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Head of beleaguered Getty Trust resigns
Feb 9 2006 11:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The chief executive of the multibillion-dollar J. Paul Getty Trust resigned Thursday in the wake of reports of purported lavish spending.
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L.A. mayor blindsided by Bush announcement
Feb 9 2006 11:10PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details about a purported 2002 plot to crash a plane into a downtown skyscraper.
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Gun Hitler may have owned fetches $140,000
Feb 9 2006 11:02PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - With a purported link to Adolf Hitler driving up the price, a World War II-era German gun sold for $140,025 in an online auction that ended Thursday night.
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French activist detained at JFK, deported
Feb 9 2006 10:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An anti-globalization activist who was sent back to France after arriving at an airport here accused the U.S. government Thursday of conspiring against his cause and trying to protect big business.
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Ex-officer charged with making threats
Feb 9 2006 10:35PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The FBI on Thursday charged a former police officer with making racial, bomb and anthrax threats after he was fired by the city.
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Briton charged in Mass. wife-baby killings
Feb 9 2006 10:28PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A man whose wife and baby daughter were found shot to death in a bed at the couple's home in suburban Boston was arrested on murder charges Thursday in his native England.
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Group sues over New Orleans election plans
Feb 9 2006 9:22PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging plans for city elections in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, alleging the process would keep blacks out of elected office.
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No Senate run for activist Cindy Sheehan
Feb 9 2006 9:20PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Peace activist Cindy Sheehan said Thursday she will not run against U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the Democratic primary.
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Fla. video said to show boot camp beating
Feb 9 2006 9:18PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A videotape shows guards brutally beating a boy at a military-style boot camp for juvenile delinquents not long before the teenager died, two lawmakers said Thursday.
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All Los Angeles County jails on lockdown
Feb 9 2006 8:51PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - All seven Los Angeles County jails remained on lockdown Thursday as another brawl broke out between Hispanic and black inmates, continuing a week of rioting that has injured scores of inmates and killed one.
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Lawyers agree ex-priest was sex predator
Feb 9 2006 8:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In an unusual twist, a prosecutor and defense attorney agreed in their closing arguments Thursday that a retired priest on trial for molestation was a sexual predator who wrecked many lives decades ago.
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Air Force revises guidelines on religion
Feb 9 2006 8:47PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Air Force released new guidelines for religious expression Thursday that no longer caution top officers about promoting their personal religious views.
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Mo. man found guilty of abducting own kids
Feb 9 2006 8:46PM (CT)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - A man who has refused to reveal the whereabouts of his children for nearly two years was found guilty Thursday of kidnapping the youngsters to terrorize his ex-wife.
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Suspect in Miami crash kills self on plane
Feb 9 2006 8:13PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A man hanged himself in an airplane lavatory days after being arrested for allegedly driving his new car through a dealership's showroom and setting a nearly $1 million fire, authorities said Thursday.
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Feds say 2 violate Arms Export Control Act
Feb 9 2006 8:11PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A Taiwanese man and a Frenchman were charged Thursday with attempting to buy and export to China cruise missiles, an F-16 fighter engine and other military parts and weaponry.
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Philly bus driver tosses woman off bus
Feb 9 2006 8:10PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A transit bus driver grabbed a woman by the hair, knocked her head into a pole, opened the door and tossed her into traffic after she yelled at him for missing her stop, police said.
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Firefighters gain on Calif. wildfires
Feb 9 2006 8:08PM (CT)
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters contained a blaze in the hills above Malibu and were gaining on two others Thursday that had blackened more than 8,800 acres of rugged Southern California brush land.
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R.I. argues cos. must fix lead paint issue
Feb 9 2006 7:41PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Children in Rhode Island continue to suffer the effects of lead paint and more aggressive action is needed to protect them, a state lawyer said Thursday during closing arguments.
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Judge gives U.S. wiretap response deadline
Feb 9 2006 7:39PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge gave the government two months to respond to an Ohio trucker's request that his terrorism conviction be thrown out on grounds that the government illegally spied on him.
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NYPD adds Dodge muscle car to its fleet
Feb 9 2006 6:48PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department is adding some muscle to its car fleet: the 2006 Dodge Charger, whose 1969 model is best remembered for outrunning a hapless sheriff in "The Dukes of Hazzard."
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Ex-La. judge gets prison in bond scheme
Feb 9 2006 6:40PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former state judge who was tried for allegedly accepting bribes from a bail bonding company was sentenced Thursday to more than four years in federal prison for mail fraud.
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Feds seize truckload of fake olive oil
Feb 9 2006 6:20PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - More than a discerning palate has determined that thousands of cans of Hermes and San Giovanni brands of extra virgin olive oil weren't quite right.
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Jury rejects claim in tossed-shrimp case
Feb 9 2006 4:50PM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A jury took two hours Thursday to reject a widow's claim that her husband's death resulted from an injury he suffered while ducking a piece of flying shrimp at a Benihana steakhouse.
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Woman accused of murder of 4-year-old son
Feb 9 2006 3:14PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman accused of killing her hospitalized son by injecting blood pressure medication into his IV tube was charged Thursday with murder in his death and with assault for allegedly giving her daughter the same medication.
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L.A. mayor blindsided by Bush announcement
Feb 9 2006 2:53PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown skyscraper, and described communication with the White House as "nonexistent."
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Man apparently kills himself on plane
Feb 9 2006 2:44PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A man apparently hanged himself in an airplane lavatory during a flight that was diverted to Denver after his body was discovered, police said.
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At Catholic colleges, 'Vagina' dialogues
Feb 9 2006 2:14PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Kerry Walsh knew there'd be talk when a group of students proposed putting on "The Vagina Monologues" at the University of Notre Dame.
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Scott King's memory could boost donations
Feb 9 2006 2:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - After Coretta Scott King's funeral this week, a stranger walked up to Andrew Young, a member of the King Center board, and handed him a $5,000 check written out to the institute established in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Scientists celebrate Darwin's birthday
Feb 9 2006 2:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Thanks to the "intelligent design" movement, Charles Darwin's birthday is evolving into everything from a badminton party to church sermons this weekend.
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La Nina conditions expected to continue
Feb 9 2006 1:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unusual La Nina climate conditions in the Pacific Ocean, which can affect the weather in many other areas, are likely to continue for three to six months, government forecasters said Thursday.
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Record-seeking aviator loses fuel
Feb 9 2006 1:15PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Adventurer Steve Fossett's experimental airplane lost more than 4 percent of its fuel during takeoff, which could jeopardize his attempt to break the long distance flight record, his mission team said Thursday.
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Pa. court throws out salesman's bias award
Feb 9 2006 12:11PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A state court on Thursday overturned a six-figure award to a former ad salesman for Philadelphia Eagles radio broadcasts who was told to "dress very white."
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Police say communion grape juice tainted
Feb 9 2006 12:07PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Grape juice that sickened 40 people during a church communion service was tainted, prompting authorities to launch a criminal investigation, police said Thursday.
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Religion news in brief
Feb 9 2006 12:02PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A new survey shows Protestant megachurches continue to grow quickly and draw younger Americans and families through contemporary programming and conservative values.
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Religion today
Feb 9 2006 12:01PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Kerry Walsh knew there'd be talk when a group of students proposed putting on "The Vagina Monologues" at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mich. prosecutor: fugitive priest captured
Feb 9 2006 11:52AM (CT)
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) - A Catholic priest sought for more than seven years in Michigan child sex-abuse cases was captured in Colombia and returned to the U.S. for trial, authorities said.
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Oakland settles anti-war protest lawsuit
Feb 9 2006 11:21AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A dozen anti-war protesters who accused police of using excessive force to break up a raucous demonstration three years ago have settled with the city for nearly $400,000, lawyers said.
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Some say black history lacking in schools
Feb 9 2006 7:56AM (CT)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - The first book Assemblyman William Payne recalls hearing as a kindergartner in the 1940s was "The Story of Little Black Sambo." He never forgot the black stereotypes that filled the 19th century children's story.
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Governor: Ala. church fires appear linked
Feb 9 2006 7:25AM (CT)
BOLIGEE, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley said Wednesday that the nine church fires in rural Alabama during the past week appear linked, as investigators checked out witness reports of two men in a sport-utility vehicle near a number of the fires.
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Courthouse shooting to be tried at scene
Feb 9 2006 6:49AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The trial of a man accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage that started at an Atlanta courthouse will be held in the same complex where the crime took place, a judge ruled Wednesday over the objections of the defense.
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Mine survivor's wife says his fog lifting
Feb 9 2006 5:12AM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster remains "in a fog," but is interacting with family members about a third of the time, his wife said.
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Book shines light on female drug abusers
Feb 9 2006 5:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For actress Jamie Lee Curtis, the problem was drugs, and for former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, it was alcohol and cigarettes.
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Indian trust land suit opens old wounds
Feb 9 2006 4:57AM (CT)
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) - The dispute originates in Minnesota's bloody early years as a state, when Indian revolts against bad land deals culminated in the Sioux Uprising of 1862.
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Three convicted in immigrants' deaths
Feb 9 2006 4:14AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Three people accused of participating in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt escaped possible life sentences after being convicted of conspiracy to harbor and transport illegal immigrants.
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Hawaii, Japanese state build ties
Feb 9 2006 4:05AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Five years ago, a Navy nuclear submarine rammed into a Japanese fishing boat off Oahu, sinking the ship and killing nine people.
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Suit filed against high schools' exit exam
Feb 9 2006 3:58AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - To graduate this year, high school senior Nadira Wasi faces a requirement that no class before hers has _ the state's high school exit exam.
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Air marshal's lawsuit goes to trial in LA
Feb 9 2006 3:28AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An air marshal who said his free speech rights were restricted can proceed with his lawsuit against Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff and others, a federal judge has ruled.
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Cargo hold fire forces UPS plane to land
Feb 9 2006 3:16AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A UPS plane with flames shooting from its rear cargo hold made an emergency landing early Wednesday in time for the pilot and two crew members to jump to safety on the runway.
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Teenage groom found in Ohio
Feb 9 2006 12:55AM (CT)
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy whose 37-year-old wife is due to give birth to the couple's baby this month was found in Ohio after disappearing from a juvenile home, authorities said.
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Saudi ambassador decries Iran nuke program
Feb 9 2006 12:21AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - The Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States on Wednesday denounced Iran's uranium enrichment program and what he called inconsistent U.S. policy toward countries that are seeking or already have nuclear weapons.
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