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Infant kidnapped in Florida as payment
Dec 9 2006 11:23PM (CT)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A missing month-old boy kidnapped at knifepoint was taken as payment because his parents failed to pay human smugglers, police said Saturday.
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Police: Ill. gunman angry over invention
Dec 9 2006 11:21PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The gunman who went on a deadly shooting spree in a downtown high-rise law office went to the building in search of an attorney because he felt cheated over an invention, authorities said Saturday.
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Pilots in Brazil crash return to U.S.
Dec 9 2006 9:52PM (CT)
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (AP) - Two U.S. pilots detained in Brazil for more than two months following a midair collision that killed 154 people arrived home in Long Island on Saturday to a rousing welcome from friends and family.
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Early returns show tight La. House race
Dec 9 2006 9:46PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The fate of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose long tenure was threatened by a federal bribery investigation, would be determined Saturday in a runoff that was one of the nation's last unresolved midterm races.
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Tax protester linked to Snipes convicted
Dec 9 2006 9:33PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A man who contended that he was not required to pay income tax, and whose case led to an indictment against actor Wesley Snipes, has been convicted of tax evasion.
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Taco Bell E. Coli tests clear most foods
Dec 9 2006 9:23PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Taco Bell announced Saturday tests have ruled out all its ingredients except one _ scallions _ as a possible source of a harsh strain of E. coli that has sickened more than 60 people in the Northeast.
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Newly co-ed Va. college chooses new name
Dec 9 2006 8:26PM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Randolph-Macon Woman's College will change its name to Randolph College when it admits men for the first time next year, officials announced Saturday.
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Calif. man walked 16 miles before dying
Dec 9 2006 8:24PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A San Francisco man who was stranded with his family in the snowy wilderness walked more than 16 miles in search of help before he died _ six more than originally thought, a search official said Saturday.
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Married archbishop backed by Moon
Dec 9 2006 5:48PM (CT)
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) - The renegade Roman Catholic archbishop who was excommunicated by the Vatican after he installed married priests as bishops acknowledged Saturday that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon was supporting his crusade against mandatory celibacy.
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Fiancee of shooting victim changes name
Dec 9 2006 3:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - She lost her fiance in a hail of police gunfire on their wedding day, but a court has ruled that Nicole Paultre can still have his name.
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Fla.: Attacks on homeless hate crimes?
Dec 9 2006 3:07PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida legislator wants to make attacks on homeless people hate crimes, bringing harsher penalties, after a series of assaults on the same night.
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Bill helps dead Calif. firefighters' kin
Dec 9 2006 2:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As it did for relatives of Sept. 11 victims, Congress passed legislation early Saturday to ensure the families of five firefighters killed in Southern California get more than $1 million in donations.
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Witness targeted in Calif. beating case
Dec 9 2006 2:35PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A key prosecution witness was afraid to testify against a group of black teens she said she saw brutally attack three white women, fearful that taking the stand would endanger her and her 1-year-old son.
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Study: Fewer inmates on death row in '05
Dec 9 2006 2:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer prison inmates were moved to death row in 2005, according to a federal study that shows one more person was executed than in the year before.
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Fans sue Ohio nightclub over shooting
Dec 9 2006 1:56PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Two rock fans who witnessed the killing of heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in a nightclub shooting spree that left five dead are suing the club's owners, saying the club provided inadequate security.
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Wash. state workers tell it like it is
Dec 9 2006 1:31PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The average person may find it tough to understand state government, but Washington state officials want to deploy changes to alleviate state personnel's employment of acronyms, jargon and legalese that routinely pervade interfaces with constituents.
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Cold campout on roof for NJ principal
Dec 9 2006 11:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The next time Scott Davies makes a motivational deal with his pupils, he might want to do it in springtime.
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Weather again threatens shuttle launch
Dec 9 2006 10:56AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Delays in readying Discovery again for a Saturday launch attempt pushed back NASA's decision on whether to begin fueling the space shuttle.
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Man charged with planning mall attack
Dec 9 2006 10:33AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert is in custody accused of trying to trade two stereo speakers for a 9 mm pistol and the grenades authorities say he wanted to carry out an attack on holiday shoppers.
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2 dead, 18 hurt in SoCal apartment fire
Dec 9 2006 6:54AM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Investigators combed through an apartment complex early Saturday, trying to determine what caused a fire that killed two people, injured 18 others and forced rescuers to pull trapped residents from balconies.
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2 dead, 18 hurt in SoCal apartment fire
Dec 9 2006 6:53AM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Investigators combed through an apartment complex early Saturday, trying to determine what caused a fire that killed two people, injured 18 others and forced rescuers to pull trapped residents from balconies.
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Annan: U.N. failing to protect Darfur
Dec 9 2006 6:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the United Nations was failing to live up to its responsibility to protect human rights in Darfur, as it has often failed in the past.
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Wet concrete collapses in Va.; 17 hurt
Dec 9 2006 4:21AM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - It was supposed to be a day to celebrate their accomplishment. Workers would pour the last of the concrete onto a high-rise building under construction, then the company would hold a "topping-off" party. Instead, the concrete collapsed from the roof of the 300-foot tall skyscraper onto the 24th floor, injuring 16 workers _ at least one critically.
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Escaped inmate gets life in prison
Dec 9 2006 12:53AM (CT)
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) - A man who escaped from jail and eluded authorities for almost three months pleaded guilty Friday to killing a police officer and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Troopers find weapons in traffic stop
Dec 9 2006 12:36AM (CT)
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - State troopers confiscated rifles, ammunition and gunpowder from a wanted felon whose car was pulled over Friday on a highway near a suburban shopping mall.
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Older girl to testify in Wis. rape case
Dec 9 2006 12:35AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A teenage girl has agreed to testify against more than a dozen males accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, a prosecutor said Friday.
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S.C. hunter pinned under ATV for 2 days
Dec 9 2006 12:22AM (CT)
UNION, S.C. (AP) - A hunter was found alive Friday after he spent more than two days in the woods pinned under an all-terrain vehicle.
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Bus officials apologize to Muslim woman
Dec 9 2006 12:20AM (CT)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Public transit officials have apologized to a woman wearing an Islamic facial veil who was turned away from a bus and Friday rescinded a rule banning people with face coverings.
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Trump condo sales open on Baja coast
Dec 9 2006 12:08AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Donald Trump's new luxury hotel-condominiums on Mexico's booming Baja California coast went on sale Friday, potentially heralding a resurgent development boom along the Pacific shoreline, just south of the U.S. border.
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Trump condo sales open on Baja coast
Dec 9 2006 12:08AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Donald Trump's new luxury hotel-condominiums on Mexico's booming Baja California coast went on sale Friday, potentially heralding a resurgent development boom along the Pacific shoreline, just south of the U.S. border.
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Trump condo sales open on Baja coast
Dec 9 2006 12:08AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Donald Trump's new luxury hotel-condominiums on Mexico's booming Baja California coast went on sale Friday, potentially heralding a resurgent development boom along the Pacific shoreline, just south of the U.S. border.
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Trump condo sales open on Baja coast
Dec 9 2006 12:08AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Donald Trump's new luxury hotel-condominiums on Mexico's booming Baja California coast went on sale Friday, potentially heralding a resurgent development boom along the Pacific shoreline, just south of the U.S. border.
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Trump condo sales open on Baja coast
Dec 9 2006 12:08AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Donald Trump's new luxury hotel-condominiums on Mexico's booming Baja California coast went on sale Friday, potentially heralding a resurgent development boom along the Pacific shoreline, just south of the U.S. border.
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