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Sunday, December 3, 2017
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Arrest in cold case sparks broader investigation of missing children
Anna Elizabeth Young was convicted in 2001 of child abuse for bathing a 12-year-old in chemicals and severely burning th…
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Egypt massacre in Sinai may point to an even more bloody IS
CAIRO (AP) - The massacre of more than 300 worshippers at a mosque in Egypt's Sinai crossed a new line - even by militan…
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Final death toll in Somalia's worst attack is 512 people
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The final death toll in October's massive truck bombing in Somalia's capital is 512 people, ac…
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The week in odd news: Opossum in liquor store; Sphinx found
SELFIE-SERVICE: MAN COOKS WAFFLE HOUSE MEAL AS WORKER SLEEPSWEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - When a man found the only worker …
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Former public radio host accused of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (AP) - A former public radio host in New York City who left his show earlier this year has been accused of sexu…
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Opossum breaks into liquor store and gets drunk as a skunk
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An opossum that apparently drank bourbon after breaking into a Florida liquor store sober…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's tax fiction and embrace of propaganda
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's rally in Missouri this past week was a set-piece of distortion about taxes an…
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In Flynn, Mueller unearths more lies _ and a key witness
WASHINGTON (AP) - More smoke but no smoking gun.Michael Flynn's guilty plea Friday revealed a new layer of lies unearthe…
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Sweeping aside Russia probe, Trump says 'we're unbeatable'
NEW YORK (AP) - Brushing aside an ongoing Russia probe, President Donald Trump reveled Saturday in the Senate's passage …
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Trump alters story on why he fired Flynn
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national securi…
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Governor welcomes back National Guard troops from Puerto Rico
PEORIA - Gov. Bruce Rauner was in Peoria on Saturday to welcome back Illinois National Guard troops returning from a mon…
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'That was a rollercoaster' says Rivermen coach Trudel as Peoria rallies to win 6-5 in OT
The Peoria Rivermen turned a cringeworthy first period into a noteworthy victory Saturday in a rematch against the Fayet…
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One more try to keep Lisa Parker fails at Dunlap
PEORIA - Emotional, last-ditch efforts to retain Lisa Parker as superintendent of Dunlap School District failed to make …
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Prayer group meets outside the Peoria County Jail
PEORIA - Christmas arrived at the Peoria County Jail on Saturday morning.Christian Library International, a prison minis…
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Coroner: Victim in Peoria house fire died of smoke inhalation
PEORIA - A 66-year-old woman who was taken out of a smoke-filled home by Peoria firefighters Friday night died of smoke …
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