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SAINT-ANDRE, Reunion (AP) — Australia officials doubt that a piece of luggage is connected to the piece of a plane's wing that washed up on an Indian Ocean island. Investigators are looking into whether the barnacle-encrusted wing came from the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board. The person who spotted the plane part on Reunion island said the luggage was about 8 feet away. But Australian officials say there's no marine life on the luggage, as there is on the plane part.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban has selected a new leader, after confirming this week that leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had died of an illness some time ago. The Taliban has issued a statement praising Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor. His title is now "Commander of the Faithful." The Taliban says Mansoor has been an "active director" of the jihad, or holy war, for some years.
CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop has been released on bail after pleading not guilty to murder. Fired UC officer Ray Tensing appeared in court yesterday, and bail was set at $1 million. The judge became angry when some in the courtroom audience cheered. Tensing later posted 10 percent of bail and was released. He's accused of shooting motorist Samuel DuBose on July 19, after stopping him for not having a front license plate.
PALO ALTO, California (AP) — Microsoft says its new Windows 10 operating system is now running on more than 14 million computers, two days after the software was released as a free download. That's a far cry from the company's goal of getting Windows 10 onto a billion devices within three years. Microsoft says it's releasing the software in waves to make sure downloads go smoothly.
SEATTLE (AP) — A restaurant in Seattle has decided to institute the city's $15-an-hour minimum wage two years ahead of schedule. Menu prices are up 21 percent and you no longer have to tip at Ivar's Salmon House. Wages for employees are as much as 60 percent higher than before. One waitress is saving for accounting classes, and another server is using the added pay to cover increased rent. Seattle's law bumped the city's minimum wage to $11 beginning April 1. Scheduled increases will bring it to $15 within four years for large businesses and seven for smaller ones.
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