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France, Spain: Europe must keep promises in crisis

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By SARAH DiLORENZOAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - The leaders of France and Spain said Wednesday that the 17 countries that use the euro already have all the tools they need to solve their debt crisis and now must put their promises into action. French President Francois Hollande and Spanish

Rights groups: Ban solitary confinement of youths

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By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - State governments should abolish the use of solitary confinement for offenders under 18, whether as a punitive or protective measure, two of America's leading advocates for prisoners' rights said in report Wednesday. Human Rights Watch

Minn. witness describes early al-Shabab recruiting

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By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man who spent two months with a terrorist group in his native Somalia told a jury Tuesday that another man on trial for allegedly helping funnel recruits to the group provided money to buy weapons for fighters. Salah Osman Ahmed, 29

FedEx details major cost-cutting plan

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By SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - FedEx Corp., the world's second-largest package delivery company, on Wednesday detailed its plan to boost profit by $1.7 billion annually by shedding jobs, aircraft and underused assets. FedEx aims to reach that goal within three years

Olympic gold rewards 17-year-old boxer's resolve

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By NANCY ARMOURAP National Writer FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The ferociousness that won Claressa Shields an Olympic gold medal melted away as she climbed on the podium to claim it. She giggled and grinned as she caressed it, the prettiest thing the 17-year-old boxer ever had. She shimmied and bounced

Activists demand shutdown of ailing nuke plant

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By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Environmentalists accused federal regulators of conducting a bogus review of a proposal to restart the damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast, and nearby residents demanded the abandonment of the plan and the

Huge window switch recall hampers Toyota comeback

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By TOM KRISHER and YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) - The largest recall in Toyota's 75-year history could undermine the Japanese automaker's comeback from natural disasters and embarrassing safety problems. The company recalled 7.43 million cars, trucks and SUVs worldwide

High court questions Texas affirmative action plan

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By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action. The court heard arguments in a challenge to the program from a

DeLay attorneys: Ex-GOP star didn't launder money

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By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - An attorney for former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told an appeals court Wednesday that the onetime GOP heavyweight's efforts to influence Texas elections may have been distasteful but weren't illegal. DeLay, 65, was found

Sandusky headed to prison, but scandal persists

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By MARK SCOLFORO and MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Headed to prison for the rest of his life, Jerry Sandusky leaves behind a trail of human and legal wreckage that could take years to clear away. Victims face a lifetime of healing. Penn State is laboring under severe