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Obama to Russia: More sanctions are ‘teed up’
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JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent 
Apr 24, 2014
TOKYO (AP) — Accusing Russia of failing to live up to its commitments, President Barack Obama warned Moscow on Thursday that the United States has ano...
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Bashtag: NYPD Twitter campaign backfires
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JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press TOM HAYS, Associated Press 
Apr 24, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — To put it in social media terms, the New York Police Department got trolled. The nation's largest police force learned the hard way th...
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Homeowner: 2 teens shot were ‘vermin,’ not human
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AMY FORLITI, Associated Press 
Apr 24, 2014
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Jurors listened Wednesday as a man called two teenagers who broke into his central Minnesota home "vermin" on an audio reco...
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Wellness programs grow more popular with employers
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CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press TOM MURPHY, Associated Press 
Apr 24, 2014
That little voice nagging you to put down the cake and lace up the running shoes is increasingly coming from your employer and is likely to grow loude...
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Rail safety effort marred by squabbling
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JOAN LOWY Associated Press 
Apr 24, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by a series of fiery train crashes, a push by government and industry to make safer tank cars used for shipping crude oil an...
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Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent repair job
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MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer 
Apr 23, 2014
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their...
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Maine baby lobster decline could end high catches
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PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press 
Apr 23, 2014
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — The number of baby lobsters settling off the rocky coast of Maine continues to steadily decline — possibly foreshadowing an end...
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Teen stowaway shows holes in vast airport security
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OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press 
Apr 23, 2014
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — Surveillance cameras at San Jose International Airport successfully captured the teenager on the tarmac, climbing up the landin...
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Grieving borrowers told to repay student loan
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KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer 
Apr 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some student loan borrowers who had a parent or grandparent co-sign the note are finding that they must immediately pay the loan in ...
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Navajo advocates make push for junk food tax
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FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press 
Apr 23, 2014
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Facing a high prevalence of diabetes, many American Indian tribes are returning to their roots with community and home gardens...
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