused."
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Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new front
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:25PM August 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan has told U.S. military officials that it plans to launch combat operations against Taliban militants soon in a tribal area near the Afghan border that also serves as a haven for leaders of the al-Qaida-affiliated Haqqani network, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday.
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Mayo Clinic: Jackson has bipolar disorder
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:28PM August 13, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday.
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Chevron facility in Calif. deemed hazardous
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:11PM August 13, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Structural engineers on Monday deemed the site of a Chevron refinery fire in the San Francisco Bay area hazardous for human entry after looking at the failed pipe that leaked and sent a towering plume of black smoke into the sky.
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At Iowa fair, Ryan criticizes Obama on economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:59PM August 13, 2012 CommentDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — He talked about cow milking and demolition derby, but Rep. Paul Ryan's most pointed remarks Monday at the Iowa State Fair targeted President Barack Obama's economic leadership.
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Longtime Cosmo Editor Helen Gurley Brown, 90, Dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:37PM August 13, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — It was not the kind of advice women were used to hearing:
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F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:08PM August 13, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — It's about freakin' time.
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3 found dead in burning car in Maine parking lot
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:01PM August 13, 2012 CommentBANGOR, Maine (AP) — Surveillance videos may shed some light on a fire that engulfed a car with three people inside early Monday, with one video showing a person running from the scene and another showing several vehicles driving by minutes before the fire began.
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Police: NJ man locked girlfriend in room for years
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:00PM August 13, 2012 CommentPATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Police searching an apartment for drugs found a woman they believe was kept padlocked in a bedroom for long periods of time over the last several years — perhaps as long as a decade.
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Motive unclear in Pa. wedding-day homicide
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:37PM August 13, 2012 CommentThe mother of a Pennsylvania groom stabbed to death on his wedding day — allegedly by the bride — says there hadn't previously been any violence in the relationship.
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2 sentenced in $50M bank fraud conspiracy
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:37PM August 13, 2012 CommentMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced two men to decades in prison for their roles in a $50 million bank fraud conspiracy that authorities say spanned six states and depended on employees of some of America's largest banks stealing customers' identities.
