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US restaurants host refugee chefs who offer a taste of home

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At San Francisco's Tawla restaurant, Muna Anaee powdered her hands with flour and gently broke off a piece of golden dough […]
Prolific, painfully candid ex-poet laureate Donald Hall dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Hall, a prolific, award-winning poet and man of letters widely admired for his sharp humor and painful candor about […]
Railroad unloading oil from cars after Iowa derailment

DOON, Iowa (AP) — Crews are working to contain and clean up crude that spilled when an oil train derailed in northwestern Iowa.BNSF railroad […]

Tropical Storm Daniel forms far off Mexico's Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Daniel has formed well off Mexico's Pacific coast, but forecasters say it's not a threat to land.The U.S. […]
Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, during an explosion that destroyed an apartment building in the western […]
Libyan coast guard intercepts 450 migrants bound for Europe

CAIRO (AP) — Libya's coast guard intercepted Sunday some 460 African migrants, including dozens of children and women, in the Mediterranean Sea […]

Museum exhibit to examine so-called found photographs

DETROIT (AP) — An exhibition opening this summer at the Detroit Institute of Arts is offering a look at so-called found photographs rescued […]
Bangkok hosts Indian film industry's biggest annual event

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's capital has hosted the Indian film industry's biggest annual event, with awards given to top Bollywood actors and […]
HGTV's Joanna & Chip Gaines welcome 5th child

WACO, Texas (AP) — HGTV's Joanna and Chip Gaines have welcomed their fifth child — a boy.The proud papa announced the birth Saturday on […]

Peru striker hospitalized after head collision at World Cup

MOSCOW (AP) — Peru's soccer federation says striker Jefferson Farfan has been hospitalized with head trauma after a hard collision with a […]
Brazil hit by injuries at World Cup, even coach needs care

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Brazil doctors have been busy lately at the World Cup, with even the team's coach needing medical attention.Douglas Costa […]
New evidence that viruses may play a role in Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON (AP) — Viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer's, scientists reported Thursday in a provocative study […]

Encarnacion hits grand slam as Indians pound Tigers 12-2

CLEVELAND (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit an eighth-inning grand slam, helping the Cleveland Indians rout the Detroit Tigers 12-2 on Sunday for […]
AP-Scorecard

Here are the latest scores from today's sports events: […]
The Latest: Turkish opposition says Erdogan has not yet won

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday (all times local):11 p.m.The leading Turkish […]

Many Egyptian Christians feel left out of World Cup

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Egypt's first World Cup in 28 years has captivated the soccer-crazy nation, with intense focus on the squad and […]
Black religious leaders criticize Sessions' use of scripture

WASHINGTON (AP) — Several prominent members of the black clergy on Friday criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for using the Bible to […]
Ryan meets with House chaplain he ousted, then reinstated

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan met Tuesday with the House chaplain he ousted last month, then reinstated after the chaplain […]

2How to listen to WBOB on your Alexa

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These voice activated speakers are truly amazing. Makes me feel like I’m living in a science fiction movie! You can literally say “Alexa, please play WBOB from Tune In” Substitute whatever you choose to call your device and it will work... [Read More...]
2STRAW POLL

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THE WBOB Straw Poll The Salem Centre 7235 Bonneval Rd Jacksonville, FL 32256 Bi-Partisan poll administered by The Supervisor of Elections Office Hosted by Ed Dean and Kent Justice from News 4 Jax The states first straw poll [Read More...]
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Could Fluctuating Pro-Sports Viewership Correlate with Divorce Rates? Could Fluctuating Pro-Sports Viewership Correlate with Divorce Rates? Probably Not, According to Florida Divorce Lawyer If political protests on the football field are in the rearview mirror, some analysts predict an eventual resurgence in... [Read More...]

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