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BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 45 people have been killed today in an attack in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility after the car full of explosives ripped through a crowded outdoor market, also wounding up to 65 people. IS is claiming that a suicide bomber carried out the attack, but Iraqi officials are denying that.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president says his forces have killed some 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. And President Recep Erdogan (REH'-jehp UR'-doh-wahn) insists that no other country has matched Turkey's efforts against the extremist group. Turkey's leader addressed military chiefs of Balkan nations today, and also denounced nations who've accused Turkey of supporting IS as "vile."
TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors says it suspects that false tests and inflated mileage is affecting all of its vehicles sold in Japan. Mitsubishi had previously said that just its minicars were tampered with. But today the company says the extent of such fraudulence is wide, possibly affecting all current and discontinued models in Japan. The Japanese automaker is under investigation for lying about fuel economy data.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More potentially dangerous weather is expected today to move through north Texas to near. St. Louis. An apparent tornado blew through Kentucky last night, near the Trigg and Christian County line, but on structural damage to barns was reported. And the National Weather Service says at least one tornado touched down in Pope County in southern Illinois, with no injuries or damage reported. This week, there've been dozens of tornadoes in the Plains.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The University of California's governing board plans to vote today on a policy that would guarantee financial aid to more athletes in the event that an injury ends their career. The proposal comes from a working group of UC athletic directors that was given the job of making recommendations for improving the well-being of student athletes.
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