| Plenty of questions as searchers look for more East Cleveland victims Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT Searchers rummaging through vacant houses in a neighborhood where three female bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags should be prepared to find one or two more victims, a police chief said Sunday.
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| Boehner refuses to take stand on key immigration provision Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner refused on Sunday to say whether a comprehensive immigration overhaul should include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, declaring that the House debate is "not about me." Boehner, appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," dodged repeated attempts to get him to spell out his personal views on a path to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants now in the United States, a major point of contention between the House and the Democratic-led Senate. ...
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| McCain agrees with president, backs call for 'stand your ground' review Posted: 21 Jul 2013 08:31 AM PDT Sen. John McCain is backing President Barack Obama's call for the so-called "stand your ground" laws in Florida and other states to be reexamined in the wake of the George Zimmerman case.
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| Aurora survivors marry on anniversary of massacre Posted: 21 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT Two survivors of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting were married on Saturday--exactly one year after the massacre.
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| US drops unarmed bombs on Great Barrier Reef Posted: 21 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two U.S. fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs into Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park last week when a training exercise went wrong, the U.S. Navy said, angering environmentalists.
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| Ga. blueberry knocks peach off top of fruit pile Posted: 21 Jul 2013 04:11 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — What is the most valuable fruit crop produced in the Peach State?
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| Company to inspect Texas coaster where woman fell Posted: 21 Jul 2013 04:47 PM PDT ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A German roller coaster maker is sending officials to a North Texas amusement park to inspect a ride after a woman fell to her death.
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| Zoe Saldana goes green for 'Guardians' Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:52 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — How many more colors can Zoe Saldana be on the big screen?
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| Froome rides to victory in 100th Tour de France Posted: 21 Jul 2013 03:16 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — I won't let you down like Lance Armstrong. This Tour de France champion is for real.
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| Autos troubles, race at root of Detroit collapse Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT Blue-collar workers poured into the cavernous auto plants of Detroit for generations, confident that a sturdy back and strong work ethic would bring them a house, a car and economic security. It was a place where the American dream came true.
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| A career round gives Mickelson a claret jug Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:19 PM PDT GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — One of the greatest final rounds in a major. Two of the best shots he ever struck with a 3-wood. The third leg of the Grand Slam.
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| Foul odor leads Ohio authorities to grizzly find Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:44 PM PDT EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Authorities responding to a report of a foul odor from a home discovered a body and arrested a registered sex offender who led police on a gruesome hunt through a poor Ohio neighborhood in a search for potentially more victims, officials said Sunday.
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| Despite outcry, stand-ground law repeals unlikely Posted: 21 Jul 2013 11:28 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Despite an outcry from civil rights groups, a call for close examination by President Barack Obama and even a 1960s-style sit-in at the Florida governor's office, the jury's verdict that George Zimmerman was justified in shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin is unlikely to spur change to any of the nation's stand-your-ground self-defense laws.
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| AP PHOTOS: Mickelson takes British Open title Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:35 PM PDT Phil Mickelson won the British Open with a spectacular finish. Mickelson shot a 5-under 66 Sunday to match the best round of the tournament and win his first claret jug. The celebration began while there were still four groups on the course. Lefty birdied four of the last six holes, capped by a 10-footer at the tough 18th to claim his fifth major title. Here are some of the best photos from the tournament.
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| Philippe becomes king of Belgium Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgians shouted "Long live the king" Sunday to welcome their new monarch to the throne on a sunny national holiday. But several legislators from northern Flanders boycotted King Philippe I's coronation, highlighting longstanding feuding between the nation's Dutch-speaking Flemings and Francophones — the biggest challenge the new monarch will face.
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| Mortar shells hit market in Syria, killing 18 Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.
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