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Forecasters say it's too early to know if it will hit US

MIAMI (AP) -- Katia has regained hurricane strength far out in the Atlantic and forecasters say it is expected to continue getting stronger.


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Though US motorists are buying less fuel, prices rising with international demand

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gasoline is near the highest it's ever been for this time of year, just ahead of the Labor Day weekend.


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Dem Andre Carson made remarks at a Black caucus-sponsored event in Miami

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A black Indiana congressman used a lynching metaphor to describe tea party policies he says would turn minorities into "second class citizens," and the lone Republican member of the Congressional Black Caucus threatened Wednesday to quit the group in protest.


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White House has pushed idea that would entice investment in roads and rail work

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A national infrastructure bank that would entice private investors into road and rail projects could be a major part of the jobs package that President Barack Obama hopes will finally bring relief to the unemployed.


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Poll: 52 percent of Muslim Americans feel their group is singled out by government

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than half of Muslim Americans in a new poll say government anti-terrorism policies single them out for increased surveillance and monitoring, and many report increased cases of name-calling, threats and harassment by airport security, law enforcement officers and others.


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New details explain how officers singled out Muslim communities for infiltration

NEW YORK (AP) -- Working with the CIA, the New York Police Department maintained a list of "ancestries of interest" and dispatched undercover officers to monitor Muslim businesses and social groups, according to new documents that offer a rare glimpse inside an intelligence program the NYPD insists doesn't exist.


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Storm is in environment that fosters hurricanes but has "a lot of ocean to go"

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Katia was gaining strength Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean and is likely to become a hurricane, but forecasters said it was too soon to determine where it might head.

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Special inflating boots increasingly recommended for cesarean deliveries

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New advice for pregnant women: If you're getting a C-section, special inflating boots strapped on your legs may lower the risk of a blood clot.

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Candidate has yet to announce a plan to energize economy

TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said Monday that no new economic stimulus package is needed to "get America working again," but he declined to give specifics about how his still-unannounced plan to jumpstart the nation's economy would create jobs.


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Cause of accident in remote part of state still unknown

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An explosion has killed three workers who had been laying a fuel line at a Wyoming oil storage site, an oil company spokesman said.


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