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Report: Lab properly disposed of waste
Nov 17 2006 11:40PM (CT)
AMES, Iowa (AP) - A federal lab properly disposed of waste from animals used in mad cow research but should take further precautions to safeguard the city's water supply, a panel of scientists said Friday.
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Foley: 'It's just been a real hard time'
Nov 17 2006 11:37PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, who has been in seclusion for weeks, attended a visitation Friday for his father, who died this week of complications from cancer.
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Del Monte ceasing Hawaii operations
Nov 17 2006 11:14PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. said Friday that it will halt its Hawaii operations immediately, well ahead of a 2008 closing announced this year.
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Tapes reveal LBJ's Vietnam conversations
Nov 17 2006 11:03PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - As American involvement in Vietnam deepened, President Lyndon Johnson railed against "bunch of commies" running The New York Times and complained about the newspaper's criticism of the war, according to taped phone conversations released Friday.
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UCLA to review Taser use on student
Nov 17 2006 11:01PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney who was part of a review of excessive force complaints following the Rodney King beating will investigate a UCLA police officer's use of a Taser on an Iranian-American student, the school said Friday.
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Houston teen gets life for savage attack
Nov 17 2006 10:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A teenager described as a white supremacist was sentenced Friday to life in prison for savagely beating and sodomizing a Hispanic boy at a drug-fueled party.
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Neb. Wesleyan frat house fire kills 1
Nov 17 2006 10:38PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Fire broke out in a fraternity house early Friday, killing one student and critically injuring three others, officials said. The blaze started around 4 a.m. in a second-story room at the Phi Kappa Tau house at Nebraska Wesleyan University, said Lincoln Fire Chief Dan Wright. At least 39 people were inside.
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Neb. Wesleyan frat house fire kills 1
Nov 17 2006 10:38PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Fire broke out in a fraternity house early Friday, killing one student and critically injuring three others, officials said. The blaze started around 4 a.m. in a second-story room at the Phi Kappa Tau house at Nebraska Wesleyan University, said Lincoln Fire Chief Dan Wright. At least 39 people were inside.
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Neb. Wesleyan frat house fire kills 1
Nov 17 2006 10:38PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Fire broke out in a fraternity house early Friday, killing one student and critically injuring three others, officials said. The blaze started around 4 a.m. in a second-story room at the Phi Kappa Tau house at Nebraska Wesleyan University, said Lincoln Fire Chief Dan Wright. At least 39 people were inside.
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Violence mars PlayStation 3 launch
Nov 17 2006 10:36PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new PlayStation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot one man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.
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More charges in Ariz. serial shootings
Nov 17 2006 10:00PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities filed more charges Friday against two men accused in a series of shootings that killed seven people in the Phoenix area, including five counts of murder against one of the men.
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SF airport cheated security tests
Nov 17 2006 9:56PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Federal transportation security officials and a private security company at San Francisco International Airport cheated on undercover tests of screeners at passenger checkpoints, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has found.
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Woman convicted in Calif. yacht murders
Nov 17 2006 9:47PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A woman accused of helping her husband and several accomplices kill a wealthy couple for their yacht was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder Friday.
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Ex-aide sentenced in online sex case
Nov 17 2006 9:22PM (CT)
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A 56-year-old former Homeland Security press aide was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after he pleaded no contest to sending sexually explicit Internet messages to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
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Conn. judge suspended for misconduct
Nov 17 2006 8:42PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Former state Chief Justice William Sullivan was suspended for 15 days Friday for delaying the release of a ruling to help a potential successor win confirmation.
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Va. man accused of killing ex-boss
Nov 17 2006 8:37PM (CT)
MILFORD, Va. (AP) - A man fatally shot his former boss at a maintenance shop behind a primary school a day after he was fired, the sheriff's office said Friday.
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Crane collapse kills 1 in Wash. state
Nov 17 2006 8:22PM (CT)
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - A 210-foot construction crane collapsed and struck three buildings, killing a 31-year-old man inside a top floor apartment that was crushed, authorities said.
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Survivors go through N.C. tornado rubble
Nov 17 2006 8:11PM (CT)
RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (AP) - Survivors picked through the rubble of their flattened homes Friday after a tornado killed eight people in this riverside town, the area hardest hit by a devastating storm system that later swept through the Northeast.
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Raccoons invade California enclave
Nov 17 2006 7:37PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One balmy summer night, Larna Hartnack awoke to the cries of her dog Charlie and, to her horror, found the Dalmatian in a battle for her life _ pinned by a gang of raccoons that tore into her flesh and nearly gnawed off her tail.
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Man sentenced to die for killing officer
Nov 17 2006 7:29PM (CT)
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A drunken-driving suspect who fatally shot a police officer and wounded two other people in an emergency room was sentenced to death Friday.
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Student acquitted in 9/11 perjury case
Nov 17 2006 7:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A foreign student who was swept up in an FBI dragnet after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was acquitted Friday of lying to a grand jury to obscure his connections to two of the hijackers.
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Colo. AG defends abuse case to Saudis
Nov 17 2006 7:12PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The state's attorney general traveled to Saudi Arabia this week to assure officials that a Saudi man convicted in Colorado of sexually abusing and virtually enslaving his housekeeper was treated fairly.
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Alaskan Thanksgiving feast: Whale meat
Nov 17 2006 7:02PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - David Smith was a new arrival to the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last year when the former resident of upstate New York cooked up a few turkeys and vat of chili for the Eskimo community's Thanksgiving dinner. He was completely unprepared for another dish on the menu: hundreds of pounds of gleaming red, raw whale meat, served frozen solid in bite-size pieces.
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Violence mars PlayStation 3 launch
Nov 17 2006 6:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tight supplies of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console led to rowdiness at several stores when it went on sale Friday and tempted new owners to sell their consoles for a profit to those who hadn't braved the throngs of sharp-elbowed shoppers.
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4 shot to death in Kansas City home
Nov 17 2006 6:33PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A woman and three friends were shot to death in her Kansas City home early Friday in a crime police said may have been related to drugs.
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$82K fine for Hanford safety violations
Nov 17 2006 6:30PM (CT)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A contractor hired to help clean up the highly contaminated Hanford nuclear reservation will be fined $82,500 for safety violations that led to employees being exposed to radioactivity, the Department of Energy announced Friday.
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N.M. gov. seeks Bush help for immigrant
Nov 17 2006 6:30PM (CT)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson has asked President Bush to come to the aid of an illegal immigrant who has taken refuge in a Chicago church to avoid being deported to Mexico.
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Thieves steal puppies in Miami Beach
Nov 17 2006 6:26PM (CT)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Three burglars broke into a trendy South Beach pet store and snatched two teacup-size Yorkshire terrier puppies, valued at $2,500 each, in a heist caught on video, police said Friday.
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Breast-feeding case leads to punishment
Nov 17 2006 6:25PM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A commuter airline has disciplined a flight attendant who ordered a passenger off a plane for refusing to cover herself with a blanket while breast-feeding her toddler, the airline said Friday.
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Kidnapped contractor wanted to come home
Nov 17 2006 6:23PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - One of the four U.S. contractors abducted by insurgents in southern Iraq is a former suburban police officer described by friends and family as an "easygoing, fun-loving type of guy" who was ready to come home.
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Kidnapped contractor wanted to come home
Nov 17 2006 6:23PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - One of the four U.S. contractors abducted by insurgents in southern Iraq is a former suburban police officer described by friends and family as an "easygoing, fun-loving type of guy" who was ready to come home.
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Kidnapped contractor wanted to come home
Nov 17 2006 6:23PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - One of the four U.S. contractors abducted by insurgents in southern Iraq is a former suburban police officer described by friends and family as an "easygoing, fun-loving type of guy" who was ready to come home.
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Kidnapped contractor wanted to come home
Nov 17 2006 6:23PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - One of the four U.S. contractors abducted by insurgents in southern Iraq is a former suburban police officer described by friends and family as an "easygoing, fun-loving type of guy" who was ready to come home.
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Tsunamis slap Hawaii, Calif. north coast
Nov 17 2006 6:22PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Tsunamis generated by a major earthquake near Japan left behind little damage but offered a legitimate test of international warning systems.
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Carbon monoxide leak evacuates daycare
Nov 17 2006 6:19PM (CT)
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) - A heater that was not properly ventilated filled a daycare center with poisonous carbon monoxide gas Friday, forcing the evacuation of 22 children and eight adults, officials said.
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Activist Sonia Pierre receives RFK award
Nov 17 2006 6:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman raised in a migrant worker camp who has fought discrimination against poor Dominicans of Haitian descent received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on Friday.
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O.J.: Is it about more than the money?
Nov 17 2006 5:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It may be about more than the money. Experts say that in writing a book about how he hypothetically could have committed murder, O.J. Simpson may be trying to recapture the limelight. Or maybe, just maybe, he is trying to get something off his chest.
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Abramoff figure to appeal conviction
Nov 17 2006 5:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Bush administration official facing an 18-month prison sentence in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal will remain free while he appeals his conviction.
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Fire cuts power to St. Louis airport
Nov 17 2006 5:33PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An electrical shop caught fire Friday near Lambert Airport, cutting power to part of the main terminal and delaying some flights.
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Deep-fried flags removed from museum
Nov 17 2006 4:57PM (CT)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A museum director in this military town removed an art exhibit featuring several deep-fried American flags.
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Jury says RNC didn't steal sticker idea
Nov 17 2006 4:32PM (CT)
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) - The design of the "W'04" bumper sticker prevalent during President Bush's re-election campaign was not stolen from a Texas insurance agent, a federal jury has ruled.
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Body, vehicle found in Grand Canyon
Nov 17 2006 4:27PM (CT)
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - A helicopter crew happened upon the wreckage of a vehicle about 500 feet below the rim of the Grand Canyon, and a body was found nearby, a park spokeswoman said Friday.
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Boston Big Dig review finds problems
Nov 17 2006 4:04PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A "stem-to-stern" review of the Big Dig highway system that was ordered after a fatal collapse last summer has found the roads, tunnels and bridges in downtown Boston are well built overall, but some repairs are urgently needed.
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Boston Big Dig review finds problems
Nov 17 2006 4:04PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A "stem-to-stern" review of the Big Dig highway system that was ordered after a fatal collapse last summer has found the roads, tunnels and bridges in downtown Boston are well built overall, but some repairs are urgently needed.
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Muslim women to form rights council
Nov 17 2006 3:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Muslim women from the United States and around the world are meeting this weekend on forming the first international Islamic advisory council for women.
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Fla. teen gets 10 years for bus shooting
Nov 17 2006 3:44PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A teenager was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to shooting a classmate on a school bus after the two had a fight.
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Jury hits impasse in rebel hostage trial
Nov 17 2006 2:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury said Friday that it was unable to come to a unanimous verdict in the hostage-taking and terror case of Latin American rebel leader Ricardo Palmera, but a federal judge told jurors to keep working.
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Reclasses hurt efforts to cut death toll
Nov 17 2006 2:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One man was shot three times because he owed someone money for drugs. Another was shot during an argument at a dice game. A third was shot for reasons no one seems to remember _ possibly because, like the others, it happened more than three decades ago.
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Megachurch pastor's trip draws criticism
Nov 17 2006 2:13PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A trip to Syria that U.S. megachurch pastor Rick Warren says was inspired by a backyard chat with a Muslim neighbor has triggered criticism and questions that highlight the potential risks when preaching meets international politics.
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Prof accused of terror link in contempt
Nov 17 2006 2:13PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A former college professor who pleaded guilty to aiding a Palestinian terrorist group has been found in contempt for refusing to testify before a Virginia grand jury.
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Couple wants reward in trooper shooting
Nov 17 2006 2:02PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A couple filed a federal lawsuit to claim a $350,000 reward offered for a former fugitive charged with wounding a trooper and suspected of a deadly police ambush, saying they tipped police to his whereabouts during a massive manhunt.
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Liberal groups buoyed by new Congress
Nov 17 2006 1:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - After years playing defense, liberal advocacy groups see the Democrats' takeover of Congress as a long-awaited chance to convert some of their goals into law. Their wish lists include workplace protections for gays, a broader hate-crimes law, and a multi-pronged push to reduce unplanned pregnancies.
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Activist Sonia Pierre receives RFK award
Nov 17 2006 1:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman raised in a migrant worker camp who has fought discrimination against poor Dominicans of Haitian descent received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on Friday.
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Man dies after fall from Texas dorm
Nov 17 2006 1:25PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A 25-year-old man died Friday after falling from the fifth floor of a private dormitory near the University of Texas at Austin, police said.
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Al-Qaida member key Padilla case source
Nov 17 2006 1:13PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A senior al-Qaida member, held for years at an undisclosed overseas CIA prison, was a key source of information that led investigators to alleged terror operative Jose Padilla, federal prosecutors disclosed.
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Nobel winner stepping down at MIT center
Nov 17 2006 12:48PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The Nobel-winning founder of a neuroscience center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is resigning as its director after a school investigation concluded he inappropriately discouraged another scientist from accepting a job at MIT.
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Mich. shooting spree suspect questioned
Nov 17 2006 12:25PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Detectives questioned a suspect in a 10-minutes shooting spree that killed two people and wounded three others, all apparently picked out at random, police said Friday.
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Late El Nino disrupts storm predictions
Nov 17 2006 11:37AM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A late El Nino this year confounded hurricane forecasters' predictions for the Atlantic storm season, which turned out to be much quieter than normal, hurricane expert William Gray's team said Friday.
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Terror suspect liked using bombs in limo
Nov 17 2006 11:35AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An al-Qaida operative conducting surveillance on U.S. soil in 2000 favored using a limousine packed with explosives or a hijacked oil tanker truck to attack financial institutions in Manhattan and New Jersey, police officials said.
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Man in mail threat case released on bond
Nov 17 2006 11:15AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man charged with mailing more than a dozen threatening letters containing a white powder to celebrities, politicians and other high-profile figures has been released on $350,000 bond.
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Lawsuit over Ill. league breakup settled
Nov 17 2006 10:20AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A civil rights lawsuit alleging that racism led more than two dozen high schools to pull out of a suburban Chicago athletic league and create predominantly white leagues has been settled, an attorney said.
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Audio 'Bible Experience' a big hit
Nov 17 2006 6:59AM (CT)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - It's an epic telling of the life of Jesus _ an ambitious production featuring an all-star cast. But it's not a movie or miniseries.
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Soldier gets 90 years in Iraq rape case
Nov 17 2006 6:49AM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - A soldier who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for conspiring to rape a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and kill her and her family said he knew his actions would harm support for the U.S. military's mission in Iraq.
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Gay penguin book shakes up Ill. school
Nov 17 2006 6:47AM (CT)
SHILOH, Ill. (AP) - A picture book about two male penguins raising a baby penguin is getting a chilly reception among some parents who worry about the book's availability to children _ and the reluctance of school administrators to restrict access to it.
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Small earthquake hits Salt Lake Valley
Nov 17 2006 6:01AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A small earthquake rattled homes in the northwestern Salt Lake Valley, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
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Fishermen race to harvest Dungeness crab
Nov 17 2006 4:42AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A few miles off the California coast, Mike Thayer reached over the side of his boat and pulled up a round, steel-wire trap containing more than a dozen squirming Dungeness crabs.
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Tornado kills at least 8 in N.C.
Nov 17 2006 4:15AM (CT)
RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (AP) - A tornado flipped cars, shredded trees and ripped mobile homes to pieces in this little riverside community early Thursday, killing at least eight people, authorities said.
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SF Chinatown still home to young and old
Nov 17 2006 3:55AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Noisy, crowded and scented by the fresh herbs and dried mushrooms sold from open-air produce stands, Chinatown can seem old-fashioned to a generation hooked on iPods, cell phones and YouTube.
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Ban Ki-moon begins U.N. takeover talks
Nov 17 2006 1:44AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Ban Ki-moon started a six-week transition on Thursday for his new job as U.N. secretary-general, saying he plans to meet candidates for top jobs and hold wide-ranging talks with ambassadors and U.N. officials.
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1 dead, 11 hurt in Fla. bus crash
Nov 17 2006 12:09AM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A truck hit a bus carrying senior citizens Thursday, killing one person and injuring 11, authorities said.
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