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WASHINGTON (AP) — Saying there is no time for distractions, President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Shinseki gave the president an internal accounting that showed that in some cases, VA schedulers have been pressured to fake information for reports to make patient waiting times for medical appointments look more favorable. The president appointed Sloan Gibson, the No. 2 at the department, as temporary secretary.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is dismissing her critics and defends her handling of the deadly 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, in her new book. The former secretary of state's "Hard Choices" is a rebuke to Republicans who have seized upon the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. She writes that "Those who exploit this tragedy over and over as a political tool minimize the sacrifice of those who served our country." The chapter on Benghazi was obtained by Politico.
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Several thousand Libyan protesters have taken to the streets for a second week to support a renegade general who launched an armed campaign against Islamist militias in the restive east of the country. Supporters of Gen. Khalifa Hifter gathered today in the capital, Tripoli and other cities, denouncing the Islamist-led parliament and chanting: "The army of dignity is coming."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA has canceled its hearing to consider Donald Sterling's ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, saying the team will be sold to Steve Ballmer. The league says in a statement that it has resolved its dispute over the franchise's ownership with Shelly Sterling and the Sterling Family Trust. They agreed yesterday to sell the franchise to Ballmer on Thursday for $2 billion.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Catholic priest dying of cancer has been sentenced today to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage boy at a church. A judge in Louisville said it's time for James Schook to "face the consequences." Schook, who had sought several delays, was taken into custody. He had argued that he was too frail from late-stage skin cancer and on too many medications to stand trial.
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