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  Pot fight between DC mayor, Congress could cost the city

  
  

  Pot fight between DC mayor, Congress could cost the city

  
  
  
  
  
  
  The new mayor of the nation's capital gave her constituents what they wanted - the ability to legally grow and share marijuana in private.More
  
  
  The new mayor of the nation's capital gave her constituents what they wanted - the ability to legally grow and share marijuana in private.More
  
  


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  Hesburgh, former Notre Dame president, dies at 97

  
  

  Hesburgh, former Notre Dame president, dies at 97

  
  
  The priest who transformed the University of Notre Dame into an academic power during his 35 years in charge while also serving as an adviser to popes and presidents has died.More
  
  
  The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was always a man of conscience.More
  
  


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  Driver freed without charges in California train crash

  
  

  Driver freed without charges in California train crash

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Federal investigators said a pickup truck driver who turned on to railroad tracks before a crash that derailed a California commuter train made a "mistake," while prosecutors released him from jail as they...More
  
  
  Federal investigators said a pickup truck driver who turned on to railroad tracks before a crash that derailed a California commuter train made a "mistake," while prosecutors released him from jail as they considered...More
  
  


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  Ebola doctor: Media, politicians fueled the public's fear

  
  

  Ebola doctor: Media, politicians fueled the public's fear

  
  
  
  
  
  
  A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus but rode the subway system and dined out before he recovered from it said the media and politicians could have done a better job by educating people on the science of...More
  
  
  A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus and rode the subway system and dined out before he developed symptoms said the media and politicians could have done a better job by educating people on the science of it...More
  
  

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  AP: Trayvon Martin's mother says killer got away with murder

  
  

  AP: Trayvon Martin's mother says killer got away with murder

  
  
  
  
  
  
  AP interview: Trayvon Martin's mother says Justice Department let killer get away with murderMore
  
  
  AP interview: Trayvon Martin's mother says Justice Department let killer get away with murderMore
  
  


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  3 nabbed in NY, Florida in plot to join Islamic State group

  
  

  3 nabbed in NY, Florida in plot to join Islamic State group

  
  
  
  
  
  
  3 arrested in NYC, Florida on charges they plotted to go to Syria to join Islamic State groupMore
  
  
  3 arrested in NYC, Florida on charges they plotted to go to Syria to join Islamic State groupMore
  
  


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  Texas attorney general argues gay couple's marriage is void

  
  

  Texas attorney general argues gay couple's marriage is void

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Texas attorney general argues marriage license of gay couple allowed to wed is voidMore
  
  
  Texas attorney general argues marriage license of gay couple allowed to wed is voidMore
  
  


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  'Superbug' outbreak raises questions about medical tool

  
  

  'Superbug' outbreak raises questions about medical tool

  
  
  
  
  
  
  'Superbug' outbreak at hospital raises questions about medical tool and cleaning processMore
  
  
  'Superbug' outbreak at hospital raises questions about medical tool and cleaning processMore
  
  

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African police say a foreigner was seriously injured when his shop was petrol bombed.

Police spokesman Kay Makhubela said on Friday that the man's shop was attacked by South African small business owners on Thursday night. He said police arrested nine South Africans, who were demanding that the foreigner close his shop and leave the area.

Makhubela said that in a separate incident, police arrested four foreigners for possessing illegal firearms. Makhubela said the immigrant business owners fired shots in the air after they were accosted by another group of local business owners, demanding they close shop.

Both incidents happened in Soweto in Johannesburg, where immigrant-owned shops were looted for several days in January after a Somali shop owner shot and killed a 14-year-old boy.

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