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TOKYO (AP) — Seventy-five years ago a Japanese admiral led the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. On Wednesday, the mayor of his hometown is joining his Honolulu counterpart to mark the Pearl Harbor anniversary — as friends. The mayor of Nagaoka, Japan, will lay flowers at the main memorial event and join a smaller ceremony a day later co-organized by Japan and the U.S. for the first time.
MEUREUDU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency says the death toll could rise following Wednesday's 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Aceh (ah-cheh) province. At least 54 people were killed, but emergency officials believe people are still trapped in the debris of collapsed buildings.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner are heading to Capitol Hill Wednesday in a bid to convince senators that a merger of their two companies will mean innovative new experiences for consumers. The CEOs, Randall Stephenson of AT&T and Jeffrey Bewkes of Time Warner, are scheduled to appear before a Senate antitrust panel whose Republican chairman and senior Democrat have said the proposed $85.4 billion merger would potentially raise significant antitrust issues.
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge could decide whether to end Michigan's presidential recount. The same judge who on Monday ordered the recount to begin will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether to stop it. The state elections board also is meeting Wednesday, a day after the Michigan appeals court ordered the elections board to toss out a recount petition from Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, who got only 1 percent of the state's vote.
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — "I do ask for forgiveness." That's what convicted killer William Sallie said last night before he was executed for the March 1990 shooting death of his father-in-law. Sallie was the ninth inmate to be put to death in Georgia this year. That's more than any other state.
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