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Pa. man kills family, self, police say
Mar 1 2007 11:57PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A retired custodian fatally shot his wife and two adult sons in their sleep, then turned the gun on himself, police said Thursday.
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Tornadoes rip through Ala., killing 7
Mar 1 2007 11:57PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and killed at least seven people Thursday, including five at a high school where students became pinned under debris when a roof collapsed, state officials said.
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Tornadoes rip through Ala., killing 7
Mar 1 2007 11:57PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and killed at least seven people Thursday, including five at a high school where students became pinned under debris when a roof collapsed, state officials said.
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Tornadoes rip through Ala., killing 7
Mar 1 2007 11:57PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and killed at least seven people Thursday, including five at a high school where students became pinned under debris when a roof collapsed, state officials said.
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Tornadoes rip through Ala., killing 7
Mar 1 2007 11:57PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and killed at least seven people Thursday, including five at a high school where students became pinned under debris when a roof collapsed, state officials said.
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Tornadoes rip through Ala., killing 7
Mar 1 2007 11:57PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - Tornadoes ripped through Alabama and killed at least seven people Thursday, including five at a high school where students became pinned under debris when a roof collapsed, state officials said.
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Blizzards, wet snow hit Midwest, Plains
Mar 1 2007 11:55PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Heavy, wet snow and blizzard conditions hit the Plains and Midwest on Thursday, shutting down hundreds of miles of interstate highways as snowplows were pulled off roads in white-out conditions.
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Warrant issued for Jackson, Miss. mayor
Mar 1 2007 11:46PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the mayor of Mississippi's largest city on charges that he violated terms of his probation, which had been set because of misdemeanor weapons charges, officials said.
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Fla. official fired over sex-change plan
Mar 1 2007 11:29PM (CT)
LARGO, Fla. (AP) - Steve Stanton professed his love for the city and asked the people of Largo to support his decision to undergo a sex change and allow him to keep his $140,000-a-year job as city manager. To his sorrow, the answer came back no.
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Gore, staff led past airport security
Mar 1 2007 11:27PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An airline employee led former Vice President Al Gore and two associates around airport security lines before police spotted the breach and required them to be screened, an airport spokeswoman said Thursday.
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Teens suspected in bank heist caught
Mar 1 2007 11:21PM (CT)
ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) - Two teenage women suspected of donning sunglasses as they robbed a supermarket bank branch were arrested along with a bank teller following a brief car chase Thursday, authorities said.
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Teens suspected in bank heist caught
Mar 1 2007 11:21PM (CT)
ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) - Two teenage women suspected of donning sunglasses as they robbed a supermarket bank branch were arrested along with a bank teller following a brief car chase Thursday, authorities said.
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Va. governor supports cancer vaccine
Mar 1 2007 11:16PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.
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Gunmen dognap L.A. family's 5 puppies
Mar 1 2007 11:13PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two men forced their way into a family's home at gunpoint and stole five dogs, including four purebred Yorkshire terrier puppies advertised for sale in a newspaper, police said Thursday.
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6 hurt in N.C. charter bus crash
Mar 1 2007 11:12PM (CT)
WELDON, N.C. (AP) - A charter bus carrying senior citizens home from a trip to Atlantic City, N.J., collided with a tractor-trailer Thursday, seriously injuring six people, authorities said.
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Lawyer: Chief, dog have same degree
Mar 1 2007 10:55PM (CT)
FOSTORIA, Ohio (AP) - The city's police chief and police dog have degrees from the same online school, according to a defense lawyer challenging the chief's authority.
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Child porn charges added to Mo. case
Mar 1 2007 9:57PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri man accused of kidnapping and molesting two boys was indicted Thursday on federal charges he took pornographic pictures and videos of one of the youngsters.
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Honolulu evicts homeless from beach
Mar 1 2007 9:56PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Hundreds of homeless people camped out on a stretch of beach west of downtown will have to move, as Hawaii prepares to open its first 24-hour, government-sponsored emergency homeless shelter.
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Columbine evacuated after bomb threat
Mar 1 2007 9:53PM (CT)
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Columbine High School, the site of the nation's deadliest school shooting eight years ago, was evacuated Thursday after a bomb threat was called in, authorities said.
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Navy ousts chaplain for public protest
Mar 1 2007 9:32PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Navy chaplain said Thursday he was dismissed from service following his public protest of the branch's policy on nondenominational prayer.
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N.D. anti-cohabitation law repealed
Mar 1 2007 9:07PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Unmarried couples who live together in North Dakota will no longer be considered criminals after the House agreed Thursday to repeal the law that has been on books since statehood.
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Hand-stealing doctor is fined
Mar 1 2007 9:04PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A young doctor who admitted to severing a hand from a cadaver as a medical student, then giving it to a stripper, was fined Thursday and told to stay out of trouble for 15 months.
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2 life terms in Mickey Thompson murders
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A former business partner of murdered racing legend Mickey Thompson was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, despite declaring that he was not responsible for the deaths of Thompson and his wife.
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2 life terms in Mickey Thompson murders
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A former business partner of murdered racing legend Mickey Thompson was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, despite declaring that he was not responsible for the deaths of Thompson and his wife.
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2 life terms in Mickey Thompson murders
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A former business partner of murdered racing legend Mickey Thompson was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, despite declaring that he was not responsible for the deaths of Thompson and his wife.
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2 life terms in Mickey Thompson murders
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A former business partner of murdered racing legend Mickey Thompson was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison, despite declaring that he was not responsible for the deaths of Thompson and his wife.
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Jessica Lunsford trial opens in Fla.
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Physical evidence, including DNA from blood and fingerprints, will link a convicted sex offender to the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the man's trial opened.
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Jessica Lunsford trial opens in Fla.
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Physical evidence, including DNA from blood and fingerprints, will link a convicted sex offender to the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the man's trial opened.
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Jessica Lunsford trial opens in Fla.
Mar 1 2007 9:03PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Physical evidence, including DNA from blood and fingerprints, will link a convicted sex offender to the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the man's trial opened.
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Marine re-arraigned in Iraqi killing
Mar 1 2007 9:02PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine was arraigned a second time Thursday on charges of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi civilian after he withdrew a guilty plea last month that had been part of a pretrial agreement.
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Man charged with bilking Katrina victims
Mar 1 2007 8:40PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A man who already served prison time for mail fraud has been indicted in a scheme that bilked more than 900 investors, including Hurricane Katrina victims, out of $8 million, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday.
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Mass. teen indicted in school stabbing
Mar 1 2007 8:27PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A 16-year-old student accused of blurting out, "I did it, I did it," after a classmate was fatally stabbed in a hallway at their high school was indicted on a first-degree murder charge, authorities said Thursday.
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Lenovo recalls 100,000 laptop batteries
Mar 1 2007 8:21PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Lenovo Inc. recalled about 100,000 laptop computer batteries Thursday, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire.
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Dentist to affluent sues Lidle estate
Mar 1 2007 8:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A dentist to the rich and famous has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the estate of late New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, claiming his home was destroyed when the ballplayer's small airplane crashed into his apartment building.
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Bail set in Nevada controller slay case
Mar 1 2007 8:02PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A man charged with killing his wife, the former state controller, has won bail and will be released from jail next week, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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Wis. governor's campaign backer indicted
Mar 1 2007 7:38PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - One of Gov. Jim Doyle's biggest campaign contributors was indicted Thursday on federal charges that he funneled more than $100,000 in donations to Doyle to secure approval for a planned Indian casino.
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Philly mayor's brother pledges to run
Mar 1 2007 6:31PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mayor John F. Street's offbeat and sometimes off-color older brother pledged to move forward with a long-shot bid to succeed him in office, despite federal corruption charges and questions about his residency.
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Tornadoes kill 13 in Alabama; Mo. girl
Mar 1 2007 5:48PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - An apparent tornado struck a high school Thursday, trapping students under rubble and killing at least thirteen people, emergency officials said.
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Tornadoes kill 13 in Alabama; Mo. girl
Mar 1 2007 5:48PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - An apparent tornado struck a high school Thursday, trapping students under rubble and killing at least thirteen people, emergency officials said.
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Tornadoes kill 13 in Alabama; Mo. girl
Mar 1 2007 5:48PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - An apparent tornado struck a high school Thursday, trapping students under rubble and killing at least thirteen people, emergency officials said.
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Police: Teacher in S.C. sex case silent
Mar 1 2007 5:32PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A middle-school teacher accused of having sex with at least five boys was fired and remained in jail Thursday after she refused to speak with police about the charges, authorities said.
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Dominatrix charged at yeshiva's estate
Mar 1 2007 4:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A dominatrix was arrested on prostitution charges at a suburban estate that she leased from the rabbinical school next door, and school officials faced the unusual prospect of having to cleanse the building once the whips and chains are gone.
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N.D. lawmakers approve asset-seizure law
Mar 1 2007 4:35PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - In the last four years, Highway Patrol trooper Craig Beedy has taken part in two traffic stops that netted about $200,000 in seized cash. But unlike its counterparts in many other states, his agency wasn't allowed to keep it.
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JFK warship makes last call in Boston
Mar 1 2007 3:59PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The USS John F. Kennedy returned to the 35th president's home state Thursday for the last time before it goes out of service later this month.
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JFK warship makes last call in Boston
Mar 1 2007 3:59PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The USS John F. Kennedy returned to the 35th president's home state Thursday for the last time before it goes out of service later this month.
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JFK warship makes last call in Boston
Mar 1 2007 3:59PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The USS John F. Kennedy returned to the 35th president's home state Thursday for the last time before it goes out of service later this month.
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More NYC restaurants shut in rat scandal
Mar 1 2007 2:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut said it had temporarily closed several New York City restaurants owned by the franchisee that operated a Manhattan eatery overrun last week by rats.
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More NYC restaurants shut in rat scandal
Mar 1 2007 2:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut said it had temporarily closed several New York City restaurants owned by the franchisee that operated a Manhattan eatery overrun last week by rats.
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N. Korea delegation arrives in Calif.
Mar 1 2007 2:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A small delegation of North Koreans arrived in the United States on Thursday ahead of disarmament talks in New York, but the lead negotiator, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, was not seen among them.
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N.Y. changing sex offender confinement
Mar 1 2007 2:31PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's most dangerous sex offenders will be locked up in psychiatric centers after their prison terms end if a court determines they continue to pose a threat to the public, Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.
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Wildfire destroys Smoky Mountain cabins
Mar 1 2007 2:30PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Firefighters battled high wind Thursday as a wildfire jumped a fire break and ignited several unoccupied rental cabins and up to 500 acres on a mountain near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials said.
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Colorado could let inmates work on farms
Mar 1 2007 2:21PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Colorado is considering letting prison inmates work on private farms after farmers complained that an illegal-immigration crackdown has left them short-handed, officials said.
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Smith death brings quiet to neighborhood
Mar 1 2007 2:13PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - In the neighborhood of astronaut Lisa Nowak, parents are now able to play catch with their kids on balmy evenings. Instead of the hum of satellite trucks, they can hear birds chirping at sunset.
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Unabomber-like figure baffles feds
Mar 1 2007 2:06PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - He calls himself "The Bishop." Exactly why is just one of the many mysteries surrounding the increasingly menacing figure.
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Utah gunman's body shipped to Bosnia
Mar 1 2007 1:57PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The parents of a teenager who killed five people in a shopping mall and died in a police shootout flew to their native Bosnia to bury him, still searching for a reason for the rampage.
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Fourth accused officer surrenders in Fla
Mar 1 2007 1:46PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A veteran police detective turned himself in after he and three other officers were charged with protecting what they thought were mob shipments of drugs as well as stolen art, diamonds and watches.
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Schwarzenegger inhabits an uneasy middle
Mar 1 2007 1:37PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a splash in Washington this week by talking up "post-partisanship" and instructing the president to schmooze his political opponents over cigars.
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Ex-Rep. Ney reports to federal prison
Mar 1 2007 12:49PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Former Congressman Bob Ney reported to a federal prison Thursday morning to begin serving a 2 1/2-year sentence for corruption, a fall from grace spurred by gifts from now imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Ex-Rep. Ney reports to federal prison
Mar 1 2007 12:49PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Former Congressman Bob Ney reported to a federal prison Thursday morning to begin serving a 2 1/2-year sentence for corruption, a fall from grace spurred by gifts from now imprisoned lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Religion news in brief
Mar 1 2007 12:21PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The spiritual leader of the world Anglican Communion says the struggle to keep the fellowship unified despite deep divisions over the Bible and sexuality is hampered by the lack of real theological discussion on the issues.
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Religion today
Mar 1 2007 12:21PM (CT)
MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) - For years, Lent meant huge chunks of fried fish on Fridays for George Ehrman, a longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe in this northeast Ohio town.
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Ohio lawmakers want sex predator plates
Mar 1 2007 11:43AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The cars of sexual predators would be marked by fluorescent green license plates under a unique proposal before Ohio lawmakers.
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Changes recommended for Fla. executions
Mar 1 2007 11:10AM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A commission reviewing the botched lethal injection of a death row inmate urged Florida's governor find a way to ensure inmates are unconscious before the second and third extremely painful drugs are injected.
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Kennedy insider Schlesinger dies at 89
Mar 1 2007 10:31AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and "court philosopher" of the Kennedy administration who remained a proud liberal even as others dared not use the word, has died. He was 89.
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Kennedy insider Schlesinger dies at 89
Mar 1 2007 10:31AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and "court philosopher" of the Kennedy administration who remained a proud liberal even as others dared not use the word, has died. He was 89.
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Kennedy insider Schlesinger dies at 89
Mar 1 2007 10:31AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and "court philosopher" of the Kennedy administration who remained a proud liberal even as others dared not use the word, has died. He was 89.
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Think tank studies NYPD stop-and-frisk
Mar 1 2007 10:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department has hired the RAND Corp. to examine its stop-and-frisk policy for evidence of racial bias after statistics surfaced showing more than a half-million pedestrians were searched last year.
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Dismembered body ID'd, suspect arrested
Mar 1 2007 9:56AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Authorities identified a man whose dismembered body was found scattered around San Diego this week as a 57-year-old transient, and they arrested an acquaintance early Thursday on suspicion of murder.
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90-day sentence for subway mercury spill
Mar 1 2007 8:56AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who was caught on a subway surveillance video spilling mercury on a downtown station platform was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to stay away from the area's mass transit facilities.
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U.S. criticized for detainees' treatment
Mar 1 2007 8:52AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. human rights chief expressed concern Wednesday at recent U.S. legislative and judicial actions that she said leave hundreds of detainees without any way to challenge their indefinite imprisonment.
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Ga. reconsiders no-knock warrant rules
Mar 1 2007 8:39AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A group of lawmakers wants to make it harder for police to use "no-knock" warrants in the wake of a shootout that left an elderly woman dead after plainclothes officers stormed her home unannounced in a search for drugs.
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Rare book stolen from UCLA library
Mar 1 2007 8:14AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities are investigating the theft of a rare 18th century manuscript about Rome's politically powerful Orsini family from an exhibit case at a University of California, Los Angeles library.
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Ex-'enemy combatant' competent for trial
Mar 1 2007 8:07AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The long-delayed terrorism support and conspiracy trial of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an "enemy combatant," can go ahead next month after a federal judge ruled him mentally competent.
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Ex-'enemy combatant' competent for trial
Mar 1 2007 8:07AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The long-delayed terrorism support and conspiracy trial of Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an "enemy combatant," can go ahead next month after a federal judge ruled him mentally competent.
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N.Y. students settle hostage video flap
Mar 1 2007 7:00AM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Five college students who lost campus jobs after making a gag hostage-taking video using crude Middle Eastern accents settled a lawsuit over the incident, and the college decided not to pursue disciplinary action against them, the students' lawyer and a college official said.
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Hawking to make zero gravity flight
Mar 1 2007 6:19AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," soon will experience a brief history with weightlessness.
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Some youths unmoved by NYC n-word ban
Mar 1 2007 5:50AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The City Council's symbolic ban of the n-word is intended to educate a new generation about the epithet's painful past, but some young people are already shrugging off the move.
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Plant proposal irks 'Brockovich' town
Mar 1 2007 5:47AM (CT)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A plant that would convert sewage sludge to compost may be built outside the desert town of Hinkley, whose troubles from pollution were made famous by the movie "Erin Brockovich."
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Child care oversight lax in many states
Mar 1 2007 5:40AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Many states are distressingly lax in their regulation and oversight of child care centers, according to a new nationwide survey which gives its lowest marks to Idaho and Louisiana and its highest grade to the far-flung system run by the U.S. military.
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Man gets 18 years in DUI wedding crash
Mar 1 2007 5:13AM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A drunken driver was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years to life in prison for a rare murder conviction in the deaths of a limousine chauffeur and a 7-year-old flower girl heading home from a wedding.
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LA marks 10th anniversary of shootout
Mar 1 2007 4:56AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sgt. James Zboravan was fresh out of the Police Academy ten years ago when he was caught up in an extraordinary gunbattle with bank robbers that nearly killed him and underscored an intensifying arms race between criminals and lawmen.
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LA marks 10th anniversary of shootout
Mar 1 2007 4:56AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sgt. James Zboravan was fresh out of the Police Academy ten years ago when he was caught up in an extraordinary gunbattle with bank robbers that nearly killed him and underscored an intensifying arms race between criminals and lawmen.
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Ohio veto: New gov. tweaks predecessor
Mar 1 2007 4:47AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - For a new governor, the first days on the job offer a tantalizing menu of ways to diminish a predecessor's imprint: staff can be fired, appointments rescinded, and pet programs scrapped.
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Media focuses on missing Mich. woman
Mar 1 2007 3:51AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The disappearance of Tara Grant _ whose husband says he last saw her getting into a waiting sedan in their driveway _ has captivated local news and is drawing comparisons to such media-saturated stories as those of Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway.
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Bust nets drugs, $45 million from cartel
Mar 1 2007 2:37AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of people accused of working for a Mexican drug cartel were arrested Wednesday in a multistate bust that has netted more than $45 million in cash and tons of cocaine, heroin and marijuana, federal officials said.
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Bust nets drugs, $45 million from cartel
Mar 1 2007 2:37AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of people accused of working for a Mexican drug cartel were arrested Wednesday in a multistate bust that has netted more than $45 million in cash and tons of cocaine, heroin and marijuana, federal officials said.
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AsianWeek column condemned as racist
Mar 1 2007 1:57AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The editor of a weekly newspaper calling itself "The Voice of Asian America" on Wednesday apologized to community leaders and fired a columnist who wrote a piece titled "Why I Hate Blacks."
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Okla. panel OKs immigration restrictions
Mar 1 2007 12:09AM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Legislation billed as the nation's toughest on illegal immigrants was approved by a state House committee Wednesday, as supporters seek to halt public benefits for foreigners without documents.
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N.J. gov. asked to turn over budget docs
Mar 1 2007 12:08AM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed budget documents from Gov. Jon S. Corzine's office in their investigation of the state's spending plan.
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Man disputes 'baby sale' allegations
Mar 1 2007 12:06AM (CT)
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A man arrested on suspicion of trying to buy a woman's baby said Wednesday that the money he gave the mother was intended only as help.
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