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Soaring generic drug prices draw Senate scrutiny
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MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer 
Nov 20, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain health care costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,00...
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6 dead, 4 children, in suburban Houston shooting
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MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press 
Jul 10, 2014
SPRING, Texas (AP) — A father opened fire at a suburban Houston home Wednesday, killing four of his children as well as two adults who were with them,...
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Pre-K availability varies by state
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Associated Press 
May 13, 2014
WASHINGTON — Want your child to go to a state-funded pre-K program? Choose your home state wisely. A new report to be released Tuesday finds wide disp...
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AP Exclusive: Few Army women want combat jobs
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LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press 
Feb 25, 2014
FORT EUSTIS, Va. (AP) — Only a small fraction of Army women say they'd like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do sa...
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Romney win leaves rivals few options
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Beth Fouhy Associated Press 
Feb 06, 2012
LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney’s big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply pu...
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Expert: Swallowing propofol wouldn’t kill Jackson
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Anthony McCartney, AP Entertainment Writer 
Oct 20, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An expert in the powerful anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson's death told jurors Thursday there is no way the pop star could hav...
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Horror, resignation at killing of Ohio animals
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ANDY BROWNFIELD, Associated Press KANTELE FRANKO, Associated Press 
Oct 20, 2011
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Amid expressions of horror and revulsion at the killing of dozens of wild animals in Ohio — and photographs of their bloody ca...
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Man accused of courthouse takeover goes on trial
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BILL POOVEY, Associated Press 
Oct 19, 2011
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An armed man who said he was part of a Georgia militia threatened to take over a Tennessee courthouse and arrest judges, offic...
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Police comb Kansas City home, yard of missing baby
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MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER, Associated Press 
Oct 19, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Investigators armed with shovels, rakes and bomb-detection equipment on Wednesday scoured the Kansas City home and yard of a f...
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Free necklaces and shipping for holiday shoppers?
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ANNE D?INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer 
Oct 19, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they're willing to lose money to get you to spend yours. Take online jeweler Staue...
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Zoo owner sets exotic animals free, kills himself
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ANDY BROWNFIELD, Associated Press KANTELE FRANKO, Associated Press 
Oct 19, 2011
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Townspeople cowered indoors Wednesday as deputies with high-powered rifles hunted down and killed lions, bears and dozens of o...
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Experts focusing on Jackson doctor’s missteps
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Anthony McCartney, AP Entertainment Writer 
Oct 13, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Experts repeatedly told jurors that Michael Jackson's doctor acted with "gross negligence" throughout his treatment of the pop supe...
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Salon suspect’s ex-wife claimed abuse
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GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press 
Oct 13, 2011
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The ex-wife of the man suspected in a hair salon shooting rampage that left eight dead in Seal Beach, Calif., claimed in cou...
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Federal report highlights need to clean Gulf Coast
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RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press 
Oct 05, 2011
HOUSTON (AP) — Five coastal states are determined to clean up the damaged Gulf of Mexico ecosystem after last year's oil spill highlighted how decades...
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