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Peyton Manning to retire after 18 NFL seasons

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are confirming that Peyton Manning is retiring after 18 seasons in the NFL. A month after Denver's victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, the nearly 40-year-old quarterback has informed Broncos general manager John Elway he's calling it a career. Manning is going out just as…
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Bergdahl lawyers seek meeting with Trump over statements

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have asked Donald Trump for a meeting to determine whether to seek a deposition or call him as a witness at a hearing. Bergdahl's attorney, Army Lt. Col. Franklin Rosenblatt, asks the presidential contender in a Saturday-dated letter for an interview to discuss his comments…
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Trump wins Kentucky GOP presidential caucuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Kentucky, adding to his victory earlier Saturday in Louisiana. That's the 12th state win for the billionaire businessman, who aimed to extend his delegate lead over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Saturday's nominating contests. Among his supporters in Kentucky was 57-year-old Karen Gallardo,…
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Trump says he will respect ‘laws and treaties’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says that he understands that the U.S. is "bound by laws and treaties" and he will not order U.S. military officials to violate or disobey those laws if elected president. Trump said in a statement Friday that he will "use every legal power...to stop these terrorist enemies," but recognized the…
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Alabama court refuses to defy Supreme Court on gay marriage

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The court issued a one-sentence order Friday dismissing a challenge by a probate judge and a conservative policy group that wanted the state to bar gay marriage despite the landmark federal decision.…
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