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Saturday, September 16, 2017
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Character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at age 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harry Dean Stanton, the shambling, craggy-face character actor with the deadpan voice who became a cu…
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Feds look at Irma airfares
ATLANTA - When evacuees from Florida expressed shock at sky-high air fares for last-minute trips and accused airlines of…
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Protests follow ex-St. Louis officer's acquittal in killing
ST. LOUIS - A white former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a black man who was fatally shot fol…
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NKorea leader says he will complete nuke program
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said the country is nearing its goal of "equilibrium"…
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UK threat level raised to "critical" after subway bombing
LONDON (AP) - A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and pro…
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Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised an unprecedented $107 million for a ceremony that …
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Demonized Schumer and Pelosi now deal-makers with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's been a long eight months in the wilderness for Democrats, but if any two were going to find their…
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Dangers linger as Florida recovery picks up momentum
MIAMI (AP) - Nearly a week after Hurricane Irma walloped Florida, the recovery mission picked up momentum as more people…
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Never Trumpers to voters: We told you so
WASHINGTON - Last year, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned that if voters wanted to elect more Republicans who would cut deals w…
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Mom who tried flushing newborn at McDonald's gave birth in a bathroom before, DA says
A cashier who told police she didn't know she was pregnant when she gave birth in a McDonald's restroom in Redwood City,…
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Attorney: Slender Man attacker descended into 'madness'
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin girl accused of helping her friend stab their classmate nearly to death to please onli…
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Rising public safety costs pose problems for Peoria budget
PEORIA - Illinois - a state that's no stranger to budget crises - may be headed for another one.Illinois communities are…
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Man robbed on his way to the bus stop
PEORIA - A 60-year-old man was robbed by two unknown men while he was walking in North Peoria.The victim told Peoria Pol…
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Nick in the AM, the podcast: Journal Star sports editor Kirk Wessler
Journal Star reporter Nick Vlahos talks with sports editor Kirk Wessler about working for his hometown newspaper, blurri…
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Editorial: Single payer? Not so fast
Evidently, seeing the inability of congressional Republicans to repeal and replace ObamaCare, some Democrats have decide…
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