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Gallery: Cecil the lion remembered at Walter Palmer's dental office
People have been arriving at River Bluff dental today stuffed animals and signs to remember lion "Cecil" and lament his destruction.
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Two women pass Mountain Phase at Ranger School, now one step short of graduation
Females are in program for the first time.
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As cyberattacks mount, Pentagon looks for ways to retaliate
Plans for "cyber deterrence" aim to develop an ability for retaliation so overwhelming that it would prevent an adversary from attempting to breach federal computer networks.
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Appeals court affirms conviction of woman in hot sauce case
An Alaska appeals court has affirmed the conviction of an Anchorage woman whom prosecutors said used a videotape of herself punishing her son to get on the "Dr. Phil" show.
NY village makes ransom payments to keep computers running
A village in central New York made ransom payments of $300 and $500 last year to keep its computers running after two official-looking emails released malware throughout its system, state auditors said.
Obama to extend college aid grants to some prison inmates
More than 20 years after banning prisoners from receiving student aid, some federal and state inmates could be eligible for Pell grant money to take college courses while still behind bars.
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Gallery: Voting rights commemorated
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 belongs on any short list of consequential 20th-century federal legislation. It widened access to the polls for Americans of color by outlawing vote-suppressing tactics that had been used primarily in the states of the former Confederacy in the century after the Civil War. And it provided a legal avenue for court challenges of future voting restrictions, thereby remaining relevant to this day.
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South Dakota Indian tribe set to be first to sell recreational marijuana
Hundreds of other eligible tribes hesitant to follow.
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Ohio cop indicted on murder charge in traffic stop shooting
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge, with a prosecutor saying the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer."
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Senator asks Justice Department to investigate sale of Cargill pork unit
The senator from Iowa said the deal could hurt competition.
Los Angeles leaders outlaw high-capacity gun magazines
The nation's second-largest city is poised to ban possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, stepping into the national debate over gun regulation following a series of deadly, mass shootings.
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Ohio prosecutor: Deadly traffic stop 'senseless'
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges.
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Photos: Remains of 4 early colonial leaders discovered at Jamestown, Va.
The four burial sites were uncovered in the earthen floor of what was Jamestown's historic Anglican church from 1608, a team of scientists and historians announced Tuesday, July 28.
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Cargill signs White House pledge to combat climate change
At White House, the company agreed to take action to help mitigate climate change.
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United States and Turkey agree to ISIL attack plan
The move further embroils Turkey, a key NATO ally, in Syria's civil war.
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Gallery: Red carpet at Starkey Hearing Foundation gala
Photos from the red carpet at the annual Starkey Hearing Foundation gala in St. Paul, this year featuring Katy Perry and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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