National News
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‘I am an American’ says man who tried to join Islamic State
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 10:07 amA Georgia man who wrote he was “ready for jihad” before buying a one-way ticket overseas to try joining the Islamic State group was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday after he sobbed to the judge, “I am an American.”
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Ex-prison guard accused of forcing inmates to have sex
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 9:07 amA former high-ranking corrections officer at a southeast Georgia women’s prison used his position of power to prey on inmates, targeting their vulnerabilities and forcing them to have sex with him, according to investigators.
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Microsoft’s free Windows 10 giveaway: What that means
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 9:07 amMicrosoft’s new Windows 10 operating system debuts Wednesday, as the longtime leader in PC software hopes that giving the upgrade away for free will help it carve out a new role in a world where people increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets and information stored online.
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Arizona man accused of using $476K in employer’s funds for strippers
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 9:07 amAn Arizona man is accused in a federal indictment of defrauding his St. Louis-area employer by misusing a company credit card to charge nearly a half million dollars, much of it to lavish upon online exotic dancers.
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Aaron Hernandez’s lawyer asks to question anonymous tipster
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 7:07 amA lawyer for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is asking a judge to let him question under oath a woman who called him anonymously and raised questions about a member of the jury that convicted his client of murder.
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Police: Handcuffed Hildale teen takes police car for joyride
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 7:07 amPolice say a teenager in Hildale tried to escape an intoxication bust by stealing the police car and driving it while handcuffed.
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Man accused of using $476K in employer’s funds for strippers
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 6:07 amAn Arizona man is accused in a federal indictment of defrauding this St. Louis-area employer by using a company credit card to charge nearly a half million dollars, much of it to lavish upon online exotic dancers.
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Man killed by escort possibly linked to missing women
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 6:07 amA man killed by an escort he met online is being investigated for possible links to the unsolved disappearances or slayings of women nationwide, authorities said.
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Gaza teachers head to Qatar as part of new employment drive
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 5:07 amAbout 100 Palestinian teachers have departed the impoverished Gaza Strip for potential teaching positions in Qatar.
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’10 people on Twitter’ exult in demise of Boston Olympics
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 5:07 amMayor Marty Walsh drew plenty of flak, and spawned a trending hashtag, by dismissing the opposition to the city’s doomed bid for the 2024 Olympics as “10 people on Twitter.”
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Few clues emerge on fate of teens missing on fishing trip
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 4:07 amRescuers endured a fourth night of an anxious search for two young Floridians born and bred as boaters who went missing on the high seas.
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ATM workers forget bag of cash, man drives off with $150K
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 4:07 amPolice say a man drove off with a bag containing $150,000 in cash after two employees who were replenishing ATMs mistakenly left it on a lawn in northern New Jersey.
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Scholars drawn to conflict zones stoke college safety debate
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 4:07 amSome U.S. colleges with overseas-study programs won’t touch Ukraine. Tufts University, on the other hand, is drawn to the turmoil in the former Soviet republic, which the U.S. State Department deemed dangerous for travel.
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Prison worker accused of helping killers escape due in court
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 3:07 amA northern New York prison worker accused of smuggling hacksaw blades in frozen hamburger meat to two killers who later broke out and spent more than two weeks on the run is due in court Tuesday for arraignment.
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Body believed to be missing California girl, 8, found
Associated Press | July 28, 2015 3:07 amThe search for a missing 8-year-old girl came to a tragic end after police found a body inside a trash bin at a Northern California complex where she was last seen riding her scooter. A teenage boy, who also lives in the complex, was arrested in the case.