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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White supremacist gang member Lawrence Russell Brewer has been executed for the infamous dragging death slaying of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. (Sept. 21)
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The nation’s F-22 fighter jets are back in service, four months after they were grounded over pilot complaints about a lack of oxygen. The Air Force has 170 Raptors, and many are based in Anchorage, Alaska. (Sept. 21)
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The Federal Reserve says it will sell $400 billion of its shorter-term securities to buy longer-term holdings, its latest effort to boost a weak economy. (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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Troy Davis supporters are standing vigil outside Georgia’s death row prison. Davis is just hours away from execution for killing an off-duty Georgia policeman, a crime he and others have insisted for years that he did not commit. (Sept. 21)
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The crash at the annual National Championship Air Races in Reno Friday was the nation’s deadliest air racing disaster, with 11 confirmed dead after the exploding plane sprayed shrapnel into the crowd of spectators. (Sept. 21)
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Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a Senate panel that the company faces tough competition and isn’t using its dominance in Internet search to stifle competitors. (Sept 21)
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Calif. lawmakers passed a bill last year requiring all students entering the seventh through 12th grades to get vaccinated against Whooping cough. But some school districts have been defying state law, allowing unvaccinated students on campus. (Sept. 21)
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Comic produces and stars in her own self-titled sitcom on NBC which premieres Sept. 22 and she also co-created and co-produces ’2 Broke Girls’ on CBS. (Sept. 21)
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