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Polygamist leader wants verdict tossed
Nov 13 2007 11:57PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Attorneys for a polygamous sect leader convicted of rape by accomplice are asking a judge to set aside the jury's verdict, saying the evidence was insufficient and circumstantial at best.
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2-year-old conjoined twins separated
Nov 13 2007 11:47PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two-year-old twin girls who were conjoined at the chest and abdomen have been successfully separated in surgery that went "much better than anticipated," the lead surgeon said Tuesday.
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Roberts receives 'no confidence' vote
Nov 13 2007 11:01PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, facing accusations he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has received a vote of no confidence by the tenured faculty at the evangelical university.
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Man killed by gator while fleeing police
Nov 13 2007 11:00PM (CT)
MICCOSUKEE TRIBE INDIAN RESERVATION, Fla. (AP) - A man who jumped into a lake to flee police was killed by an alligator more than 9-feet long, officials said Tuesday.
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Golfing pal: O.J. wanted 'heat' at hotel
Nov 13 2007 10:14PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson's one-time golfing pal glared at him across a courtroom Tuesday and said the former football star wanted him to bring "heat" to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a hotel room.
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Golfing pal: O.J. wanted 'heat' at hotel
Nov 13 2007 10:14PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson's one-time golfing pal glared at him across a courtroom Tuesday and said the former football star wanted him to bring "heat" to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a hotel room.
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Golfing pal: O.J. wanted 'heat' at hotel
Nov 13 2007 10:14PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson's one-time golfing pal glared at him across a courtroom Tuesday and said the former football star wanted him to bring "heat" to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a hotel room.
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2 Philly cops wounded in shooting
Nov 13 2007 10:13PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two undercover narcotics officers were shot Tuesday evening while trying to serve a warrant, the latest in a spate of shootings at police that has left one city officer dead this year.
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No charges for 10-year-old fire starter
Nov 13 2007 9:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 10-year-old boy who admitted starting a 38,000-acre fire last month that destroyed 21 homes in northern Los Angeles County will not be charged, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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State role over in Fla. boot camp death
Nov 13 2007 9:27PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The state attorney general said Tuesday his office cannot take any further legal action in the death of a teenager after he was roughed up by guards at a boot camp for juveniles.
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Court clears way for egg rights showdown
Nov 13 2007 9:19PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for an anti-abortion group to collect signatures for a ballot measure that would define a fertilized egg as a person.
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N.M. man accused of 13 rapes in Mexico
Nov 13 2007 9:16PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A New Mexico man accused of repeatedly crossing into Mexico and raping at least 13 women in their homes was formally notified of the charges he faces Tuesday in a Mexican court.
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Calif. gov suspends Bay Area fishing
Nov 13 2007 8:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill was an "unbelievable human failure," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday as he promised a thorough investigation into the accident and what he said was the U.S. Coast Guard's slow response.
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Calif. gov suspends Bay Area fishing
Nov 13 2007 8:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill was an "unbelievable human failure," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday as he promised a thorough investigation into the accident and what he said was the U.S. Coast Guard's slow response.
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Calif. gov suspends Bay Area fishing
Nov 13 2007 8:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill was an "unbelievable human failure," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday as he promised a thorough investigation into the accident and what he said was the U.S. Coast Guard's slow response.
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O'Connor's son discusses ailing father
Nov 13 2007 8:32PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Sandra Day O'Connor's husband struck up a romance with a fellow Alzheimer's patient after moving into an assisted living center, and under the circumstances, the retired Supreme Court justice is just glad that he is comfortable, her son told a TV station.
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Ex-Walter Reed chief to run Fort Detrick
Nov 13 2007 8:21PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A two-star general who was fired as the head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center amid reports of shoddy treatment of wounded soldiers will oversee U.S. biological weapons defense research as commander of Fort Detrick, the Army said Tuesday.
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Spill could hurt San Francisco tourism
Nov 13 2007 8:01PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The oil spill that has already fouled San Francisco Bay and delayed the Dungeness crab season is raising fears that visitors will be reluctant to dine in the city's famed seafood restaurants.
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DA: Pa. teen didn't encourage attacks
Nov 13 2007 7:46PM (CT)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Investigators who searched the hard drive of a boy who plotted to attack a Pennsylvania high school found no evidence he tried to encourage others to follow suit, including a teen who went on a killing spree at a high school in Finland, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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911 call shows chaos before NYC shooting
Nov 13 2007 7:25PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An unarmed, mentally ill teenager could be heard cursing and yelling "I've got a gun!" during a frantic 911 call made by his exasperated mother before police arrived and killed him with a 20-bullet barrage, according to a tape of the call released Tuesday.
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Snow cools fire north of Yellowstone
Nov 13 2007 6:30PM (CT)
BIG TIMBER, Mont. (AP) - A wildfire north of Yellowstone National Park burned more than 22,000 acres and destroyed three homes, numerous outbuildings and a highway bridge before snowfall subdued it early Tuesday, an emergency management official said.
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Smoking backpack found in Ariz. airport
Nov 13 2007 5:30PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A backpack caught fire Tuesday in the cargo area at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, leading to an evacuation, but authorities said the flames were likely caused by heat from a conveyor belt. The bag contained no explosives or other banned items, just leaking toiletries.
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Ammonia leak closes Fla. schools
Nov 13 2007 5:23PM (CT)
RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) - An ammonia leak that began when a 16-year-old boy drilled a hole into a pipeline because he heard money was hidden there forced three schools to close Tuesday and led authorities to order evacuations for nearby homes.
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Chicago cardinal to lead bishops' group
Nov 13 2007 5:08PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - The cardinal elected Tuesday to lead the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops' conference was already one of the most influential men in the American church.
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Boston Common visitors get line to Iran
Nov 13 2007 5:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - It was a diplomatic hot line for the people: a red phone in Boston Common with a sign inviting passers-by to speak directly to someone in Iran.
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Boston Common visitors get line to Iran
Nov 13 2007 5:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - It was a diplomatic hot line for the people: a red phone in Boston Common with a sign inviting passers-by to speak directly to someone in Iran.
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New Orleans aquarium fights red tape
Nov 13 2007 4:10PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In what some see as another bureaucratic absurdity after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA is refusing to pick up the cost of restocking New Orleans' aquarium because of how the new fish were obtained: straight from the sea.
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Ga. governor prays for rain at Capitol
Nov 13 2007 3:56PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue stepped up to a podium outside the state Capitol on Tuesday and led a solemn crowd of several hundred people in a prayer for rain on his drought-stricken state.
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Lab chief from lacrosse case leaves job
Nov 13 2007 3:35PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The head of a private laboratory that provided DNA testing of three former Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of rape no longer works for the company.
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Racial bias seen in foster care
Nov 13 2007 3:29PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The white social worker looked at the dark spots on the black child's body and assumed the youngster had been beaten. The family denied it, but the social worker insisted.
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No gun charges for reporter near school
Nov 13 2007 2:41PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Prosecutors have dropped the case against a TV reporter who was arrested carrying a loaded gun near a high school while working on a story on school violence, authorities said Tuesday.
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Men accused in girl's death need lawyers
Nov 13 2007 2:32PM (CT)
CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The stepfather of a slain 9-year-old girl and his friend need public defenders to represent them against rape and murder charges, an attorney said Tuesday.
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Men accused in girl's death need lawyers
Nov 13 2007 2:32PM (CT)
CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The stepfather of a slain 9-year-old girl and his friend need public defenders to represent them against rape and murder charges, an attorney said Tuesday.
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Men accused in girl's death need lawyers
Nov 13 2007 2:32PM (CT)
CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - The stepfather of a slain 9-year-old girl and his friend need public defenders to represent them against rape and murder charges, an attorney said Tuesday.
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Conn. lawmaker quits over alleged threat
Nov 13 2007 2:07PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A state senator who already had given up a leadership post said Tuesday he is giving up his seat rather than face possible expulsion for asking a man with alleged mob ties to threaten his granddaughter's husband.
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Calif. wildfire death toll hits 10
Nov 13 2007 1:14PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Mexican man has died from burns suffered in last month's Southern California wildfires, authorities said Tuesday.
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Most power restored after NW storm
Nov 13 2007 12:33PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Utility crews restored power Tuesday to most of the 130,000 Pacific Northwest homes and businesses that were darkened a day earlier by a fierce storm with battering winds.
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Income gap among black, white families up
Nov 13 2007 11:54AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of some 2,300 families for more than 30 years.
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4 get AIDS virus from organ donor
Nov 13 2007 11:47AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An organ donor infected four transplant patients with the AIDS virus in what a donor group says is the first such transmission in the U.S. in at least 13 years.
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WashPost critic apologizes for e-mail
Nov 13 2007 11:31AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic for The Washington Post has apologized for sending an angry e-mail in which he called District of Columbia Council member Marion Barry a "crack addict."
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Body of officer's former wife exhumed
Nov 13 2007 11:19AM (CT)
HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) - The body of a suburban Chicago police officer's former wife was exhumed Tuesday amid an investigation into the disappearance of the officer's current wife.
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Body of officer's former wife exhumed
Nov 13 2007 11:19AM (CT)
HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) - The body of a suburban Chicago police officer's former wife was exhumed Tuesday amid an investigation into the disappearance of the officer's current wife.
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Body of officer's former wife exhumed
Nov 13 2007 11:19AM (CT)
HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) - The body of a suburban Chicago police officer's former wife was exhumed Tuesday amid an investigation into the disappearance of the officer's current wife.
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18 arrested in Ala. wildlife probe
Nov 13 2007 10:02AM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have seized dozens of animals and charged 18 men from four states with releasing trapped foxes, coyotes and bobcats into fenced enclosures to be chased down by dogs.
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Big boom demise for Vegas' New Frontier
Nov 13 2007 9:08AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The New Frontier casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday, giving a violent end to the second property to open on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Big boom demise for Vegas' New Frontier
Nov 13 2007 9:08AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The New Frontier casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday, giving a violent end to the second property to open on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Big boom demise for Vegas' New Frontier
Nov 13 2007 9:08AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The New Frontier casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday, giving a violent end to the second property to open on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Neb. teacher in student sex case fired
Nov 13 2007 8:52AM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska middle school teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student and fleeing to Mexico with him has been fired.
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Former Congressman Hawkins dies at 100
Nov 13 2007 5:55AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Augustus Hawkins, who was California's first black congressman and helped form the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 100.
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RNC protest plans already under way
Nov 13 2007 4:33AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Shrouded in black, with a bandanna masking her face, a self-proclaimed anarchist slips into her combat boots and dashes through town, tossing a Molotov cocktail here, launching a bowling ball there.
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3 arrested in Calif. border protest
Nov 13 2007 2:44AM (CT)
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) - Border Patrol agents clashed with demonstrators at a boundary fence, arresting three at a cross-border "kissing booth" set up to protest border enforcement.
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Five dead in Calif. shooting
Nov 13 2007 12:04AM (CT)
TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) - A shooting at a house on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac left five people dead in what authorities said could be a murder-suicide among relatives.
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