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The NYPD's intelligence division focused far beyond New York City as part of a surveillance program targeting Muslims

The report, along with other documents obtained by The Associated Press, reveals how the NYPD's intelligence division focused far beyond New York City as part of a surveillance program targeting Muslims.


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Court case comes after a 2006 federal law aimed at curbing false claims of military valor

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Xavier Alvarez was in good company when he stood up at a public meeting and called himself a wounded war veteran who had received the top military award, the Medal of Honor.


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Each grey-and-yellow plastic canister contains B vitamins, plus 100 milligrams of caffeine powder, about the equivalent of the caffeine in a large cup of coffee

BOSTON (AP) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.

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A huge increase in number of beaching instances, and researchers have no clear understanding why it's happening

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) -- There's no good spot on Cape Cod for dolphins to beach themselves, but on this cold, gray day a group of 11 has chosen one of the worst.


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Changes to cash-strapped program likely won't be adopted in election year

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Republican senators unveiled a Medicare overhaul Thursday that features an accelerated transition to private health insurance for many seniors, a gradual increase in the eligibility age, and higher premiums for middle-class and upper-income retirees.


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Of the 120 shops in Waterbury, Conn., the mayor says 20 are unlicensed or employ unlicensed workers, and 16 of those are run by Hispanics

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) -- A crackdown on unlicensed barbers in Waterbury is stirring a backlash among Latinos, who represent most of the violators.


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If candidate gets GOP nod, mainstream voters may be surprised by his absolutist views

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Americans don't share Rick Santorum's absolutist take on abortion. He's out of step on women in combat. He questions the values of the two-thirds of mothers who work. He's even troubled by something as commonplace as birth control - for married couples.


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Medical care, rent and tobacco prices also increased in January

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices rose modestly in January on higher costs for food, gas, rent and clothing.


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Prosecutors say calls went out to African American-heavy districts in Maryland and told voters election was over

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A political aide to Maryland's former Republican governor was sentenced to 30 days of home detention Thursday for an Election Day robocall conspiracy that prosecutors cast as an effort to keep black voters away from the polls.


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Powell's grief-wracked mother "cluelessly" picked site just up the hill from boys

SEATTLE (AP) -- The man who killed his two sons in an explosive house fire in Washington state will not be buried in the same cemetery as the children, his family said Thursday.


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