All Stories from February 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Harper Lee, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author, has died at 89Feb 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child's-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, "To Kill a Mockingbird," became standard reading fo...
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Senate bill would block mandatory labeling of GMOsFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee is moving forward on legislation that would prevent states from requiring labels on genetically modified foods. Vermont is set to re...
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Ted Cruz hopes his Texas charm hits home across the SouthFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Ted Cruz was more than a thousand miles from Texas, but said he felt right at home. "Texas and South Carolina, we share so much in common. Both...
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Vatican: Pope was not singling out Trump with his remarksFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A spokesman for Pope Francis insisted Friday the pontiff was "in no way" launching an attack on Donald Trump, a U.S. presidential candidate, nor was ...
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IMF gives Christine Lagarde second term as managing directorFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The International Monetary Fund is giving managing director Christine Lagarde a second five-year term. Lagarde, the first woman to hold the post, was t...
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Fight over Cruz's ballot eligibility moves to courtroomsFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The debate over whether Canadian-born Ted Cruz is eligible to be president is moving from the campaign trail to the courtroom. Lawsuits challenging the Te...
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Kurdish group claims responsibility for Ankara attackFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara which killed 28 people. In a ...
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Greek, German, French leaders meet about migrant crisisFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The leaders of Germany and France are meeting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras amid growing worry about Greece's lack of control over thousands of mig...
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United lurching from 1 humiliation to another under Van GaalFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Explaining his team's latest humiliating loss, Louis van Gaal used an adage to sum up the beleaguered state of Manchester United. "It is the l...
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Judge dismisses academic claims by ex-UNC athletesFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other a...