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  Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

  Posted 2:05 PM 6/18/2013 by Associated Press

  DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government's request to recall the Jeeps. The National (More)

  
  

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  Obama hints Bernanke likely to leave Fed in Jan.

  Posted 8:56 AM 6/18/2013 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has given the clearest signal yet that Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely leave the Federal Reserve when his term ends in January. During an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose that aired Monday, Obama said Bernanke has "already stayed a lot longer (More)

  
  

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  Obama: New Taliban office an important first step

  Posted 8:31 AM 6/18/2013 by Associated Press

  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) - President Barack Obama says the opening of a Taliban political office in Qatar is an important first step toward reconciliation between the Taliban and Afghanistan's government. But he says the process won't be quick or easy. He's predicting there will be (More)

  
  

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  Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall

  Posted 9:42 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. The U.S. government asked Chrysler earlier this month to recall Grand Cherokees and Libertys because the position of the fuel tank leaves it susceptible to rupture (More)

  
  

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  Police: NM woman unmasks robber, finds grandson

  Posted 9:40 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Police say a New Mexico woman who confronted a masked intruder in her home stumbled upon a shocking discovery when she ripped off his disguise - the robber was her grandson. KRQE-TV reports that 22-year-old Thomas Clark is facing robbery charges after police (More)

  
  

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  Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa.

  Posted 9:40 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  JAMISON CITY, Pa. (AP) - Four central Pennsylvania residents say they rescued a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days. The Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg reported Saturday that the group managed the feat while armed only with a rope and (More)

  
  

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  Judge considers effect of fungus on Calif. inmates

  Posted 4:34 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An attorney representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge on Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat of valley fever and that thousands should be transferred immediately.

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  Nev. Non-Hispanic white population shrinks

  Posted 4:30 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada's non-Hispanic, white population shrunk in all but three counties from 2010 to 2012, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures.

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  Warner, Atlantic sued over unpaid internship

  Posted 4:24 PM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  NEW YORK (AP) - A former intern has filed a class-action lawsuit against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records over his unpaid internship.

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  Court: 'pay to delay' generic drugs can be illegal

  Posted 7:51 AM 6/17/2013 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the market, can be sometimes be illegal and therefore challenged by federal officials in court. (More)