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Sweden Calls Off Search for Submarine

Swedish authorities called off their weeklong search for a suspected submarine in the Stockholm archipelago Friday, saying the presumed intruder had probably escaped into the Baltic Sea.

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Pistorius Prosecutors Consult Expert Over Appeal

Oscar Pistorius could still face a murder conviction and 15 years in prison for killing his girlfriend as prosecutors said Friday they had consulted a South African criminal law expert …

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Hong Kong Protesters to Vote on Staying in Streets

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong plan to hold a spot referendum Sunday on whether to stay in the streets or accept government offers for more talks and clear their protest …

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WHO: Millions of Ebola Vaccine Doses Ready in 2015

The World Health Organization says millions of doses of two experimental Ebola vaccines could be ready for use in 2015 and five more experimental vaccines will start being tested in …

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Police Prepare for Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson

Missouri police have been brushing up on constitutional rights and stocking up on riot gear to prepare for a grand jury's decision about whether to charge a white police officer …

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NYC Tries to Ease Ebola Fear After Doctor Infected

Officials tried to tamp down New Yorkers' fears Friday after a doctor was diagnosed with Ebola in a city where millions of people squeeze into crowded subways, buses and elevators …

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No. 3 Ole Miss Looks to Take Down No. 24 Tigers

Third-ranked Mississippi is about to make its second appearance in LSU's Death Valley in the Hugh Freeze era—and how things have changed since the first visit two seasons ago.

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Miss. GOP Stops Using Promo with Football Photos

The Mississippi Republican Party says it has stopped using a promotional email that included photos of two college football players without permission of the players or their schools.

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Senators Ask Gov't for Nationwide Air Bag Recall

Two U.S. senators are calling on regulators to issue a nationwide recall of cars with faulty air bags made by Takata Corp., questioning why automakers have been allowed to limit …

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The Faces of Travis Childers

Travis Childers, a former congressman from Booneville, hopes traditional Democratic voters and tea-party members can help him upset Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in November.

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White House Fence Jumper Held Without Bond

The 23-year-old Maryland man who climbed over the White House fence was ordered held without bond in an appearance Thursday before a federal magistrate judge.

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Ex-Mountie Hero of Shooting at Canada's Parliament

For more than two minutes, the lawmakers applauded and pounded their desks Thursday for the white-haired former Mountie, hailed as a hero for shooting the gunman who had stormed Canada's …

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Canada Gunman Wanted a Passport to go to Mideast

A picture began to emerge Thursday of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau a day after the 32-year-old Canadian launched a deadly attack on Canada's seat of government that forced the country—again—to confront the …

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Analysis: GOP Hopes Obama is Key to Senate Control

Struggling to preserve their Senate majority, Democrats are attacking Republicans over Medicare and Social Security in Louisiana, spending cuts in Arkansas, off-shore jobs in New Hampshire and women's issues in …

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Johnathan Perkins

Thanks to the Lady Arrows' dominance, head coach Johnathan Perkins won the 2014 National Federation of State High School Associations' award for girls' track and field, and it made him …