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Gusty winds could push deadly SoCal wildfire
CAMPO . (AP) - A fire that burned 11 homes and killed an elderly man who refused to evacuate was smoldering in rural San Diego County on Tuesday, but gusty afternoon winds could push it back to life, authorities said. Nearly 1,000 firefighters planned an all-out effort to surround the blaze, which continued to threaten nearly a dozen homes and 14 outbuildings ...
Woman arrested for marring anti-jihad NY subway ad
NEW YORK (AP) - An Egyptian-born U.S. columnist was arrested Tuesday for spray-painting an advertisement equating Muslim radicals with savages at a New York City subway station. Mona Eltahawy, 45, of New York, was arrested on charges including criminal mischief and making graffiti, police said. Her arrest was captured on video by a New York Post camera crew and posted online. <p ...
Cities challenge state change in RDA tax law
SACRAMENTO. (AP) - California cities are challenging a law that gives state finance officials the power to take local tax revenue as community redevelopment agencies are being dismantled. The League of California Cities filed a lawsuit Monday against the state Department of Finance, the Board of Equalization and the state controller. Executive Director Chris McKenzie says the law ...
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ZIMBABWE: BULAWAYO URGES ALL TO FLUSH TOGETHER: HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Bulawayo city officials Monday urged all residents to join the "big flush" to help Zimbabwe's second city clear toilet waste that accumulated in sewers during days of water outages.
Provocative anti-jihad ads go up in NYC subways
NEW YORK (AP) - Controversial advertisements equating Muslim radicals with savages have gone up in New York City subways. The ads by a conservative blogger appeared Monday in 10 stations throughout Manhattan. They will be in place for a month. The ads read, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support ...
Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after serving as secretary of state and he has no idea what she may do.
Romney strives to turn the page on rough week; Obama takes rare campaign break
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign strove to turn the page on a week of public stumbles and Republican hand-wringing Sunday, promising a redoubled effort in the most competitive states to undercut his opponent's economic record as voters tune in for the final six weeks of a close race.
Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house on Tuesday
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) - What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution.
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COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSTAIN FROM VOTE ON ABSTAINING: YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) - Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.
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NEARLY ALL US STATES SEE HEFTY DROP IN TEEN BIRTHS: NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.
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