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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. military spokesman says an Afghan soldier opened fire inside a base in the southern Helmand province today, wounding three U.S. soldiers before being shot dead. Navy Cpt. Bill Salvin says coalition forces had killed the soldier "to end the attack." An Afghan army spokesman said the soldier had made a "mistake" and hadn't fired deliberately.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a sheriff's deputy has been fatally shot in Baton Rouge. Louisiana State Police say the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy was shot while conducting an investigation with another deputy at a strip mall near a movie theater. A suspect was shot and injured and taken to a hospital.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A small wildfire in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, has forced people from their homes. The fire is burning in a wooded area just a couple of miles from the shopping and dining heart of the university city's downtown. The fire was only about 60 acres, but strong gusts and warm and dry weather threatened to fan the flames.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he'll seek changes to a GOP health care bill that's scheduled for a House vote on Thursday. Ryan told "Fox News Sunday" that he'd like the bill to offer more assistance for people in their 50s and 60s. A Congressional Budget Office analysis last week concluded that older people would likely pay higher premiums under the bill.
NEW YORK (AP) — Meetup.com is taking a leap into the Trump resistance. The networking site is partnering with a left-leaning labor group and a former Hillary Clinton aide to roll out a platform for organizing people who oppose President Donald Trump. Meetup CEO Scott Heiferman says he believes the company has "a civic duty not to be quiet."
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