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U.N., Sudan agree Darfur force urgent
Apr 26 2007 11:07PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that he and Sudan's president have agreed on the need for a quick decision to deploy a new United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in the Darfur region.
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Miami jail inmate's treatment questioned
Apr 26 2007 10:50PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A diabetic jail inmate died after being left alone and covered in his own feces for a week, said his attorney, who accused officials of failing to get medical treatment for him despite knowing of his condition.
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Miami jail inmate's treatment questioned
Apr 26 2007 10:50PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A diabetic jail inmate died after being left alone and covered in his own feces for a week, said his attorney, who accused officials of failing to get medical treatment for him despite knowing of his condition.
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Miami jail inmate's treatment questioned
Apr 26 2007 10:50PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A diabetic jail inmate died after being left alone and covered in his own feces for a week, said his attorney, who accused officials of failing to get medical treatment for him despite knowing of his condition.
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Va. gov. ponders tightening gun laws
Apr 26 2007 10:45PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Tech massacre might boost efforts to require stringent background checks of buyers at gun shows, but state lawmakers probably do not have an appetite for any broad bans, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday.
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Va. gov. ponders tightening gun laws
Apr 26 2007 10:45PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Tech massacre might boost efforts to require stringent background checks of buyers at gun shows, but state lawmakers probably do not have an appetite for any broad bans, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday.
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Blue Angel honored with Florida Mass
Apr 26 2007 10:41PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis died doing what he loved and what he did best _ flying high with his fellow U.S. Navy Blue Angels, a Catholic priest told mourners at a memorial Mass Thursday.
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Blue Angel honored with Florida Mass
Apr 26 2007 10:41PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis died doing what he loved and what he did best _ flying high with his fellow U.S. Navy Blue Angels, a Catholic priest told mourners at a memorial Mass Thursday.
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Blue Angel honored with Florida Mass
Apr 26 2007 10:41PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis died doing what he loved and what he did best _ flying high with his fellow U.S. Navy Blue Angels, a Catholic priest told mourners at a memorial Mass Thursday.
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2 more Sept. 11 victims identified
Apr 26 2007 10:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city identified the remains of two more Sept. 11 victims Thursday with the help of new DNA technology that has worked on 60 percent of the years-old remains that have been tested so far, officials said.
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Fox: War on drug cartels is working
Apr 26 2007 10:35PM (CT)
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday the violence in northern Mexico shows the government's campaign against drug trafficking in his nation is working, but cautioned the United States must play a role in the fight.
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Fox: War on drug cartels is working
Apr 26 2007 10:35PM (CT)
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday the violence in northern Mexico shows the government's campaign against drug trafficking in his nation is working, but cautioned the United States must play a role in the fight.
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Fox: War on drug cartels is working
Apr 26 2007 10:35PM (CT)
SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday the violence in northern Mexico shows the government's campaign against drug trafficking in his nation is working, but cautioned the United States must play a role in the fight.
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Bomb found at Texas women's clinic
Apr 26 2007 10:35PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A bomb was left in a duffel bag in the parking lot of a clinic where abortions are performed, but a bomb squad safely detonated it.
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Storms, winds in 3 states cause damage
Apr 26 2007 10:31PM (CT)
LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) - Storms with high winds rushed across three states Thursday, spawning tornadoes in Tennessee and Illinois and tossing a patrol car over a 3-foot-high fence in Indiana. At least seven people were injured.
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Ga. fire rekindles; forces evacuation
Apr 26 2007 10:25PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Hundreds of residents were told to leave their homes Thursday as one wildfire rekindled and destroyed at least three buildings and another threatened to jump a highway, authorities said.
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Ga. fire rekindles; forces evacuation
Apr 26 2007 10:25PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Hundreds of residents were told to leave their homes Thursday as one wildfire rekindled and destroyed at least three buildings and another threatened to jump a highway, authorities said.
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Ga. fire rekindles; forces evacuation
Apr 26 2007 10:25PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Hundreds of residents were told to leave their homes Thursday as one wildfire rekindled and destroyed at least three buildings and another threatened to jump a highway, authorities said.
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Ariz. man who fed puppy to snake jailed
Apr 26 2007 10:17PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A man who admitted feeding an oil-slicked puppy to a pet boa constrictor was jailed Thursday and ordered to undergo drug and psychological testing before he's sentenced.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
Apr 26 2007 10:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
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Calif. limits use of wood chemical
Apr 26 2007 9:57PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - State air regulators on Thursday approved the nation's most sweeping restriction on emissions of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in kitchen cabinets, shelving, countertops and ready-to-assemble furniture.
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Teacher in paper flap can still teach
Apr 26 2007 9:52PM (CT)
WOODBURN, Ind. (AP) - A high school teacher who faced losing her job after a student newspaper published an editorial advocating tolerance of gays can continue teaching at another school.
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Calif. lawmakers approve prison plan
Apr 26 2007 9:51PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Legislature on Thursday moved to head off a federal takeover of the state prison system, approving a huge borrowing plan to add beds for inmates and refocus efforts on rehabilitation programs.
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Water ban lifted in Mass. town
Apr 26 2007 9:48PM (CT)
SPENCER, Mass. (AP) - Officials lifted a water ban Thursday in this small city and pressed residents to flush water lines and boil supplies after too much of an anti-corrosion chemical was added to the town supply, sickening dozens of people.
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Philly settles Hispanic voters lawsuit
Apr 26 2007 9:37PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The city has settled a federal lawsuit alleging it did not provide enough assistance to Spanish-speaking voters at polling places, the mayor's office said Thursday.
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U.S. missile test intercepts 2 targets
Apr 26 2007 9:37PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. military destroyed a cruise missile and a short-range ballistic missile during a test Thursday over the Pacific, the first time two test targets were intercepted simultaneously, the Missile Defense Agency said.
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U.S. missile test intercepts 2 targets
Apr 26 2007 9:37PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. military destroyed a cruise missile and a short-range ballistic missile during a test Thursday over the Pacific, the first time two test targets were intercepted simultaneously, the Missile Defense Agency said.
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6 years in NYC killing of actress
Apr 26 2007 9:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The girlfriend of the mugger who fatally shot an aspiring actress and playwright was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for robbery.
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8 dead in Indiana highway crash
Apr 26 2007 9:30PM (CT)
BRISTOL, Ind. (AP) - A tractor-trailer slammed into traffic that had slowed for a construction project Thursday morning, starting a pileup that killed eight people and injured two others, police said.
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Jackson, Miss., mayor acquitted
Apr 26 2007 9:28PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The mayor of Mississippi's largest city and two police bodyguards were acquitted Thursday of using sledgehammers and sticks to demolish a duplex he considered a drug house.
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Jackson, Miss., mayor acquitted
Apr 26 2007 9:28PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The mayor of Mississippi's largest city and two police bodyguards were acquitted Thursday of using sledgehammers and sticks to demolish a duplex he considered a drug house.
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Conn. flag burner gets community service
Apr 26 2007 9:19PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Yale University student who burned an American flag on a home's porch was sentenced Thursday to community service and probation, his attorney said. Charges against two other students were dismissed.
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No verdict yet in Tenn. corruption case
Apr 26 2007 8:59PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Jurors on Thursday did not reach a verdict for a second day in the case of a once-influential state senator accused of taking $55,000 in bribes from a fake FBI company that supposedly sought changes to state law.
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U.N., Sudan agree Darfur force urgent
Apr 26 2007 8:31PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that he and Sudan's president have agreed on the need for a quick decision to deploy a new United Nations-African Union joint peacekeeping force in the Darfur region.
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3rd convicted in reservoir bodies case
Apr 26 2007 8:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A third man was convicted Thursday for taking part in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme that resulted in the killing of five people whose bodies were found in a Northern California reservoir.
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Cheney draws protests even at BYU
Apr 26 2007 8:02PM (CT)
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney told Brigham Young University graduates on Thursday to savor second chances and be prepared for the unexpected throughout life in a commencement address that stirred up protests in one of the nation's most Republican states.
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Cheney draws protests even at BYU
Apr 26 2007 8:02PM (CT)
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney told Brigham Young University graduates on Thursday to savor second chances and be prepared for the unexpected throughout life in a commencement address that stirred up protests in one of the nation's most Republican states.
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Man convicted of lawn-walking murder
Apr 26 2007 8:01PM (CT)
BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) - A jury Thursday convicted a man of murder for shooting a teenage neighbor who walked on his obsessively maintained lawn.
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6 arrested in weapons raids in Alabama
Apr 26 2007 7:53PM (CT)
COLLINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Federal and state agents arrested six men and seized an arsenal of homemade hand grenades and firearms in raids Thursday, including one that forced the shutdown of a school.
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Men found after day in W.Va. mine
Apr 26 2007 7:26PM (CT)
HUGHES CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Two men who were missing for more than a day after entering an inactive part of an underground coal mine to steal copper walked out Thursday and were taken into custody, authorities said.
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Cops: Former worker threatened SeaWorld
Apr 26 2007 7:23PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A SeaWorld employee who threatened the park with a shooting rampage like the Virginia Tech massacre was fired, then arrested after warning he would blow up the park as revenge, officials said Thursday.
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Oilman charged in cemetery fraud case
Apr 26 2007 7:18PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - An oil speculator charged with embezzling as much as $70 million from Michigan cemetery trust funds surrendered to police Thursday in Oklahoma and will soon be extradited, Michigan's attorney general said.
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2 plead guilty in Ga. drug raid death
Apr 26 2007 7:18PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Two police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter and other charges in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid at her home last fall.
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In Colorado, disaster plan is too secret
Apr 26 2007 7:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Colorado has an elaborate plan to ensure state government will function in natural disaster or terror attack. There's just one problem _ someone forgot to tell the lawmakers.
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Va. Tech has little anger for gunman
Apr 26 2007 7:07PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Kelly White and her two children visited the semicircle of memorials on the Virginia Tech campus, leaving 32 pink tulips _ one for each victim in last week's massacre. They also placed a tulip on the stone for gunman Seung-Hui Cho.
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Man who killed Texas couple executed
Apr 26 2007 7:04PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A gang member convicted of fatally shooting an Amarillo couple during a botched beer theft at their grocery store was executed Thursday evening.
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N.J. governor says he's 'blessed'
Apr 26 2007 7:02PM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Jon S. Corzine, speaking publicly for the first time since he was seriously injured in an automobile crash two weeks ago, said Thursday that he feels blessed.
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N.J. governor says he's 'blessed'
Apr 26 2007 7:02PM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Jon S. Corzine, speaking publicly for the first time since he was seriously injured in an automobile crash two weeks ago, said Thursday that he feels blessed.
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N.Y. police probe standoff's fiery end
Apr 26 2007 6:53PM (CT)
MARGARETVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - State police were trying to determine Thursday why a farmhouse caught fire when they closed in on a shooting suspect who had holed up inside, but said they believe troopers acted appropriately.
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N.Y. police probe standoff's fiery end
Apr 26 2007 6:53PM (CT)
MARGARETVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - State police were trying to determine Thursday why a farmhouse caught fire when they closed in on a shooting suspect who had holed up inside, but said they believe troopers acted appropriately.
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Threat prompts Pa. lawmaker to carry gun
Apr 26 2007 6:52PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A state lawmaker who received an e-mail threatening that he should be shot for supporting tougher gun-control laws said Thursday he may wear a bulletproof vest and carry his gun more often.
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Stephen Hawking flies weightless
Apr 26 2007 5:31PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Free of his wheelchair and tethered only to heart rate and blood pressure monitors, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking on Thursday fulfilled a dream of floating weightless on a zero-gravity jet, a step he hopes leads to further space adventures.
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Stephen Hawking flies weightless
Apr 26 2007 5:31PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Free of his wheelchair and tethered only to heart rate and blood pressure monitors, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking on Thursday fulfilled a dream of floating weightless on a zero-gravity jet, a step he hopes leads to further space adventures.
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2 men admit trafficking whale teeth
Apr 26 2007 5:30PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The former director of a whaling museum and an antiques dealer pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally importing hundreds of sperm whale teeth from England and selling them to U.S. merchants.
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Mourners remember Tech instructor in Ga.
Apr 26 2007 5:25PM (CT)
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - Mourners packed a church Thursday where a Virginia Tech German instructor grew up to say goodbye to a man who had a passion for life and the language he taught.
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Mourners remember Tech instructor in Ga.
Apr 26 2007 5:25PM (CT)
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - Mourners packed a church Thursday where a Virginia Tech German instructor grew up to say goodbye to a man who had a passion for life and the language he taught.
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AAU agrees to financial aid principles
Apr 26 2007 5:18PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Association of American Universities has agreed to a set of principles that dictates the relationships between schools, financial aid offices and student lenders.
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N.H. lawmakers approve civil unions
Apr 26 2007 4:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is set to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gay couples with legislation approved Thursday and sent to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he would sign it.
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N.H. lawmakers approve civil unions
Apr 26 2007 4:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is set to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gay couples with legislation approved Thursday and sent to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he would sign it.
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N.H. lawmakers approve civil unions
Apr 26 2007 4:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is set to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gay couples with legislation approved Thursday and sent to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he would sign it.
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N.H. lawmakers approve civil unions
Apr 26 2007 4:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is set to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gay couples with legislation approved Thursday and sent to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he would sign it.
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N.H. lawmakers approve civil unions
Apr 26 2007 4:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is set to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gay couples with legislation approved Thursday and sent to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he would sign it.
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N.H. lawmakers approve civil unions
Apr 26 2007 4:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire is set to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gay couples with legislation approved Thursday and sent to Gov. John Lynch, who has said he would sign it.
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Hurricane aid extended to March 2009
Apr 26 2007 4:46PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In an acknowledgment that the hurricane-shattered Gulf Coast is in a housing crisis and strained by a slow recovery, the Bush administration said Thursday that it intends to house storm survivors into 2009.
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Washington woman named teacher of year
Apr 26 2007 4:46PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for supplies in a climate where music was seen as just providing a break for students and teachers.
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Boys dead, girl stabbed in Chicago home
Apr 26 2007 4:29PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An attacker killed two young brothers and stabbed their 13-year-old sister in a South Side apartment early Thursday, authorities said.
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Boys dead, girl stabbed in Chicago home
Apr 26 2007 4:29PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An attacker killed two young brothers and stabbed their 13-year-old sister in a South Side apartment early Thursday, authorities said.
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Boys dead, girl stabbed in Chicago home
Apr 26 2007 4:29PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An attacker killed two young brothers and stabbed their 13-year-old sister in a South Side apartment early Thursday, authorities said.
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N.M. Guard unit complains over searches
Apr 26 2007 4:09PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The commander of New Mexico's National Guard is demanding an apology from the Army brass after dozens of his soldiers in a mostly Hispanic unit were ordered to strip to their gym shorts and searched for gang tattoos while on duty in Kuwait.
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Fugitive father arrested in Mexico
Apr 26 2007 4:05PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal prisoner who fled the country after he was temporarily freed to try to donate a kidney to his ailing son was due in court Thursday after being arrested in Mexico with his girlfriend, authorities said.
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Poll: Would Americans execute Bin Laden?
Apr 26 2007 3:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The bulk of Americans and a slim majority in Mexico want Osama bin Laden executed if caught, but most people in seven other countries would rather he spend life or many years in prison, an AP-Ipsos poll says.
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Israeli forest honors Coretta Scott King
Apr 26 2007 1:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel will name a forest in northern Galilee after Coretta Scott King as the country replants thousands of trees destroyed during last year's war with Hezbollah.
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Boston public school is in trouble
Apr 26 2007 1:08PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - One wall at English High School holds old black-and-white photographs of young white men in high starched collars and V-neck varsity sweaters. Another wall is covered with a mural spray-painted in graffiti art, like an inner-city overpass.
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Psychiatrist accused of molesting
Apr 26 2007 1:06PM (CT)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - Dr. William Ayres' specialty was child psychiatry, which meant it was perfectly routine for him to be alone and behind closed doors with boys.
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New co-chairs named to Pulitzer Board
Apr 26 2007 1:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Newspaper editors Joann Byrd and Mike Pride have been appointed co-chairs of the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced Thursday.
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Arsonist hits small Vermont college
Apr 26 2007 12:43PM (CT)
POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) - A small college is trying to track down whoever set two bathroom fires in a 16-hour period by igniting toilet paper dispensers.
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Alma mater honors cleared Duke player
Apr 26 2007 12:34PM (CT)
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Less than two weeks after sexual offense charges were dropped against him and two fellow Duke lacrosse teammates, Reade Seligmann received a medal from the exclusive prep school where he graduated in 2004.
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Player wounded in shooting sues Duquesne
Apr 26 2007 12:33PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - One of five Duquesne University basketball players shot on campus last year has sued the school, alleging it failed to provide adequate security at a dance.
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5-minute delay crucial in Tech shooting
Apr 26 2007 11:52AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Tech gunman started his day of mayhem lurking outside a dormitory before 7 a.m. Moments later, he sneaked inside and shot his first two victims with two lethal rounds from a 9 mm pistol.
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5-minute delay crucial in Tech shooting
Apr 26 2007 11:52AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Tech gunman started his day of mayhem lurking outside a dormitory before 7 a.m. Moments later, he sneaked inside and shot his first two victims with two lethal rounds from a 9 mm pistol.
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5-minute delay crucial in Tech shooting
Apr 26 2007 11:52AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Tech gunman started his day of mayhem lurking outside a dormitory before 7 a.m. Moments later, he sneaked inside and shot his first two victims with two lethal rounds from a 9 mm pistol.
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Religion news in brief
Apr 26 2007 11:09AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Muslim women should be allowed to wear a veil in British courts, as long it does not interfere with court proceedings, senior judges said in guidelines published Tuesday.
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Religion today
Apr 26 2007 11:08AM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - As Brazil's most infamous evangelical couple waits in electronic ankle bracelets for a cash-smuggling trial in U.S. federal court, Brazilians are taking a closer look at the husband and wife team whose case has been compared to that of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker in America.
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Father gets 35 years in daughter's rape
Apr 26 2007 8:53AM (CT)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A father who raped his teenage daughter over several years and ordered her to throw two newborns he had fathered with her down an air shaft was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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Wis. teen guilty in photographer's death
Apr 26 2007 7:38AM (CT)
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - Brendan Dassey could have saved the 25-year-old photographer who showed up at his uncle's junkyard for an assignment, prosecutors said. Instead, the teenager raped her and joined in killing her on Halloween, then burned her body in a barrel.
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Principal in cheerleader case reassigned
Apr 26 2007 4:12AM (CT)
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) - A former high school principal accused of telling cheerleaders not to talk to authorities about alleged misconduct by their coach has been reassigned.
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Smith judge pleads not guilty
Apr 26 2007 3:55AM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A judge who briefly heard arguments in cases involving the death of Anna Nicole Smith has filed a written plea of not guilty to misdemeanor marijuana possession, his attorney said.
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Jurors watch restaurant slaying video
Apr 26 2007 3:48AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors watched a videotape in which a man accused of killing seven people at a restaurant in a Chicago suburb described slitting the throat of the restaurant's co-owner.
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Tornado search ends with toll at 10
Apr 26 2007 3:08AM (CT)
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - Ricardo Tijerina saw the sky darken and expected a typical spring storm to roll in. "I saw some clouds, but I never imagined it was going to be that bad," said Tijerina, who suddenly found himself riding out a series of tornadoes Tuesday night with his six children huddled under beds. At least 10 people were killed in both this community and Piedras Negras, a town on the other side of the Mexican border.
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Tornado search ends with toll at 10
Apr 26 2007 3:08AM (CT)
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - Ricardo Tijerina saw the sky darken and expected a typical spring storm to roll in. "I saw some clouds, but I never imagined it was going to be that bad," said Tijerina, who suddenly found himself riding out a series of tornadoes Tuesday night with his six children huddled under beds. At least 10 people were killed in both this community and Piedras Negras, a town on the other side of the Mexican border.
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Tornado search ends with toll at 10
Apr 26 2007 3:08AM (CT)
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - Ricardo Tijerina saw the sky darken and expected a typical spring storm to roll in. "I saw some clouds, but I never imagined it was going to be that bad," said Tijerina, who suddenly found himself riding out a series of tornadoes Tuesday night with his six children huddled under beds. At least 10 people were killed in both this community and Piedras Negras, a town on the other side of the Mexican border.
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'Railroad Killer' survivor helps others
Apr 26 2007 3:02AM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The only known survivor of an attack by the "Railroad Killer" said she intends to spend the rest of her life helping other crime victims.
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