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Scientists predict that parents-to-be will soon be able to find out the genetic details of their growing fetus including how their child will act during their teenage and adult years. In a test that scientists call prenatal whole genome sequencing parents can see every gene and chromosome of their expected bundle through a simple blood […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — "2016: Obama's America," a new conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama's political views, took in $6.2 million to make it one of the highest-grossing movies of last weekend. The film, written and narrated by conservative scholar Dinesh D'Souza, argues that Obama was heavily influenced by what D'Souza calls the […]

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The future of Texas' voting districts is again in question after a federal court Tuesday found evidence of discrimination in new district maps approved by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature last year. The U.S. District Court in Washington wrote in a 154-page opinion that the maps don't comply with the federal Voting […]

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Isaac bearing down on New Orleans, the city finds itself at a delicate moment in its rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck seven years ago. Private and government investment is fueling the push to overhaul some of the city's troubled but culturally rich neighborhoods near the French Quarter, where poor families […]

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LUDOWICI, Ga. (AP) — Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday. Prosecutors in rural Long County, near the sprawling Army post Fort Stewart, said […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Teens who routinely smoke marijuana risk a long-term drop in their IQ, a new study suggests. The researchers didn't find the same IQ dip for people who became frequent users of pot after 18. Although experts said the new findings are not definitive, they do fit in with earlier signs that […]

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BIG BEAVER, Pa. (AP) — Police say a western Pennsylvania woman blamed her nonexistent twin sister for stealing items from a hotel room. The Beaver County Times reports Wednesday that police charged 31-year-old Jennifer Brown, of Rochester, with false reports and theft. State police say Brown took some bed clothes, an alarm clock, coffee pot, […]

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A Georgia mother has filed federal suit against the city of Pelham police department alleging wrongful death and gross civil rights violations in the death of her 17-year-old son. Fabian Avery died while in solitary confinement after prison guards placed him there as a means of ignoring his repeated pleas for medical assistance. Fabian Avery […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — As the income gap between rich and poor widens, a majority of Americans say the growing divide is bad for the country and believe that wealthy people are paying too little in taxes, according to a new survey. The poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center points to a particular challenge […]

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PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — A 15-year-old student opened fire on the first day of classes Monday at a Baltimore County high school, getting off two shots and wounding a classmate before being rushed by teachers, authorities said. Investigators do not believe the victim, a 17-year-old male, was targeted by the shooter, a 15-year-old who […]

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Hitting the ground in Tampa Sunday with the threat of Isaac looming overhead, it was a normal day for many of the local residents in the town hosting the RNC convention. Sunday church service was on the agenda for many. In the Brandon Community of Tampa, a predominately African-American church boasted a sermon focusing on […]

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Isaac is causing panic for those in its path and forcing politicians in the Republican Party to make quick decisions on delaying the start of its party convention. The momentum of the convention has been slowed because of the shift in the start of the event from Monday to Tuesday. Those behind the scenes are […]