After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman. (Sept. 21)
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Prosecutors charged one police officer with murder and another with manslaughter Wednesday in the killing of an unarmed, mentally ill homeless man who was pummeled, shocked with a Taser and slammed with the butt of a stun gun. (Sept. 21)
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Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis was executed Wednesday evening after the Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour request to block the execution. He was convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989. (Sept. 21)
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Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis was executed Wednesday evening after the Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour request to block the execution. He was convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989. (Sept. 21)
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Highlights of this day in history: Nathan Hale hanged in the American Revolution; Iraq invades Iran; President Gerald Ford faces a second assassination attempt in weeks; ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hits Broadway; Songwriter Irving Berlin dies. (Sept. 22)
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Highlights of this day in history: Nathan Hale hanged in the American Revolution; Iraq invades Iran; President Gerald Ford faces a second assassination attempt in weeks; ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hits Broadway; Songwriter Irving Berlin dies. (Sept. 22)
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The developer of an Islamic cultural center that opened Wednesday near the site of the terrorist attacks that leveled the World Trade Center says the biggest error on the project was not involving the families of 9/11 victims from the start. (Sept. 21)
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In his annual UN speech, President Barack Obama has hailed the Arab Spring, but warned that a Palestinian drive for a statehood vote is a dangerous diversion. (Sept. 21)
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Israeli troops fired tear gas and clashed with protesters at the Qalandiya checkpoint as thousands rallied across the West Bank to show support for the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN. (Sept. 21)
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AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews three top games this week in the NFL, including a meeting of undefeated teams as Buffalo takes on New England. Redskins visit the Cowboys and the Panthers tangle with the Jaguars. (Sept. 21)
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