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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama has told West Point graduates that the U.S. must continue to pursue global peace and freedom but not always through military action. He also outlined plans to seek approval from Congress for $5 billion that could be used to help countries fighting terrorism. Obama said "American isolation is not an option."
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the inspector general for Veterans Affairs has confirmed allegations of excessive waiting time for care in at the VA medical center Phoenix, where there was an average 115-day wait for a first appointment for those on the waiting list. The report also found that 1,700 veterans in need of care were "at risk of being lost or forgotten" after being kept off the official waiting list. The VA operates 1,700 health facilities nationwide, including 151 hospitals and more than 800 clinics.
CHICAGO (AP) — Under court orders to allow gun stores to operate in Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has introduced an ordinance that places strict limits on gun sellers. Gun shops would be prohibited in 99.5 percent of the city. Stores also would not be allowed to sell more than one handgun to individual buyers per month and must open their books to police for inspection "at all reasonable times." Chicago is plagued by gun violence.
BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a spilled drink in a Boston nightclub led former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to kill two people in a drive-by shooting because he felt he'd been disrespected. Hernandez pleaded not guilty today to seven charges — including two counts of first-degree murder in the 2012 shooting. He's already charged with killing another man last year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella linked to a California chicken producer continues to sicken people more than a year after it started. Federal health officials say there were 50 new reported illnesses in the last two months, bringing to 574 the total number of cases in the outbreak linked to Foster Farms. Food safety advocates say it is long past time to pressure the company for a recall and to shut down production.
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