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Rip currents leave 1 dead, 2 missing at Jersey shore

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

BELMAR, N.J. — Rip currents have left one girl dead and two teenagers missing on two different New Jersey beaches where lifeguards were not on duty.

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Girlfriend whose texts urged suicide guilty of manslaughter

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

TAUNTON, Mass. — A woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages urging him to kill himself when they were both teenagers was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in a trial that raised questions about whether words can kill.

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Emails reiterate EPA chief's ties to fossil fuel interests

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

WASHINGTON — Newly obtained emails underscore just how closely Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt co-ordinated with fossil fuel companies while serving as Oklahoma's state attorney general, a position in which he frequently sued to block

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NewsAlert: German political party: Helmut Kohl, the chancellor credited with German reunification, has died at 87

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

BERLIN — German political party: Helmut Kohl, the chancellor credited with German reunification, has died at 87.

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The Associated Press

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Among South Sudan's refugees, thousands of stranded children

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

IMVEPI, Uganda — Bakita Juma doesn't like to think about her dead parents because it makes her cry.

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Trailblazing South Africa equestrian turns to new generation

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

JOHANNESBURG — A poised young black woman balances atop a white horse cantering around the ring, standing tall as she moves through several gymnastic poses.

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Ohio family band member suspected of killing mom, brother

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

BEACH CITY, Ohio — An Ohio family band member suspected of killing his mother and brother was in critical condition Friday at a Cleveland hospital after shooting himself in the head, authorities said.

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:

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Helmut Kohl, chancellor who reunited Germany, dies at 87

June 16, 2017 - 12:40pm

BERLIN — Helmut Kohl, one of the towering figures of European politics whose greatest achievement is considered the skilful reunification of a divided Germany, has died at 87.