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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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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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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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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 …
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Hospitals’ Struggles to Beat Back Familiar Infections Began Before Ebola Arrived
While Ebola stokes public anxiety, more than one in six hospitals—including some top medical centers—are having trouble stamping out less exotic but sometimes deadly infections, federal records show.
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3 States Deny Gay Unions Despite Appellate Rulings
The writing is on the wall for gay marriage bans in Kansas, Montana and South Carolina after federal appeals courts that oversee those states have made clear that keeping gay …
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HealthCare.gov's EZ Form Not for Legal Immigrants
HealthCare.gov's new EZ application for coverage can't be used by legal immigrants or naturalized U.S. citizens, prompting concern that many Hispanics and Asians will go right back into long enrollment …
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Massive Cheating Scandal at UNC Involved Athletes
Bogus classes and automatic A's and B's are at the heart of a cheating scandal at the University of North Carolina that lasted nearly two decades, encompassing about 3,100 students—nearly …
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Health Officials say Ebola Low-Risk in Miss.
State health officials say they are keeping Mississippi hospitals and medical facilities up-to-date on Ebola identification and treatment.
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UN Inquiry Head Rejects N. Korea's 'Honeyed Words'
"A few honeyed words" by North Korea as it tries to avoid a referral to the International Criminal Court has not changed the human rights situation on the ground there, …
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Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in Iraq Shootings
Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe and was …
