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‘GMA’ host Roberts to write memoir about illness

Television journalist Robin Roberts poses with her Peabody at the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, May 20, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir.

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Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid

LONDON (AP) — Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico has become the third member to enter the IOC presidential race, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympic movement through the world’s troubled financial times.

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3 in petition fraud case skip community service

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Three former North Dakota State University football players charged in an election scandal last year are now accused of failing to complete the community service required by their probation agreements.

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Legendary NC prep coach Holley dies at 74

TEACHEY, N.C. (AP) — The winningest prep football coach in North Carolina history has died.

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Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than a thousand people have evacuated their homes in northeastern North Dakota as rain-fed floodwaters threaten a dam on the Tongue River.

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