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Tiger Woods Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving, Avoids Jail

By CURT ANDERSON and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving in a deal that will keep him out of jail as long as he stays out of trouble, resolving charges from an arrest last spring in which he was found passed out in his…
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Two Women And Their Dogs Rescued After 5 Months Lost At Sea

By CALEB JONES, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn't start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones washed overboard and sank into the deep blue water on their first day at sea. From there, things got worse. Much worse. About a month…
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President Trump Holding Back Some JFK Files, Releasing Others

By LAURIE KELLMAN and DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump acted Thursday to block the release of hundreds of records on the John F. Kennedy assassination, bending to CIA and FBI appeals to keep those secrets. "I have no choice," Trump said in a memo, according to White House officials. He was…
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President Trump Declares U.S. Opioid Emergency, But Pledges No New Money

By JILL COLVIN and CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In ringing and personal terms, President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged that "we will overcome addiction in America," declaring opioid abuse a national public health emergency and announcing new steps to combat what he described as the worst drug crisis in U.S. history. Trump's…
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Brother Of Vegas Shooter Suspected Of Child Porn Possession

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brother of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of possessing child pornography, authorities said Wednesday. Bruce Paddock, 59, was arrested on a 20-count felony complaint, a police statement said. His relationship to Stephen Paddock was confirmed by…
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