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Alaska Republican Slurs Hispanics

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:32:31 +0000

Alaska Rep. Don Young, one of the most senior Republicans in the House, has apologized for using the racial slur "wetbacks" in referring to Hispanic migrant workers.

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South Dakota Legislature Speeds Jobs Bill Through System

Rick Knobe — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:02:10 +0000

In the South Dakota legislature, last years most contentious issue is this year's love fest.

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Stolen Yacht Runs Aground in Pacifica, California; 3 Arrested

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:01:24 +0000

PACIFICA, Calif. - Three people were arrested Monday after they stocked a stolen, 82-foot yacht with pizza and beer, and then ran the vessel aground on a Northern California beach, authorities said.

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California Woman Dies After Nurse Refuses to do CPR

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:49:03 +0000

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 911 operator to perform CPR on an elderly woman who later died, saying the nurse was following policy.

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3 Dead in California Indian Reservation Shooting

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:00:46 +0000

Church bells have chimed in honor of three people killed in a shooting that also wounded a fourth person on an Indian reservation in California.

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3 Dead in Murder-Suicide at California Senior Center

Associated Press — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:42:58 +0000

Southern California authorities say three people have died in what appears to be a double murder-suicide at a senior citizens' high-rise in Torrance.

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2 Southern California Fires Continue to Threaten Homes

Tony Wright — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:57:52 +0000

Evacuations remain in effect in Southern California where crews are trying to defeat two wildfires that have burned at least four homes and more than 1,000 acres of brushland.

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Jury Hears LA-area Chef Say on Tape He Cooked Wife

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:51:40 +0000

David Viens tells investigators in a recorded statement that he stuffed his wife's body in a 55-gallon drum of boiling water and kept it submerged with weights.

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Tax on Amazon Purchases in Calif. Begins Saturday

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:36:24 +0000

Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it fought against for years: tax collector.

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Police Say No Reports of Damage from Calif. Quake

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:45:48 +0000

Authorities in California say a small but shallow earthquake centered in the heart of Beverly Hills shook a lot of people awake but caused no injuries or damage.

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