Here are some of the AP Video-US stories we're working on for 09/28/2012:
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FEATURES
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ODD TUMOR CASE MAY HELP TAILOR CANCER CARE - It's straight out of a horror movie: A 24-year-old man endures 350 surgeries to remove constantly developing tumors in his throat, only to see the disease advance into his lungs and threaten his life. Now doctors have found a way to help him, with a scientific coup that also may hold promise for millions of cancer patients. It could give a cheap, easy way to individualize treatment without having to analyze a patient's genes.
HOT COMMODITY: THIEVES STEALING WILD GINSENG - Wild ginseng is a traditional ingredient in Chinese medicine and is believed to be more potent than the farm-grown kind. Dealers buy it from diggers at $600 a pound. That's ten times more than the cultivated kind.
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APPLE CEO APOLOGIZES FOR MAPS - Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes for newest Maps App on its mobile devices.
PANETTA: SYRIA MOVING SOME CHEMICAL WEAPONS - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says intelligence suggests the Syrian government has moved some of its chemical weapons, but the U.S. believes that the main sites still remain secure.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN - President Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney are both winding down to continue preparation for the debate next week.
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY - The 67th UN General Assembly continues into its 4th day.
FDA'S NEW WARNING FOR ONLINE PHARMACIES - Food and Drug Administration unveils a new nationwide campaign to help consumers avoid fraudulent online pharmacies. Less than three percent of more than 10,000 online pharmacies recently reviewed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) comply with state and federal pharmacy laws.
CLINTON, NETANYAHU MEET IN NEW YORK - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu one-on-one for 75 minutes at a New York hotel. (Sept. 27)
PANETTA: BENGHAZI ATTACK WAS TERRORISM - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya was a terrorist attack. Panetta says now the investigation is focused on exactly who was behind the violence that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens. (Sept. 27)
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VT, ROCKWELL MODELS REUNITE - People who once modeled for American icon Norman Rockwell while he lived in their Vermont town of Arlington in the 1940s and 50s gather to share stories about their time posing for the painter.
PA, WOMAN BEATEN IN HER HOME BY GROUP OF TEENS - Several teenage girls beat a 48-year-old woman in her home and posted video of the unprovoked assault on Facebook, say police in Chester, Pa., a struggling city outside Philadelphia.
CT, FATHER MISTAKENLY SHOOTS SON - State police in Connecticut say it will likely be a week before they're done with an investigation into the fatal shooting of a masked teenager by his father. The teen was shot outside a neighbor's house during what appeared to be an attempted burglary.
CO, DOCS: COLO. SHOOTING SUSPECT THREATENED PROF - James Holmes, the suspect in a deadly movie theater attack in Aurora, Colo. allegedly threatened a professor before the shooting, leading the university to ban him from campus.
MA, MASS. CHEMIST IN DRUG TEST FLAP ARRESTED AND FAKED RESULTS - A chemist accused of faking drug test results at a state police lab has been arrested outside her home. A Boston court issued a warrant for Annie Dookhan, who is accused of faking drug results, forging signatures and mixing samples.
MN, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE: GUNMAN KILLED SELF, 3 OTHERS - A man burst into a sign-making business in Minneapolis, fatally shooting the owner, 61-year-old Reuven Rahamim, and three others in the office before turning the gun on himself.
MD, RAVENS & BROWNS FANS: WE'RE GLAD REFS ARE BACK! - Win or lose, both Ravens and Browns fans were delighted the regular NFL referees have returned to the field after ending a contract dispute.
NV, MIDDLE CLASS IS CENTER STAGE IN NEV. SEN. DEBATE - Nevada Republican Senator Dean Heller and his Democratic opponent Rep. Shelley Berkley clashed over who would do more for the middle class during Thursday night's debate. Their race could be key to determining who controls the Senate.
CA, JAIL-TIME FOR MAN BEHIND ANTI-MUSLIM FILM - A federal judge has ordered the producer of an anti-Muslim film jailed for probation violations. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's movie trailer, posted on YouTube, has been blamed for violent protests throughout the Muslim world.
AK, IN ALASKA, FAMILIES GREET RETURNING SOLDIERS - With the simple invitation to greet their paratroopers, family and friends rushed onto the gym floor to hug and kiss their soldiers. (Sept. 27)
NY, HOLIDAY TOYS: WHAT'S HOT THIS SEASON - Announcement by Time To Play, an industry magazine, about the top new toys for 2012 holidays.
NY, NYC MAYOR: US, ISRAEL IN AGREEMENT OVER IRAN - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the steps of Gracie Mansion Thursday and said the U.S. and Israel are in complete agreement that Iran must not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. (Sept. 27)
NY, RAW: JFK TERMINAL EVACUATED - Officials at JFK airport in New York briefly evacuated a terminal after security personnel found what appeared to be a grenade in a traveler's bag. The item turned out to be a paperweight. (Sept. 27)
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50,000 AT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF RULING NATIONAL MOVEMENT PARTY - More than 50-thousand Georgians attended a rally at the National Stadium in the capital Tbilisi on Friday in support of the ruling National Movement Party ahead of elections on October 1.
HIGH NUMBERS OF INJURED CIVILIANS AS FIGHTING INTENSIFIES - Doctors in the Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo struggled to cope with the number of injured children, women and men, following what residents claim was indiscriminate shelling, sniping and mortar attacks launched by the pro-government troops on several residential neighborhoods. Fighting over Syria's largest city has intensified as the most widespread battles in two months rage on with rebel forces launching a new offensive to rout President Bashar Assad's forces from Aleppo.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION SPOKESMAN ON SPANISH BANK STRESS TESTING - The European Commission welcomed the result of financial health checks on 14 main Spanish credit institutions, showing that 38 percent of them needed to pad their capital cushion to cope with economic adversity.
HONG KONG TYCOON OFFERS CONTROVERSIAL DOWRY - The daughter of a prominent Hong Kong tycoon who offered a massive dowry for a suitable husband after she reportedly wed her lesbian partner says she's not upset with her father but isn't taking up any of the offers flooding in.
PREVIEW OF PUSSY RIOT APPEAL, LAWYERS' COMMENT AS THEY ENTER PRISON TO SEE WOMEN - Lawyers and family members of jailed punk band members Pussy Riot expressed little hope that an appeals trial will result in any changes to their sentence.
THAI NAVY PERFORM GANGNAM STYLE DANCE AS CRAZE SWEEPS REGION - The "Gangnam Style" craze has reached Thailand's navy, which is among the latest to mimic the globally popular dance video.
DISGRACED CHINESE POLITICIAN BO XILAI EXPELLED FROM COMMUNIST PARTY - China's communist leadership expelled Bo Xilai from the ruling party Friday and sought to bury him with charges ranging from corruption to sexual affairs, aiming to sweep away their most damaging scandal in decades while finally scheduling their long-awaited leadership transition for November.
RAW: PLANE WITH 19 ON BOARD CRASHES NEAR EVEREST - Police say a plane with 19 people on board has crashed in Nepal's capital while heading for the Everest region.
SUSPECTED NOROVIRUS SICKENS 4,000 GERMAN CHILDREN - German health authorities say at least 4,000 children have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhea after eating food from school canteens and daycare centers.
ITLAY PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS HOLD ONE-DAY STRIKE - Thousands of Italian civil servants joined a nationwide general strike of the public sector.
FRANCE MINISTER FOR ECONOMY UNVEILS A TAX HEAVY BUDGET FOR 2013 - French President Francois Hollande's cabinet came out swinging as it pitched the budget for next year, calling it "fighting budget" that would win the "battle" against unemployment and slow growth.
PEOPLE REACT AFTER MYANMAR LEADER PRAISES SUU KYI AT UN - Myanmar President Thein Sein gave a speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, in which he made an unprecedented public tribute to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The speech drew a positive reaction in Yangon.
AFRICA EXPERT SAYS ISLAMIC MILITANT AL-SHBAB GROUP WILL BE FORCED TO TURN TO GUERILLA TACTICS - The Islamic militant al-Shabab group in Somalia will be forced to change strategy and turn to guerrilla tactics now that Kenyan forces have invaded their last stronghold of Kismayo.
NETANYAHU DRAWS A RED LINE ON IRAN - Flashing a diagram showing the progress Iran has made, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was getting "late, very late" to stop Iran. (Sept. 27)
SOTHEBY'S ART AUCTION IN CHINA - Sotheby's holds first art auction in China by foreign auctioneers (Sept. 27)
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DISNEY STAR LAURA MARANO BECOMING FAMOUS - Laura Marano talks about working on the hit Disney show 'Austin & Ally.'
J.K. ROWLING LAUNCHES NEW BOOK THE CASUAL VACANCY - J.K. Rowling talks about new book "The Casual Vacancy" at special reading.
MILLER AND LIU ARE SHERLOCK AND WATSON - Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu team up for new CBS Sherlock Holmes mystery series called 'Elementary.' (Sept. 27)
REESE WITHERSPOON WELCOMES BABY NO. 3 - Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon welcomes a baby boy with husband Jim Toth. (Sept. 27)
BRUCE WILLIS, JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, EMILY BLUNT ON NEW SCI-FI THRILLER - 'Looper' is billed as a science fiction thriller, but star Bruce Willis promises it will reach more than just sci-fi fans. (Sept. 27)
'HOMELAND' STAR DAMIAN LEWIS ON HIS EMMY WIN AND WHAT HIS CHARACTER FACES IN THE NEW SEASON - Actor Damian Lewis said last Sunday night at the Emmy Awards that art shouldn't be judged, but admits he was more very happy to take home a golden statue for his role as Sgt. Nicholas Brody on the hit Showtime drama.
UK ONE DIRECTION TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW SINGLE - "Live While We're Young" is the first track off One Direction's second album and the boys are happy to have it as a motto. The British pop group admit they're making the most of being young, successful and extremely popular. (Sept. 27)
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LUXURY CARS ARE UNVEILED AT PARIS AUTO SHOW - Carmakers are preparing for a future of lower sales in Europe, labor strife and uncertainty as they set out the latest models at the Paris Auto Show. Most will be aiming for the mass market at the show, but the luxury market remains defiant, looking eastwards in search of new buyers with more financial flexibility.
VIENNA'S OKTOBERFEST GETS UNDERWAY - It may not be October yet, but the beer is already flowing at the second annual Oktoberfest in Vienna. Modeled on the classic Munich festival, the Austrian experience is a little more sober than its German rival.
GERMANY UBRAN CONTAINER FARMS COULD TURN UBRANITES INTO GROWERS - A German company is hoping to turn the cities of the future green with aquaponics, a farming system which allows fish and plants to grow in symbiosis.
PALESTINIAN DIASPORA YOUTHS SEARCH FOR THEIR ROOTS IN THEIR ANCIENT HOMELAND - Young Palestinians who live and grew up abroad are learning about their culture on a trip to their homeland. The "Know Thy Heritage" is very similar to Israel's "Taglit" program which is devised to strengthen ties between young Jews living abroad with the Israel and its people.
UK PHARMACISTS WARN INSOMNIACS NOT TO SELF MEDICATE - Insomniacs are putting their health at risk by resorting to sleeping pills and other medical remedies, according to Britain's Royal Pharmaceutical Society. It's conducted a survey which shows half of the insomniacs they questioned hadn't sought any medical advice.
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