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Republican River water dispute heads back to court
May 26, 20122:51 PM ET
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The long-standing dispute between Nebraska and Kansas over use of water from the Republican River is headed back to court.
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NH man charged after leading police on chase
May 26, 20122:47 PM ET
OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A 27--year-old New Hampshire man is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading police on a chase in Ossipee.
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Police probe car crash that killed Meriden woman
May 26, 20122:45 PM ET
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say a 49-year-old woman is dead after losing control of a car she was driving, hitting a column before going airborne and hitting a bridge in Meriden.
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Maine heating oil prices fall to 2012 low
May 26, 20122:25 PM ET
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Energy officials say heating oil prices in Maine have fallen 21 cents a gallon on average since the beginning of the month and now stand at their lowest levels of the year.
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Smoking near medical oxygen caused Plymouth fire
May 26, 20122:20 PM ET
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Investigators say an early-morning fire that injured five people in Plymouth was started when a lit cigarette ignited the tubing for home medical oxygen.
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Ex-convict Newton seeks old Conn. Senate seat
May 26, 20122:20 PM ET
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Former state Sen. Ernest Newton is running for his old seat two years after he got out of prison for bribery. Democrats have endorsed him over an incumbent, and around his hard-hit neighborhood in Connecticut's largest city, there's plenty of talk about second chances.
JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN
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Vermont pair charged in purse-snatching
May 26, 20122:09 PM ET
WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man and his girlfriend are facing felony charges for allegedly snatching a purse with $2,000 in it from a 92-year-old woman.
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US national coach named to lead Furman lacrosse
May 26, 20121:47 PM ET
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman named U.S. men's national senior coach Richie Meade to lead the Paladins new lacrosse program.
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Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes
May 26, 20121:36 PM ET
President Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news.
THOMAS BEAUMONT
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Parole officer finds nearly 1,350 bags of heroin
May 26, 20121:29 PM ET
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Hartford resident who missed a scheduled appointment with a state parole officer is now facing a string of new charges.
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