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ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is raising eyebrows, not for something he said, but for what he didn't say at a New Hampshire town hall event. The Republican presidential front-runner declined to correct a questioner who stated that President Barack Obama is a Muslim. The man also said that Obama is not an American citizen.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A friend of alleged Charleston, South Carolina, church shooter Dylann Roof is under arrest. It's not known what charges Joey Meek faces. He was arrested more than a month after authorities told him he was under federal investigation for lying to them and failing to report a crime. Dylann Roof is accused of killing nine black church members during Bible study.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba are reportedly closer to establishing direct postal service and agreeing on regularly scheduled commercial flights between the two countries. An American official describes significant progress in U.S.-Cuban discussions since the former Cold War foes reopened embassies in their respective countries in July.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — The death toll in the Northern California wildfires has reached five, following the discovery of two more bodies in the burned ruins of homes. Firefighters are getting help from cooler weather and rain. Blazes in the region have destroyed more than 800 homes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The three young Americans who thwarted a gunman on a Paris-bound passenger train last month got their moment in the Oval Office on Thursday. President Barack Obama praised Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler for teamwork, courage and quick-thinking actions that averted "a real calamity."
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