All Stories from August 17, 2017 (Change date)
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Asia shares meander after subdued gains on Wall StreetAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares meandered Thursday in narrow trading following subdued gains on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped as the yen strengthened against t...
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Vice Media's immersive Charlottesville report gets tractionAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - For all the words flowing since last weekend in Charlottesville, the most striking television reporting has been Vice Media's insider account of the whit...
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NY courts spokesman fired after saying he 'barely' workedAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The New York state court system's longtime communications chief was fired Thursday after inadvertently telling a reporter that he "barely" went to work a...
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Katy Perry changes tour dates due to 'production delays'Aug 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Katy Perry says she's pushing back the start of her new tour because of "unavoidable production delays." The pop star's "Witness: The Tour" will now begi...
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FDA OKs Pfizer drug for rare, fast-killing type of leukemiaAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medicine for use against a rare, rapidly progressing blood cancer after other treatments have fa...
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Cubs' Lester allows 9 runs before exiting in 2nd vs. RedsAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cubs starter Jon Lester left Thursday's game against Cincinnati in the second inning with left lat tightness after allowing nine runs by the Reds....
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Columbus officer who shot 13-year-old boy feared gunfightAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The white Ohio police officer who fatally shot a black 13-year-old boy after a suspected robbery last year feared a "gun fight" with the teen, who ...
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Indiana man gets 75 years for food delivery driver's slayingAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a food delivery driver has been sentenced to 75 years in prison. Peter Hutchings Jr. was s...
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Brees expects Saints to learn from sluggish practice with LAAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) - Not much went right for the New Orleans Saints on the first day of their joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday. There were p...
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Feds, state to conduct Illinois flood damage assessmentsAug 17, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has asked federal responders to join state officials in assessing the damage in four counties after flooding last mon...