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Transgender minister reappointed in Md.
May 24 2007 11:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A United Methodist minister who has changed gender since being chosen to lead a congregation in Baltimore will be reappointed there, church officials announced Thursday at a regional convocation.
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2 plead not guilty in body parts case
May 24 2007 11:06PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Two former employees of a biomedical supply company pleaded not guilty Thursday to collecting bones, skin and tissue from corpses without proper consent.
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Sea plane hits boat on takeoff; 1 dead
May 24 2007 10:43PM (CT)
LEEVILLE, La. (AP) - A sea plane that was trying to take off collided with a small private fishing boat on a bayou Thursday afternoon, killing a man in the boat.
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Corps finds faulty pump in N.O.
May 24 2007 10:38PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - One of 34 drainage pumps under investigation for possibly being faulty when they were installed before the start of last year's hurricane season had a minor problem during a test Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
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Corps finds faulty pump in N.O.
May 24 2007 10:38PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - One of 34 drainage pumps under investigation for possibly being faulty when they were installed before the start of last year's hurricane season had a minor problem during a test Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
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Corps finds faulty pump in N.O.
May 24 2007 10:38PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - One of 34 drainage pumps under investigation for possibly being faulty when they were installed before the start of last year's hurricane season had a minor problem during a test Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
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New bribery claim in slave labor case
May 24 2007 10:27PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves were held in jail on Thursday amid new allegations that the women's relatives were threatened and offered bribes to make the case go away.
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New bribery claim in slave labor case
May 24 2007 10:27PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves were held in jail on Thursday amid new allegations that the women's relatives were threatened and offered bribes to make the case go away.
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New bribery claim in slave labor case
May 24 2007 10:27PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves were held in jail on Thursday amid new allegations that the women's relatives were threatened and offered bribes to make the case go away.
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New bribery claim in slave labor case
May 24 2007 10:27PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves were held in jail on Thursday amid new allegations that the women's relatives were threatened and offered bribes to make the case go away.
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Wis. gas station shuts pumps over prices
May 24 2007 10:26PM (CT)
MEQUON, Wis. (AP) - Motorists pulled in to Harvey Pollack's gas station Thursday, honked and gave him a thumbs-up _ because he wasn't selling any fuel.
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Wis. gas station shuts pumps over prices
May 24 2007 10:26PM (CT)
MEQUON, Wis. (AP) - Motorists pulled in to Harvey Pollack's gas station Thursday, honked and gave him a thumbs-up _ because he wasn't selling any fuel.
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Fire engulfs warehouse in Illinois
May 24 2007 10:24PM (CT)
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - A fire erupted at an abandoned warehouse and raced through an industrial park Thursday in this Chicago suburb, covering nearly a full square mile before it was contained, officials said.
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Fire engulfs warehouse in Illinois
May 24 2007 10:24PM (CT)
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - A fire erupted at an abandoned warehouse and raced through an industrial park Thursday in this Chicago suburb, covering nearly a full square mile before it was contained, officials said.
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Fire engulfs warehouse in Illinois
May 24 2007 10:24PM (CT)
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) - A fire erupted at an abandoned warehouse and raced through an industrial park Thursday in this Chicago suburb, covering nearly a full square mile before it was contained, officials said.
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Rain floods parts of Midwest, Plains
May 24 2007 10:10PM (CT)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - Torrential rainfall hit parts of the Plains and Midwest, flooding towns in Kansas and Texas on Thursday, toppling trees and power lines and pelting the countryside with hail.
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5 children, stepdad die in Michigan fire
May 24 2007 10:10PM (CT)
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - A kitchen fire engulfed a house early Thursday, killing five children and their stepfather, who ran back into the flames to try to save them, authorities said.
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5 children, stepdad die in Michigan fire
May 24 2007 10:10PM (CT)
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - A kitchen fire engulfed a house early Thursday, killing five children and their stepfather, who ran back into the flames to try to save them, authorities said.
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5 children, stepdad die in Michigan fire
May 24 2007 10:10PM (CT)
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - A kitchen fire engulfed a house early Thursday, killing five children and their stepfather, who ran back into the flames to try to save them, authorities said.
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Report details cause of Ind. prison riot
May 24 2007 10:05PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Inexperienced guards and too much idle time for prisoners from Arizona contributed to a prison riot last month, a report issued Thursday by the state Department of Correction said. But the responsibility ultimately lies with inmates, investigators found.
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Gator caught near LA lake after 2 years
May 24 2007 9:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the elusive "Reggie" who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured Thursday in a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers.
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Schoolmates mourn slain soldier
May 24 2007 9:47PM (CT)
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Schoolmates remembered Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. as a gentle jock Thursday, hours after Army officials confirmed the 20-year-old's body was found during an exhaustive search for him and two other soldiers ambushed in Iraq.
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Schoolmates mourn slain soldier
May 24 2007 9:47PM (CT)
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Schoolmates remembered Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. as a gentle jock Thursday, hours after Army officials confirmed the 20-year-old's body was found during an exhaustive search for him and two other soldiers ambushed in Iraq.
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Schoolmates mourn slain soldier
May 24 2007 9:47PM (CT)
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Schoolmates remembered Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. as a gentle jock Thursday, hours after Army officials confirmed the 20-year-old's body was found during an exhaustive search for him and two other soldiers ambushed in Iraq.
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Schoolmates mourn slain soldier
May 24 2007 9:47PM (CT)
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Schoolmates remembered Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. as a gentle jock Thursday, hours after Army officials confirmed the 20-year-old's body was found during an exhaustive search for him and two other soldiers ambushed in Iraq.
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Tenn. trooper accused of tryst fired
May 24 2007 9:18PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state trooper accused of letting a drug charge slide in exchange for oral sex from a porn star has been fired, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Thursday.
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42 names added to Special Ops memorial
May 24 2007 9:17PM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The brass bell tolled 37 times _ once for each of the Special Operations soldiers who died in Iraq during the past year _ after their names were added to a memorial wall at Fort Bragg.
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42 names added to Special Ops memorial
May 24 2007 9:17PM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The brass bell tolled 37 times _ once for each of the Special Operations soldiers who died in Iraq during the past year _ after their names were added to a memorial wall at Fort Bragg.
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42 names added to Special Ops memorial
May 24 2007 9:17PM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The brass bell tolled 37 times _ once for each of the Special Operations soldiers who died in Iraq during the past year _ after their names were added to a memorial wall at Fort Bragg.
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42 names added to Special Ops memorial
May 24 2007 9:17PM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The brass bell tolled 37 times _ once for each of the Special Operations soldiers who died in Iraq during the past year _ after their names were added to a memorial wall at Fort Bragg.
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Study questions analysis in JFK slaying
May 24 2007 9:15PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University.
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Next up for lost whales: fire hoses
May 24 2007 9:00PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Marine biologists said Thursday that they planned to spray fire hoses in a river near two lost, injured whales in the next attempt to coax the pair back toward salt water.
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Next up for lost whales: fire hoses
May 24 2007 9:00PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Marine biologists said Thursday that they planned to spray fire hoses in a river near two lost, injured whales in the next attempt to coax the pair back toward salt water.
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Next up for lost whales: fire hoses
May 24 2007 9:00PM (CT)
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Marine biologists said Thursday that they planned to spray fire hoses in a river near two lost, injured whales in the next attempt to coax the pair back toward salt water.
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Little Rock board fires schools chief
May 24 2007 8:21PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A racially split Little Rock School Board fired its superintendent Thursday while pledging to pay him the more than $400,000 remaining on his contract.
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2 dozen charged with cheating casinos
May 24 2007 8:12PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two dozen people cheated casinos in several states and Canada out of at least $3.3 million over five years by using technology and bribes to rig card games, federal prosecutors alleged in indictments unsealed Thursday.
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2 dozen charged with cheating casinos
May 24 2007 8:12PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two dozen people cheated casinos in several states and Canada out of at least $3.3 million over five years by using technology and bribes to rig card games, federal prosecutors alleged in indictments unsealed Thursday.
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4.7-magnitude quake shakes Hawaii island
May 24 2007 8:01PM (CT)
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - The largest earthquake to hit a part of Volcanoes National Park in nearly 50 years shook up visitors Thursday, but no injuries or damage were reported, officials said.
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UN and AU agree on joint Darfur force
May 24 2007 8:00PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations and the African Union agreed Thursday on a highly mobile, robust joint force to help protect civilians and restore security to the Darfur region _ but Sudan still holds the key to its deployment.
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Illinois bans horse slaughter for meat
May 24 2007 7:49PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state with nation's last operating horse slaughterhouse made it illegal to kill the animals for human consumption on Thursday.
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Woman who fell from coaster seeks $16M
May 24 2007 7:41PM (CT)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - A woman described by amusement ride inspectors as too large for a roller coaster has sued an Arkansas park and the ride's importer over injuries she suffered in a fall last summer.
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Higher 9-11 death toll raises questions
May 24 2007 7:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Family members of ground zero workers who died after breathing in toxic dust from the collapsed World Trade Center say they want their relatives officially recognized as victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Pakistani student convicted in gun case
May 24 2007 7:22PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A Pakistani student was convicted Thursday of federal firearms charges connected to paramilitary training that prosecutors said prepared Muslim men to fight U.S. troops overseas.
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Utah man seeks mercy for crash defendant
May 24 2007 7:16PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A man who portrayed Bob Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol" and then lost his wife and two children hours later in a Christmas Eve car crash asked for mercy Thursday for the drunken driver responsible.
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Utah man seeks mercy for crash defendant
May 24 2007 7:16PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A man who portrayed Bob Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol" and then lost his wife and two children hours later in a Christmas Eve car crash asked for mercy Thursday for the drunken driver responsible.
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Utah man seeks mercy for crash defendant
May 24 2007 7:16PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A man who portrayed Bob Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol" and then lost his wife and two children hours later in a Christmas Eve car crash asked for mercy Thursday for the drunken driver responsible.
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No special status for Cape Cod group
May 24 2007 7:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A group of "dune dwellers" who live in the Cape Cod shacks where writers such as Jack Kerouac and Norman Mailer sought solitude have lost their bid for a special cultural designation usually reserved for American Indian tribes.
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Police: Editor aimed gun at neighbors
May 24 2007 6:31PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - The editor of The Baltimore Examiner was arrested and charged with threatening his next-door neighbors with a shotgun, police said Thursday.
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Hundreds mourn eldest of King children
May 24 2007 6:21PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds gathered Thursday to mourn Yolanda "Yoki" Denise King, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who carried his legacy through her art and activism.
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Hundreds mourn eldest of King children
May 24 2007 6:21PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds gathered Thursday to mourn Yolanda "Yoki" Denise King, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who carried his legacy through her art and activism.
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Hundreds mourn eldest of King children
May 24 2007 6:21PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds gathered Thursday to mourn Yolanda "Yoki" Denise King, the eldest daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who carried his legacy through her art and activism.
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Omaha school district breakup repealed
May 24 2007 6:13PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The governor signed a bill Thursday repealing the planned breakup of the Omaha school district into three districts, largely along racial lines.
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Stepmom accused of killing boy in '85
May 24 2007 6:01PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A woman and her brother have been charged with murder in the death of the woman's 11-year-old stepson, whose body was found floating in a river 22 years ago, the state attorney general's office said Thursday.
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Ex-Va. sheriff pleads in drug case
May 24 2007 5:56PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A former rural county sheriff pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to authorities about a scheme to sell drugs and guns seized from criminals, attorneys said.
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Hour-plus delay in Ohio lethal injection
May 24 2007 5:56PM (CT)
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An execution was delayed more than an hour Thursday while prison medical staff struggled to find suitable veins in the condemned man's arms _ the second time that has happened in Ohio in little more than a year.
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Ala. Legislature OKs slavery apology
May 24 2007 5:38PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature passed a resolution Thursday that expresses "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery and apologizes for slavery's wrongs and lingering effects on the United States.
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Ex-soldier from Peru pleads to lying
May 24 2007 5:33PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A former Peruvian soldier convicted in a 1985 massacre of suspected guerrillas pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to U.S. officials about his criminal record to obtain a visa.
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GOP fight looms in Texas House
May 24 2007 5:27PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Four lawmakers looking to replace powerful GOP House Speaker Tom Craddick before his term ends formed a political action committee Thursday to shield Republicans who oppose him.
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Bills add e-mail to sex offender lists
May 24 2007 5:06PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut and more than a dozen other states are considering whether to require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses as part of efforts to combat online sexual predators.
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Study: More households forbid smoking
May 24 2007 4:21PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.
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Ex-lawmaker sentenced over racist call
May 24 2007 4:11PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A former state representative who left an obscenity-laced phone message with a colleague pleaded guilty to witness tampering charges Thursday and was sentenced to 18 months of probation.
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Advocates worry about proposed fines
May 24 2007 4:10PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Illegal immigrants could fall prey to loan sharks and other unscrupulous lenders if they have to pay $5,000 in fines and thousands more in fees and back taxes as required under the immigration reform measure now before Congress, some advocates are warning.
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Court overturns sex conviction of priest
May 24 2007 4:06PM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned the sex abuse conviction against a former priest Thursday because his earlier sex crimes were wrongly used as evidence.
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N.C. judge OKs witness oaths using Quran
May 24 2007 4:04PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Witnesses and jurors being sworn in at state courthouses can take their oath using any religious text, not just the Bible, a judge ruled Thursday.
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N.J. wonders about gov's ex-girlfriend
May 24 2007 3:40PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - It's become a political parlor game in New Jersey _ speculating as to why magnificently rich Gov. Jon S. Corzine would lavish millions of dollars in parting gifts on his ex-girlfriend, a powerful union leader.
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Nation's cheapest gas found in N.J.
May 24 2007 3:39PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Motorists heading out on vacation this Memorial Day weekend will find it pays to fill 'er up in New Jersey, home of the cheapest gas in the nation, according to AAA.
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Campers asked to leave firewood at home
May 24 2007 2:38PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - As millions of Americans pack for their first camping trips of the season this weekend, foresters hope they will leave one thing behind: firewood.
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Campers asked to leave firewood at home
May 24 2007 2:38PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - As millions of Americans pack for their first camping trips of the season this weekend, foresters hope they will leave one thing behind: firewood.
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Leak shuts down newly restarted reactor
May 24 2007 2:33PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A burst pipe forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor Thursday, two days after it was restarted for the first time in more than two decades.
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Iowa man convicted in family slaying
May 24 2007 1:18PM (CT)
KEOSAUQUA, Iowa (AP) - An unemployed young man was found guilty on Thursday of killing his parents and three teenage sisters in what prosecutors said was a plot to get an inheritance.
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Religion news in brief
May 24 2007 11:10AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The outgoing leader of the National Council of Churches, the Rev. Bob Edgar, has been named head of Common Cause, a national advocacy group based in Washington.
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NTSB: Ga. bus crash probe to last months
May 24 2007 10:39AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Investigators are months away from determining why a university baseball team's bus plunged off a highway overpass, killing seven people, a federal official said Thursday.
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Bush wants tougher sanctions on Iran
May 24 2007 10:35AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Thursday he would work with allies to beef up sanctions on Iran after a new U.N. report showing that Tehran is accelerating its uranium enrichment program in defiance of international demands.
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Mom at age 60: 'Age has been redefined'
May 24 2007 9:14AM (CT)
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - The psychologist who gave birth to twin boys at age 60 said Thursday she was on a mission to let women know they have choices.
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Mom at age 60: 'Age has been redefined'
May 24 2007 9:14AM (CT)
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - The psychologist who gave birth to twin boys at age 60 said Thursday she was on a mission to let women know they have choices.
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School bus driver charged in fatal wreck
May 24 2007 8:31AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A bus driver took children to school after drinking whiskey, then had a six-pack of beer and caused a deadly crash, prosecutors said.
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Rural areas offer guides to newcomers
May 24 2007 7:14AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Some newcomers to the Hood River area are startled by a noise that sounds like a helicopter landing in their living rooms in the middle of the night. It's only the sound of frost fans, used to keep nearby orchard crops from freezing. But the realities of rural life can be full of surprises for some newcomers: roads are dusty, water can be limited, and neighbors' cows eat flowers from gardens.
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Drought allows lake muck to be removed
May 24 2007 6:55AM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
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Drought allows lake muck to be removed
May 24 2007 6:55AM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
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Mom goes on after husband slain in Iraq
May 24 2007 6:31AM (CT)
PALMER, Mass. (AP) - Watching Melissa Storey now, cuddling her handsome infant son, it's hard to imagine she was torn by remorse giving birth to him in February.
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Mom goes on after husband slain in Iraq
May 24 2007 6:31AM (CT)
PALMER, Mass. (AP) - Watching Melissa Storey now, cuddling her handsome infant son, it's hard to imagine she was torn by remorse giving birth to him in February.
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Mom goes on after husband slain in Iraq
May 24 2007 6:31AM (CT)
PALMER, Mass. (AP) - Watching Melissa Storey now, cuddling her handsome infant son, it's hard to imagine she was torn by remorse giving birth to him in February.
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Mom goes on after husband slain in Iraq
May 24 2007 6:31AM (CT)
PALMER, Mass. (AP) - Watching Melissa Storey now, cuddling her handsome infant son, it's hard to imagine she was torn by remorse giving birth to him in February.
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Guilty verdict for fake NYC firefighter
May 24 2007 5:39AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The case of a man who impersonated a firefighter to attack and sexually abuse a woman in her home came down to whether a jury believed he was too mentally ill to be held responsible.
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Many exempt from Mo. sprinkler mandate
May 24 2007 3:17AM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - After a fire killed 11 people at a Missouri group home, state officials and health care advocates called for mandatory sprinkler systems at all residential care facilities.
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SoCal community rattled by small quake
May 24 2007 2:54AM (CT)
DEVORE, Calif. (AP) - A light earthquake followed by a slightly stronger aftershock rattled part of Southern California, according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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