Articles by Associated Press
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General Motors will invest $174 million in Kansas plant
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmGeneral Motors will invest $174 million in its Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, to pay for new equipment and technology to produce the 2016 Malibu, company officials announced Monday.
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McDonald’s challenge: Make it simpler, but add choices
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmMcDonald’s wants to simplify, simplify, simplify — but also add a bunch of choices for customers to avoid growing stale.
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Berlin police make city’s largest-ever cocaine seizure
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmBerlin police on Monday found more than 386 kilograms (850 pounds) of cocaine inside banana boxes at a discount grocery chain in what authorities say is the largest-ever seizure of the drug in the German capital. No arrests have been made.
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Lawyer wants Ohio terror plot suspect to review tapes alone
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmThe attorney for a man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol building asked a federal judge Monday to allow the defendant to have privately review video and audio files in the case against him.
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Canada seeks stay of bail against former Gitmo inmate
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmCanada’s government said Monday it is seeking an emergency stay of a Canadian judge’s decision to give a former Guantanamo Bay inmate bail while he appeals his conviction in a Washington court for war crimes.
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Egypt’s deposed autocrat Mubarak turns 87, waves to fans
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmEgypt’s deposed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak celebrated his 87th birthday Monday by waving to some 100 supporters gathered outside of the military hospital where he is being held in Cairo.
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Conservative Nebraska looks at abolishing death penalty
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmThere’s not a lot of sympathy for the 11 men on death row in Nebraska, but spurred by frustration about the growing difficulty and cost of carrying out executions, lawmakers are considering eliminating the death penalty.
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Funny lady: Madeline Kahn biography looks beyond the laughs
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmlaughter — from the professors sitting in the darkened theater.
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Greece to lobby EU, ECB for swift loan payout
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmGreece’s cash-strapped government said Monday it was seeking the swift release of delayed bailout money to keep up with its debt payments, following weekend progress in negotiations with creditors.
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Google is starting small, thinking big with ‘Project Fi’
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 6:05 pmGoogle wants the wireless services that connect mobile devices to digital content to be cheaper and more reliable.