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MacArthur Foundation awards 25 grants
Sep 19 2005 11:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A lobsterman from Maine, an oncologist from Nigeria and the first woman to lead a major American symphony are among the 25 people chosen for this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius grants," $500,000 that recipients can use however they wish.
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New Orleans suspends reopening of city
Sep 19 2005 11:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Under pressure from President Bush and other top federal officials, the mayor suspended the reopening of large portions of the city Monday and instead ordered nearly everyone out because of the risk of a new round of flooding from a tropical storm on the way.
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Jury selection begins in therapist killing
Sep 19 2005 11:27PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jury selection in the trial of a woman accused of killing her husband, whom she first met as her therapist, began Monday in a case that will pit one son against another.
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Suspect in Calif. killing tied to others
Sep 19 2005 11:21PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A man awaiting retrial for the 1979 slaying of a 12-year-old girl has been indicted in the murders of four women during the 1970s, prosecutors announced Monday.
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NTSB: Chicago train wreck was preventable
Sep 19 2005 10:53PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A fatal train derailment last weekend might not have happened if the route had an automatic system that applies a train's brakes when an engineer fails to do so, a federal official said Monday.
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Falsely accused boy gets $6.2 million
Sep 19 2005 10:51PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A boy falsely accused of killing an 11-year-old girl seven years ago agreed Monday to settle his lawsuit against the city and two police detectives for $6.2 million, a judge announced.
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Ky. coal sludge case settled out of court
Sep 19 2005 10:44PM (CT)
INEZ, Ky. (AP) - Residents of a community that was deluged with more than 300 million gallons of gooey black coal sludge five years ago reached an out-of-court settlement Monday with the coal company.
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Gunman sought in deaths of three in Ind.
Sep 19 2005 10:42PM (CT)
REMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A gunman shot and killed two women working at a northern Indiana convenience store Monday, and police were seeking a man who also was suspected of killing a teenage girl in Ohio.
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Residents of Keys evacuate for Rita
Sep 19 2005 10:06PM (CT)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - Residents boarded up windows Monday and evacuated the low-lying Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Rita gathered strength in the Bahamas, threatening to grow into a hurricane with a potential 8-foot storm surge.
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Peacekeeper nuclear missile deactivated
Sep 19 2005 9:59PM (CT)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Soldiers, civilians and officials participated in a ceremony Monday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base to officially deactivate the Peacekeeper nuclear missile.
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Galveston calls for voluntary evacuation
Sep 19 2005 9:35PM (CT)
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - After seeing the widespread devastation and political finger-pointing that followed Hurricane Katrina, officials in Texas were taking no chances Monday as Tropical Storm Rita headed for the gulf.
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Kerry, Edwards blast Bush over Katrina
Sep 19 2005 9:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Democrats who might seek the White House again in 2008 criticized President Bush for his response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, assailing the suspension of wage laws while urging a concerted effort to aid the poor.
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Wal-Mart accused of denying lunch breaks
Sep 19 2005 9:24PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Lawyers representing about 116,000 former and current Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees in California told a jury Monday that the world's largest retailer systematically and illegally denied workers lunch breaks.
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Miss. town seemingly forgotten in storm
Sep 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
PEARLINGTON, Miss. (AP) - It's been 21 days since Katrina annihilated this tiny rural hamlet on the Louisiana border, but it might as well have been yesterday.
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Jury selection in Ill. gov. trial begins
Sep 19 2005 9:10PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois Republican Gov. George Ryan was relaxed and smiling Monday in federal court as attorneys began selecting a jury for his racketeering trial.
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Jury may be deadlocked in Gotti case
Sep 19 2005 9:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal jury deliberating the case of John A. "Junior" Gotti indicated Monday that it was deadlocked on a racketeering charge against the son of the late mob boss.
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Translation of bin Laden speeches released
Sep 19 2005 9:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The only way to defeat the enemy is to know the enemy. But in the case of Osama bin Laden, the public doesn't know enough, says the author of a new book on America's No. 1 nemesis.
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England now to fight Abu Ghraib charges
Sep 19 2005 9:06PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Army Pfc. Lynndie England will abandon her earlier courtroom strategy and fight charges that she was a key participant in detainee abuse by guards at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, her lawyer said.
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Bush questions reopening of New Orleans
Sep 19 2005 9:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Criticized for weeks for failing to react aggressively enough to Hurricane Katrina, President Bush on Monday put some muscle behind concerns that a new tropical storm could again deluge New Orleans and the people being allowed to return to the ruined city.
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New Mexico treasurer pleads not guilty
Sep 19 2005 8:56PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico state treasurer and his predecessor pleaded not guilty Monday to federal racketeering charges involving kickbacks of cash, cars and expensive tickets to political fundraisers.
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Ex-Texas inmate's civil suit goes to trial
Sep 19 2005 8:52PM (CT)
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) - A jury was selected Monday in the federal civil trial of seven Texas prison officials accused of refusing to protect a gay inmate from being repeatedly raped while behind bars.
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'Divorced' son won't get slain mom's ashes
Sep 19 2005 8:41PM (CT)
CANTON, Mass. (AP) - A teen who won a groundbreaking legal battle to "divorce" his father for murdering the boy's mother suffered a setback Monday in his effort to claim the woman's cremated remains.
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Barbour calls special session on Katrina
Sep 19 2005 7:53PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Gov. Haley Barbour is calling Mississippi legislators into a special session next week and says he'll let them debate whether to let coast casinos build on land.
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Blown fuse cuts power at U.N. headquarters
Sep 19 2005 7:01PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A blown fuse cut power to the top 23 floors of the U.N. headquarters on Monday, sending nonessential staff home on the third day of the annual General Assembly debate.
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Woman pleads guilty to molesting boy
Sep 19 2005 6:37PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A 30-year-old woman who believed she was in a "fantasy relationship" with her daughter's 8-year-old playmate admitted having repeated sexual contact with the boy and accepted a plea deal Monday that likely will send her to prison for six years.
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Cookout host on trial in baby's poisoning
Sep 19 2005 6:33PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) - A man who gave a baby boy and his 2-year-old sister arsenic-based weed killer instead of water at a cookout went on trial Monday, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the infant's death.
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Leaders welcome promises of U.N. reform
Sep 19 2005 6:18PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Leaders from impoverished Africa to the oil-rich Middle East on Monday welcomed lofty promises of U.N. reform and efforts to reduce poverty and improve security but said only a stronger United Nations can fulfill them.
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Rights groups challenge photo ID law
Sep 19 2005 5:22PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Voter and civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Georgia's new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
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Sandra Feldman, union leader, dies at 65
Sep 19 2005 4:53PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sandra Feldman, an advocate for disadvantaged children and a former leader of the nation's second-largest teachers union, has died of breast cancer, colleagues said Monday. She was 65.
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Deadly rig blast may have been criminal
Sep 19 2005 1:38PM (CT)
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (AP) - Evidence of possible criminal activity has been found in a natural gas drilling rig explosion that killed two workers and injured a third, authorities said Monday.
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Philly cleric sentenced for corruption
Sep 19 2005 1:12PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A prominent Muslim cleric on Monday was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on racketeering and other charges, the latest in a string of convictions stemming from the FBI's sweeping probe of municipal corruption.
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Man found guilty of 1994 murder in Ga.
Sep 19 2005 1:06PM (CT)
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - A man prosecutors said preyed on women was convicted Monday of murdering a 19-year-old Emory University student 11 years ago even though her body has never been found.
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Propane gas explosion kills 1 in Ohio
Sep 19 2005 12:56PM (CT)
MONROE, Ohio (AP) - Leaking propane gas exploded and sent flames 300 feet into the air at a pipeline terminal facility, killing one person, authorities said.
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Clinton initiative seeks commitments
Sep 19 2005 11:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton convinced world and business leaders to commit more than $1.25 billion to address major global problems, ranging from poverty to clean energy.
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Police find car of missing VCU student
Sep 19 2005 11:45AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Police found the car belonging to a missing Virginia Commonwealth University student and hope it will provide clues to help find the 17-year-old two weeks after she disappeared.
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Rare Gold Rush-era coin fetches $253,000
Sep 19 2005 10:18AM (CT)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A rare Gold Rush-era coin owned by a descendant of Chinese immigrants who worked in the California gold fields sold for $253,000 at a Beverly Hills auction.
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Some New Orleans residents return home
Sep 19 2005 8:39AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Residents of the Algiers section streamed back to their homes Monday morning as part of a plan by the mayor to reopen New Orleans one ZIP code at a time, despite repeated warnings from the top federal official on the scene that the city is not ready.
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Group helps feed Katrina victims, workers
Sep 19 2005 4:37AM (CT)
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Celebrity chef Cat Cora founded Chefs for Humanity only months ago to cook up some comfort for those trapped in crisis. Now the group's first test is here in her home state.
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Detroit mayor rekindles tensions in city
Sep 19 2005 2:12AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - At a time when Detroit needs its suburbs more than ever, the long-standing rivalry between the city and its surrounding towns is hitting another rough patch.
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Looters' caches popping up in New Orleans
Sep 19 2005 2:04AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It was like a modern-day treasure map _ a computerized diagram of neighborhoods with codes marking the addresses where National Guard soldiers came upon caches of goods taken by looters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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WWL-AM gives lifeline to Katrina victims
Sep 19 2005 1:57AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - When New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin wanted to lash out at federal officials for the slow response to Hurricane Katrina, he called WWL-AM.
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Radio to the rescue for Gulf Coast updates
Sep 19 2005 1:43AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Their homes under water and without electricity, many Hurricane Katrina survivors could not turn to television or the Internet for news and information. So they turned to battery-powered radios, just as people caught in natural disasters have done for decades.
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Pair of hurricanes head toward Hawaii
Sep 19 2005 12:54AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The Eastern Pacific's first hurricanes of the year headed toward Hawaii, prompting forecasters to recommend Sunday that residents stock up on emergency supplies.
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