Here are some of the AP Video-US stories we're working on for 09/12/2012.
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FEATURES
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SEMINARY TRAINING FOR INMATES - A small, prison-based seminary training program called The Urban Ministry Institute is reaching hundreds of inmates in California. The course prepares inmates to start churches or continue theology studies upon their release.
ETHANOL RAIL TANKERS VULNERABLE - For more than 20 years, the federal government and the rail industry have known that one of the nation's most common types of tanker car, the DOT-111, used by various companies, has major design flaws.
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NATIONAL
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US AMBASSADOR TO LIBYA KILLED - Libyan officials say the US Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in Benghazi. They were trying to evacuate the consulate, when they were attacked by angry protesters.
CHICAGO TEACHERS STRIKE - Negotiations remain at a standstill between the Chicago Teacher's Union and city officials. Hundreds of thousands of children and their families have had to deal with the consequences of the strike, which is going into its third day.
APPLE ANNOUNCEMENT - Apple is expected to launch its much talked about iPhone 5 today. The company launched its first smartphone in the series five years ago in a move the revolutionized technology.
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REGIONAL
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NY, WORLD'S TALLEST MOHAWK - Japanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Watanabe is showing off his 3 foot, 8.6 inch 'mohawk', which he has been growing for 15 years. The Guinness World Records 2013 is heralding in its newest edition with Watanabe's unique hair.
MD, RAVENS OWNER MODELL REMEMBERED FONDLY AT FUNERAL - Thousands turned out for the funeral of former Browns and Ravens owner Art Modell, including linebacker Ray Lewis. Modell was one of the NFL's most polarizing owners. Cleveland fans never forgave him for moving his club to Baltimore.
DC, WHITE HOUSE BIG DIG ENDING, WEST WING RE-EMERGES - As the massive underground construction project in front of the White House West Wing ends, the mystery deepens as to what was actually built there and what is coming next.
NV, THUNDERSTORMS SLAM SOUTHWEST - Thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the Southwest Tuesday, flooding the streets of Las Vegas and many desert communities.
WY, WYOMING FIRE BURNS 24 SQUARE MILES - Wyoming's Casper Mountain fire has destroyed seven homes and burned 24 square miles. The Horsethief fire near Jackson Hole has burned four square miles.
SD, DEADLY STANDOFF IN SOUTH DAKOTA SALON - A man took his two young children from a babysitter's home at gunpoint then apparently killed himself inside a hair salon after officers found an employee shot to death in a car in the salon parking lot.
AK, FISHERMAN RESCUED AFTER NIGHT ADRIFT IN FISH BIN - The Coast Guard rescued 19-year-old fisherman Ryan Harris, after he spent a night adrift off Alaska in a 4x4 fish bin. He got into the plastic bin when his boat sank. A second fisherman was also rescued.
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INTERNATIONAL
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ISRAEL-IRAN RELATIONS - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says peaceful methods against Iran are not working, and he has warned repeatedly that Iran is getting perilously close to acquiring a nuclear weapon.
US TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA - U.S. and South Korea are holding a second round of Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue talks with North Korea, with cyber defense among the issues on the agenda.
PAKISTAN FIRES - The death toll from a pair of devastating factory fires that broke out in Pakistan's two biggest cities has risen to more than 300 people.
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ENTERTAINMENT
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X FACTOR PREMIERE - Pop star Britney Spears attended the Season Two premiere of 'The X Factor' in Los Angeles.
NEWELL ON 'GREAT EXPECTATIONS' - Mike Newell presented his new film 'Great Expectations' at the Toronto International Film Festival.
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK - Oscar de la Renta kept his collection modern with latex and leather while maintaining his position as the godfather of uptown style. From the triangular cleavage cutouts to the plunging V-necklines, Narciso Rodriguez used pointed shapes throughout his runway show.
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AP LIFESTYLE (AP VIDEO-US INCLUDES AP LIFESTYLE STORIES)
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GERMAN ELECTRONICS TO GO GREEN - Electronics and conservation experts from all over the world are in Germany to discuss how to make electronics more environmentally friendly, and how they might be used to save energy and resources. The talks are part of the Electronic Goes Green (EGG) conference taking place in Berlin.
INDIA: CONTROVERSIAL GEL UNDER FIRE AFTER TV CAMPAIGN - A television commercial for a gel that claims to make a woman feel like a virgin again has sparked a furious debate in India. The manufacturers of the vagina tightening gel claim its use empowers women. But medical professionals doubt it works and social activists feel the ad campaign fuels India's obsession with female virginity.
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