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Pilot rescued after plane tangles in wires
Nov 12 2005 11:49PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A pilot whose small plane became tangled in utility wires as he tried to land in a thunderstorm Saturday evening was pulled to safety after dangling from the lines for about two hours.
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Tornadoes hit Iowa, killing at least one
Nov 12 2005 11:23PM (CT)
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) - Tornadoes swept across central Iowa on Saturday, ripping up farms, destroying homes in several towns and sending college football fans running from a stadium for shelter.
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Korean War memorial breaks ground in Ark.
Nov 12 2005 9:35PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Veterans and Korean dignitaries broke ground for a Korean War memorial Saturday next to the birthplace of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who led United Nations forces during the conflict.
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Ellsberg warns Iraq is similar to Vietnam
Nov 12 2005 9:35PM (CT)
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - The former Defense Department official who leaked secret documents about the Vietnam War said Saturday that he sees many similarities between that conflict and the one in Iraq.
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Attorney says Yates wants to avoid retrial
Nov 12 2005 9:04PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Andrea Yates, the Houston mother accused of drowning her five young children in the family bathtub in 2001, doesn't want to face another trial if it can be avoided, her attorney said Saturday after visiting her in prison.
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2 teens struck, killed by train in Wis.
Nov 12 2005 9:02PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Two teenage girls walking along railroad tracks just south of Milwaukee were struck and killed by an Amtrak train Saturday, authorities said.
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Architects envision New Orleans rebuilding
Nov 12 2005 8:46PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Michael Willis has designed an airport terminal in San Francisco and a 750 million-gallon water treatment plant in Los Angeles, but nothing on the architect's resume gives him a blueprint for rebuilding New Orleans.
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N.H. town wants taxes from artist colony
Nov 12 2005 8:42PM (CT)
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) - At the MacDowell Colony, where isolation spurs inspiration, artists emerge from their cottages at midday to find picnic baskets left quietly on their doorsteps. But when it comes to property taxes, the town insists there's no such thing as a free lunch.
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Ga. march protests police use of stun guns
Nov 12 2005 8:04PM (CT)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - About 200 protesters marched through this Atlanta suburb Saturday, urging police to stop using stun guns like the one that shocked an inmate who later died.
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Rookie taxi driver delivers baby in car
Nov 12 2005 7:54PM (CT)
LISLE, Ill. (AP) - Nedal Haddad of Chicago understood his new job as a cab driver entailed delivery _ taking passengers from one point to another, that is. He couldn't have imagined it involved delivering babies.
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Police shoot man after courthouse crash
Nov 12 2005 7:27PM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police shot a man after he crashed a truck into a downtown courthouse early Saturday, ending a pursuit that began when he allegedly set fire to several squad cars in a nearby town and shot at an officer who chased him.
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Hundreds mourn slain Tenn. administrator
Nov 12 2005 7:23PM (CT)
LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. (AP) - Teachers lined the streets of this mountain community Saturday to honor an assistant principal who was killed as administrators tried to wrestle a gun away from a student.
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Boater rescued from sharks off Fla. coast
Nov 12 2005 6:51PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) - A man whose boat capsized in rough seas off the Florida coast treaded water for six hours, watching his friend die, while two boaters refused to pick him up apparently thinking he was an illegal immigrant from Haiti.
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Engineers work to repair levees by 2006
Nov 12 2005 5:04PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Engineers may not have time to rebuild all 350 miles of battered levees in the New Orleans area before the next hurricane season, but they plan to shore up the structures enough to withstand another storm.
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Tutoring for toddlers grows in popularity
Nov 12 2005 5:02PM (CT)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - While Jacob Hall intently pronounces the words on his flashcards, Neha Gulrajani sits nearby working with a numbers board and Jillian Sommerauer talks to her teacher about the picture book she wants to take home.
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Wis. mom accused in breast-feeding death
Nov 12 2005 4:59PM (CT)
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - A 4-month-old girl died when her inebriated mother fell asleep on top of her while breast-feeding, prosecutors said.
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Lawsuits stall sale of BTK killer's home
Nov 12 2005 4:41PM (CT)
PARK CITY, Kan. (AP) - The sale of the home of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader is stalled until the courts determine whether the money can be seized to pay for his defense or awards in civil cases.
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Historic Manhattan fish market shuts down
Nov 12 2005 2:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Fulton Fish market shut down in Lower Manhattan, leaving its waterfront site after more than 180 years for a new facility in the Bronx.
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Flight 587 crash victims remembered in NYC
Nov 12 2005 2:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Scores of families gathered in a seaside neighborhood Saturday to observe the fourth anniversary of one of the nation's deadliest airline disasters.
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NYPD to test explosive detectors in subway
Nov 12 2005 9:40AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Police next week plan to roll out another anti-terrorism tool designed to stop bombers from attacking the city's subway system: portable explosive detection devices sometimes used at airports.
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Coast Guard repatriates 34 Cubans
Nov 12 2005 8:57AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The Coast Guard repatriated 34 Cubans who were rescued from a speedboat that capsized during an alleged immigrant smuggling operation.
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Cardboard box added to Toy Hall of Fame
Nov 12 2005 7:05AM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Forget the fancy toy: The box it comes in can be much more fun. Spaceship, castle, haven to daydream in, the cardboard box was enshrined Friday in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with Jack-in-the-Box and Candy Land.
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Once wrongly jailed man faces slay charge
Nov 12 2005 7:02AM (CT)
CHILTON, Wis. (AP) - A man who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit will be charged with killing a woman whose vehicle was found near his home, a prosecutor said Friday.
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Donors give scholarships to Mich. students
Nov 12 2005 7:01AM (CT)
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - In one of the biggest and boldest such programs in the nation, an anonymous group of benefactors is offering college scholarships for at least the next 13 years to nearly all of Kalamazoo's high school graduates.
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Son of late crime figure Bonanno dies
Nov 12 2005 5:26AM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Joseph Bonanno Jr., younger son and namesake of the late crime chieftain who headed one of New York City's five original crime families, has died. He was 60.
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Schwarzenegger to visit China
Nov 12 2005 5:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to jet to China and Hong Kong this weekend, where he'll try to exchange his blistered campaign image for the role of celebrity statesman and retailer.
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Schwarzenegger drops nurse-staffing fight
Nov 12 2005 3:29AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Days after a stinging defeat at the ballot box, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has laid another political battle to rest: he is no longer feuding with California nurses over staffing levels.
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S.C. trooper charged with misconduct
Nov 12 2005 12:20AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A state trooper was arrested Friday after authorities accused him of taking thousands of dollars from Hispanic motorists instead of issuing traffic tickets.
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