States fight 'tourists' trafficking painkillers

LEBANON, Ohio - As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief.



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Medicaid official rules against Ind. abortion law

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said.


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Temperatures across US cool slightly but still hot

PHILADELPHIA - The heat that blanketed much of the U.S. began to ease up from unbearable to merely very hot Sunday as temperatures from the Midwest to the East Coast dropped from highs above 100 degrees down to the 90s.


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Ind. girl left in hot car upgraded to stable

FISHERS, Ind. - A 16-month-old girl who was left in a car in suburban Indianapolis during near-record 105-degree heat remained hospitalized Sunday, and the father of a 4-month-old girl who died in a hot car was being held in jail without bond.



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Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes

When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo IDs such as a driver's license or passport. -á


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Democrats want Romney to explain offshore accounts

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Mitt Romney privately raised millions of dollars from New York's elite on Sunday, as Democrats launched coordinated attacks against the likely Republican presidential nominee, intensifying calls for him to explain offshore bank accounts and release several years of tax returns.


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Democrats want Romney to explain offshore accounts

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Mitt Romney privately raised millions of dollars from New York's elite on Sunday, as Democrats launched coordinated attacks against the likely Republican presidential nominee, intensifying calls for him to explain offshore bank accounts and release several years of tax returns.


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Fort Wayne storm damage likely to cost millions

FORT WAYNE, Ind.- A sudden storm that rolled through northern Indiana last week likely left behind tens of millions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses in Fort Wayne, an economist said. -á



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Fireworks blamed for 2 fires in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS - Some Indiana communities planned to hold Fourth of July fireworks shows Wednesday night, while others canceled their displays because of the increased risk of fire from a persistent drought - a risk that proved dangerously real in Indianapolis.


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Bright lights on a hot night

Hundreds filled the Minnetrista lawn Wednesday night, coolers, lawn chairs and mosquito repellent in hand. In the background, patriotic music could be heard throughout the grounds, courtesy of America's Hometown Band. The sweltering temperature and humidity didn't stop the crowd. -á


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Physicists celebrate evidence of particle

GENEVA - Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher hailed the discovery of "the missing cornerstone of physics" Wednesday, cheering the apparent end of a decades-long quest for a new subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, or "God particle," which could help explain why all matter has mass and crack open a new realm of physics.



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Fireworks blamed for 2 fires in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS - Some Indiana communities planned to hold Fourth of July fireworks shows Wednesday night, while others canceled their displays because of the increased risk of fire from a persistent drought - a risk that proved dangerously real in Indianapolis.


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Romney calls Obama's health care requirement a tax

WOLFEBORO, N.H. - Mitt Romney on Wednesday said requiring all Americans to buy health insurance amounts to a tax, contradicting a senior campaign adviser who days ago said the Republican presidential candidate viewed President Barack Obama's mandate as anything but a tax.


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'Circus in Winter' to play in NYC

 An immersive learning musical created in Spring 2010 with Ball State students is traveling to New York City in the fall, as one of eight new musicals selected to participate in the Festival of New Musicals.






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