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Carroll recalls pleading for quick death
Aug 13 2006 11:04PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - At one of the most desperate moments of her captivity in Iraq, fearing she was about to be beheaded, reporter Jill Carroll pleaded with one of her captors for a quick death by pistol, saying: "I don't want the knife."
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Threat to Britain-U.S. flights reduced
Aug 13 2006 11:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department on Sunday reduced the threat level for U.S.-bound flights from Britain from red, for "severe," to orange, for "high." All other flights operating in or destined for the United States remain at orange.
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All missing Egyptian students in custody
Aug 13 2006 10:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The last two of the 11 Egyptian exchange students who failed to show up at their college program were apprehended Sunday in Richmond, Va., customs officials said.
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Arrests prompt more Mich. bridge patrols
Aug 13 2006 10:20PM (CT)
CARO, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has increased patrols near the bridge connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas after prosecutors said they believe three men jailed on terrorism charges were targeting the 5-mile-long span.
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3 dead in helicopter crash off Oregon
Aug 13 2006 9:42PM (CT)
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - A helicopter crashed in foggy weather off the Oregon coast Sunday, killing two men and a woman who were retracing the path of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
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Md. Muslim candidate faces protest
Aug 13 2006 8:59PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A protester staked out the home of a Muslim candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates, holding a sign and wearing a T-shirt that mocked Islam.
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Camper who died refused food, cadets say
Aug 13 2006 8:54PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A 13-year-old cadet at a private military academy who died while camping at a state park refused food throughout the excursion, the father of two fellow cadets said Sunday.
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Separated twins' condition upgraded
Aug 13 2006 8:11PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Doctors upgraded the condition of separated conjoined 4-year-old twins Sunday to serious but stable.
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Officials claim victory over Nev. blaze
Aug 13 2006 7:36PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Officials declared victory Sunday over a wildfire that just missed two upscale subdivisions in the Sierra foothills west of Reno.
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Fire destroys Ark. newspaper building
Aug 13 2006 7:26PM (CT)
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - The Evening Times of West Memphis' building burned to the ground Sunday morning, destroying a printing press and all the newspaper's equipment.
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Fire kills 4 in crowded Indiana house
Aug 13 2006 7:22PM (CT)
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - A fire killed four people early Sunday in a two-story house where about a dozen people lived in makeshift rooms, some of them bedding down in closets, the state fire marshal said.
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War protesters hope to increase numbers
Aug 13 2006 6:17PM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Anti-war demonstrators said Sunday they hope the end of President Bush's ranch vacation doesn't hurt attendance at their protest during the rest of the summer.
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S.D. may see first execution since 1947
Aug 13 2006 4:31PM (CT)
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) - This Old West town where Jack McCall killed gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok while he played poker in 1876 again figures in a capital punishment case in South Dakota, which may be facing its first execution in 59 years.
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Girl, 2, killed by excavator in Pa.
Aug 13 2006 3:08PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A 2-year-old girl died after her father ran over her with an earth-moving vehicle in an apparent accident, state police said. Alyssa McDeavitt died Friday when she was struck by the Bobcat compact excavator that her father, Richard McDeavitt, 25, was backing off a trailer.
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Flour, sugar cause post office scare
Aug 13 2006 2:45PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A woman who sent flour and sugar through the mail set off a major hazardous materials response when one of her packages leaked, police said. About 80 police officers and firefighters were sent to the local post office Saturday because of what appeared to be a menacing powder.
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R.I. last state still marking V-J Day
Aug 13 2006 1:24PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Church bells rang. Whistles at fire stations and mill factories sounded. People poured into the streets, waving flags and honking car horns. It was Aug. 14, 1945 _ the day Americans learned that Japan had surrendered, ending the costliest conflict in human history.
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Workout OK for mild high blood pressure
Aug 13 2006 12:57PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - The short-term spike in blood pressure that comes with moderate exercise doesn't harm the hearts of healthy older people with mild hypertension, new research shows.
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LAPD officer wounded with assault rifle
Aug 13 2006 9:57AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A young man sprayed a police car with bullets from an assault rifle during a traffic stop, wounding an officer before being shot himself, authorities said Sunday. Two police officers pulled over a small black Honda in the Montecito Heights neighborhood northeast of downtown Los Angeles just after 11 p.m. Saturday.
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Train, car collide in LA; 7 injured
Aug 13 2006 7:13AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A commuter train collided with a car near the Staples Center arena, injuring seven people, authorities said.
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Bishop sorry for not turning in priest
Aug 13 2006 6:32AM (CT)
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A Roman Catholic bishop apologized Saturday for waiting several days to notify authorities about sexual abuse allegations against a priest, a delay that may have allowed the priest to flee to Mexico.
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Feds unveil California fishing plan
Aug 13 2006 6:01AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities have unveiled a proposal to double the size of no-fishing zones around the Channel Islands off Southern California to protect marine life.
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Sickened Iraq vets cite depleted uranium
Aug 13 2006 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash down all the pills _ morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra for sexual dysfunction. Valium for his nerves.
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Polygamist's daughter on FBI wanted list
Aug 13 2006 4:21AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Houston's FBI office has placed the fugitive daughter of a deceased Utah polygamist on the agency's "most wanted" list after getting a tip about the woman from a relative in prison.
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