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Final days of girl's life reveal horrors
Jan 21 2006 10:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In the eyes of her stepfather, 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown was an out-of-control troublemaker. She stole money from her parents and broke her siblings' toys, she stole milk from a younger sibling and broke their computer printer, he said.
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Evacuees want La. rebuilt, made better
Jan 21 2006 10:41PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Hurricane evacuees from Louisiana told federal and state officials at forums across the South on Saturday that what they want most when their state is rebuilt are affordable housing, better schools and stronger levees.
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Princeton grad sets record with $101M gift
Jan 21 2006 10:33PM (CT)
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - For Peter B. Lewis, the Cleveland philanthropist and chairman of auto insurer Progressive Corp., even donating to one's alma mater is about doing it better than the last guy.
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Bodies of two coal miners found in W.Va.
Jan 21 2006 10:02PM (CT)
MELVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of two miners who disappeared after a conveyor belt caught fire deep inside a coal mine, bringing to 14 the number of West Virginia miners killed on the job in less than a month.
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On Gulf Coast, dreams of new kind of city
Jan 21 2006 9:24PM (CT)
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - Dreams of the future here are just sketches: Friendly streets lined with a welcoming mix of homes, stores and sidewalks. Neighborhood parks for play, picnics and a shady respite from the Southern sun. A bustling waterfront.
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Schiavo's sister: U.S. doesn't value life
Jan 21 2006 9:20PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The sister of Terri Schiavo said Saturday that her family's failed court struggle to keep the brain-damaged woman alive shows a society that has "lost sight of the value" of human life.
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Investigators re-enter Sago mine
Jan 21 2006 8:30PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal investigators entered the Sago Mine on Saturday for the first time since the bodies of 12 miners were removed earlier this month.
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Former President Ford remains in hospital
Jan 21 2006 7:37PM (CT)
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Former President Gerald Ford underwent further treatment for pneumonia Saturday at a hospital where he was admitted a week earlier.
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Eminent domain activists target Souter
Jan 21 2006 7:17PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Angered by a Supreme Court ruling that gave local governments more power to seize people's homes for economic development, a group of activists is trying to get one of the court's justices evicted from his own home.
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Woman sentenced for setting man on fire
Jan 21 2006 5:11PM (CT)
GALENA, Mo. (AP) - A woman who killed her ex-husband by dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Mother of abducted girl arrested
Jan 21 2006 1:55PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The mother of Carlie Brucia, the 11-year-old girl whose abduction was captured by a car wash security camera two years ago, has been charged with drug possession and facilitation of prostitution, authorities said.
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Former Philly restaurant king sentenced
Jan 21 2006 11:23AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A restaurateur whose trendy eateries helped put Philadelphia dining on the national map has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for tax evasion.
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Mom left children alone for Springer show
Jan 21 2006 10:16AM (CT)
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A woman got a 30-day jail sentence for leaving her three young children home alone for several hours while she and her boyfriend attended a videotaping of "The Jerry Springer Show."
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Black gay rights group turns to clergy
Jan 21 2006 8:33AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Churches have an obligation to help end the "poisoned atmosphere" surrounding the acceptance of homosexuals, the Rev. Al Sharpton said at a weekend summit organized by a national black gay rights group.
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Prominent coroner indicted in Pittsburgh
Jan 21 2006 5:57AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Dr. Cyril Wecht, a nationally renowned medical examiner who consulted in the deaths of Elvis Presley and JonBenet Ramsey, was indicted Friday on federal charges of using county employees to campaign for him and handle his private lab work.
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Report: U.S. overpaid $32M in Katrina evac
Jan 21 2006 5:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill for busing evacuees from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was $32 million more than it should have been, and the government paid it without question, the Transportation Department inspector general said Friday.
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Fortier looks forward to rebuilding life
Jan 21 2006 5:54AM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Free from federal custody for the first time in more than 10 years, Michael Fortier looks forward to spending time with his family and building a new life, his attorney said.
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NYC transit workers reject new contract
Jan 21 2006 4:04AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The president of the city's transit workers union said its leaders were ready to go back to the drawing board after 33,000 bus and subway workers narrowly rejected a tentative contract deal reached after last month's crippling strike.
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Jury to deliberate Army court martial
Jan 21 2006 3:29AM (CT)
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors say the death of an Iraqi general during an interrogation by a U.S. Army warrant officer was murder. Defense attorneys say the soldier was doing his job as commanders figured out the rules during a time of war.
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Bush administration to review mine safety
Jan 21 2006 3:08AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid criticism that it hasn't made mine safety a priority, the Bush administration is launching a review of emergency equipment including the one-hour oxygen packs that proved to be inadequate in the Sago Mine disaster.
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Man convicted of smuggling flu vaccine
Jan 21 2006 12:56AM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A convenience store owner was convicted Friday of smuggling flu vaccine into the United States and offering it for sale to a hospital, apparently to cash in on the national shortage in 2004.
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N.Y. real estate heir sent back to prison
Jan 21 2006 12:10AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A New York real estate heir who was acquitted of murdering his neighbor in Texas will be sent back to prison for violating his parole on other charges, parole officials ruled Friday.
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