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Chef describes kids’ grief over Jackson’s death
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's personal chef described for jurors the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's death nearly four
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Afghan forces take over responsibility for security from NATO
June 18--KABUL -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday that Afghan troops will begin the final step toward taking full responsibility for security in all of Afghanistan, amid continued fighting in much of the
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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
DETROIT - After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. By giving in to government pressure, Chrysler
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Prosecutor: 3 Ohioans enslaved disabled mom, child
CLEVELAND - A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bulls, and the woman was beaten and
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DOD readies service-by-service plan for women in combat
June 18--WASHINGTON -- Leaders from each service branch and U.S. Special Operations Command laid out road maps Tuesday to begin moving female troops toward the front lines of combat, but said the process would
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Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old
FAIRPORT, Mich. - A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they
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Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
OGDEN, Utah - It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings,
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Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
NEW YORK - The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said Tuesday
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Stocks edge higher on home building, low inflation
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were up in early trading Tuesday, boosted by government reports of gains in home construction and low inflation. The Fed has had an outsized effect on the stock market
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Stocks move higher on home building, low inflation
NEW YORK - It's all about the Fed. Still. But the Federal Reserve loomed large, with investors trying to guess what the central bank will say Wednesday about how long it plans to keep stimulus
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