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Correction: Solar Project-Tortoise

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:40 PM PDT

In a June 10 article about a solar energy project in Southern California, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the number of megawatts the project will generate. The Ivanpah project in eastern San Bernardino County is expected to generate about 392 megawatts, not 100 megawatts.

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Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Relative: Woman with trail of dead husbands dies

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:40 PM PDT

A family member says an elderly grandmother who left a trail of five dead husbands in five states over decades has died after an illness.

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Snow, big run-off celebrated in water-hungry West

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Communities below the snow-capped mountains of the West are bracing against the swelling rivers and flooding that come with the spring thaw. In the drought-ravaged cities of the Southwest, however, the deluge is cause for celebration.

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AP Interview: Gates sees no bar to lifting gay ban

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he sees no roadblocks to repeal of the ban on gay military members serving openly.

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Honolulu freeway shooter suspect pleads not guilty

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:10 PM PDT

A man accused of killing a mother of 10 and injuring two others during a late night shooting rampage through Honolulu pleaded not guilty on Monday to 20 criminal counts, including murder.

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Maine police find 4 bodies in home

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Police say four bodies have been found inside a central Maine home, hours after gunshots were reported fired.

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Correction: Abortion Survey

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

In a June 9 article about Americans' views on abortion, The Associated Press misattributed two sets of multi-year polling data. The data on same-sex marriage was from a series of Gallup polls, not from the Pew Research Center. The data regarding abortion was from ABC News/Washington Post and Pew Research Center polls, not from Gallup.

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Texas teachers may get student criminal histories

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Texas is close to enacting a law that would provide teachers with detailed information about the criminal histories of their students, opening juvenile files that have always been confidential and are unavailable in most states.

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NYC-area Macy's workers vote to authorize strike

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Union workers at Macy's flagship Manhattan store and three other New York locations have voted to strike if a new contract is not reached by Wednesday night.

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Gov. in LeBron's home state praises Mavericks win

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

John Kasich (KAY'-sik), governor in LeBron James' home state of Ohio, has issued a resolution praising the Dallas Mavericks for their NBA title-clinching win Sunday over the Miami Heat .

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APNewsBreak: Pa. teens win MySpace speech case

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

A divided federal appeals court says two Pennsylvania teens cannot be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created offsite.

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Cantor says $2T or more in spending cuts possible

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

A top GOP negotiator in the budget talks being led by Vice President Joe Biden says that it's possible to find "trillions of dollar" in spending cuts as the price for legislation to allow the government to continue to borrow to finance its operations and avoid defaulting on U.S. bonds.

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AP survey: Economists warn against more Fed action

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

The best cure for the economy now is time. That's the overwhelming opinion of leading economists in a new Associated Press survey. They say the Federal Reserve shouldn't bother trying to stimulate the economy -- and could actually do damage if it did.

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Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

Camping in NYC? US Interior secretary says yes

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Many visitors to New York plan their trips to include shopping, a Broadway show and a hotel with fresh, clean sheets.

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Colo. balloon boy parents extend bids for balloon

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

The former Colorado couple who told authorities their son floated away in a silver helium balloon say they're re-opening the auction for the balloon because of low and fraudulent bids.

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Report: Firefighter deaths lowest since 1977

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

A national fire safety group says the number of on-duty firefighter deaths last year was the lowest in more than three decades.

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Pa. judge: No expulsion for kindergarten touching

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

A judge has overturned a kindergartner's expulsion from a Philadelphia charter school for touching his teacher on the thigh.

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Colorado fire forces evacuation of church camp

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT

A wildfire burning in southern Colorado that has forced the evacuation of a church camp has spread to about 1,000 acres.

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