Articles by Associated Press
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UC Berkeley’s Mark Twain project finds cache of new writing
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmScholars at the University of California, Berkeley have pieced together a collection of letters written by Mark Twain when the author was a young newsman in San Francisco.
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British artist pokes fun at contemporary art
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmoutrageous but amiable, eccentric but unthreatening.
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Lawyer says Joni Mitchell may be released from hospital soon
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmFolk singer Joni Mitchell may be released from the hospital soon but still cannot confer with doctors about her medical care or long-term treatment, an attorney told a judge on Monday.
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New book tells story of Wright brothers
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pma goal a young Orville revealed to his first teacher in grade school — their thoroughness and thoughtfulness cannot be overstated. They chose Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, as their site to conduct experiments after reviewing records of the monthly wind velocities at more than 100 weather bureau stations around the country. Their success came after four years of trial and error, despite skeptics who were certain it could never be done and who questioned what useful purpose man’s flight could serve anyhow.
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Huge waves in California lure surfers, cause minor flooding
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmBig surf kept rolling ashore Monday along south-facing sections of the Southern California coast after bodysurfers challenged the towering waves over the weekend and lifeguards were kept busy pulling people from the water.
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SurveyMonkey CEO died of head trauma in exercise accident
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 10:05 pmSurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg died of severe head trauma in an exercise accident in the Mexican resort town of Punta Mita, a Mexican state official said Monday.
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Colombia stunned by theft of Garcia Marquez’s first edition
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 9:05 pmColombian police are investigating the theft of a valuable first edition copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”
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Crater collapse causes lava explosion on Hawaii’s Kilauea
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 9:05 pmMolten lava and rocks went flying through the air on Hawaii’s Kilauea (kih-luh-WAY’-uh) volcano after an explosion caused by the partial collapse of a crater wall.
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Holcim and Lafarge will sell some assets to complete deal
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 9:05 pmU.S. antitrust regulators say Holcim and Lafarge agreed to sell assets including cement plants and transportation assets to complete their merger, which will make the world’s largest cement company.
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Former US leader Clinton praises Liberia progress on Ebola
Associated Press | May 4, 2015 9:05 pmFormer President Bill Clinton said Monday he was pleased to see Liberia’s progress in the fight against the deadly Ebola disease, and urged residents of the West African nation to support those who survived.