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Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday....
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Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) -- La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui....
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Top figures barred from Iran's June ballot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers....
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Iran candidate list for presidential race
The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits....
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Pa. voters trickle into polling places for primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania voters cast ballots Tuesday in a primary election that appeared to be living down to predictions that turnout would be light....
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Pa. gov seeks to clarify proposed school standards
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Tom Corbett has asked state education officials to clarify that a set of proposed academic achievement standards for Pennsylvania public school students are not uniform national standards, a step a spokesman said Tuesday is designed to respond to criticism of the proposal....
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Smoke inhalation cited in fire death of 4 Pa. kids
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Officials say the four children killed in a Mother's Day fire in eastern Pennsylvania died of smoke inhalation....
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Police: Family kept 80 animals in Pa. mobile home
EPHRATA, Pa. (AP) -- Three people are facing criminal charges after police say they were discovered to be living in a mobile home with an infant, two other people and more than 80 animals....
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Pa. couple charged in theft of $854K from township
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A former municipal employee and her husband, a former police officer, have been charged with embezzling more than $850,000 from an eastern Pennsylvania township....
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Questions remain in deadly Illinois van crash
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- None of five men who were killed when their Pennsylvania-bound van veered off a southern Illinois freeway and rolled repeatedly was carrying identification, a coroner said Tuesday with frustration in announcing he had managed to identify three of the dead....
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Melvin's attorneys file notice of Superior appeal
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Attorneys for former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin have filed a notice that they intend to appeal her campaign corruption conviction and sentence to the state Superior Court....
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Head of La Salle University in Philly to step down
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The longtime leader of La Salle University in Philadelphia will be leaving the institution....
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Retired boxer wins round in Pa. parking dispute
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes has won a legal round in a towing dispute at his eastern Pennsylvania restaurant....
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Pa. board OKs charges to use new resort casino
FARMINGTON, Pa. (AP) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that non-resort guests must pay to gamble at a soon-to-open casino at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort....
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