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Admiral 'perplexed' by snub at Hong Kong
Nov 22 2007 11:40PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said he's "perplexed and concerned" by China's last-minute decision to deny a U.S. aircraft carrier entry to Hong Kong for a previously scheduled port visit.
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Balmy weather for NY Thanksgiving parade
Nov 22 2007 11:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Delighted, shrieking children were barely able to contain themselves Thursday as Barbie rolled past and enormous Shrek and Snoopy balloons floated overhead in the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Balmy weather for NY Thanksgiving parade
Nov 22 2007 11:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Delighted, shrieking children were barely able to contain themselves Thursday as Barbie rolled past and enormous Shrek and Snoopy balloons floated overhead in the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Balmy weather for NY Thanksgiving parade
Nov 22 2007 11:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Delighted, shrieking children were barely able to contain themselves Thursday as Barbie rolled past and enormous Shrek and Snoopy balloons floated overhead in the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Army: Wounded soldier won't lose bonus
Nov 22 2007 10:13PM (CT)
MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. (AP) - A soldier whose injuries in Iraq forced him to leave the military early "inadvertently" received a letter from the Army asking him to repay a portion of his sign-up bonus, the military said.
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Report: NY may have fewer murders in '07
Nov 22 2007 9:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city is on track to have fewer than 500 murders in 2007, the lowest amount in a 12-month period in more than 40 years, according to a published report Thursday.
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Church raises $1M for hurricane recovery
Nov 22 2007 8:01PM (CT)
SUMMIT, N.J. (AP) - Parishioners at Fountain Baptist Church set a goal of raising $1 million in two years for communities hit by Hurricane Katrina _ then beat their deadline by six months.
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Last payments in Ky. church abuse go out
Nov 22 2007 7:04PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Final payments are going out to victims of sexual abuse in an $85 million class-action settlement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington.
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$100K violin reported stolen from car
Nov 22 2007 6:46PM (CT)
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - For Nicolas Orbovich, losing his violin was like losing a member of the family. A concert violinist, Orbovich said he left his instrument, made in 1892 and worth $100,000, in its case and on the backseat of his car Saturday in a parking lot in this northwestern Indiana city. He left the doors unlocked.
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Cal mulls what to do with tree-sitters
Nov 22 2007 4:55PM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - University of California officials have won the legal right to oust a band of tree-sitters who've taken up residence in an oak grove standing in the way of a planned sports center.
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Senior dancers strut at Miami Heat games
Nov 22 2007 4:48PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 teammates.
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Senior dancers strut at Miami Heat games
Nov 22 2007 4:48PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 teammates.
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Senior dancers strut at Miami Heat games
Nov 22 2007 4:48PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 teammates.
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Senior dancers strut at Miami Heat games
Nov 22 2007 4:48PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 teammates.
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Senior dancers strut at Miami Heat games
Nov 22 2007 4:48PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 teammates.
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Senior dancers strut at Miami Heat games
Nov 22 2007 4:48PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Yvonne Serecigni throws her hands in the air as she bounces across the floor in rehearsal, strutting and thrusting to blaring rap music in unison with her 12 teammates.
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Latino group criticizes arrest study
Nov 22 2007 4:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A national Latino law enforcement group on Thursday blasted an outside report that concluded the New York Police Department demonstrated no clear racial bias with its aggressive "stop-and-frisk" policy.
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Atty: Letter says cop's wife sighted
Nov 22 2007 4:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A former police sergeant named as a suspect in his wife's disappearance has received an unsigned letter describing a supermarket sighting of his wife elsewhere in Illinois, his attorney said Thursday.
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Atty: Letter says cop's wife sighted
Nov 22 2007 4:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A former police sergeant named as a suspect in his wife's disappearance has received an unsigned letter describing a supermarket sighting of his wife elsewhere in Illinois, his attorney said Thursday.
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Prince takes $135M estate off market
Nov 22 2007 4:02PM (CT)
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A Saudi prince who put a $135 million price tag on his Aspen-area estate has now taken the property off the market because he got no suitable offers, his attorney and agent said.
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Skydiver dies practicing for record jump
Nov 22 2007 4:01PM (CT)
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) - One-hundred skydivers linked together after opening their parachutes during a jump, apparently setting a record for their type of formation, but another skydiver died after being injured in an earlier practice run.
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Sex offender mayor barred from City Hall
Nov 22 2007 3:42PM (CT)
POTEET, Texas (AP) - The mayor pleaded guilty to indecent conduct toward two girls and is barred from going to City Hall because it is near a youth center. But he still doesn't plan to resign.
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Transgender pol fights fraud claims
Nov 22 2007 3:35PM (CT)
RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) - Four years after she won a City Council seat, making her what is believed to be Georgia's first transgender politician, Michelle Bruce is battling a lawsuit launched by an unsuccessful opponent who claims she misled voters by running as a female.
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Transgender pol fights fraud claims
Nov 22 2007 3:35PM (CT)
RIVERDALE, Ga. (AP) - Four years after she won a City Council seat, making her what is believed to be Georgia's first transgender politician, Michelle Bruce is battling a lawsuit launched by an unsuccessful opponent who claims she misled voters by running as a female.
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Mich. governor guards transgender rights
Nov 22 2007 3:07PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued an order that bars discrimination against state workers based on their "gender identity or expression," which protects the rights of those who behave, dress or identify as members of the opposite sex.
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Texas court: Fetus death can be murder
Nov 22 2007 2:46PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas laws allow the killing of a fetus to be prosecuted as murder, regardless of the fetus' stage of development, but they do not apply to abortions, the state's highest criminal court has ruled.
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Army recruiter facing child porn charges
Nov 22 2007 2:03PM (CT)
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Jonesboro police arrested an Army recruiter they say tried to solicit sex from a 16-year-old girl he met during a high school visit.
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Religion news in brief
Nov 22 2007 12:00PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Residents of Utah who belong to the Mormon church make up 60.7 percent of the state's population, the lowest share ever.
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Plane slips off taxiway at Ark. airport
Nov 22 2007 10:44AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An American Eagle airliner carrying 59 passengers ran off a taxiway at Little Rock National Airport and became mired in mud, but no one was injured, airport officials said.
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Macy's parade flows through NYC streets
Nov 22 2007 9:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Giant balloons, balmy weather and enthusiastic crowds proved a perfect recipe as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade flowed through the streets of Manhattan.
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Macy's parade flows through NYC streets
Nov 22 2007 9:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Giant balloons, balmy weather and enthusiastic crowds proved a perfect recipe as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade flowed through the streets of Manhattan.
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Final sextuplet leaves Florida hospital
Nov 22 2007 6:58AM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The sixth of Florida's first sextuplets is home from the hospital in time to spend Thanksgiving with his siblings.
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Surprise! Short lines for some travelers
Nov 22 2007 3:46AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Some trains were sold out and light snow slowed traffic in Denver, but short airport lines and a few major delays surprised people on the eve of Thanksgiving.
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Surprise! Short lines for some travelers
Nov 22 2007 3:46AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Some trains were sold out and light snow slowed traffic in Denver, but short airport lines and a few major delays surprised people on the eve of Thanksgiving.
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Surprise! Short lines for some travelers
Nov 22 2007 3:46AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Some trains were sold out and light snow slowed traffic in Denver, but short airport lines and a few major delays surprised people on the eve of Thanksgiving.
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Surprise! Short lines for some travelers
Nov 22 2007 3:46AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Some trains were sold out and light snow slowed traffic in Denver, but short airport lines and a few major delays surprised people on the eve of Thanksgiving.
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City of crab cakes isn't kosher
Nov 22 2007 3:25AM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Mention Golda Meir at Chick & Ruth's Delly in downtown Annapolis and you'll end up with lox, cream cheese, onion and tomato, open face on a bagel.
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United Nations interns get inside look
Nov 22 2007 3:23AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Rakib Hossain, who grew up in Bangladesh distrusting the United Nations because of a water project gone wrong, is now evaluating programs funded by the U.N.
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United Nations interns get inside look
Nov 22 2007 3:23AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Rakib Hossain, who grew up in Bangladesh distrusting the United Nations because of a water project gone wrong, is now evaluating programs funded by the U.N.
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Authorities: Girl, 4, invents abduction
Nov 22 2007 2:09AM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Deputies began a search and even questioned a man after a 4-year-old girl reported an attempted abduction before she admitted she made the whole thing up, a sheriff's spokesman said.
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Mo. city outlaws Internet harassment
Nov 22 2007 12:48AM (CT)
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) - City officials unanimously passed a measure Wednesday making online harassment a crime, days after learning that a 13-year-old girl killed herself last year after receiving cruel messages on the Internet.
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Neb. teacher: Grandparents get daughter
Nov 22 2007 12:02AM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A schoolteacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old male former student wants custody of her 8-year-old daughter to go to her parents, not the child's father, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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