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Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
BERLIN (AP) -- Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats....
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Zimbabwe's president goes back to court on polls
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's highest court said Wednesday it has received an application from longtime President Robert Mugabe's party to delay crucial elections by at least two weeks following pressure from regional leaders....
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Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster....
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Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of icons?
The image was stark: a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul....
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Pa. doc faces trial in former partner's shooting
LIMA, Pa. (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia pediatrician has been held for trial on charges she fatally shot her former domestic partner and narrowly missed their 11-year-old son....
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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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