- Fay may strengthen and hit Florida again
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AP - Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday reaching the coast and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane.
- Bush defends terror war in speech to veterans
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AP - President Bush is defending his line-in-the-sand approach to the fight against Islamic terrorism, following presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama in a speech to a major veterans group.
- McCain, Obama to silence critical ads on Sept. 11
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AP - Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain plan to pull ads on Sept. 11 that criticize each other, a respite from the political fray to honor the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
- Russia moves toward pullback but shows strength
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AP - Russia took the first steps toward a troop pullback from Georgia on Tuesday but at the same time paraded blindfolded and bound Georgian prisoners on armored vehicles and seized four U.S. Humvees.
- Richards, Jones squander chances at Olympic gold
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AP - Lolo Jones was supposed to take the Olympic 100-meter hurdles title. Other entrants knew it. Jones knew it. Even told herself so right before the start, mouthing, “I can win this race,” when she was introduced to the crowd.
- Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday
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AP - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.
- Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled
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AP - Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year — and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.
- Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes
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AP - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study’s limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected.
- DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
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AP - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.
- AP NewsBreak: Umpires refuse replay call with MLB
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AP - Umpires want baseball to take another look at instant replay. Umps said their governing board voted Tuesday to boycott a conference call with management intended to discuss implementing replay and are angry that their concerns aren’t being addressed.
Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path reaching the coast Wednesday and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane.
Barack Obama’s newly minted running mate will be hitting the trail with the Democratic hopeful Saturday, a senior Obama adviser told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Day 12 highlights: Both the U.S. men’s beach volleyball and women’s softball teams will be moving on to the finals to play for gold medals.
LeRoi Moore, sax player and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, has died at age 46. He was seriously injured in an ATV accident in June.
Federal government has been using its system of checkpoints to collect information on U.S. citizens crossing by land; data will be stored for 15 years.
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital, a spokesman said early Wednesday.
NATO pulled its punches against Russia on Tuesday, suspending formal contacts as punishment for the Georgia invasion but bucking U.S. pressure for more severe penalties.
Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
