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6 deaths blamed on freak snow storm
Oct 16 2006 11:52PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Four days after the record-setting snowstorm hit, nearly 200,000 homes and businesses remained without power, and a carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator was blamed for three deaths, officials said Monday.
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Electricity fixed in Hawaii after quake
Oct 16 2006 11:49PM (CT)
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - A favorite pidgin expression in Hawaii _ "Lucky you live Hawaii" _ gained new meaning Monday as authorities quickly restored electricity and started to clear away boulders after the strongest earthquake to hit the islands in more than two decades.
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N.H. shooting suspect caught in Boston
Oct 16 2006 11:38PM (CT)
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A man suspected of shooting and critically wounding a police officer, then leading SWAT teams on a search through downtown Manchester and prompting school lockdowns, was arrested in Boston, police said Monday.
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L.A. Ferrari crash driver rejects plea
Oct 16 2006 11:31PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Swedish businessman who authorities say crashed a stolen Ferrari sports car worth $1.5 million on Pacific Coast Highway turned down a plea deal Monday that would have had him spend two years and four months in prison.
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Fake NYC doctor pleads guilty to assault
Oct 16 2006 11:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A cocaine addict who pretended to be a doctor pleaded guilty Monday in connection with the death of a woman who died during a medical procedure he was performing on her in his Manhattan apartment two years ago.
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Kiss rocker promotes scents at Army base
Oct 16 2006 10:52PM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - Kiss rocker Gene Simmons appeared at a North Carolina Army base Monday to promote a new line of cosmetic fragrances.
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Sheik's lawyer gets nearly 2 1/2 years
Oct 16 2006 10:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A firebrand civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Panthers and anti-war radicals was sentenced Monday to nearly 2 1/2 years in prison _ far less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted _ for helping an imprisoned terrorist sheik communicate with his followers on the outside.
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Ship, vessel crash on Mississippi River
Oct 16 2006 10:11PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A cargo ship heading down the Mississippi River struck another vessel anchored near New Orleans on Monday, knocking a huge gash in the anchored vessel.
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Jury chosen for Chicago terrorism trial
Oct 16 2006 9:51PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A jury was chosen Monday for the federal trial of two men accused of supplying money and recruits to the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas.
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Congressmen say sea lion hunt necessary
Oct 16 2006 9:43PM (CT)
NORTH BONNEVILLE, Wash. (AP) - Fishery officials have tried just about everything to keep California sea lions from munching on threatened salmon migrating up the Columbia River _ from yelling at them to setting off firecrackers. But nothing has worked.
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Classes resume at Gallaudet University
Oct 16 2006 9:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Classes resumed Monday at Gallaudet University, the nation's premier school for the deaf, while faculty members voted overwhelmingly in support of students calling for the resignation of the incoming president.
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General: Officer allowed detainee abuse
Oct 16 2006 9:22PM (CT)
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - The highest-ranking officer charged with crimes at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq allowed detainee abuses and then lied about it, a general who investigated the scandal testified Monday.
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Political cartoonists talk shop at U.N.
Oct 16 2006 9:14PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Political cartoonists discussed the power of their pens and brushes at the United Nations on Monday and the pressures they face _ highlighted by the Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper.
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Police: Vt. student was killed
Oct 16 2006 8:52PM (CT)
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) - A man suspected in the disappearance of a Vermont collegian who turned up dead last week denied having anything to do with it when police interviewed him, according to court papers filed Monday.
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Kids' flu vaccine is being delayed
Oct 16 2006 8:46PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The maker of flu shots for children 3 and under said Monday that most of this year's U.S. supply will be delayed for at least three weeks because it is taking longer than expected to produce the vaccine _ a development that worries some doctors.
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Texas flooding kills 4, closes schools
Oct 16 2006 7:36PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Heavy thunderstorms brought torrential rains, flooding and tornadoes to Southeast Texas Monday, killing four people, ripping roofs off mobile homes, and trapping rush-hour drivers on flooded, tangled freeways.
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Man pleads guilty to murder, kidnapping
Oct 16 2006 7:27PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - The man accused of kidnapping two children from their Idaho home and killing their family pleaded guilty Monday to murder and kidnapping in a deal that leaves him still eligible for the death penalty.
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FBI raids home of Rep. Weldon's daughter
Oct 16 2006 6:23PM (CT)
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) - The FBI raided the homes of Rep. Curt Weldon's daughter and a close friend Monday in an investigation of whether the congressman improperly helped the pair win lobbying and consulting contracts.
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Underground war room on 'warm standby'
Oct 16 2006 6:06PM (CT)
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. (AP) - Dr. Strangelove would have a heart attack: America's vaunted underground war room deep inside this granite mountain is being retired. Not only that, but Russian military men have been inside the place.
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Ex-President Ford leaves Calif. hospital
Oct 16 2006 6:02PM (CT)
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Former President Gerald R. Ford returned to his Southern California desert home Monday after five days of hospitalization for medical tests, his spokeswoman said Monday.
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Man to face charges in Iowa slayings
Oct 16 2006 5:12PM (CT)
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his parents and three teenage sisters waived extradition Monday and was headed back to Iowa to face murder charges.
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Slain family's SUV found in Fla.
Oct 16 2006 4:31PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities on Monday found the vehicle driven by a family of four before they were shot to death last week along Florida's Turnpike, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said.
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Slain family's SUV found in Fla.
Oct 16 2006 4:31PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities on Monday found the vehicle driven by a family of four before they were shot to death last week along Florida's Turnpike, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said.
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Accused child molester nabbed in Panama
Oct 16 2006 3:22PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A former university professor accused of molesting boys in four states was arrested in Panama and deported to Miami, where he was in custody, federal authorities said.
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California's ballots are heavy reading
Oct 16 2006 3:13PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Voter guides are landing with a big thud on doorsteps across California, with residents confronted with an unusually large number of ballot measures and candidates in next month's election.
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States to lower greenhouse gas emissions
Oct 16 2006 3:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The governors of California and New York announced a partnership Monday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by allowing power plants in their states and across the Northeast to trade emissions credits.
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Coin dealer goes on trial in Ohio
Oct 16 2006 3:05PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Less than a month before Election Day, a politically connected coin dealer accused of embezzling from a state investment in rare coins went on trial Monday in a scandal that has rocked Ohio's Republican Party.
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Ex-FDA chief to plead guilty
Oct 16 2006 2:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former FDA chief Lester Crawford will plead guilty for failing to disclose a financial interest in companies his agency regulated, his lawyer said Monday.
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Mo. high court strikes down voter ID law
Oct 16 2006 2:35PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court struck down the state's new voter identification law Monday that would have required voters to show a photo ID card at the polls starting this fall.
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Colombian rebel's trial starts in D.C.
Oct 16 2006 1:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government opened its case in the trial of a top Latin American rebel leader, asserting Monday that Ricardo Palmera joined a plot to take three Americans hostage after their U.S. plane crashed in Colombia.
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N.C. opening bear sanctuary to hunters
Oct 16 2006 8:12AM (CT)
BURNSVILLE, N.C. (AP) - State officials will allow bear hunting in one of 10 mountain sanctuaries for the first time since the areas were established in 1970.
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Commuters facing longer, lonelier rides
Oct 16 2006 7:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More and more commuters are leaving home earlier, traveling farther and driving alone, says an analysis of commuting trends reported Monday.
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Ky. newspaper to return foundation grant
Oct 16 2006 7:23AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The owner of the Lexington Herald-Leader will reimburse a journalism center for a $37,500 grant it used to pursue stories about Sen. Mitch McConnell's fundraising after the senator's aides accused the center of having a liberal bias.
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CBGB hosts last concert before eviction
Oct 16 2006 4:47AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The final chords reverberated off the black, sticker-covered walls of CBGB as the grungy, iconic club toasted the end of its 33-year residence in New York.
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Shake up at top of UnitedHealth Group
Oct 16 2006 4:38AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Faced with an independent report that found widespread problems with the way UnitedHealth Group Inc. issued stock options, the board of the nation's second-largest health insurer has announced sweeping changes.
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Money fuels oil tax fight in California
Oct 16 2006 3:47AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In any other year, a $60 million opposition campaign fueled by a deep-pockets industry would almost certainly spell doom for a California ballot initiative.
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UVM senior eulogized in solemn ceremony
Oct 16 2006 12:40AM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - About 900 people, solemn and shaken, packed a brick chapel Sunday to lay flowers and sing songs in remembrance of a University of Vermont student found dead last week.
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