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Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut. They say it's fortunate no one was killed....
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Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands (AP) -- Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters....
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French president signs gay marriage into law
PARIS (AP) -- French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate....
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AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. But it leaves off a former minister's son U.S. officials suspected of brokering arms deals with North Korea, and high-rolling relatives of the man who led the repressive military government for 19 years....
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Local News
Incumbent-less race lets 'Burgh his reset button
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's decision not to seek re-election has given whoever succeeds him an opportunity to shine a national spotlight on a city that continues to reinvent itself as a post-industrial 21st century success story, say political experts and the leading candidates to replace him....
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Defense: Pa. woman's 1999 death was accidental
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A defense attorney says a central Pennsylvania man charged with homicide in the 1999 death of his daughter-in-law says the woman's death was accidental....
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Man sentenced in 1994 eastern Pa. slaying
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- A man called one of the commonwealth's 10-most-wanted fugitives has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the stabbing death of a man during a game of dominoes nearly two decades ago in eastern Pennsylvania....
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Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landing
NEWARK, N.J (AP) -- An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported....
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Police: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a south-central Pennsylvania farm....
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Former W. Pa. pharmacist gets 15-year sentence
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A judge has sentenced a former Pittsburgh pharmacist to over 15 years in prison for illegally possessing a shotgun....
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Man injured in western Pa. domestic shooting dies
HILLSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- State police say a western Pennsylvania man injured in a shooting stemming from a domestic dispute has died of his injuries....
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W. Pa. toddler suffers severe injuries
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating the case of a 20-month-old western Pennsylvania child who has life-threatening injuries....
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Harrisburg paper endorses mayor's foe
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The Harrisburg region's newspaper is endorsing one of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson's re-election challengers....
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Franks pushes ban on US abortions after 20 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Arizona congressman wants a nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy....
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