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Lisa Flam worked at The Associated Press for 15 years, primarily as an editor on the national news desk in New York. She is also a lifestyles writer, focusing on parenting and health.

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Woman Mauled by Chimp Saddened by Owner's Death

posted: 12 hours 43 minutes ago

(May 26) -- The Connecticut woman who lost her hands and face in a mauling by her friend's chimpanzee said today she was sad to learn of the woman's death this week. "When I first heard it, I was cry ...

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Report: Petraeus Ordered Expansion of Secret Ops

posted: 1 day 12 hours ago

(May 25) -- The top U.S. commander in the Middle East has signed a directive ordering an expansion of covert military activity aimed at disrupting militant groups and countering threats in Iran, Saud ...

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30 Killed as Jamaican Forces Battle Drug Gang

posted: 1 day 8 hours ago

(May 25) -- Jamaican security forces pressed an assault today on the Kingston compound of a reputed drug lord sought by the U.S., and at least 30 people were reported killed. There was no word on whe ...

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Broadway Gives Its Regards to Longtime Critic

posted: 2 days 8 hours ago

(May 24) -- The Great White Way is going dark as Broadway says farewell to a man who wrote about and loved the theater. The marquee lights are being dimmed at Broadway theaters on Tuesday at 7 p.m. f ...

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Obama Backs SKorea in Retaliation Against North

posted: 2 days 10 hours ago

(May 24) -- President Barack Obama fully supports South Korea's response to a suspected North Korean attack against one of its warships, the White House said as the U.S. announced it would conduct mi ...

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Psychologist: Teen Beating Suspect Has PTSD

posted: 2 days 11 hours ago

(May 24) -- The Florida teenager accused of nearly beating an eighth-grade girl to death was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the suicide of his brother, says the court-app ...

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Clinton: NKorea Creates 'Highly Precarious' Situation

posted: 2 days 13 hours ago

(May 24) -- Hours after South Korea announced it would halt most trade with North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton backed the effo ...

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Video Shows Bus Driver Saving Baby in Street

posted: 7 days 11 hours ago

(May 19) -- A San Antonio city bus was headed down a street just after midnight when the driver saw something moving in the middle of the otherwise empty roadway. "From a distance I can't tell exactl ...

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Mom: 'Total Wave of Disgust' at Seeing Teen's Killer

posted: 8 days 11 hours ago

(May 18) -- The mother a 17-year-old California girl who was raped and murdered said today she was overwhelmed with anger and disgust when her daughter's killer arrived in court for sentencing. "The ...

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Strong Rip Currents Turn Deadly Off S. Florida Coast

posted: 9 days 7 hours ago

(May 17) -- Following a weekend of strong rip currents in South Florida that claimed the lives of a vacationing Georgia couple, Fort Lauderdale lifeguards today found a body believed to be that of a ...

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