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Crashed Plane Was On Last Flight Into Retirement

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Isabelo Rivera, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, says the cargo plane that crashed in Georgia was more than 60 years old and was making its final flight into retirement in Arizona. He says the C-130 plane had been used in the past to rescue U.S. citizens stranded in…
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Waffle House Regulars Seek Return To Normal After Massacre

By CLAIRE GALOFARO , AP National Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — He felt like an invisible force was drawing him into the parking lot, past the four new white crosses in the driveway, the balloons and the flowers, and the letters addressed to the dead. He felt it pulling him into his regular spot, the…
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Cosby Jury: Chief Accuser Was ‘Credible And Compelling’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Speaking out for the first time, the jury that convicted Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said Monday it found the comedian's chief accuser to be "credible and compelling," adding its verdict had nothing to do with the #MeToo movement or any another factor outside the courtroom. The jury wrote in…
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White House Not Addressing Reports On Jackson’s Future

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Dr. Ronny Jackson remains assigned to the White House — but it's not addressing reports the Navy rear admiral won't be returning to the job of President Donald Trump's personal physician. Jackson abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs last week. White House spokesman Raj Shah…
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Pompeo Says US Stands With Israelis, Saudis Against Iran

By MATTHEW LEE , AP Diplomatic Writer TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday ratcheted up the Trump administration's rhetoric against Iran and gave warm boosts of support to Israel and Saudi Arabia in their standoffs with Tehran. Pompeo's comments in Riyadh and then Tel Aviv came as he…
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