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New Orleans pumping could end by midweek
Oct 1 2005 11:04PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers pumped much of the remaining floodwater out of the city Saturday as tens of thousands of residents continued returning to dry neighborhoods to check on houses and reopen businesses.
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L.A. wildfire chars 24,000 acres, 3 homes
Oct 1 2005 10:31PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire that torched more than 24,000 acres on the edge of the city left a surprising legacy _ it destroyed just three homes, a remarkably small number given the size and ferocity of the blaze.
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U. of Okla. blast apparent suicide
Oct 1 2005 10:18PM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - One person was killed in an explosion near a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday night in what authorities said appeared to be a suicide.
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Murder charge filed in abandoned girl case
Oct 1 2005 9:41PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Queens man was charged Saturday with murdering his live-in girlfriend, the latest twist in a weeklong mystery that began when the slain woman's 4-year-old daughter was found wandering barefoot on a city street.
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Calif. law aims to discourage paparazzi
Oct 1 2005 9:12PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Paparazzi who commit assault in pursuit of celebrity photographs could be hit with hefty civil penalties in California under a new law.
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Relative questioned in Ill. suburb deaths
Oct 1 2005 7:03PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A man being questioned in the deaths of four family members whose bodies were found in an upscale suburban Chicago home is the son of two of the victims and the sibling of another, Wisconsin authorities said Saturday.
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Honore: Crisis remains in southeast La.
Oct 1 2005 6:30PM (CT)
PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) - The commander of the military's hurricane-relief effort saw firsthand Saturday the double punishment dealt by Katrina and then Rita to the land running southeast of New Orleans down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ga. slayings terrify Mexican immigrants
Oct 1 2005 5:14PM (CT)
TIFTON, Ga. (AP) - Pedro Bemol stayed awake most of the night, swapping lookout shifts in the dark with the five other Mexican immigrants who share a ragged mobile home with no electricity and a front door that won't close because of a broken latch.
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Judge rules on racial makeup of juries
Oct 1 2005 2:17PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - For years, defense attorneys have complained that seating a jury in federal court in Boston usually yields one of two panels: all-white or almost all-white. After several failed challenges to the system, a judge hearing the federal death penalty case of two black men has issued a ruling that could change things.
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Civil union law takes effect in Conn.
Oct 1 2005 2:03PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - After receiving their civil union license Saturday, Lidia Agramonte and Maria Gomez had all the same rights as a married couple in Connecticut. But they couldn't find words to describe their union.
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Cost of High Holy Day services raises ire
Oct 1 2005 1:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - When their religious new year begins at sundown Monday, Jews across the world will begin a 10-day period of spiritual reflection to atone for their wrongdoing and reconcile with God. For many, holiday worship also will have an impact on their wallets.
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Bourbon Street bounces back from Katrina
Oct 1 2005 12:08PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Cajun music, live and lively, drifts onto Bourbon Street, where handfuls of people sip from tall mixed drinks or super-sized cups of beer as they stroll. Dozens of people throng the dance floor at Razzoo's Bar and Patio, singing along to "We Are Family."
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Tropical depression forms in Caribbean Sea
Oct 1 2005 10:36AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The hurricane season's 20th tropical depression formed in the western Caribbean Sea on Saturday, prompting the Mexican government to issue tropical storm warnings for the Yucatan Peninsula, forecasters said.
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White House condemns Bennett's remarks
Oct 1 2005 6:16AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Friday criticized former Education Secretary William Bennett for remarks linking the crime rate and the abortion of black babies.
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19th tropical depression forms in Atlantic
Oct 1 2005 6:12AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The season's 19th tropical depression has formed over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and forecasters said Saturday it could develop into a tropical storm. The system posed no immediate threat to land.
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Soldiers' wives run race for deployed unit
Oct 1 2005 3:36AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With much of the 3rd Infantry Division deployed to Iraq, it seemed impossible for its Georgia-based unit to field its usual team of runners for the Army's annual "Ten-Miler" road race Sunday in Washington. But the wives of about 50 of the soldiers are making sure the unit is represented again this year. They'll be running in their place.
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Man pleads no contest to hiding corpse
Oct 1 2005 3:07AM (CT)
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - A recluse accused of stuffing his dead mother in a freezer and shooting at neighbors who came to his door pleaded no contest in a deal with prosecutors.
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