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Penn State to respond soon to NCAA demand for info
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:00AM July 18, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — As the NCAA considers whether Penn State should face penalties following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal — including a possible shutdown of its celebrated football program — the university says it will respond within days to the governing body's demand for information.
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INFLUENCE GAME: Cyclist's allies turn to Congress
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:59AM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department decided not to prosecute Lance Armstrong for taking performance-enhancing drugs, his legal problems seemed to be over.
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Official: Colo murder suspect tries to steal plane
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:22PM July 17, 2012 CommentSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A SkyWest Airlines pilot suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend stole an empty 50-passenger jet from a small Utah airport, crashed it as he drove near a terminal, then was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said Tuesday.
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Balloonists recount harrowing flight over Oregon
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:56PM July 17, 2012 CommentTwo men flying matching lawn chairs suspended by helium-filled party balloons over Central Oregon last weekend said Tuesday they were floating along peacefully at 14,000 feet when thunderstorms grabbed control of their homemade craft like a giant hand.
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Women describe alleged assaults on Texas base
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:41PM July 17, 2012 CommentSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fighting back tears, a woman testified Tuesday that a Texas Air Force base instructor facing charges in a widening military sex scandal refused her pleas of no after luring her into his office and then sexually assaulted her on a bed.
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APNewsBreak: Costco turns against tight sow pens
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:20PM July 17, 2012 CommentMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday joined a growing list of retailers and restaurants in asking suppliers to phase out the use of small pens for pregnant sows, as an animal welfare group prepared to release an undercover video showing conditions at one of its suppliers.
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Ariz. immigration law opponents file new offensive
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:17PM July 17, 2012 CommentPHOENIX (AP) — Opponents of Arizona's hardline immigration enforcement law launched a new effort Tuesday aimed at thwarting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow police to enforce the so-called "show me your papers" provision.
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Bush Institute launches book on economic growth
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:13PM July 17, 2012 CommentDALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush said he wants his institute, which Tuesday released a book featuring experts weighing in on ways for the U.S. to jumpstart the economy toward 4 percent gross domestic product growth, to be an "action-oriented" place.
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Accused Ala. bar gunman charged in 2nd shooting
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:21PM July 17, 2012 CommentTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A gunman stood outside of a crowded downtown bar and opened fire from two different positions early Tuesday, sending patrons running or crawling for cover in a chaotic and bloody scene. At least 17 people were hurt as bullets ricocheted and glass shards and brick chunks fell around the nightclub.
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House pushes for terrorist label for Haqqani group
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:14PM July 17, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is stepping up the pressure on the Obama administration to slap the terrorist label on the Haqqani network, a militant group responsible for plotting and launching attacks from Pakistan against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.
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Minnesota court upholds aiding suicide conviction
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:07PM July 17, 2012 CommentMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the convictions of a former nurse who hunted for suicidal people in online chat rooms and encouraged two to kill themselves, saying his actions were not protected speech.
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Kerry Kennedy: NY auto accident caused by seizure
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:56PM July 17, 2012 CommentARMONK, N.Y. (AP) — Kerry Kennedy, ex-wife of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said doctors believe her recent auto accident on a highway was caused not by illegal drugs or a sleeping pill, but by a seizure stemming from an old brain injury.
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Some say Okla. shootings underscore racial divide
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:52PM July 17, 2012 CommentTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two men accused in a shooting rampage in Tulsa are headed to court in a case closely watched by some residents who say it has highlighted the city's racial divisions.
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Despite protests, Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:45PM July 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, angering critics who hoped that relentless protest campaigns might lead to change.
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Romney accuses Obama of casting shame on success
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:41PM July 17, 2012 CommentIRWIN, Pa. (AP) — A fiery Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of believing the government is more vital to a thriving economy than the nation's workers and dreamers, scrambling to get back on message by declaring of Obama, "I'm convinced he wants Americans to be ashamed of success."
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Beloved Vermont restaurant rebuilding after Irene
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:56PM July 17, 2012 CommentWILMINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A flood-ravaged family restaurant known for decades as the social center of this Vermont ski town was hoisted off its foundation Tuesday by a crane in the latest sign of renewal for a community struggling to recover from Tropical Storm Irene.
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FBI dogs detect scents of Iowa cousins near lake
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:29PM July 17, 2012 CommentEVANSDALE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities searching for two young cousins drained an Iowa lake Tuesday after FBI dogs detected the girls' scents near where their bicycles were found four days earlier, heightening suspicion from family members that they might have been abducted.
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Oregon man recovering from rare case of plague
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:23PM July 17, 2012 CommentPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One look at Paul Gaylord's hands shows why the plague is referred to as "Black Death."
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Carjacker will be Texas' 1st single-drug execution
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:21PM July 17, 2012 CommentHUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — An inmate who once bragged about the headlines generated by the carjacking and murder that sent him to death row will be noted in Texas history for a different reason: Yokamon Hearn will be the first prisoner executed under the state's new single-drug procedure.
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Lawyer: Texan to fight allegation he killed doctor
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:13PM July 17, 2012 CommentLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A Texas plastic surgeon plans to fight allegations that he paid another man thousands of dollars in silver bars to kill a fellow doctor who was dating his ex-girlfriend, a defense attorney said Tuesday.
