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DENVER (AP) — Mitt Romney said in an interview Thursday that his plan to provide universal health insurance in Massachusetts was superior to the one it inspired, President Obama's much-debated national health care law. "My health care plan I put in place in my state has everyone insured, but we didn't go out and raise […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials reported Wednesday three times the usual number of West Nile cases for this time of year and one expert called it "one of the largest" outbreaks since the virus appeared in this country in 1999. So far, 1,118 illnesses have been reported, about half of them in Texas, according […]

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SELLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Police say marijuana growing operations in southern Indiana are easy to spot from the air because of the drought. An airplane pilot guided troopers on the ground through browning forests and corn fields Tuesday to uncover grow sites in Clark, Scott and Harrison counties. The troopers cut down more than 100 […]

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MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man has been sentenced to three years' probation for posting threats against President Barack Obama on Facebook. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled Wednesday that 21-year-old Joaquin Serrapio had acted wrongly but there was no evidence he intended to carry out the threats. Prosecutors agreed to the probation. Serrapio […]

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Tim Greene, a popular hip hop filmmaker known for a variety of films and finding new acts, including Rapping Granny and the movie "Lil Homeez," has provided free actor/filmmaker workshops in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York and Washington, D.C. At a recent event at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Washington, Greene described […]

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CHICAGO — Strip clubs in Illinois will soon have to pay an additional tax to help fund efforts to prevent sexual assault and counsel victims. Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday signed into a law a measure establishing the tax. Supporters say strip clubs contribute to crime and violence and should help pay for fighting the […]

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According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), here are the top 10 stolen cars last year. 1. 1994 Honda Accord 2. 1998 Honda Civic 3. 2006 Ford pickup (full size) 4. 1991 Toyota Camry 5. 2000 Dodge Caravan 6. 1994 Acura Integra 7. 1999 Chevrolet pickup (full size) 8. 2004 Dodge pickup (full size) […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is mocking Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri for his remarks about a woman's body being able to avoid pregnancy during what Akin called a "legitimate rape." Obama tells a group of donors in New York that the Republican congressman from Missouri "somehow missed science class" even though […]

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NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama chose a naval station in the electoral battleground of Florida to announce Wednesday that 2,000 businesses around the country have hired or trained more than 125,000 military veterans and spouses in the past year, exceeding a White House goal of 100,000 by the end of […]

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Benjamin Irwin, the attorney for Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, joined Roland Martin this morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Chavis Carter is the 21-year-old man who police claim committed suicide in the back of a police car while he was handcuffed behind his back. The police have starkly defended this incident and […]

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According to two new studies, blacks receive less quality sleep than whites. The studies presented at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies found that whites get more and better rest over any other racial group. Blacks were found to sleep shorter and experience restless sleep. One of the studies conducted in Chicago found that whites average […]

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What may have begun as a romantic, kinky evening for a Florida couple landed both of them in jail. Tina Michelle Norris, 39, and her boyfriend James Albert Barfield, 56 hosted a swingers party at their home on Sunday night. According to police reports, Norris became upset when she found her boyfriend in bed with […]