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Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans....
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Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's top Muslim cleric says peaceful protests against the president are permitted, dismissing declarations by Islamist hard-liners that those behind protests planned for June 30 are heretics....
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16 dead: Militants infiltrate UN's Somalia office
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N. compound in Somalia's capital Wednesday, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said....
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Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans....
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Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking
NEW YORK (AP) -- A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well....
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Fire at Pa. titanium plant causes $3.5M in damage
MORGANTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Investigators say a fire earlier this week at a titanium-manufacturing plant in eastern Pennsylvania caused $3.5 million in damage and has been ruled accidental....
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W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train
JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) -- Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by the trickle of nearby water....
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Pa. doc faces trial in former partner's shooting
LIMA, Pa. (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia pediatrician has been held for trial on charges she fatally shot her former domestic partner and narrowly missed their 11-year-old son....
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Pa. police hope to catch 'green thumb' bandit
MAMMOTH, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania State Police are hoping to catch a bandit with a green thumb red-handed....
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Feds: Pittsburgh brothers ran Craiglist tixx scam
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A federal grand jury has charged two Pittsburgh brothers with scamming more than 250 people out of more than $70,000 by offering to sell event tickets over the online want-ad site, Craigslist....
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Giant bee swarm removed from eastern Pa. building
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A beekeeper had to be called in to remove a giant swarm of honey bees from around a building in downtown Pottsville....
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US Steel gets delay on Pa. coke emission goals
CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) -- United States Steel Corp. has gotten more time to meet county air pollution standards following a $500 million revamp of its Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh....
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Police: Mom stole $27K from Pa. football boosters
DERRY, Pa. (AP) -- A mother who formerly headed the football boosters program at a western Pennsylvania high school has been charged with stealing more than $27,000 from the organization....
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Police: Pa. man threatened mom over 'poison' pork
ST. MARYS, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he threatened his mother with a 10-inch kitchen knife because he believed she was trying to "poison" him with pork in violation of his Muslim beliefs....
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