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Latino activists say that Atencio's death raises more questions about practices under Sheriff Joe Arpaio

PHOENIX (AP) -- A man found unresponsive in a jail cell after fighting with deputies at a Phoenix jail over the weekend has died after being taken off life support, an attorney representing his family said Wednesday.


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The government has not ordered a recall, and the manufacturer said tests showed the batch was negative for the bacteria before it was shipped

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it died from a rare infection.


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The birther movement has filed multiple lawsuits over the issue, so far with no success

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The so-called birther movement was dealt another legal blow Thursday when a federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief.


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Countrywide charged over 200,000 African-American and Hispanic borrowers higher fees and interest rates than non-Hispanic white borrowers with a similar credit profile

Bank of America agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in a widespread pattern of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers on home loans.


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The soldier faces life in prison for Wikileaks disclosure of classified information, video of Iraq civilian killings by US Army

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) -- An Army intelligence analyst defied the nation's trust by indiscriminately pulling more than 700,000 documents from a supposedly secure computer network and giving reams of national secrets to WikiLeaks, a military prosecutor argued Thursday at the close of a hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning.


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Around the country, people of different backgrounds, incomes and political leanings say they're angry and downright disgusted by the posturing in Washington

CHICAGO (AP) -- As Americans watch yet another political drama play out on Capitol Hill - this time over whether to extend the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits - they have a question for Congress: Can't you all just get along? For once?


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Specialists convened recently by the National Institutes of Health say it's time to strip the name 'cancer' off these small, lazy tumors

WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Shoemaker visited six doctors in his quest to find the best treatment for his early stage prostate cancer - and only the last one offered what made the most sense to the California man: Keep a close watch on the tumor and treat only if it starts to grow.


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Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy company, has a database of about 400 mommy bloggers and their location, interests and the children's ages

These days, mommy bloggers don't just gab about spilled milk and poopy diapers. In fact, they've become so influential in the $22 billion toy market that toy makers go to great lengths to get their seal of approval. Their thumbs-up is particularly important during the holiday shopping season when toy makers hope to create the next hit toy.


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Yet another deadline has been entangled in the dispute, this one affecting seniors, but the administration announced it had finessed a way around it

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress lurched toward Grinch-like gridlock on Tuesday as the Republican-controlled House rejected a two-month extension of Social Security tax cuts that President Barack Obama said was "the only viable way" to prevent a drop in take-home pay for 160 million workers on Jan. 1.


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Ammons and other university leaders have been criticized for not doing enough to stop a culture of hazing within the university's famed 'Marching 100' band

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida A&M's president will keep his job after the university board of trustees Monday rejected a call from Gov. Rick Scott that James Ammons be suspended while the hazing death of a band member is investigated.


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