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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The driving force in Texas behind a "bathroom bill" pushed back Monday after the Republican House speaker was quoted as saying he didn't want a "suicide" on his hands over efforts to restrict which restrooms transgender people can use.
July 03, 2017
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Police in Virginia fatally shot a man after he shot and wounded an officer, authorities said Monday.
July 03, 2017
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July 03, 2017
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The town of Newtown and its Board of Education asked a judge to throw out the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of two children killed during the Sandy Hook shootings in December 2012.
July 03, 2017
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A rapper shot someone in the neck days before performing at a concert in Little Rock that was the site of a shooting that left 28 people injured, federal prosecutors said Monday.
July 03, 2017
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SEATTLE (AP) - A woman killed early Sunday in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood was shot by her husband during an argument in a ride-hailing vehicle, police said.
July 03, 2017
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BOSTON (AP) - A taxi crashed into a group of cab drivers near the city's airport on Monday, injuring 10 people in what police said appeared to be a "tragic accident."
July 03, 2017
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West Coast for the last few years.
July 03, 2017
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Recreational marijuana sales have exceeded the expectations of Las Vegas area store owners, who have seen long lines outside their dispensaries since Saturday, when Nevada became the fifth state with shops selling pot to the public.
July 03, 2017
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Officials have released the name of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot by an officer responding to a report of a threatening man near the Colorado State University campus.
July 03, 2017
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Hundreds of inventors have flocked to Walmart's headquarters in Bentonville to find out if the country needs a few more secret sauces, prettier mouse pads or "instant hair gel" packets for the on-the-go clubber.
June 28, 2017
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - ABC and a South Dakota meat producer announced a settlement Wednesday in a $1.9 billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on a beef product that critics dubbed "pink slime."
June 28, 2017
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Women who work at Mormon headquarters in Salt Lake City will be allowed to wear pantsuits and dress slacks instead of only skirts or dresses, the church announced Wednesday in a move that one Mormon women's group called a step in the right direction.
June 28, 2017
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Yoplait's sales are free falling, and its parent company is about to face even more competition in the dairy case.
June 28, 2017
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NEW YORK (AP) - Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is buying office supplies chain Staples for $6.9 billion.
June 28, 2017
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