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Three lacrosse players at Sacred Heart University have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room. A lawyer for one of the men said the accusations were a gross exaggeration of alcohol-fueled hijinks. (Nov. 24)

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A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. (Nov. 24)

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Even as Americans get away for Thanksgiving, they can't escape the mindset of a troubled economy. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports. (Nov. 24)

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18-year-old Jared Christiansen isn't letting his age stop him from thinking big. He is one of two Democrats aiming to replace Jim Doyle as Wisconsin's governor. Doyle is not running for a third term. (Nov. 24)

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Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to 'finish the job' on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region. (Nov. 24)

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The Zhu Zhu pet is one of this year's must-have holiday gifts. It's almost impossible to find in stores. The one place you can find them is online, but be ready to pay a premium. (Nov. 24)

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A speedboat racer was hospitalized after his vessel went airborne and broke apart upon hitting the water this weekend during a race in Arizona. (Nov. 24)

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Here's the latest news for Tuesday, Nov. 24: Obama confident public will support Afghan decision; Census worker staged death; Executions in China for tainted milk scandal; First State Dinner at Obama White House.

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An Alabama district attorney is considering charging a 14-year-old girl with helping arrange the gang rape of her ninth-grade classmate, after conflicting statements she made in a TV interview. (Nov. 24)

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South Carolina legislators upset with Gov. Mark Sanford's summer disappearance to see his lover in Argentina on Tuesday began debating a measure that ultimately would remove him from office. The Republican also faces 37 ethics charges. (Nov. 24)

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A high speed chase in South Florida which reached speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour, came to a safe end Tuesday when the driver surrendered to police. (Nov. 24)

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Police in San Fernando, California, are searching for a man they say attacked a nun, stole her purse, and then fled the scene. Police say the man had approached the nuns asking them for money. (Nov. 24)

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President Barack Obama says he plans to "finish the job" in Afghanistan but its people "ultimately have to provide for their own security." The president plans to announce his decision on how many additional troops to deploy after Thanksgiving. (Nov. 24)

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Toys should bring kids joy, but sometimes they bring injury. That's why U.S. PIRG, an advocate for the public interest is releasing it's 24th annual Trouble in Toyland safety report. (Nov. 24)

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State and federal authorities will investigate the death of a teen who was killed in a wood chipper accident. Poquoson police say Frank Gornick was part of a three-person crew working to remove tree limbs and debris from a home. (Nov. 23)

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An insurance executive accused of secretly making nude video recordings of ESPN cable TV sports reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty Monday to interstate stalking. The AP's John Mone reports. (Nov. 23)

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Devon Alexander was among 30 boys who began boxing in a program started by a local police officer. Over half of those young men are now in jail or dead, but Alexander has defied the odds to become a champ. AP Video essay by Martha Irvine. (Nov. 24)

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More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. (Nov. 24)

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An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has pleaded not guilty in a Phoenix court. (Nov. 24)

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A college of music in Minnesota is offering a hip-hop diploma program they say is the first in the nation. They say rap is a dominating commercial force and deserves serious study, with students learning from rappers and DJs. (Nov. 24)

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A Florida man claims he was was at the center of a incident worthy of James Bond. Herve Jaubert claims a plan to design personal submarines failed and he had to leave a Middle East country like a covert spy. (Nov. 24)

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A bandit is on the loose in Nevada, but police believe the culprit might be a 700 lb. Black bear. Authorities think the same bear may be responsible for a series of garage break-ins over the past three years. (Nov. 24)

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Prosecutors say John Kerry's eldest daughter won't be charged with drunken driving in Los Angeles. Alexandra Kerry will not be charged because of a lack of evidence. (Nov. 24)

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The series that turned Jon and Kate Gosselin into celebrity parents of twins and sextuplets has come to an end in the wake of feuding and scandals consuming the estranged couple. (Nov. 23)

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Fire investigators in Philadelphia say a candle caused a weekend apartment fire that left nearly two dozen people hurt, including four firefighters. (Nov. 23)

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Because of recent brain surgery and a tracheotomy, the parents of bella adkinson were urged to get the little girl vaccinated against swine flu. But everywhere they called they were put on waiting lists until time ran out for their baby girl. (Nov. 23)

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A federal judge is sentencing a man who firebombed a mosque in Tennessee to 14 years in prison. Michael Golden and 2 other men pleaded guilty to burning the Islamic Center of Columbia last year. The city is about 40 miles south of Nashville. (Nov. 23)

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While handing out Thanksgiving food donations in Atlanta, celebrity chef Paula Deen was accidentally hit in the face with a ham. (Nov. 23)

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Emergency personnel in Beaumont, Texas, rescued a man from a garbage truck where he apparently was dumped along with mounds of trash. (Nov. 23)

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President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy has `core strengths' that will put the nation in a good stead for the long term despite a difficult year for millions of people. (Nov. 23)

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Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. A plant spokesman said that the public was not endangered, when a dozen workers were exposed to radiation. (Nov. 23)

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Police say a Pittsburgh-area man told them he kicked a puppy to death because he was upset that the animal wouldn't behave before the start of Sunday's broadcast of the Pittsburgh Steelers game. (Nov. 23)

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President Barack Obama says he will have a national science fair next year to honor young inventors with the same gusto that college and professional athletes celebrate their victories at the White House. (Nov. 23)

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A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men. (Nov. 23)

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Astronauts celebrate a birth on the International Space Station. Randolph Bresnik is now the father of a new baby girl. Abigail Mae arrived just hours after his first spacewalk. Wife Rebecca delivered the six-pound, 13-ounce girl in Houston. (Nov. 23)

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The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. (Nov. 23)

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SF 49ers' Vernon Davis stepped on the ice to give the olympic sport of curling a try. Curling is played by more than a million Canadians and is expected to be a major draw at the upcoming Vancouver Games. AP's Haven Daley reports. (Nov. 23)