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Newark mayor: NYPD Muslim files ‘deeply offensive’ (AP)
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High court torn over law banning lies about medals (AP)
AP – Free speech cases before the Supreme Court often lead justices to consider far-fetched scenarios, and Wednesday’s argument over a law making it a crime to lie about having received top military honors was no exception.
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Judge says Wash. can’t make pharmacies sell Plan B (AP)
AP – Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state’s true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
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Congress members receive threatening letters (Reuters)
Reuters – Three members of Congress have received threatening mail over the last two days and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming.
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Judge strikes down law mandating sale of contraception (Reuters)
Reuters – A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Washington state cannot require pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives if to do so violates their religious beliefs.
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Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday as anger spread despite U.S. apologies over what it said was a mistake.
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Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting (AP)
AP – A gunman who was asked to leave a Korean health spa in an Atlanta suburb earlier in the day came back and shot two of his sisters and their husbands and then killed himself, police said Wednesday.
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Man’s childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M (AP)
AP – The bulk of a man’s childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published has sold for about $3.5 million.
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Ishikawa rallies in Match Play (AP)
AP – One putt changed everything for Ryo Ishikawa and sent Riviera winner Bill Haas home early Wednesday in a riveting start to the Match Play Championship.
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Iran defiant as U.N. nuclear talks fail (Reuters)
Reuters – The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran’s suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.
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