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‘Affluenza’ teen Ethan Couch moved from maximum security

Couch must spend 180 days in jail for each of the four people he killed in the wreck.
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California aims to reflect diversity in classroom studies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families? That's the challenge facing a California panel charged with establishing a new history and social studies framework for millions of public school students. On Thursday,…
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For original Trump team, a moment to celebrate and reflect

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has fought to the cusp of the Republican presidential nomination with a small group of largely obscure operatives. They signed on a year ago for the seemingly quixotic campaign. When Trump won Indiana recently and it became clear he was the likely nominee, they shared an embrace in the…
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48-year fugitive in poor health, seeks commutation

Stackowitz escaped in 1968 from a prison work camp in Carrolton, Georgia. He's now detained on $75,000 bail
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