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Iraqi militias train young teens to face the threat of IS

BAGHDAD (AP) — In the steamy Baghdad night, sweat poured down the faces of the Iraqi teens as they marched around a school courtyard, training for battle against the Islamic State group. This is summer...

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3 men charged with murder of teens in firebombing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three fugitives have been arrested and charged in connection with a firebombing that killed three teenagers at a tire shop in April. Prosecutors announced Monday that 20-year-old...

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Volkswagen sold more vehicles than Toyota in first half

TOKYO (AP) — Volkswagen overtook Toyota in global vehicle sales for January-June, the first time the German automaker has come out top in the intensely competitive tallies. Japanese automaker Toyota...

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Experts: Report shows Sandra Bland may have used pot in jail

HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — An initial toxicology report for Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail cell three days after her arrest during a traffic stop, raises the possibility that she may have used...

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Union raffling gun to benefit officer who shot unarmed man

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s police union is raffling off a pistol and other items to benefit an officer who has been on restricted duty since he fatally shot an unarmed burglary suspect in March. The...

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Scientists worry about arms race in artificial intelligence

LONDON (AP) — Scientists and tech experts — including professor Stephen Hawking and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak — warned Tuesday of a global arms race with weapons using artificial intelligence. In...

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ATM workers forget bag of cash, man drives off with $150K

MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — Police say a man drove off with a bag containing $150,000 in cash after two employees who were replenishing ATMs mistakenly left it on a lawn in northern New Jersey. Mahwah police...

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Man killed by escort possibly linked to missing women

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A man killed by an escort he met online is being investigated for possible links to the unsolved disappearances or slayings of women nationwide, authorities said. Neal Falls,...

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Libya court sentences Gadhafi son to death for 2011 killings

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A court in Libya on Tuesday sentenced a son of Moammar Gadhafi to death by firing squad after convicting him of murder and inciting genocide during the country’s 2011 civil war....

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Prison worker accused of helping killers escape in court

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A northern New York prison worker accused of smuggling hacksaw blades in frozen hamburger meat to two killers who later broke out and spent more than two weeks on the run...

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Washington advances to LL Softball World Series

Makayla Miller pitched a shutout as Washington defeated Northern California 3-0 Friday night in the championship game of the Little League Softball West Regional in San Bernardino, Calif.

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India, Bangladesh swap border enclaves, settle old dispute

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of stateless people who were stranded for decades along the poorly defined border between India and Bangladesh can finally choose their citizenship, as the two...

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Century-old outfitter in Sodo scales up for new era

Sketched July 15, 2015 A computer monitor displayed a production goal of 125 bags and a pace of 95.1 percent as workers pressed pedals and moved leather pieces through sewing machines. For a moment, I...

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Woman, 87, goes missing while picking berries in S.W. Washington

TROUT LAKE, Wash.  — Search and rescue teams on Friday were looking for an 87-year-old Oregon woman who went missing while picking huckleberries near Trout Lake in southwest Washington. The Skamania...

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Prosecutors charge man in fatal Bonney Lake crash

Investigators said the driver was speeding when he tried to pass a car. He lost control and slid into oncoming traffic.

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‘The Jezebel Remedy’: mayhem, legal and illegal, in rural Virginia

In Martin Clark’s richly drawn thriller “The Jezebel Remedy,” a husband-and-wife legal team in rural Virginia experience unforeseen complications when one of their clients dies in a home explosion.

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Rant & Rave: Don’t leave dog in parked car in hot weather

Readers rave about returned camera, rant about dog left in hot car

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The week’s passages

A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending Aug. 1.

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Sex after baby: Trying to reclaim the passion

We didn’t have a great sex life before the baby, and needed help to conceive, but this new normal is starting to get to me.

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‘Dance Like a Man’: An Indian family’s intricate relations on stage

“Dance Like a Man” is a fascinating study of two generations in a family of dancers, by famed playwright Mahesh Dattani of India.

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