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Former CIA contractor behind bars in N.C.
Apr 5 2006 11:23PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former CIA contractor awaiting trial on charges that he beat an Afghan man who later died was back behind bars Wednesday, authorities said.
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Woman charged after leaving son in car
Apr 5 2006 11:21PM (CT)
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - A woman was charged with homicide by child abuse Wednesday in the death of her 15-month-old son, who authorities said was left in a car for nine hours.
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Police face fallout from Brooklyn protests
Apr 5 2006 10:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A 75-year-old man said Wednesday that police used excessive force and directed a racial slur at him during a traffic stop in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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No charges for neurosurgeon 'acting out'
Apr 5 2006 10:57PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A neurosurgeon arrested last month after becoming belligerent in an operating room won't be charged, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Flight across China leaves man stranded
Apr 5 2006 10:21PM (CT)
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) - As the sun dipped low in the sky last Sunday and his plane began its descent, Eugene Nelson had a sinking feeling that something was wrong.
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Death penalty dropped for N.Y. suspects
Apr 5 2006 10:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors are no longer seeking the death penalty against four defendants in a murder conspiracy case involving a notorious crack kingpin with ties to the rap music industry.
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Moussaoui judge OKs playing plane tapes
Apr 5 2006 10:10PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The cockpit recording from the hijacked jetliner that passengers tried to retake on Sept. 11 will be played in public for the first time _ at the sentencing trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui _ the judge ruled Wednesday.
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Cardinal makes pro-immigrant pitch at Mass
Apr 5 2006 9:45PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cardinal Roger Mahony asked Catholics to pray the U.S. Senate passes legislation allowing illegal immigrants to gain citizenship, calling it "one of the most critical weeks in the history of our country."
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Pilot survives F-16 crash in Atlantic
Apr 5 2006 8:33PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - An F-16 fighter jet crashed Wednesday in the Atlantic about 35 miles off Myrtle Beach, authorities said. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was in stable condition.
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Postal worker charged in coworker killing
Apr 5 2006 8:19PM (CT)
BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) - A postal worker killed a colleague by running over her and shooting her in the office parking lot, authorities said Wednesday.
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N.D. cities think they may escape flooding
Apr 5 2006 8:17PM (CT)
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A levee and pump system under construction nearly a decade after flooding wiped out Grand Forks is passing its first big test.
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Uninsured Mennonites depend on each other
Apr 5 2006 8:15PM (CT)
CHINA GROVE, Tenn. (AP) - Hours after the winds died down, a crowd of volunteers _ men in plain shirts and suspenders, women in bonnets and ankle-length dresses _ arrived in this farming community to help fellow Mennonites whose homes and barns were ravaged by twisters.
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L.A. approves $100M county homeless plan
Apr 5 2006 8:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A controversial plan to clean up downtown's Skid Row by building a network of regional homeless shelters in the suburbs has won county approval.
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New Orleans mayor blocks FEMA trailer park
Apr 5 2006 8:14PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - From his bathroom, aerospace engineer Ed Markle can see his gated neighborhood's concrete wall, and next to it, dozens of white trailers set aside for Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Woman slumps at grandchild's funeral, dies
Apr 5 2006 8:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The grieving grandmother of one of four children killed in a house fire last week collapsed in a church pew as the children's funeral was about to begin, and was later pronounced dead of a heart attack.
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Tentative Deal reached in Denver strike
Apr 5 2006 7:42PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The city's mass transit agency and its largest employee union reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday that could settle a three-day-old strike, a federal mediator said.
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Judge allows sex blogs lawsuit to proceed
Apr 5 2006 7:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Jessica Cutler, the former Senate aide who posted details of her sex life on the Internet.
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Man found guilty of slaying in NY suburb
Apr 5 2006 7:27PM (CT)
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A man who had been hired to clean a backyard deck was convicted Wednesday of raping and murdering a suburban homemaker.
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Calif. faces new storms; Crews secure berm
Apr 5 2006 7:23PM (CT)
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Crews shored up an earthen berm at a private golf course community Wednesday after heavy rains caused part of it to give way, damaging about 15 homes.
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Active Hurricane season predicted for 2006
Apr 5 2006 7:02PM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Forecasters expect another busy Atlantic hurricane season this year, with 17 named storms but not as many intense storms striking land as last year.
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Clinton praises Romney health care plan
Apr 5 2006 6:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Massachusetts plan that blends the Democratic goal of universal health care with the Republican philosophy of personal responsibility could be a model for politicians nationwide _ and a presidential launching pad for its chief sponsor, GOP Gov. Mitt Romney.
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22 held in apparent human smuggling case
Apr 5 2006 6:42PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Twenty-two Chinese nationals were in custody Wednesday after they apparently let themselves out of a 40-foot cargo container that had been used to smuggle them from China, officials said.
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Kan. abortion foes petition for grand jury
Apr 5 2006 6:17PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Abortion foes are invoking a seldom-used Kansas law to try to force a grand jury to investigate the case of a mentally retarded woman who died after receiving a late-term abortion.
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Many states bash intelligence sharing
Apr 5 2006 5:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Most state Homeland Security directors are dissatisfied with the quality of intelligence data provided by the federal government, a report released Wednesday says, and most also believe that multiple demands on National Guard forces undermine their emergency response capabilities.
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More brutality allegations lodged vs. NOPD
Apr 5 2006 5:01PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans' police department, its image already suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is investigating new allegations of brutality: claims that three white officers beat up the wife of a black officer this week.
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Latest Alabama church fire ruled arson
Apr 5 2006 4:39PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities determined Wednesday that a recent church fire in rural Alabama was intentionally set, but they were unsure whether the blaze was a copycat crime linked to a string of church arsons earlier this year.
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Scott Peterson's mother seeks estate cash
Apr 5 2006 1:35PM (CT)
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - Scott Peterson's mother is seeking $35,000 from Laci Peterson's estate for mortgage payments and other costs she paid to maintain the couple's home after her son was arrested for killing his pregnant wife.
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Restaurants gather intel on food critics
Apr 5 2006 1:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When the chief food critic for The New York Times came into Telepan to secretly review the new restaurant, the staff knew it instantly.
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Boy Scouts to open camp facility in Va.
Apr 5 2006 1:07PM (CT)
HAYMARKET, Va. (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America is opening a $17 million camp geared toward Cub Scouts next month on the suburban Washington site where the Walt Disney Co. tried to build an American history theme park 12 years ago.
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Ill. congresswoman's husband gets 5 months
Apr 5 2006 12:51PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The husband of an Illinois congresswoman was sentenced Wednesday to five months in federal prison for a check-kiting scheme and tax fraud.
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Chicago officials propose $40M runway plan
Apr 5 2006 12:46PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The city has submitted a $40 million proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration to build collapsible concrete beds at the ends of the runways at Midway Airport to prevent planes from overshooting their landings.
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3 arrested at Mass. baby shower brawl
Apr 5 2006 12:17PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A baby shower erupted into a fight among guests in which one man was shot and several other people, including the seven-months-pregnant guest of honor, were beaten with a stick, police say.
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Charles Taylor's son held in U.S.
Apr 5 2006 11:30AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was ordered held without bail Wednesday on U.S. passport fraud charges.
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R.I. gets first marijuana application
Apr 5 2006 11:21AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A multiple sclerosis patient who hopes to use marijuana to ease the painful symptoms of her disease became the first person to apply for state for permission to legally use the drug under a new Rhode Island law Wednesday.
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Wisc. communities vote on Iraq withdrawal
Apr 5 2006 10:59AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Thousands of voters turned out in Wisconsin to offer a purely symbolic but heartfelt message: Bring the troops home from Iraq.
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Ky. nuclear facility boosts security
Apr 5 2006 10:20AM (CT)
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Guards increased patrols at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, where uranium is enriched for nuclear fuel, after a 3-foot cut was discovered in security fence, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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DHS official charged in online seduction
Apr 5 2006 10:16AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was charged with using a computer to seduce a child after authorities said he struck up sexual conversations with an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl.
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Trucker charged with DUI in W.Va. wreck
Apr 5 2006 8:26AM (CT)
LENORE, W.Va. (AP) - The driver of a tree-trimming truck that collided with a school bus, injuring 18 people, was charged with driving under the influence, authorities said.
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Powerball winners give $6,000 to homeless
Apr 5 2006 7:54AM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Three of the meat-processing plant workers who won the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history dropped in on a homeless shelter with a $6,000 donation for people living there.
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Michael Douglas honors Annan at U.N.
Apr 5 2006 7:34AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Actor Michael Douglas presented U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan with an award for his dedication to ridding the world of land mines, marking the first international day to honor the cause.
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Del. elementary teacher charged with rape
Apr 5 2006 7:15AM (CT)
DOVER, Del. (AP) - An elementary school teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of rape, authorities said.
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DHS official charged in online seduction
Apr 5 2006 7:11AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was charged with using a computer to seduce a child after authorities said he struck up sexual conversations with an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl.
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Mass. may make health insurance mandatory
Apr 5 2006 6:55AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Lawmakers have approved a sweeping health care reform package that dramatically expands coverage for the state's uninsured, a bill that backers hope will become a model for the rest of the nation.
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Same-sex marriage lands before court
Apr 5 2006 5:33AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A lawyer for a gay couple suing for the right to wed argued before a federal appeals panel that it is unconstitutional to outlaw same-sex marriage.
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Pacifist nuns return to missile silo
Apr 5 2006 4:18AM (CT)
BRIGGSDALE, Colo. (AP) - Three pacifist nuns who were jailed for an October 2002 protest at a missile silo returned to the site, vowing to continue their nonviolent resistance to the nuclear armaments.
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Del Labs, ex-CEO sued in harassment case
Apr 5 2006 4:10AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former security employee for Del Laboratories Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing the company's ex-chairman and CEO of sexually harassing him and firing him after he complained.
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Del Labs, ex-CEO sued in harassment case
Apr 5 2006 4:10AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former security employee for Del Laboratories Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing the company's ex-chairman and CEO of sexually harassing him and firing him after he complained.
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Beer license approved for biker complex
Apr 5 2006 3:37AM (CT)
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) - To American Indians, Bear Butte is a place to pray and meditate, where colorful prayer cloth and pouches with offerings of tobacco and sage are tied to tree branches along a hiking trail.
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Hip younger parents, kids share hobbies
Apr 5 2006 3:16AM (CT)
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - Mike and Kameron Bednarz often head to the neighborhood skateboard park after school, doing ollies and other tricks well past dusk.
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Calif. levees break, flooding trailer park
Apr 5 2006 1:36AM (CT)
MERCED, Calif. (AP) - Two levees broke Tuesday in California's chief agricultural region, flooding a trailer park, threatening other homes in Merced and inundating farmland near Sacramento.
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Ga. judge reopens case in death of girl
Apr 5 2006 1:31AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Juvenile Court judge has reopened a case involving the killing of an 8-year-old girl in 2004, saying a purported recent confession by an 18-year-old warrants a new hearing.
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Lee Jones quits position at UW-Whitewater
Apr 5 2006 12:52AM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A former dean at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater accused of misusing school funds has resigned from his faculty position, the university confirmed Tuesday.
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Viacom backs CEO linked to wiretap case
Apr 5 2006 12:39AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Brad Grey was given a vote of confidence by executives of parent company Viacom Inc. despite his link to an indicted private investigator.
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Horse injures 7 students on theater tour
Apr 5 2006 12:05AM (CT)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - A scared horse at a dinner theater that features jousts got loose and ran into a tour group of students Tuesday, slightly injuring seven.
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Proposed settlement in H.S. raid case OK'd
Apr 5 2006 12:03AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $1.2 million plan to settle lawsuits filed over a high school drug sweep where police drew their guns.
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