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Exercise preceded Ind. stage collapse
A state agency's report says the Indiana State Fair's executive director and other officials took part in an emergency exercise last July that eerily foreshadowed weather conditions a month later that caused a deadly stage collapse.
Bald Eagle found shot to death in Ind.
The bald eagle is protected by the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, with fines of up to $250,000 and two years in prison.
States, banks reach foreclosure deal
Federal officials say the five largest mortgage lenders have reached a $25 billion settlement with 49 states over foreclosure abuses that took place after the housing bubble burst.

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Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol

The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS.
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Russians reach Antarctic lake

After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years - a pristine body of water that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets.
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Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol

The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS.
States, banks reach foreclosure deal

Federal officials say the five largest mortgage lenders have reached a $25 billion settlement with 49 states over foreclosure abuses that took place after the housing bubble burst.
Kodak to stop making cameras, frames

Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago.
Unemployment aid apps near 4-yr low
WATCH: Girl escapes kidnapper at Walmart
Tassimo coffee makers recalled
KY, IN among 10 states getting ed waiver
Woman: I met with Wilson 10-20 times
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Woman: I met with Wilson 10-20 times

The woman, who Wilson allegedly paid for sex in exchange for money and drugs, is speaking out about what she says happened during her meetings with Wilson.
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Missing GA woman located in Cincinnati

Police say that a missing Georgia woman was located safely in Cincinnati, after authorities found her vehicle downtown earlier in the week.
Stage collapse grandmother speaks out
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Valentine's dance set for Friday

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Senate approves Amish buggy provision

The Senate passed a bill that allows reflective tape to mark horse-drawn buggies rather than bright orange triangular signs after Amish Kentuckians raised religious objections to the signs.
Redistricting sends lawmakers scurrying

Legislators have been scurrying to file candidacy papers in old legislative districts after a judge tossed out newly drawn House and Senate boundaries because they didn't meet constitutional muster.
Stomach malady spreads
Two ex-deputies to be sentenced