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Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war....
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Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the stakes
BERLIN (AP) -- Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement....
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Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taliban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war....
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Bomb blasts, gunmen attack UN office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday....
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Giant bee swarm removed from eastern Pa. building
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A beekeeper had to be called in to remove a giant swarm of honey bees from around a building in downtown Pottsville....
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Allentown council to vote on clean air ordinance
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- The city council in Allentown is set to vote on a clean air ordinance that would include round-the-clock monitoring of any new waste-to-energy plants built there....
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Police: Vandals damage Pa. church with syrup
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Police are searching whoever vandalized a Philadelphia-area church with syrup and fire extinguishers before taking off with a bottle of wine....
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Philly council holding hearing on fatal collapse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia City Council is holding its first public hearing in the building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 others earlier this month....
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Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia....
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Charges dropped against officer charged with DUI
WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- Carroll County prosecutors have dropped DUI charges against a Baltimore County police captain....
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Allegheny County seeks gas drilling bids
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park....
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Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old
FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) -- A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th century....
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Pa. Senate OKs bill to expand DNA tests in crimes
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A bill to require DNA testing of suspects accused of certain crimes in Pennsylvania is headed to the state House of Representatives for the second time in two years....
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Top Pa. senator: Liquor bill still lacks support
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Top Republican state senators continued to seek enough support Tuesday to pass legislation one of their members is writing to liberalize wine, beer and liquor sales in Pennsylvania and give Gov. Tom Corbett the ability to claim victory on one of his top priorities....
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