Articles by Associated Press
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Fox renews ‘The Simpsons’ for 2 more seasons
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pm“The Simpsons” will keep the satire coming for at least two more seasons.
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Bryant Gumbel defends program and co-workers against lawsuit
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmThe host of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” on Monday defended his monthly sports magazine against claims by a British soccer ball maker that it delivered a “pack of lies” with a 2008 segment about child labor in India.
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Republicans working to get Iran legislation moving again
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmSenate Republicans labored Monday to salvage bipartisan legislation granting lawmakers the right to review or even reject any agreement the Obama administration makes to ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for concessions on nuclear research and development.
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The Latest on prophet cartoon case: SWAT helped kill gunmen
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pm5:30 p.m. CDT Texas police now say SWAT team officers were involved in the shooting that left two gunmen dead outside a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas. Garland police spokesman Joe Harn said Monday that a single police officer subdued the two gunmen, but that after his initial shots, SWAT officers nearby also […]
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NY Senate boss, charged in corruption case, claims innocence
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmThe leader of the New York Senate was arrested Monday on charges including extortion and soliciting bribes after investigators looking into the awarding of a $12 million contract to a company that hired his son said they captured him on wiretaps boasting of his power.
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Airlines bring in more money from bag, reservations fees
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmpretax operating profit rose to $14.6 billion from $11.3 billion.
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AP source: Goldberg died after collapsing in gym
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmDavid Goldberg, the SurveyMonkey CEO who also was Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, was exercising at a gym in a Mexican resort when he collapsed before he died Friday, a person close to the family said. The person asked not to identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. Efforts to revive Goldberg, who was […]
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Google tractor-beams Star Wars universe into Knowledge Graph
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmStar Wars fans no longer have to search their feelings to discover the truth. They can just Google it.
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Oscar-winning writer of ‘Dances With Wolves’ novel dies
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmMichael Blake, the writer whose novel “Dances With Wolves” became a major hit movie and earned him an Academy Award for the screenplay, has died.
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Brazil weighs investigating ex-leader Silva
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmFederal prosecutors in Brazil confirmed Monday that they are weighing whether to open a full investigation into former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s alleged overseas lobbying efforts for the scandal-plagued construction firm Odebrecht, the nation’s biggest builder.
