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- New blazes break out in Utah
- Police seeking boyfriend of woman accused of abuse
- Lesbian demands ceremony at Mississippi museum
- Case highlights strict Ga. execution standard
- Dem leader to GOP: Compromise to avert defense cut
- US government records $904.2B deficit through June
- More abortion restrictions anticipated in Miss.
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- Hoax shooting suspect appears in Montana court
- Thousands fall victim to utility payment scam
- 1 chimp dead, 1 tranquilized after Vegas escape
- Ex-Calif. mayor to plead guilty in bribery case
- APNewsBreak: Tube wear detailed at CA nuke plant
- Paramedics turn to expired drugs due to shortages
- Soldier to represent self at bomb plot sentencing
- Lawmakers furious over China-made Olympic uniform
- 9/11 memorial feared as weapon moved from NJ court
- US piles more sanctions on Iran
- Republicans push through mining deregulation bill
| Posted: 12 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT Three new wildfires are burning in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/LMxxdr ) lightning set off one blaze in high-desert grasslands about 20 miles north of the tiny Box Elder County community of Grouse Creek. Another grass fire is burning in that region.           |
| Police seeking boyfriend of woman accused of abuse Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT A warrant has been issued for the boyfriend of a Missouri woman accused of abusing her 10-year-old daughter by barricading her in a closet.  |
| Lesbian demands ceremony at Mississippi museum Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:39 PM PDT A lesbian who sued her school district in 2010 after she was left out of the high school yearbook for wearing a tuxedo is demanding the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum permit a commitment ceremony for her and her partner.  |
| Case highlights strict Ga. execution standard Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT Georgia was the first state to ban executing mentally disabled death row inmates, but the case of an inmate who is to be put to death next week has highlighted the state's strictest-in-the-nation standard for proving mental disability.  |
| Dem leader to GOP: Compromise to avert defense cut Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT The Senate's Democratic leader insisted on Thursday that if House Republicans desperately want to avert automatic cuts to the military, they have to compromise and make tax increases part of any solution.  |
| US government records $904.2B deficit through June Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT The U.S. budget deficit grew by nearly $60 billion in June, remaining on track to exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year.  |
| More abortion restrictions anticipated in Miss. Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT The owner of Mississippi's only abortion clinic said Thursday she expected legislators to keep trying to put new restrictions on the facility and the procedure, regardless of how a federal judge rules in a fight over a new state law.  |
| Cop accused of stealing driver's iPhone from wreck Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT A 27-year-old police officer in Louisiana has resigned after authorities say he stole an iPhone from the scene of a drunken-driving crash.  |
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| Hoax shooting suspect appears in Montana court Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT A West Virginia man accused of shooting himself and then claiming to be a drive-by victim was arrested in northeastern Montana on Thursday and quickly released on a $10,000 bond.  |
| Thousands fall victim to utility payment scam Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT As much as President Barack Obama wants your vote, he's not actually offering to pay your monthly bills.  |
| 1 chimp dead, 1 tranquilized after Vegas escape Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT Las Vegas police say they had no choice but to kill one chimpanzee and tranquilize another after the agitated animals escaped a home.  |
| Ex-Calif. mayor to plead guilty in bribery case Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT The former mayor and the one-time city manager of the Southern California city of Cudahy have agreed to plead guilty to bribery charges for supporting the opening of a medical marijuana dispensary, authorities said.  |
| APNewsBreak: Tube wear detailed at CA nuke plant Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT Federal regulators Thursday disclosed the most detailed information to date on damage at California's idled San Onofre nuclear power plant, where thousands of tubes that carry radioactive water have eroded at an alarming rate.  |
| Paramedics turn to expired drugs due to shortages Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT When paramedics ran out of a critical drug used to treat irregular heartbeats, the Bend Fire Department in Central Oregon dug into its stash of expired medications, loaded up the trucks and kept treating patients.  |
| Soldier to represent self at bomb plot sentencing Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT An AWOL soldier convicted of planning to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood soldiers will represent himself when he's sentenced next month.  |
| Lawmakers furious over China-made Olympic uniform Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:59 AM PDT The U.S. uniforms for the Olympics are American red, white and blue -- but made in China. And that has congressional leaders outraged.  |
| 9/11 memorial feared as weapon moved from NJ court Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:59 AM PDT A 9/11 memorial shaped like a tower has been removed from a New Jersey courtroom after the judge warned it could be used as a weapon.  |
| US piles more sanctions on Iran Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT The Obama administration on Thursday hit Iran with more sanctions designed to hinder the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.  |
| Republicans push through mining deregulation bill Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT Republicans pushed a bill through the House Thursday that allows the government to exempt gold, copper, silver and uranium mining on federal land from formal environmental reviews.  |
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