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Black women rally against voter ID laws

Black women rally against voter ID laws
By SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Deidra Reese isn't waiting for people to come to her to find out whether they are registered to vote. With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure

Black women rally against voter ID laws

Black women rally against voter ID laws
By SUZANNE GAMBOAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Deidra Reese isn't waiting for people to come to her to find out whether they are registered to vote. With iPad in hand, Reese is going to community centers, homes and churches in nine Ohio cities, looking up registrations to make sure

Family: Minn. Somali left to join al-Shabab

Family: Minn. Somali left to join al-Shabab
By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man recently traveled to Somalia to join al-Shabab, a spokesman for his family said, renewing fears that the terror group is continuing to recruit Somalis living in the U.S. to return to their homeland to fight. The investigation

Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again

Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again
By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It was like a death in the family for Brooklyn baseball fans when their beloved Dodgers left the borough behind in 1957 for the California coast. Times were grim for Brooklyn back then. Residents were leaving en masse for the suburbs. Crime was on

Honda aims to double global auto sales in 5 years

Honda aims to double global auto sales in 5 years
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Honda is aiming to double its global auto sales to more than 6 million vehicles over the next five years as the Japanese automaker gears up for ambitious growth after bouncing back from last year's disasters. "We have now reached the stage of

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide
By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone. Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc. stores in Asia, Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide
By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone. Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc. stores in Asia, Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the

Manning, Brown help Giants rout Panthers 36-7

Manning, Brown help Giants rout Panthers 36-7
By STEVE REEDAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Eli Manning didn't need a fourth-quarter comeback Thursday night. The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, running back Andre Brown and the rest of the New York Giants finished off the Carolina Panthers way before that. Brown ran for

West accuses Iran of shipping arms to Syria

West accuses Iran of shipping arms to Syria
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The four Western powers trying to rein in Iran's nuclear program accused Tehran on Thursday of shipping arms to Syria in violation of U.N. sanctions and ignoring demands to open key nuclear facilities to U.N. inspectors. The United

Labor strife threatens American Airlines schedule

Labor strife threatens American Airlines schedule
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - With American Airlines canceling dozens of flights every day, passengers with fall travel plans are confronting an inconvenient question: Should they avoid the nation's third-largest carrier because labor strife might cause delays and