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DETROIT - Subaru is recalling more than 100,000 of its top-selling models in the U.S. because a turbocharger air pump can run continuously, overheat and could cause fires.
The recall covers certain 2007 to 2009 Legacy and Outback vehicles, some 2008 to 2014 Imprezas and certain 2009 to 2013 Foresters. All the cars and SUVs have turbocharged engines. Subaru says in government documents that a relay controlling a secondary air injection pump can fail, causing the pump to run continuously. If it overheats, it can melt and catch fire.

A fair employee is facing charges after police said he pulled out a handgun and rifle and began shooting while searching for someone in the RV section of the Georgia Carolina State Fair on Monday evening.
Sean Antonio Nelson, 39, of Huntsville, Ala., was booked into the Richmond County jail on charges of pointing or aiming a firearm at another, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, terroristic threats and acts, and false imprisonment.

Augusta golfer Laura Coble and former Lincoln County football standout Garrison Hearst are among eight new members who will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday.
They will be joined by football players Keith Brooking and Jeff Saturday, tennis coach Manuel Diaz, football and track athlete Willie Gault, basketball player Matt Harpring, and athletic leader/golf coach Liz Murphey.
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Augusta Riverfront LLC on Tuesday announced plans to build a second downtown hotel adjacent 
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Augusta Riverfront LLC on Tuesday announced plans to build a second downtown hotel adjacent to the Augusta Convention Center after city commissioners approved leasing the hotel parking spaces and funding construction of a pedestrian bridge.
“I said a long time ago, we’re changing downtown Augusta,” said Paul Simon, president of Augusta Riverfront. “This will be the center of town, right here at Ninth and 10th and Reynolds streets.”
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The University of Georgia closed its hazardous waste treatment facility on Will Hunter Road and faces a fine of nearly $100,000 after the federal Environmental Protection Agency cited the university with numerous safety violations in its handling of radioactive and other toxic wastes. 
The violations involved did not include any releases which might have put anyone in danger, according to UGA. 
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FALMOUTH, Maine - Rigged elections. Vigilante observers. Angry voters. The claims, threats and passions surrounding the presidential race have led communities around the U.S. to move polling places out of schools or cancel classes on Election Day.
The fear is that the ugly rhetoric of the campaign could escalate into confrontations and even violence in school hallways, endangering students.
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Due to a change in Gov. Nathan Deal’s schedule, the Wednesday dedication of refurbished han
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DENVER - Anheuser-Busch says it has completed the world's first commercial shipment by self-driving truck, sending a beer-filled tractor-trailer on a journey of more than 120 miles through Colorado.
The company says it teamed with self-driving truck maker, Otto, and the state of Colorado for the feat. The trailer, loaded with Budweiser beer, began the self-driving trip at a weigh station in Fort Collins, Colorado, and ran along Interstate 25 through Denver before wrapping up in Colorado Springs.

SAN FRANCISCO - The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for infants to be kept in their parents' bedroom at night for six months to a year to reduce the risk of sleep-related death.
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