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Milwaukee group wants to buy Pabst Blue Ribbon

Long before it was known for fine cheddar cheese or the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin was famous for beer, especially the national brands brewed in Milwaukee: Schlitz, Blatz and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

New York warden reassigned in inmate’s death in hot cell

The warden of the 2,100-inmate New York City jail where a homeless, mentally ill veteran “baked to death” in an overheated cell in February has been demoted and transferred to another unit that doesn’t house mentally ill inmates.

Letterman’s departure will reshape late-night

Jimmy Fallon’s fast start replacing Jay Leno on the “Tonight” show the past two months had a secondary effect: David Letterman suddenly seemed old.

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Legal pot in Colorado hasn’t stopped black market

A 25-year-old is shot dead trying to sell marijuana the old-fashioned, illegal way. Two men from Texas set up a warehouse to grow more than they would ever need. And three people buying pot in a grocery store parking lot are robbed at gunpoint.

Priest touches off anger after toy complaints

A Roman Catholic priest has touched off a controversy in Poland after news media quoted him describing toys like LEGO’s Monster Fighters as tools of Satan that lead children to the “dark side.”

Row over man ends with rat retaliation

Investigators said an ongoing dispute over a man escalated late Wednesday, when a woman in her 20s, her mother and a pack of eight or nine other women went to the victim’s house with a baseball bat and a box containing an unknown number of white rats.

 
Photographer killed, reporter wounded in Afghanistan

A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan.

Mother gets 20 years for killing baby with morphine in breast milk

A judge sentenced a South Carolina woman to 20 years in prison Friday for killing her 6-week-old daughter with what prosecutors say was an overdose of morphine delivered through her breast milk.

Honey Maid responds to critics of ‘This is Wholesome’ campaign

Last month, Honey Maid released the “This is Wholesome” campaign. Now, the graham cracker company has released a video in response to the backlash they received for their presentation of wholesome families.

Detroit driver who struck boy critical after mob attack

A suburban Detroit man was in critical condition Thursday with severe head injuries after a neighborhood mob beat and kicked him when he stopped to check on a 10-year-old boy who stepped from a curb into the path of his pickup.

 
Argument may have preceded Fort Hood attack

The soldier who killed three people at Fort Hood may have argued with another service member shortly before the attack, and investigators believe his unstable mental health contributed to the rampage, authorities said Thursday.

 
US secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest

The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a “Cuban Twitter” — a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba.

 
Officials: 4 dead at Fort Hood, including shooter

Two U.S. law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that four people have been killed in a shooting at Fort Hood. The officials said the four dead in Wednesday’s shooting include the shooter.

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