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Fire forces evacuation of Penn Station
Sep 8 2005 11:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Fire broke out in an equipment room and spread smoke inside New York's busy Pennsylvania Station, shutting down several commuter train tracks and forcing a partial evacuation Thursday evening, the fire department said.
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Second soldier acquitted in detainee abuse
Sep 8 2005 11:35PM (CT)
FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - A military jury acquitted a second Army reservist Thursday in the beating of a detainee in Afghanistan who later died.
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Mexican troops enter U.S. to bring aid
Sep 8 2005 11:22PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) - A Mexican army convoy of nearly 200 people crossed the border into the United States on Thursday to bring aid to victims of Hurricane Katrina, becoming the first Mexican military unit to operate on U.S. soil since 1846.
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Court: Parental consent for abortion legal
Sep 8 2005 11:20PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's law requiring girls under age 18 to get a parent's consent for an abortion is constitutional and may be enforced, a federal court ruled Thursday.
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Teams find New Orleans holdouts wavering
Sep 8 2005 11:18PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - More stragglers seemed willing to flee the filthy water and stench of death Thursday as increasingly insistent rescuers made what may be their last peaceful pass through swamped New Orleans before using force.
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Calif. votes to license illegal immigrants
Sep 8 2005 11:10PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers voted Thursday to offer illegal immigrants special driver's licenses, a measure Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to veto.
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Katrina refugees line up for debit cards
Sep 8 2005 11:04PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Because of a misunderstanding, hundreds of Katrina refugees crowded impatiently outside the Astrodome on Thursday, waiting for the debit cards that had been promised by relief agencies.
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Democrats' anti-Bush petition seeks funds
Sep 8 2005 10:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Democratic effort to whip up indignation about the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina also tried to raise money for Democratic candidates.
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Judge orders Berger to pay $50,000 fine
Sep 8 2005 10:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sandy Berger, President Clinton's national security adviser who was once entrusted with the nation's most sensitive secrets, was fined $50,000 Thursday for taking classified documents from the National Archives.
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Katrina, aftermath galvanize black America
Sep 8 2005 10:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - To African-Americans, Hurricane Katrina has become a generation-defining catastrophe _ a disaster with a predominantly black toll, tinged with racism. They've rallied to the cause with an unprecedented outpouring of activism and generosity.
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Hotel owner sentenced to death for murders
Sep 8 2005 10:29PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man convicted of murdering a business rival and three members of her family and torching their Hollywood Hills home was sentenced to death Thursday.
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Audit probes tax, campaign gift links
Sep 8 2005 10:24PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn's office settled 3,656 tax cases totaling $461 million within a year of receiving related campaign contributions, according to a state audit released Thursday.
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Tropical storm becomes hurricane off Fla.
Sep 8 2005 9:59PM (CT)
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened into a hurricane as it stalled 70 miles off the northeast Florida coast Thursday, churning up waves that caused beach erosion and drenching Kennedy Space Center with rain.
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New Orleans faces task of identifying dead
Sep 8 2005 9:58PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With the waters receding, New Orleans faces a ghastly task of epic dimensions not seen by an American city in perhaps a century: collecting, identifying and then burying potentially thousands of corpses, many of them bloated, decayed or no doubt mangled beyond recognition.
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Kan. prosecutor goes after abortion records
Sep 8 2005 9:52PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Attorney General Phill Kline is seeking access to the medical records of 90 girls and women who had abortions on the grounds the documents would help him prosecute two clinics that provide abortions.
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Man charged in sex offender slayings
Sep 8 2005 9:49PM (CT)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - A man who tried to plead guilty to killing two convicted child rapists before formal charges were even filed was officially charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated murder.
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Base closing panel submits recommendations
Sep 8 2005 9:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The base closing commission submitted its recommendations to the White House on Thursday night after withdrawing proposed changes at an Air National Guard base in Connecticut.
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Cheney, Gonzales tour stricken Gulf Coast
Sep 8 2005 9:36PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday toured parts of the ravaged Gulf Coast, claiming significant progress but acknowledging immense obstacles to a full recovery.
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Man pleads guilty in forced labor case
Sep 8 2005 8:58PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - One of two men accused of bringing Eastern European women to the United States and forcing them to work as exotic dancers pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy charges.
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Members split on U.N. management overhaul
Sep 8 2005 8:48PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. members were deeply divided Thursday over proposals for an urgent overhaul of United Nations management, called for in a year-long investigation into the troubled oil-for-food program in Iraq.
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Officer acquitted of civil rights charge
Sep 8 2005 7:45PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A U.S. border officer was acquitted Thursday of violating a Chinese tourist's civil rights when he pushed her head into the pavement and pepper-sprayed her at the U.S.-Canada border.
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Ohio governor grants death row reprieve
Sep 8 2005 7:37PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft delayed the execution Thursday of a convicted killer over questions about whether prosecutors presented inaccurate information at a clemency hearing.
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Chicago mayor names new inspector general
Sep 8 2005 6:30PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard M. Daley, struggling to clean up his administration's image amid an ongoing federal investigation of bribe-taking and political hiring, named a federal prosecutor Thursday to be his new inspector general.
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African archbishops fault church on gays
Sep 8 2005 5:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Anglican Christianity's split over homosexuality worsened Thursday as Africa's two most important archbishops joined to criticize a new Church of England policy on gays and lesbians.
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Scattered, Katrina evacuees back to school
Sep 8 2005 4:29PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Derwinique Sylvester clung to her father's leg outside the Astrodome on Thursday, waiting for the bus that would take her to her first day in one of two schools opened for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Gang members arrested in major crackdown
Sep 8 2005 3:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 650 suspected members of MS-13 and other gangs were arrested in the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in a coordinated crackdown on violent Hispanic gangs, officials said Thursday.
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U.N. General Assembly to meet in N.Y.
Sep 8 2005 3:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - World leaders will converge on Manhattan next week for the United Nations General Assembly, creating the largest security challenge for the city since last summer's Republican National Convention, police officials said Thursday.
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Cops crackdown on marijuana-flavored candy
Sep 8 2005 3:50PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - As lawmakers crack down on the sale of marijuana-flavored lollipops, another debate is raging between their manufacturers and hemp product advocates over what is in the candy.
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Cheney, Gonzales tour stricken Gulf Coast
Sep 8 2005 3:40PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney toured parts of the ravaged Louisiana coast Thursday, claiming significant progress but warning that much remains to be done.
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Barbour pushes Mississippi 'renaissance'
Sep 8 2005 3:37PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour says even as crews continue searching for bodies and trying to meet immediate needs of Hurricane Katrina survivors, leaders need to focus on the broad task of rebuilding a better Mississippi.
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Most banks in hurricane areas open
Sep 8 2005 3:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most of the 280 banks and savings and loans in hurricane-stricken areas are operating normally again, and they're not expected to have financial problems in the long term, regulators said Thursday.
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Most banks in hurricane areas open
Sep 8 2005 3:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most of the 280 banks and savings and loans in hurricane-stricken areas are operating normally again, and they're not expected to have financial problems in the long term, regulators said Thursday.
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Lawyers want courthouse shooting evidence
Sep 8 2005 2:48PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyers for a man accused of killing four people, including the judge presiding over his rape trial, said Thursday the courtroom where the shootings began was cleaned before they could view it.
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Court questions Guantanamo detainee issues
Sep 8 2005 2:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court Thursday questioned the Bush administration's handling of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, suggesting the judiciary might have authority to delve into the conduct of military tribunals which have categorized almost all of the inmates as enemy combatants.
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Election shows growing Vietnamese clout
Sep 8 2005 2:12PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Most of their issues are common to any city council race in America _ fixing potholes, stopping gang violence, improving schools. But this election is between two Vietnamese-American women, and they're waging much of their campaigns in a language most of their constituents don't understand.
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Katrina refugees line up for debit cards
Sep 8 2005 2:10PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Because of a misunderstanding, hundreds of Katrina refugees crowded impatiently outside the Astrodome on Thursday, waiting for the debit cards that had been promised by relief agencies.
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Ex-sailor pleads guilty to manslaughter
Sep 8 2005 2:05PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man accused of killing a Navy shipmate in the Philippines in 1968 pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter Thursday.
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Panel says N.Y. judge should be removed
Sep 8 2005 1:47PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A town justice who abandoned his part-time post, but not his paycheck, to take a job in Iraq should be removed from office, a judicial commission said Thursday.
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Fire chiefs re-think job's ties to alcohol
Sep 8 2005 1:06PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - When about 4,000 firefighters and guests gathered last month at the annual volunteer firemen's convention, they knew what to expect: camping, a parade, and more than a little beer and alcohol.
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Jury selection begins in hunter slay case
Sep 8 2005 12:33PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A jury was selected Thursday for the trial of a man accused of killing six deer hunters in the northern Wisconsin woods.
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Plan converts vacation into contributions
Sep 8 2005 12:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday announced a new program to encourage workers to give up unused vacation time and sick days that could be turned into charitable contributions to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Religion news in brief
Sep 8 2005 11:02AM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which filed for bankruptcy last year due to potentially costly lawsuits over priestly molestation, will make its 74 parishes separate nonprofit corporations.
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Court throws out campaign statement law
Sep 8 2005 10:39AM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A state law that bars political candidates from deliberately making false statements about opponents violates their free speech right, an appeals court said.
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Gene therapy scientist won't face trial
Sep 8 2005 8:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A renowned geneticist accused of molesting a girl in California will not face trial on charges that he abused a Maryland boy.
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Gold Star Mothers accepts non-citizen
Sep 8 2005 6:36AM (CT)
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - A Jamaica-born woman whose U.S. Marine son died fighting in Iraq has finally been welcomed into the American Gold Star Mothers, which had banned non-citizens for the first 77 years of its existence.
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Probe: U.N. unable to run large programs
Sep 8 2005 6:22AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - An exhaustive investigation of the Iraq oil-for-food program has made clear that the United Nations simply isn't capable of taking on massive tasks like the $64 billion operation and will never be unless it adopts a host of reforms, the probe's chief said.
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La. storm victims say they feel forgotten
Sep 8 2005 4:51AM (CT)
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - The cars were swallowed, the homes shattered and the people left clinging for life. Survivors waited for help, but it seemed like so little, so late.
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Schwarzenegger to veto gay marriage bill
Sep 8 2005 4:51AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto a bill to legalize same-sex marriage "out of respect for the will of the people," drawing heated criticism from gay rights supporters and cheers from conservative groups.
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All but one baby reunited with parents
Sep 8 2005 4:37AM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Barren Snell lies in the quiet hospital ward, a tiny spark of life burning brightly despite his perilous beginning.
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Suit over student's death raises question
Sep 8 2005 3:30AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Elizabeth Shin was engulfed in flames when police burst into her dorm room at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the night of April 10, 2000. After the state medical examiner ruled her death was "self-inflicted," it seemed obvious to Shin's parents that the troubled 19-year-old student had finally followed through on repeated threats to kill herself.
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Texas governor to host Katrina evacuees
Sep 8 2005 2:43AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - In little more than a week, Gov. Rick Perry went from beleaguered politician gearing up for a rough primary to magnanimous host, welcoming tens of thousands of hurricane refugees to safe haven in Texas.
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Miss. boy, family adjust to Chicago life
Sep 8 2005 2:11AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jaylen Moore can hardly contain his excitement as he rides up the elevator to see the grandmothers he's been longing for since they all fled Gulfport, Miss., and Hurricane Katrina.
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Man restrained on Katrina evacuee flight
Sep 8 2005 1:07AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Passengers on a Frontier Airlines plane carrying Hurricane Katrina evacuees from Houston to Denver subdued a man and tied him up with duct tape after he assaulted a flight attendant, police said.
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