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Okla. slay suspect joked about cannibalism
Apr 16 2006 11:56PM (CT)
PURCELL, Okla. (AP) - The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl for an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking his anti-depression medication and mentioned "dangerously weird" fantasies.
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NYPD deploys first of 500 security cameras
Apr 16 2006 11:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Along a gritty stretch of street in Brooklyn, police this month quietly launched an ambitious plan to combat street crime and terrorism. But instead of cops on the beat, wireless video cameras peer down from lamp posts about 30 feet above the sidewalk.
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2 registered sex offenders killed in Maine
Apr 16 2006 11:18PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Two registered sex offenders were fatally shot in their central Maine homes early Sunday, and a Canadian man sought in connection with the slayings shot himself after Boston police cornered him on a bus, Maine authorities said.
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Bear suspected in death caught in Tenn.
Apr 16 2006 10:53PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A black bear was caught in a forest recreation area Sunday and euthanized so experts could determine whether it was the same animal that attacked a family and killed a 6-year-old girl.
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Plane crashes into Fla. terminal; 3 killed
Apr 16 2006 10:16PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A small plane crashed into a sport utility vehicle parked outside an airport Sunday, hurling it through a terminal wall, officials said. Three people in the plane were killed.
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Mountain lion killed after attacking boy
Apr 16 2006 8:58PM (CT)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A wildlife officer on Sunday shot and killed a female mountain lion that attacked a 7-year-old boy hiking with his family.
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Woman accused of acid attack at wedding
Apr 16 2006 8:39PM (CT)
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) - An Albany woman was accused of crashing a Sudanese wedding party early Sunday and splashing people with a glass bottle full of acid, injuring six people, authorities said.
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Stray bullet kills 3-year-old Bronx boy
Apr 16 2006 8:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A 3-year-old boy out for an Easter Sunday ride with his family was shot and killed when a stray bullet pierced their minivan, police said.
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Non-Hispanics part of immigration debate
Apr 16 2006 7:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - As a Pakistani, Hamid Khan stood out among the Hispanics he marched alongside at a recent immigration law protest. When he told one demonstrator where he was from, the man responded: "'Then what are you doing here?'"
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Black activist shot in Cincinnati dies
Apr 16 2006 3:33PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - A black activist shot on a sidewalk outside City Hall after speaking to the City Council has died, his family said.
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Houston probes police mechanics' bonuses
Apr 16 2006 3:30PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Prosecutors are investigating a police program that has paid more than $300,000 in bonuses to supervisors of department mechanics since 2004.
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Civil rights leader boosts war protesters
Apr 16 2006 3:02PM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - The Rev. Joseph Lowery on Sunday urged war protesters camping near President Bush's ranch to keep working for peace.
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Academic studies Starbucks cultural impact
Apr 16 2006 2:01PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A cup of coffee is just a drink. But a frappuccino is an experience. So believes Bryant Simon, a historian who is searching for the meaning of modern life amid the round tables and comfy sofas of Starbucks coffee shops.
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Some fear Okla. City lessons forgotten
Apr 16 2006 1:29PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Before her two grandsons died with 166 other people in the Oklahoma City bombing, Jannie Coverdale thought that terrorist acts were committed only in foreign countries by people whose names are hard to pronounce.
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Trial for officer's 1970 slaying to begin
Apr 16 2006 1:13PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Larry Clark's murder trial will have elements of a history lesson, taking jurors back nearly 36 years to a time of black militancy and civil strife, a time when police officers were sometimes targets.
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Explosion near Istanbul injures about 30
Apr 16 2006 12:46PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An explosion near a sidewalk cafe in an Istanbul suburb injured about 30 people Sunday, and police said they suspected it was caused by a percussion grenade.
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More pets get acupuncture for ailments
Apr 16 2006 12:38PM (CT)
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - Milo Hirt was a little uneasy last week. Recovering from knee surgery, he was about to be poked with 10 needles to help his recovery.
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2 kids hurt at Mich. minor league event
Apr 16 2006 11:56AM (CT)
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) - Two children were injured in a scramble to grab cash being dropped from a helicopter as part of a promotion after a minor league baseball game.
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Police: 2 missing Wis. boys likely drowned
Apr 16 2006 9:56AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Two boys missing for almost a month apparently drowned in an icy park lagoon near where they were last seen, and authorities said Saturday foul play was not suspected.
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Dalai Lama meets with Muslims in Calif.
Apr 16 2006 7:47AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Dalai Lama urged religious leaders Saturday to reach out to Muslims, saying Islam is a compassionate faith that has been unfairly maligned because of a few extremists.
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17 U.Va. students arrested after sit-in
Apr 16 2006 7:45AM (CT)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Seventeen student protesters were arrested Saturday at the University of Virginia on the fourth day of a sit-in seeking raises for the school's lowest paid workers.
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Police: Saw marks found on slain girl
Apr 16 2006 2:42AM (CT)
PURCELL, Okla. (AP) - A slain 10-year-old girl's body, found in her downstairs neighbor's apartment, had deep saw marks on the neck, said authorities who alleged Saturday that her killer had planned to dismember her and eat the flesh.
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Race a focal point in Duke scandal
Apr 16 2006 1:13AM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Mayor Bill Bell is black. So are Police Chief Steven W. Chalmers, City Manager Patrick Baker and a majority of the city council. Durham's population is almost as black as it is white. So why is it that some blacks like Preston Bizzell, a 61-year-old Air Force veteran who said he's never experienced racism in his 30 years in Durham, believe justice here is swifter and harsher for a black man than a white one?
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Tiny Colo. farm town grieves for workers
Apr 16 2006 1:11AM (CT)
GRANADA, Colo. (AP) - There wasn't much time for neighbors to get to know the family in No. 17 in the rundown farmworker apartments south of town. They had stayed there only a few days before they were killed when their SUV was smashed by a freight train.
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