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2 air marshals plead guilty to smuggling
Apr 3 2006 11:14PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two U.S. air marshals pleaded guilty Monday to accepting money to smuggle cocaine on a flight to Las Vegas and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
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3 people die as crane collapses in Boston
Apr 3 2006 10:40PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A 10-ton construction platform collapsed and crashed 13 stories onto a busy downtown street Monday, killing three people and crushing cars stopped in midday traffic.
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Slain biker was Hells Angels Conn. chief
Apr 3 2006 10:26PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A motorcyclist gunned down on Interstate 95 Sunday was a leader in the Connecticut chapter of the Hells Angels who had served time in federal prison on drug charges, police said.
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Gettysburg council votes for gambling
Apr 3 2006 10:18PM (CT)
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gettysburg's borough council voted Monday to support a proposed slot-machine gambling parlor near the historic Civil War battlefield in exchange for a $1 million-per-year revenue guarantee.
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Dad to be booked in deaths of 2 children
Apr 3 2006 10:12PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The father of two young children found burned beyond recognition in a sport utility vehicle will be booked on suspicion of murder, police said Monday.
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Moussaoui defiant after jury's verdict
Apr 3 2006 10:12PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal jury found al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui eligible Monday to be executed, linking him directly to the horrific Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and concluding that his lies to FBI agents led to at least one death on that day.
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Severe storms kill 27 in south, Midwest
Apr 3 2006 10:10PM (CT)
NEWBERN, Tenn. (AP) - Tornadoes shredded homes to their foundations, hail tore holes in the rooftops and high winds toppled even freight cars as a line of violent storms cut zigzagging paths of destruction that killed at least 27 people across the nation's midsection.
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All 17 aboard military plane crash survive
Apr 3 2006 10:10PM (CT)
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A huge military cargo plane faltered after takeoff and belly-landed short of the Dover Air Force Base runway Monday, breaking apart and drenching some of the 17 people aboard with fuel but causing no fire or life-threatening injuries.
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Kin of MIT student settles fire lawsuit
Apr 3 2006 9:53PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A family whose daughter died in a dorm room fire at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has settled its lawsuit.
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Film director accused of lying to FBI
Apr 3 2006 9:04PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was charged Monday with making a false statement to the FBI about his knowledge of wiretapping by an indicted Hollywood private detective, authorities said.
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Students fill sandbags as Red River rises
Apr 3 2006 8:25PM (CT)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Hundreds of students answered an urgent call for sandbaggers Monday to protect homes from the rising Red River, expected to crest about 20 feet above flood stage this week.
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21 nations seek U.N. rights council
Apr 3 2006 8:15PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Twenty-one countries have declared their candidacy to be members of the new U.N. Human Rights Council including Algeria, Pakistan, Ukraine, Peru, Nicaragua and Switzerland, U.N. officials and diplomats said Monday.
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Former Courier-Journal publisher dies
Apr 3 2006 7:51PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Barry Bingham Jr., who guided The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times to three Pulitzers before family disagreements led to the papers' sale in 1986, died Monday. He was 72.
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Conn. warehouse fire forces 200 evacuation
Apr 3 2006 7:13PM (CT)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Fire destroyed a block-long downtown building Monday, forcing as many as 200 people to evacuate the area, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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Analysis: Moussaoui case full of twists
Apr 3 2006 6:35PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Thanks largely to Zacarias Moussaoui himself, prosecutors have cleared the highest hurdle in their effort to execute the al-Qaida conspirator. But the path to the death chamber might still contain some unpleasant surprises for the government.
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Ex-hostage Jill Carroll visits Monitor
Apr 3 2006 6:17PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Former hostage Jill Carroll met with the staff of The Christian Science Monitor on Monday, visiting the newsroom of the paper that hired her a week after she was taken captive in Iraq.
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9/11 kin ponder death for Moussaoui
Apr 3 2006 5:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Families of Sept. 11 victims said Monday they thought Zacarias Moussaoui deserved to be put to death for a conspiracy that led to the 2001 attacks, but some said he could provide more information about other terrorists if he went to prison for life.
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Traffic flows around Denver transit strike
Apr 3 2006 5:11PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Commuters hitched rides with friends, used taxis and rented cars Monday when Denver-area transit workers went on strike for the first time in 24 years.
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Judge censured for mocking victim
Apr 3 2006 4:23PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A municipal judge has accepted censure as punishment for mocking an assault victim by comparing him to a lying character on "Saturday Night Live."
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Prosecutor: Detectives moonlighted for mob
Apr 3 2006 4:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two ex-police detectives betrayed their badges by becoming hired guns for the Mafia and helping unleash a wave of violence that left eight people dead, a prosecutor said Monday during closing arguments at their federal racketeering trial.
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Moussaoui case tests judge's patience
Apr 3 2006 3:39PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The Zacarias Moussaoui case has brought months of surprises into Judge Leonie Brinkema's courtroom and forced her to deal with delicate situations on the fly. While handling it all, she's also shown a willingness to second-guess herself.
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New Navy ship being built with WTC steel
Apr 3 2006 3:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - With a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy's amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history _ twice. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, and it survived Hurricane Katrina.
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LitPAC to fundraise for liberal candidates
Apr 3 2006 3:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley and Daniel Handler, aka "Lemony Snicket," are among those involved with the newly formed LitPAC, a coalition of authors that plans readings around the country to register voters and raise money for liberal candidates in this year's congressional elections.
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Conn. mob leader Megale gets 7 years
Apr 3 2006 2:12PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Anthony "The Genius" Megale, a sanitation worker who prosecutors said became the highest-ranking mobster in Connecticut, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Monday.
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Portland schools tarnish city's reputation
Apr 3 2006 1:17PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Green, progressive and prosperous, Portland is constantly being singled out for national plaudits, whether it is Fit Pregnancy's pronouncement that it is tops for breast-feeding or Prevention magazine's crowning of the city as the best urban area in which to go for a walk.
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Bomb threats evacuate 3 Maine campuses
Apr 3 2006 12:27PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A bomb threat Monday forced the University of Southern Maine to evacuate all three of its campuses, interrupting class for thousands of students.
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Study raises more concerns about levees
Apr 3 2006 11:35AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new study raises another possible threat to rebuilding efforts in Louisiana: Active geologic faults are causing levees, flood walls, bridges and homes to sink.
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Postal processing resumes in New Orleans
Apr 3 2006 8:41AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Postal Service began processing mail Monday in New Orleans, a move officials say should eliminate delivery times of a week or more for cross-town mail.
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Motorist opens fire on Hell's Angels
Apr 3 2006 8:12AM (CT)
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A motorist opened fire on a group of Hell's Angels motorcyclists along Interstate 95, killing one and injuring another, police said.
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Anchorage voters to decide theater's fate
Apr 3 2006 7:29AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An opulent movie theater that has been an Anchorage icon for almost 60 years is facing what could be its final drama.
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Pilots' bike ride to honor 9/11 crews
Apr 3 2006 7:09AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A group of airline pilots has embarked on a cross-country bicycle ride to raise money for memorials paying tribute to 33 flight crew members and thousands of others killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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New Orleans awaits guidance on flood zones
Apr 3 2006 7:07AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Audrey Celistan desperately wants to return to New Orleans and rebuild the three-bedroom brick house she lived in for 42 years before Hurricane Katrina drowned it in more than 10 feet of muddy water. Lucky for her, Celistan has homeowner's and flood insurance. Even better, the checks arrived in January.
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Gay marriage advocates battle in courts
Apr 3 2006 3:12AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As gay marriage advocates battle through the courts for the legal right to wed, a split has emerged over the best strategy to win.
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Subdivision evacuated as Colo. fire burns
Apr 3 2006 2:09AM (CT)
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) - A 1,300-acre grass fire spread quickly amid wind gusts up to 50 mph Sunday, prompting officials to evacuate one subdivision, a fire information officer said.
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