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Seattle monorail trains clip each other
Nov 26 2005 11:36PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Two monorail trains clipped each other on a curve in the tracks Saturday evening in the heart of Seattle. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Believers flock to 'crying' Virgin Mary
Nov 26 2005 11:26PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Carrying rosary beads and cameras, the faithful have been coming in a steady stream to a church on the outskirts of Sacramento for a glimpse of what some are calling a miracle: A statue of the Virgin Mary they say has begun crying a substance that looks like blood.
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Man accused in nail-gun killing arrested
Nov 26 2005 11:02PM (CT)
NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) - A man accused of killing his estranged wife with a nail gun last month was arrested after spending five weeks in a hospital for nail gun wounds to his own chest and abdomen.
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2 Washington state inmates still at large
Nov 26 2005 10:09PM (CT)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Two jail escapees were captured Saturday after an anonymous tip led police to the attic of a relative's home, but two others were still at large after nine inmates broke out of a maximum security area of the Yakima County Jail.
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Few attend dueling rallies near Bush ranch
Nov 26 2005 9:33PM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Demonstrators on both sides of the war debate waved signs and argued their causes in President Bush's hometown again Saturday, though their efforts drew much smaller crowds than last summer's dueling rallies.
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Small plane crashes near homes in N.J.
Nov 26 2005 6:43PM (CT)
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. (AP) - A small plane with engine trouble crashed at the end of a residential street shortly after takeoff Saturday, injuring the pilot and passenger, police said.
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Annapolis fire damage may be in millions
Nov 26 2005 6:01PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A fire that spread through three buildings in Annapolis' historic downtown _ two of them dating to the 1800s _ likely caused millions of dollars in damage, the owner of the buildings said Saturday.
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Blast outside Georgia courthouse probed
Nov 26 2005 5:31PM (CT)
HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - An explosion erupted outside the Liberty County Courthouse early Saturday, and police were investigating the possibility that a crude explosive device had been set off.
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Paper: Hospitals sent homeless to skid row
Nov 26 2005 5:19PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three hospitals acknowledge putting discharged homeless patients into taxicabs and sending them to the downtown skid row area, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Powerball winner found days after death
Nov 26 2005 4:24PM (CT)
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) - A woman who won a $65.4 million Powerball jackpot with her husband five years ago was found dead at her home overlooking the Ohio River, where she had apparently been for days before anyone found her, police said.
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Three fatally shot in Ala. robbery
Nov 26 2005 2:58PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Three people were killed during a Thanksgiving motel robbery and the robbers escaped with a cash drawer and safe, police said.
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Wilma exposes migrant farmworkers' plight
Nov 26 2005 1:43PM (CT)
PAHOKEE, Fla. (AP) - Ernesto and Carmen Vasquez are staying home for the holidays this year despite the SUV-sized hole in their living-room ceiling _ a calling card left by Hurricane Wilma _ and the red "X" on their door marking the mobile home as condemned.
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Teen in crash may have been text messaging
Nov 26 2005 1:24PM (CT)
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) - A 17-year-old likely will face misdemeanor charges after allegedly losing control of his car while text messaging and hitting a bicyclist.
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Inmates to process moose meat for charity
Nov 26 2005 9:55AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska inmates at a prison work farm are taking on a new assignment: butchering the meat of moose struck by trains each winter along 68 miles of track.
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Hurricane season ends, but pain remains
Nov 26 2005 9:46AM (CT)
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) - Hector Salazar toiled as a handyman for 17 years to buy a comfortable mobile home for his wife and two children, and a life-altering hurricane named Wilma smashed it to pieces.
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Wis. deaths lead to warnings about ice
Nov 26 2005 9:44AM (CT)
CEDAR GROVE, Wis. (AP) - The deaths of two children and a man who broke through frozen ponds in southeastern Wisconsin have led officials to warn of the dangers of skating or driving on early winter's thin ice.
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Ga. family promotes 'Drive Safer Sunday'
Nov 26 2005 6:55AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The holiday traffic that will clog the nation's highways Sunday is more than just an annual inconvenience for Steve Owings. It's a heartbreaking reminder of the day three years ago when his son Cullum was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer during his drive back to school in Virginia.
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Jukeboxes, DJs being pushed out by iPods
Nov 26 2005 5:28AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The jukebox at the bar Brian Toro manages isn't gathering dust just yet _ but it may only be a matter of time. The popular nightspot is among a growing number of places across the country where people can bring their iPods and other portable music players and, for as long as the bartender allows, share their personal favorites with the crowd.
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Sergeants exchange vows via teleconference
Nov 26 2005 4:50AM (CT)
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The bride wore camouflage and combat boots. The groom, 7,000 miles away in Qatar, forgot the ring. But nothing could stop the wedding.
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3 die after falling into icy Wis. ponds
Nov 26 2005 4:49AM (CT)
CEDAR GROVE, Wis. (AP) - Two children and an adult died Friday after falling through the ice in two southeastern Wisconsin ponds, officials said.
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Nine inmates escape from Wash. jail
Nov 26 2005 4:46AM (CT)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Nine maximum security inmates escaped from a county jail Friday by climbing down a rope made of bed sheets, authorities said.
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States study regulations for aging bikers
Nov 26 2005 4:37AM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Daryl Ruff's earliest childhood memory is climbing aboard his father's parked Harley-Davidson _ and struggling to pick it up again when the kickstand gave out.
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States struggling with disaster-relief aid
Nov 26 2005 2:59AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers from states untouched by Hurricane Katrina face a conundrum _ showing compassion toward the devastated Gulf Coast without breaking the bank and, at the same time, balancing disaster-relief needs in their own regions.
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Schwarzenegger mulls clemency for Williams
Nov 26 2005 2:47AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he would consider granting clemency to convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, the Crips gang founder who became an anti-gang activist while in prison and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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DA accuses Pa. judge of showing bias
Nov 26 2005 12:10AM (CT)
COUDERSPORT, Pa. (AP) - A district attorney is accusing a judge of keeping a list of disfavored law enforcement officers, and he wants her removed from all criminal cases that involve them, according to court records.
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