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• 6. NEVADA RANCHER LOSES SOME SUPPORTERS
• Republican politicians who had rallied around Cliven Bundy for standing up to the feds are now backing away after his comments about blacks and slavery.
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• 7. HOW PEOPLE REMEMBER CHICAGO DOCTOR SLAIN IN KABUL
• Relatives say Dr. Jerry Umanos -- one of three Americans shot to death at a hospital -- loved Afghanistan and was dedicated to helping needy kids everywhere.
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• 8. WHERE FATAL SHOOTINGS BY POLICE ARE UNDER SCRUTINY
• After an unprecedented investigation, 27 officers across Jamaica are facing murder charges.
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• 9. U.S. HEALTH WATCHDOGS APPROVE ALTERNATIVE TO PAP SMEAR
• The decision means drugmaker Roche can now market the genetic test as an option for cervical cancer screening.
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• 10. PHELPS LAUNCHES COMEBACK, PLACES 2ND IN 100-METER BUTTERFLY
• Up next for the 18-time Olympic gold medalist, who specializes in middle and longer distances, is the 50-meter freestyle -- a sprinting event.
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AP News in Brief
Obama says US stands shoulder-to-shoulder with South Korea against nuclearized North Korea
• SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. stands "shoulder to shoulder" with its ally South Korea in refusing to accept a nuclearized North Korea.
• Addressing a joint news conference alongside South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Obama said threats by North Korea will get it "nothing except further isolation" from the global community. North Korea has threatened to conduct its fourth nuclear test, possibly while Obama is in the region on a weeklong trip.
• Obama also noted that his visit comes at a time of "great sorrow" for South Korea, which is mourning the loss of more than 300 people in a ferry that sank off the (Continued on page 20)
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