Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday to combat a growing blaze that was scorching terrain around a scenic canyon in northern Colorado. Ground efforts were being supported by a heavy air tanker and helicopters that together are capable of dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant and water on the...
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Scott Walker gains ground in Wisconsin recall campaign

Brown Deer, Wisconsin On Wednesday morning, Scott Walker slipped into a sheet-metal fabricating plant on an industrial street in Milwaukee’s outskirts. Argon Industries is the kind of gritty, thriving small business Walker venerates: a 91-person outfit that added staff in a sluggish economy and now, on its 10th anniversary, boasts nearly $13 million in...
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Suspect arrested in Miss. highway shootings

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi said early Friday they have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings that happened late at night along desolate stretches. James D. Willie, 28, was being held on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and rape and would be formally charged with two counts of capital murder,...
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G8 leaders seek to corral Europe crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of eight of the world’s biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, seeking to keep Europe‘s debt crisis from spiraling out of control and jeopardizing fledgling recoveries in the U.S. and elsewhere. The turmoil in Greece is draining confidence in the 17 countries that use the euro. Borrowing costs...
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New evidence in Martin case raises questions

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head. The lead investigator in the case wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter in the weeks after the shooting but was overruled. These are among...
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Behind the scenes at Facebook

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Eurozone crisis drives down stocks before G8

World stock markets mostly fell on Friday and the euro hit another four-month dollar low, slammed by a ratings downgrade for Greece and warnings for 16 Spanish banks, ahead of a crucial G8 meeting. In late morning deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.96 percent to 5,286.83 points, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 lost 0.42...
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