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Texas now a majority-minority state
Aug 10 2005 11:42PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Texas has become the fourth state to have a non-white majority population, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday, a trend driven by a surging number of Hispanics moving to the state.
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Truck carrying explosives blows up in Utah
Aug 10 2005 11:41PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A tractor-trailer carrying 35,500 pounds of explosives overturned and exploded Wednesday, injuring four people and leaving a huge crater in a Utah highway.
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Coroner: Man slain with tot was on drugs
Aug 10 2005 11:32PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who allegedly used his daughter as a shield during a shootout with police had large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when officers shot him to death, coroner's officials said Wednesday.
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Tenn. courthouse suspects found in Ohio
Aug 10 2005 11:22PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A fugitive inmate and his wife, wanted in a brazen courthouse escape and shooting in Tennessee, were captured Wednesday night at an Ohio motel after a tip from a cab driver who had dropped them off, authorities said.
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Catholic priest gets probation in groping
Aug 10 2005 10:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Pennsylvania priest who pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse for groping a former altar boy on an overnight trip to New York City was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years probation, authorities said.
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Lawyer: Tenn. lobbyist to admit payoffs
Aug 10 2005 10:54PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A lobbyist plans to plead guilty to seeking bribes for Tennessee lawmakers caught up in a federal sting operation, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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Ohio High court denies request for photos
Aug 10 2005 10:51PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that photographs of police officers may be shielded under state public records law, raising newspapers' concerns that police departments might stop releasing incident reports or any records that name an officer.
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Law catches up with courthouse suspects
Aug 10 2005 10:49PM (CT)
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - Prison nurse Jennifer Forsyth got fired last year for sneaking food to an inmate. A few months later, she got permission from the warden to marry that inmate, George Hyatte, a man with a long and violent criminal record.
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Dean speaks at N.H. Democratic fundraiser
Aug 10 2005 10:38PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The best kind of campaign finance reform is to do it yourself, Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said Wednesday.
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Girl, 8, killed by tree at Boy Scout camp
Aug 10 2005 10:32PM (CT)
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - An 8-year-old girl died and three others were injured Wednesday when an oak tree crashed down on them during a first-aid class at a Boy Scout camp, authorities said.
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Tropical depression Irene gains strength
Aug 10 2005 10:26PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical depression Irene became a tropical storm once again as it moved closer to the East Coast on Wednesday, raising the possibility it could eventually hit the United States as a hurricane.
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Woman dies in Calif. jump from Hummer limo
Aug 10 2005 10:05PM (CT)
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) - A woman jumped to her death from a Hummer limousine as it was driving down an interstate Wednesday in what appeared to be a suicide, authorities said.
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Ore. mom, daughter both deployed to Kuwait
Aug 10 2005 10:05PM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Sgt. 1st Class Brenda Berrios and Sgt. Karissa Smith never leave home without their beauty products, not even when the mother and daughter are bound for Kuwait, as part of their deployment with a Salem-based Oregon National Guard unit.
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AP: Georgia judge owes state about $250G
Aug 10 2005 10:02PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge owes nearly $250,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, and the state is seeking to garnish his wages, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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Kansas schools OK scrutiny of evolution
Aug 10 2005 9:45PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Board of Education voted 6-4 Tuesday to include greater criticism of evolution in its school science standards, but it decided to send the standards to an outside academic for review before taking a final vote.
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Gender-split Saudi faculty roils Va. Tech
Aug 10 2005 9:39PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The creation of gender-segregated classes at Virginia Tech for visiting faculty from Saudi Arabia is drawing complaints from professors, who say a state-supported school shouldn't promote discrimination.
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FBI eyes convict ties in collar-bomb case
Aug 10 2005 9:29PM (CT)
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - FBI agents have seized shoes and letters written by a convicted rapist as they investigate the bizarre 2003 bombing death of a pizza deliveryman, according to a published report.
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Plan unveiled for safer runways at Logan
Aug 10 2005 9:23PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Following a series of incidents on Logan International Airport's intersecting runways, including the near-collision of two jets taking off, officials unveiled a safety plan Wednesday involving new signs and closer supervision of planes.
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U.S. court upholds Va. Pledge requirement
Aug 10 2005 9:20PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a Virginia law that requires public schools to lead a daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, rejecting a claim that its reference to God was an unconstitutional promotion of religion.
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Pa. legislators criticized over pay raises
Aug 10 2005 9:17PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Editorial writers and columnists have called it a mugging of state taxpayers, the Great Harrisburg Caper of 2005, an act of legislative thievery. "Greed gone wild," snarled one angry voter.
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Company to sell trips around the moon
Aug 10 2005 9:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The company that pioneered commercial space travel by sending "tourists" up to the International Space Station is planning a new mission: rocketing people around the far side of the moon.
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FBI: Man had possible explosive at airport
Aug 10 2005 9:15PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Federal agents arrested a 24-year-old man at an Oklahoma airport Wednesday after finding what appeared to be an explosive device in his bag, authorities said.
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Two sets of human remains found in Wis.
Aug 10 2005 9:04PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Investigators discovered two sets of human remains buried beneath concrete slabs behind a home and were deciding whether to excavate more of the yard.
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Pa. soldiers suffer deadliest day in Iraq
Aug 10 2005 8:54PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pennsylvania is mourning the deaths of seven National Guard soldiers killed in Iraq in less than four days, including five slain during the deadliest day of the war for the state's soldiers, the governor announced Wednesday.
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Kan. man gets 40 years for 1998 slayings
Aug 10 2005 8:33PM (CT)
KINSLEY, Kan. (AP) - A man was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for the 1998 murders of his estranged wife, a city councilman who had begun dating her, and his father-in-law.
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Annan extends target for council expansion
Aug 10 2005 8:14PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday backed away from his appeal for nations to resolve their bitter differences over expanding the U.N. Security Council by September, saying he now wants the issue settled by Christmas.
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Explosions rock chemical plant in Mich.
Aug 10 2005 7:54PM (CT)
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - Hundreds of people were advised to stay away from their homes Wednesday as a fire at a suburban Detroit chemical plant sent acrid smoke over their neighborhoods.
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Levada to answer questions on priest abuse
Aug 10 2005 7:41PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Archbishop William Levada agreed Wednesday to waive diplomatic immunity and answer questions about sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests after he takes over as the church's guardian on doctrine _ the Vatican post formerly held by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Man charged in Fort Worth shooting
Aug 10 2005 7:39PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A man was charged with attempted murder Wednesday after he entered City Hall before a monthly zoning meeting and shot at a city official, police said.
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4.9 magnitude earthquake hits New Mexico
Aug 10 2005 7:21PM (CT)
RATON, N.M. (AP) - An earthquake measuring magnitude 4.9 struck near the New Mexico-Colorado border Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Court temporarily blocks mutual fund rule
Aug 10 2005 7:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court Wednesday temporarily blocked a Securities and Exchange Commission rule aimed at protecting investors from abuses by mutual funds.
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Texas man tied to four slayings executed
Aug 10 2005 7:04PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A former farm worker from central Texas was executed Wednesday for beating a man to death with a car jack during a violent spree 17 years ago.
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U.N. to launch audit of procurement office
Aug 10 2005 6:31PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The top U.N. management official said Wednesday he has ordered a new investigation of the procurement division in light of a senior officer's guilty plea for taking massive bribes from United Nations contractors.
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More U.S. travelers visiting U.S. capital
Aug 10 2005 5:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some foreigners continue to stay away, but American visitors flocked to the nation's capital last year at levels almost as high as they were before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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AFL-CIO leader reaches out to affiliates
Aug 10 2005 5:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - AFL-CIO President John Sweeney proposed Wednesday allowing affiliates of several breakaway national unions to continue working with the labor federation locally.
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Promoter dubbed 'Grinch' gets seven years
Aug 10 2005 5:21PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A show promoter labeled a "Grinch" by prosecutors for selling tickets to thousands of children for a nonexistent Christmas pageant was sentenced Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. The judge told David Lee Ellisor his actions were "reprehensible."
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Probe: N.M. sheriff's helicopter shot down
Aug 10 2005 4:41PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A sheriff's department helicopter that crash-landed during a burglary investigation was brought down by a bullet that likely would have hit the pilot had it not struck the control pedal first, authorities said.
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Transportation bill includes Hastert plan
Aug 10 2005 4:23PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (AP) - The massive transportation bill President Bush signed Wednesday includes $207 million for a pet project of House Speaker Dennis Hastert _ a new road connecting two major highways in his district.
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Ohio election activists say voters fed up
Aug 10 2005 4:09PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Backers of three ballot issues to dramatically change Ohio elections said Tuesday that they are confident that voters are so sick of politics-as-usual that they will support the changes on Nov. 8.
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Falwell's 'vote Christian' criticized
Aug 10 2005 4:08PM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - A Jewish organization is calling on the Rev. Jerry Falwell to retract a "vote Christian in 2008" statement made months ago in a letter raising money for his ministries.
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Archaeologists seek buried NYC settlement
Aug 10 2005 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Archaeologists are digging with electronic fingers into the soil of Central Park to learn more about Seneca Village, a vanished 19th-century settlement of poor folks _ blacks, Irish immigrants and others _ that existed before the park landscapers arrived in the 1850s.
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Activists aim to keep Watts lessons alive
Aug 10 2005 3:43PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The arrest 40 years ago of 21-year-old Marquette Frye quickly drew a crowd in South Los Angeles. Someone threw a rock, then another.
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Two Los Alamos lab workers inhale fumes
Aug 10 2005 3:11PM (CT)
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - A Los Alamos National Laboratory worker was placed on leave pending an investigation after two other employees inhaled corrosive acid fumes but managers weren't notified until weeks later.
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Lutherans debate policy on gay couples
Aug 10 2005 2:20PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - In a convention meeting room filled to capacity, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America debated what direction their denomination should take in the struggle over ordaining gays and blessing same-sex couples.
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Flood sweeps 7-year-old girl in Ariz.
Aug 10 2005 2:19PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A 7-year-old girl died in a flash flood that ripped her out of the grasp of a would-be rescuer as her family fled to high ground.
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Teenager dies after cheerleading stunt
Aug 10 2005 12:11PM (CT)
TEWKSBURY, Mass. (AP) - A high school freshman died after she was tossed in the air during a cheerleading routine and landed chest-down in her teammates' arms, authorities said.
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FEMA covered non-hurricane funerals
Aug 10 2005 9:52AM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The federal emergency agency paid for hundreds of funerals last year of Floridians whose deaths had nothing to do with the four hurricanes that hit the state, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday.
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Fire crews worried about western Montana
Aug 10 2005 8:25AM (CT)
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A wildfire threatening a major power line in western Montana is kicking up and firefighters might not be able to keep up with it, a fire official says.
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Air Force colonel accused of defacing cars
Aug 10 2005 6:05AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - An Air Force Reserve colonel could face criminal charges for allegedly vandalizing cars at Denver International Airport bearing pro-Bush bumper stickers.
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Man who faked being general may be charged
Aug 10 2005 5:42AM (CT)
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - William Lawson looked every bit the retired Marine general this summer as he stood before a crowd of 200 people, demanding that a cemetery properly dispose of the American flags placed at the graves of veterans.
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Man gets 27 years for Ohio shootings
Aug 10 2005 4:56AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A mentally ill man sentenced to 27 years in prison for a series of highway shootings tearfully apologized to his victims, saying he didn't realize the consequences of not taking his medication.
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Ark. readies for release of school shooter
Aug 10 2005 3:48AM (CT)
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Seven years after taking part in a schoolyard ambush where four students and a teacher were killed, Mitchell Johnson will walk out of a federal detention center Thursday.
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Group in D.C. to support jailed reporter
Aug 10 2005 3:13AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Press freedom advocates normally direct their wrath toward countries where harassment or abuse of journalists is the norm. Lately they have come up with a new target: the United States.
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Texas man arrested in Southwest bomb prank
Aug 10 2005 12:45AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - FBI agents arrested a San Antonio man Tuesday accused of planting a note on a Southwest Airlines flight claiming there was a bomb on board.
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Lawyer: Chicago boy framed in girl's death
Aug 10 2005 12:45AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A boy who sued the city and two detectives after he was wrongly accused of murdering an 11-year-old girl is being portrayed as both a victim of police officers intent on framing him and as a plausible suspect who implicated himself.
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