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8 hurt in fight at federal prison in Pa.
Feb 11 2008 11:49PM (CT)
WHITE DEER, Pa. (AP) - A fight broke out at a federal prison in central Pennsylvania on Monday, forcing a lockdown and sending eight inmates to the hospital.
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Ex-Fairbanks mayor convicted of fraud
Feb 11 2008 11:16PM (CT)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The former mayor of Alaska's second-largest city was convicted Monday of several crimes, including the misuse of more than $450,000 in government grants sent to a social services agency.
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Ex-cop testifies he swung at lover
Feb 11 2008 11:13PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover sobbed on the witness stand Monday that he accidentally struck her when she wouldn't let him out of her house.
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Ex-cop testifies he swung at lover
Feb 11 2008 11:13PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover sobbed on the witness stand Monday that he accidentally struck her when she wouldn't let him out of her house.
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Ex-cop testifies he swung at lover
Feb 11 2008 11:13PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover sobbed on the witness stand Monday that he accidentally struck her when she wouldn't let him out of her house.
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Ex-cop testifies he swung at lover
Feb 11 2008 11:13PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover sobbed on the witness stand Monday that he accidentally struck her when she wouldn't let him out of her house.
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Peruvian massacre survivor testifies
Feb 11 2008 11:12PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A woman who survived a massacre by Peruvian army units almost 20 years ago testified Monday against two former military officers, saying she watched soldiers rape and torture women and children.
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Bride dies during marriage's first dance
Feb 11 2008 11:12PM (CT)
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Kim Sjostrom wanted a real-life version of the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which played in the background as friends fixed her hair and makeup before her own marriage ceremony.
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Md. teen indicted in slaying of family
Feb 11 2008 10:47PM (CT)
TOWSON, Md. (AP) - A 16-year-old Boy Scout accused of killing his parents and two brothers in their home was indicted Monday on four counts of first-degree murder.
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Record cold for northern Minn.: 40 below
Feb 11 2008 10:43PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It lived up to its name: The temperature in International Falls fell to 40 below zero Monday, just a few days after the northern Minnesota town won a federal trademark making it officially the "Icebox of the Nation."
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Ex-Fla. official facing fed porn charges
Feb 11 2008 10:40PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The former spokesman for Florida's child welfare agency paid two 16-year-old boys for sexually explicit photos of themselves and then brokered the images to overseas pornographers, according to a complaint filed Monday by federal prosecutors.
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Woman in W.Va. torture case recovering
Feb 11 2008 10:40PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A black woman who said she was held captive and tortured last summer is relieved that at least one of the seven people indicted in the case will be punished for a hate crime, her legal adviser said Monday.
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Mexican prez decries anti-immigrant tone
Feb 11 2008 10:18PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday decried anti-immigrant perceptions in the United States and argued that Mexican immigrants complement American workers.
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Mexican prez decries anti-immigrant tone
Feb 11 2008 10:18PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday decried anti-immigrant perceptions in the United States and argued that Mexican immigrants complement American workers.
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Mexican prez decries anti-immigrant tone
Feb 11 2008 10:18PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday decried anti-immigrant perceptions in the United States and argued that Mexican immigrants complement American workers.
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Suspected cartel ex-leader sentenced
Feb 11 2008 10:14PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The suspected former leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel was sentenced Monday to 16 years in a U.S. federal prison after pleading guilty to a cocaine-trafficking charge in San Diego.
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3 named to manage Calif. migrant camp
Feb 11 2008 10:05PM (CT)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge appointed three people Monday to help manage and find solutions to health and safety violations at a trailer park on tribal land that is home to at least 4,000 migrant workers.
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Jailed doctor's patients to sue govt.
Feb 11 2008 9:55PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Patients of a physician who is charged with running a "pill mill" linked to 56 overdose deaths plan to sue the government, claiming it has put patients in mortal danger and created a public health disaster by prosecuting the doctor.
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Vegas rocker Freddie Bell dies at 76
Feb 11 2008 9:27PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Freddie Bell, a forerunner in the 1950s rock 'n' roll era whose toe-tapping versions of "Giddy Up A Ding Dong" and "Hound Dog" inspired Elvis Presley to cover the songs, has died. He was 76.
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Cleaners find mummified body in bathtub
Feb 11 2008 9:15PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A dried and decomposing body was found in a bathtub filled with dirt in a Phoenix apartment that was stacked to the ceiling with garbage and human waste.
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DC mom to remain in custody over deaths
Feb 11 2008 8:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman found in her home with the decomposing bodies of her four daughters will remain in custody while a grand jury investigates, a judge ruled Monday.
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Water drops used on Georgia sugar fire
Feb 11 2008 8:39PM (CT)
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) - A helicopter dumped thousands of gallons of river water Monday onto a gutted sugar refinery where six workers died and two remained missing after an explosion that burned more deeply than officials first suspected.
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Water drops used on Georgia sugar fire
Feb 11 2008 8:39PM (CT)
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) - A helicopter dumped thousands of gallons of river water Monday onto a gutted sugar refinery where six workers died and two remained missing after an explosion that burned more deeply than officials first suspected.
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Water drops used on Georgia sugar fire
Feb 11 2008 8:39PM (CT)
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) - A helicopter dumped thousands of gallons of river water Monday onto a gutted sugar refinery where six workers died and two remained missing after an explosion that burned more deeply than officials first suspected.
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Mistrial declared in microwave baby case
Feb 11 2008 7:44PM (CT)
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of woman accused of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave, finding that new defense witnesses bolster her claim that she is innocent.
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Air Force colonel faces sex charges
Feb 11 2008 7:07PM (CT)
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) - Two women, civilian workers at Sheppard Air Force Base, testified at a military hearing Monday that an Air Force colonel sexually assaulted them, and one said he raped her.
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Ariz. leaders mull gay marriage ban anew
Feb 11 2008 7:01PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Republican lawmakers on Monday proposed asking voters in November to amend the Arizona Constitution to ban same-sex marriage in the state, which was the first to turn down such a measure.
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Teen charged in Tenn. school shooting
Feb 11 2008 6:50PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A feud between two high school students that began off campus culminated at a gym class Monday when one student shot the other twice, then handed the gun to a coach, saying, "It's over now," authorities said.
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Teen charged in Tenn. school shooting
Feb 11 2008 6:50PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A feud between two high school students that began off campus culminated at a gym class Monday when one student shot the other twice, then handed the gun to a coach, saying, "It's over now," authorities said.
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NY courtroom shooter gets 25 years
Feb 11 2008 5:35PM (CT)
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A man convicted of firing a rifle inside a courtroom at a woman who had accused him of groping her was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
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Sex offender wins $10M in Mass. lottery
Feb 11 2008 3:57PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A man listed as one of the state's most dangerous sex offenders has won $10 million in the Massachusetts lottery, but the attention may have landed him in new trouble.
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Uno the beagle wins early at Westminster
Feb 11 2008 3:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Barking and baying, a precocious beagle called Uno took his first winning steps at Westminster. Uno easily took the best of breed Monday at America's No. 1 dog show, bounding around the ring and trying to grab the lead out of handler Aaron Wilkerson's hand.
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Magnitude-4.9 hits Baja California
Feb 11 2008 3:21PM (CT)
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) - A magnitude-4.9 earthquake rocked the northern Baja California region of Mexico near the U.S. border on Monday, just days after the region was hit by a magnitude-5.4 temblor, authorities said.
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LA house splits; 12 evacuated
Feb 11 2008 2:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A hilltop house in Los Angeles has cracked in half and a dozen people have been evacuated because of fears it may collapse onto other homes.
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Wildfire cause probed in Va., Carolinas
Feb 11 2008 1:11PM (CT)
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Investigators went to work Monday trying to figure out what ignited hundreds of weekend wildfires that chased some residents from churches and led others to seek them out for sanctuary.
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Wildfire cause probed in Va., Carolinas
Feb 11 2008 1:11PM (CT)
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Investigators went to work Monday trying to figure out what ignited hundreds of weekend wildfires that chased some residents from churches and led others to seek them out for sanctuary.
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Wildfire cause probed in Va., Carolinas
Feb 11 2008 1:11PM (CT)
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Investigators went to work Monday trying to figure out what ignited hundreds of weekend wildfires that chased some residents from churches and led others to seek them out for sanctuary.
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Calif. Rep. Tom Lantos dies
Feb 11 2008 12:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tom Lantos, who as a teenager twice escaped from a Nazi-run forced labor camp in Hungary and became the only Holocaust survivor to win a seat in Congress, has died. He was 80.
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Calif. Rep. Tom Lantos dies
Feb 11 2008 12:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tom Lantos, who as a teenager twice escaped from a Nazi-run forced labor camp in Hungary and became the only Holocaust survivor to win a seat in Congress, has died. He was 80.
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Calif. Rep. Tom Lantos dies
Feb 11 2008 12:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tom Lantos, who as a teenager twice escaped from a Nazi-run forced labor camp in Hungary and became the only Holocaust survivor to win a seat in Congress, has died. He was 80.
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Warehouse fire erupts in Atlanta
Feb 11 2008 10:55AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A fire at a carpet warehouse is sending a huge plume of dark smoke over Atlanta, but so far, no injuries have been reported.
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Spacewalk goes on despite switch
Feb 11 2008 8:02AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts aboard shuttle Atlantis and the international space station geared up Monday for the first spacewalk of their joint mission, an outing that was delayed a day after a crew member got sick.
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Texas cotton prospects dimming
Feb 11 2008 6:58AM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Cotton producer Doug Hlavaty looks across his South Plains fields and sees the potential for trouble.
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UN gathering to address climate change
Feb 11 2008 4:07AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly is bringing together business leaders, activists and government officials for a debate on climate change starting Monday _ an effort to keep up the momentum for a new treaty by 2009 to fight global warming.
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Fire closes Disney's Animal Kingdom ride
Feb 11 2008 12:57AM (CT)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - A ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom has closed after a small fire broke out Sunday, sending one woman to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Fire closes Disney's Animal Kingdom ride
Feb 11 2008 12:57AM (CT)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - A ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom has closed after a small fire broke out Sunday, sending one woman to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Bitter cold, snow pummel Plains, East
Feb 11 2008 12:49AM (CT)
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - Windy, bitterly cold weather spread from the northern Plains to the Northeast on Sunday, with blinding snow canceling church services in parts of Michigan and causing a 68-vehicle pileup in Pennsylvania.
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Bitter cold, snow pummel Plains, East
Feb 11 2008 12:49AM (CT)
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - Windy, bitterly cold weather spread from the northern Plains to the Northeast on Sunday, with blinding snow canceling church services in parts of Michigan and causing a 68-vehicle pileup in Pennsylvania.
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