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Ruth J. Simmons to give up president position at Brown University

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The first African-American woman to lead an Ivy League university is stepping down.


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"Dr. Oz Show" claimed concerning levels of arsenic in some products

The federal Food and Drug Administration and a leading doctor are disputing suggestions by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple juice products pose a health concern.

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Welcome news for Obama and Dems hoping to win over older voters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Officials say premiums will drop next year for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans, while enrollment is on the rise.


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Crafts will carry astronauts in capsule on top; goal is Mars landing in 2030s

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The design for NASA's newest behemoth of a rocket harkens back to the giant workhorse liquid rockets that propelled men to the moon. But this time the destinations will be much farther and the rocket even more powerful.

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City makes public 10 years of data, looks to move beyond image of corruption

CHICAGO (AP) -- Long a city with a reputation for withholding information, Chicago now wants to make public every crime over the past 10 years - a highly unusual move among the nation's major police departments.


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In 2009 a slight majority opposed legalization measures; now a slight majority supports them

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barbara Von Aspern loves her daughter, "thinks the world" of the person her daughter intends to marry and believes the pair should have the same legal rights as anyone else. It pains her, but Von Aspern is going to skip their wedding. Her daughter, Von Aspern explains, is marrying another woman.


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Online sale featuring Italian designer Missoni brings hordes of consumers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sometimes, a fashion launch is just too enticing.


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Perry rivals say his actions as Texas governor have rewarded illegal behavior

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry says a massive fence along the U.S.-Mexican border isn't the answer to the nation's immigration challenges and instead says Washington should send thousands of border agents and National Guard to patrol the area.


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Incident allegedly took place in March outside home of Black teen in California

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) -- Four people have been ordered to stand trial on charges they torched an 11-foot cross outside the California central coast home of a black teenager.


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Advocates want more resources dedicated to research and at-home care

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As her mother's Alzheimer's worsened over eight long years, so did Doreen Alfaro's bills: The walker, then the wheelchair, then the hospital bed, then the diapers - and the caregivers hired for more and more hours a day so Alfaro could go to work and her elderly father could get some rest.


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