Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gun rights advocates are rallying at the Missouri Capitol in advance of a legislative vote on whether to override a veto of a bill nullifying some federal gun-control laws.

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By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Income tax cuts? No. Nullification of federal gun-control laws? No. New hurdles for public employee unions? No.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Associated Press poll shows a majority of Americans oppose a U.S. strike on Syria, despite a weeks-long Obama administration campaign to respond to chemical weapons attacks the U.S. blames on President Bashar Assad's regime.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Security checks at the Kansas City International Airport apparently will be quicker soon for some passengers.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has ordered Apple to modify contracts with publishers to prevent electronic book price fixing and will appoint an external compliance monitor to review the company's antitrust policies.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City will welcome back the Miss America pageant with a ceremony Tuesday afternoon on the shore city's famed boardwalk for all 53 contestants.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Department of Conservation will host several public meetings to discuss the impact of chronic wasting disease on the state's white-tailed deer population.

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BOWLING GREEN, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his 22-year-old son.

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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A Joplin woman is suing Jasper County, saying her son died in the county jail after he was denied his blood pressure medicine and left strapped in a restraint chair for at least 21 hours.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will not sue to stop the states of Colorado and Washington from allowing recreational marijuana use.

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