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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb....
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Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's election overseers removed potential wildcard candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers....
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FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists - but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers....
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The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Is Pope Francis an exorcist?...
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Head of La Salle University in Philly to step down
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The longtime leader of La Salle University in Philadelphia will be leaving the institution....
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Pa. voters trickle into polling places for primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's primary election is under way, with turnout expected to be low because there are few high-profile races up for grabs....
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Pa. couple charged in theft of $854K from township
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A former municipal employee and her husband, a former police officer, have been charged with embezzling more than $850,000 from an eastern Pennsylvania township....
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Melvin's attorneys file notice of Superior appeal
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Attorneys for former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin have filed a notice that they intend to appeal her campaign corruption conviction and sentence to the state Superior Court....
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Questions remain in deadly Illinois van crash
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A coroner says none of five men killed when their van repeatedly overturned on a southern Illinois freeway was carrying identification, slowing efforts to notify their survivors....
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Retired boxer wins round in Pa. parking dispute
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes has won a legal round in a towing dispute at his eastern Pennsylvania restaurant....
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Pa. board OKs charges to use new resort casino
FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that non-resort guests must pay to gamble at a soon-to-open casino at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort....
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Police seek 2 after Pa. woman calls 911 from trunk
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- Police in Lancaster County are searching for two suspects after a woman called 911 from the trunk of a car to report that she had been abducted by strangers....
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Pa. man accused of taking diapers, shoe inserts
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania man is in jail, facing charges he stole two packages of adult diapers and shoe inserts from a Carlisle pharmacy....
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Hershey launching candy bar in Chinese cities
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- The Hershey Company says it's launching a new "milk candy" bar in three Chinese cities next month, followed by a wider distribution next year....
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