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Former Lt. Dan Week volunteers to start group to help veterans, first-responders
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Council to consider expanding tax-appeals board due to years-long backlog
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Lady's Island Elementary parents push for return of fifth grade
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World stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
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PHOTO: The mane event
The Hilton Head/Savannah Equestrian Exposition held its ninth annual event Sunday at the Rose Hill Plantation Equestrian Center in Bluffton.
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Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt
A Macau lawyer assaulted in broad daylight in the Chinese gambling haven said Monday the attack was an attempt to intimidate him.
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Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust
The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.
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Iran says producing new air defense missile
Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defense missile system capable of engaging low-altitude aircraft.
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Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist acts.
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Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said Monday. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group have been killed in the clashes.
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NATIONAL
Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
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Turkey: 1 killed, 24 injured in balloon crash
Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured.
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China sentences underground bank operator to death
A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Tea party looks to take advantage of moment
Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.
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NATIONAL
Polygraph world’s close ties spark accusations of favoritism
When polygrapher Walt Goodson began moonlighting for a private company, he didn’t think the law enforcement agency he worked for would care. After all, his supervisor had worked for his company’s competitor and had approved his outside job. But after investigators found Goodson’...







