All Stories from December 12, 2017 (Change date)
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Chicago man charged in phony scheme against energy companyDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - A 28-year-old Chicago man is charged with five counts of wire fraud in what federal prosecutors say was a phony extortion scheme against the Houston-based...
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Detained by US, Mexican journalist fears death if deportedDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Advocates for a Mexican journalist detained in a remote West Texas facility asked the U.S. government to grant him asylum instead of deporting him to a co...
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Dems divided on when to fight over fate of young immigrantsDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats stand divided over whether to fight now or later about the fate of some 800,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as ch...
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Alaska lawmaker refuses to resign amid misconduct claimsDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska lawmaker who has been accused by several women of inappropriate behavior refused to resign on Tuesday amid calls for him to leave his ...
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NYC commuters returning to subway amid heightened securityDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A would-be suicide bomber's rush-hour blast in the heart of the New York City subway system failed to cause the bloodshed he intended, authorities said, ...
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National fraternity closes longstanding Ole Miss chapterDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A fraternity's national office has closed its longstanding University of Mississippi chapter, citing health and safety concerns and violations of na...
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SpaceX delivery delayed few days; 1st reused rocket for NASADec 12, 2017 6:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX has delayed its latest grocery run for the International Space Station by at least another few days. The company now aims to launch it...
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Dortmund finally wins again in Stoeger's first game as coachDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Borussia Dortmund finally ended its winless streak in the Bundesliga by beating Mainz 2-0 in Peter Stoeger's first game in charge on Tuesday. Greek defende...
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MLB ump Dale Scott retires rather than risk more concussionsDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - As a big league umpire, Dale Scott saw maybe 1 million pitches from the field. His final call, it turned out, was the easiest of all. Rathe...
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Oscar Pistorius bruised in a jail fight over telephone useDec 12, 2017 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A South African prison spokesman says Olympian Oscar Pistorius, in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was bruised in an altercation with another inma...