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California fire survivors give thanks
Oct 28 2007 11:43PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Survivors of firestorms that destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Southern California found reasons Sunday to be thankful even as the damage toll mounted and firefighters worked to contain blazes.
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FDNY: Firefighters set station ablaze
Oct 28 2007 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two firefighters are accused of setting a blaze at a city firehouse over the weekend that was quickly extinguished, the Fire Department said Sunday.
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N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students
Oct 28 2007 9:44PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
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N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students
Oct 28 2007 9:44PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
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N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students
Oct 28 2007 9:44PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
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N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students
Oct 28 2007 9:44PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
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N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students
Oct 28 2007 9:44PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
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N.C. beach house fire kills 7 students
Oct 28 2007 9:44PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
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Hundreds flee brush fires in Hawaii
Oct 28 2007 9:37PM (CT)
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii (AP) - Brush fires that appeared to be the work of arsonists burned out of control Sunday along the coast of Hawaii's largest island, sending hundreds of people fleeing inland, officials said.
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Pa. collar bomb suspect denies guilt
Oct 28 2007 9:28PM (CT)
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A woman accused of planning a bank robbery in which a pizza deliveryman was killed by a bomb placed around his neck said she is "totally innocent," a newspaper reported.
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3 killed in Halloween Party shooting
Oct 28 2007 9:05PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A shoving match that began over dancers colliding at a Halloween Party escalated into gunfire early Sunday, killing three men and sending costumed revelers fleeing from the house, police said.
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Chief Illiniwek OK for homecoming parade
Oct 28 2007 8:15PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Chief Illiniwek may be gone, but images depicting the controversial University of Illinois mascot will stick around _ at least during homecoming.
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death penalty systems questioned
Oct 28 2007 8:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and accuracy in capital punishment cases and justify a nationwide freeze on executions, the American Bar Association says.
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At least 9 horses killed in truck crash
Oct 28 2007 7:44PM (CT)
WADSWORTH, Ill. (AP) - The driver of a semitrailer truck carrying nearly 60 horses ran a red light and collided with a pickup, killing at least nine of the animals, officials said.
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Lack of Ga. drought plan riles critics
Oct 28 2007 6:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers are scrambling to cope.
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Lack of Ga. drought plan riles critics
Oct 28 2007 6:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers are scrambling to cope.
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Lack of Ga. drought plan riles critics
Oct 28 2007 6:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers are scrambling to cope.
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College teaches one class at a time
Oct 28 2007 3:44PM (CT)
LAKE GEORGE, Colo. (AP) - It's a silly old expression, but Professor Eric Leonard says it's true: The best geologist is the one who's seen the most rocks.
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Anti-Iran rhetoric raises UN concerns
Oct 28 2007 3:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Sunday he had no evidence Iran was working actively to build nuclear weapons and expressed concern that escalating rhetoric from the U.S. could bring disaster.
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Shots fired at Mo. college, no injuries
Oct 28 2007 12:38PM (CT)
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) - Shots were fired during the night on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University during homecoming weekend but no one was injured, school officials said Sunday.
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5 dead in fiery Chicago crash
Oct 28 2007 12:32PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A 29-year-old man driving the wrong way on an expressway west of downtown early Sunday caused a fiery crash that left five people dead, including himself, state police said.
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Minn. woman found dead in car trunk
Oct 28 2007 12:05PM (CT)
SAVAGE, Minn. (AP) - A woman who went to inquire about a nanny job advertised online was found dead in the trunk of her car, police said.
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Ill. officer fights abuse allegations
Oct 28 2007 11:51AM (CT)
BELGIUM, Ill. (AP) - On the western edge of town sits a ranch-style building that might be called nondescript if it weren't for the top-to-bottom aqua paint job and the little sign mounted just above the front door.
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Minorities less likely to trick or treat
Oct 28 2007 11:29AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two-thirds of parents say their children will trick-or-treat this Halloween, but fewer minorities will let their kids go door to door, with some citing safety worries, a poll shows.
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Minorities less likely to trick or treat
Oct 28 2007 11:29AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two-thirds of parents say their children will trick-or-treat this Halloween, but fewer minorities will let their kids go door to door, with some citing safety worries, a poll shows.
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Tropical depression in Caribbean
Oct 28 2007 9:59AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A tropical depression moved northwest across the Caribbean on Sunday, prompting storm warnings in Haiti and watches in Cuba and Jamaica, where it could bring more than 10 inches of rain, forecasters said.
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Astronauts conduct second spacewalk
Oct 28 2007 6:43AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two spacewalking astronauts unhooked a 35,000-pound girder from the international space station Sunday, starting the delicate process of moving the giant solar power tower to another part of the orbiting outpost.
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Astronauts conduct second spacewalk
Oct 28 2007 6:43AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two spacewalking astronauts unhooked a 35,000-pound girder from the international space station Sunday, starting the delicate process of moving the giant solar power tower to another part of the orbiting outpost.
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Thousands call for swift end to Iraq war
Oct 28 2007 6:31AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs."
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Thousands call for swift end to Iraq war
Oct 28 2007 6:31AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs."
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Thousands call for swift end to Iraq war
Oct 28 2007 6:31AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs."
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Thousands call for swift end to Iraq war
Oct 28 2007 6:31AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war in Iraq as they marched through downtown on Saturday, chanting and carrying signs that read: "Wall Street Gets Rich, Iraqis and GIs Die" or "Drop Tuition Not Bombs."
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'Superbug' concern at Mt. Vernon schools
Oct 28 2007 5:12AM (CT)
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) - Public schools in Mount Vernon are being disinfected after a worker and a student showed signs of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, authorities said.
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Orlando-to-Dallas flight diverted
Oct 28 2007 3:26AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - An American Airlines flight from Orlando, Fla., to Dallas-Fort Worth was diverted to Houston on Saturday night after a passenger tried to open an emergency door.
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Injured GI's brother becomes caregiver
Oct 28 2007 3:25AM (CT)
WOODLYN, Pa. (AP) - For years, brothers Pisey and Dara Tan had barely spoken to each other as they went their separate ways _ Pisey into the Army, Dara off to college.
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Injured GI's brother becomes caregiver
Oct 28 2007 3:25AM (CT)
WOODLYN, Pa. (AP) - For years, brothers Pisey and Dara Tan had barely spoken to each other as they went their separate ways _ Pisey into the Army, Dara off to college.
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Injured GI's brother becomes caregiver
Oct 28 2007 3:25AM (CT)
WOODLYN, Pa. (AP) - For years, brothers Pisey and Dara Tan had barely spoken to each other as they went their separate ways _ Pisey into the Army, Dara off to college.
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Injured GI's brother becomes caregiver
Oct 28 2007 3:25AM (CT)
WOODLYN, Pa. (AP) - For years, brothers Pisey and Dara Tan had barely spoken to each other as they went their separate ways _ Pisey into the Army, Dara off to college.
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La. mayor: state may take over DA office
Oct 28 2007 3:25AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin says the state could take over the New Orleans district attorney's office as early as Monday as the agency faces a multimillion-dollar civil judgment.
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Inmates play major role in fire fight
Oct 28 2007 3:24AM (CT)
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. (AP) - They've stolen cars, used drugs and forged checks. When California is burning, they fight fires.
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Inmates play major role in fire fight
Oct 28 2007 3:24AM (CT)
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. (AP) - They've stolen cars, used drugs and forged checks. When California is burning, they fight fires.
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Californians endure 7 days of wildfires
Oct 28 2007 3:24AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - They know what the winds can do. They forecast them. Fight the fires the winds fan. Ready for evacuations that, in years past, never came. They thought they knew, until seven days of fury began a week ago. From almost the beginning, this Santa Ana was different somehow.
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Californians endure 7 days of wildfires
Oct 28 2007 3:24AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - They know what the winds can do. They forecast them. Fight the fires the winds fan. Ready for evacuations that, in years past, never came. They thought they knew, until seven days of fury began a week ago. From almost the beginning, this Santa Ana was different somehow.
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Fingerpointing over grounded helicopters
Oct 28 2007 3:23AM (CT)
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - State and federal officials on Saturday blamed each other for allowing nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters to sit idle while deadly wildfires ravaged Southern California, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to improve the state's response to battling wildfires.
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Fingerpointing over grounded helicopters
Oct 28 2007 3:23AM (CT)
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - State and federal officials on Saturday blamed each other for allowing nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters to sit idle while deadly wildfires ravaged Southern California, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to improve the state's response to battling wildfires.
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