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• The Latest: Trump denies disrespecting grieving family October 19, 2017
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and honoring the nation's fallen (all times EDT):
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• Solace or silence? Not all families of fallen get Trump call October 19, 2017
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some got sympathy and solace. Some got silence. One got a promise of cash.
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• China's conflicted goals: Freer markets, more party control October 19, 2017
  BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party is expanding its role in business even as it promises freer markets and support for entrepreneurs on the eve of President Xi Jinping's second five-year term as leader.
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• Suspect in Maryland office park shooting is apprehended October 18, 2017
  EDGEWOOD, Md. (AP) — A man with a lengthy criminal past who showed up for work at a countertop company on Wednesday and shot five of his co-workers has been arrested, authorities said. Three of them were killed and two critically wounded.
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• Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier's grieving family October 18, 2017
  MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as the firestorm he ignited over his assertions of empathy for American service members spread into a third contentious day. "I have proof," he insisted.
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