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Ohio woman accused of choking nun nabbed
Dec 13 2007 11:45PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police on Thursday arrested a woman they say choked a 69-year-old nun, breaking a cross that was around the nun's neck, during a robbery at a Catholic school.
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Deadly storm hits Northeast with snow
Dec 13 2007 11:38PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Conn. (AP) - A wintry storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the nation's most heavily traveled highways.
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Deadly storm hits Northeast with snow
Dec 13 2007 11:38PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Conn. (AP) - A wintry storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the nation's most heavily traveled highways.
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Deadly storm hits Northeast with snow
Dec 13 2007 11:38PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Conn. (AP) - A wintry storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the nation's most heavily traveled highways.
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Police find 4 dead in suburban Ohio apt.
Dec 13 2007 11:38PM (CT)
SHARONVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Police found the bodies of four men Thursday in a suburban Cincinnati apartment, and investigators said they were treating the deaths as homicides.
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Arrests made in Malibu wildfire
Dec 13 2007 11:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities arrested five men Thursday on allegations they caused a fire that destroyed more than 50 homes and caused over $100 million in losses in Malibu.
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Arrests made in Malibu wildfire
Dec 13 2007 11:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities arrested five men Thursday on allegations they caused a fire that destroyed more than 50 homes and caused over $100 million in losses in Malibu.
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Arrests made in Malibu wildfire
Dec 13 2007 11:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities arrested five men Thursday on allegations they caused a fire that destroyed more than 50 homes and caused over $100 million in losses in Malibu.
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NASA releases e-mails in Nowak case
Dec 13 2007 11:15PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Newly released NASA e-mails hint at something more than a professional relationship between former astronaut Lisa Nowak and a space shuttle pilot.
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NASA releases e-mails in Nowak case
Dec 13 2007 11:15PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Newly released NASA e-mails hint at something more than a professional relationship between former astronaut Lisa Nowak and a space shuttle pilot.
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NASA releases e-mails in Nowak case
Dec 13 2007 11:15PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Newly released NASA e-mails hint at something more than a professional relationship between former astronaut Lisa Nowak and a space shuttle pilot.
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2 arrested in N.O. housing demolition
Dec 13 2007 11:04PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In normal times, redevelopment of public housing to make way for mixed-income neighborhoods might have gone largely unopposed. But passions are high in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, where residents are desperate for cheap housing.
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2 arrested in N.O. housing demolition
Dec 13 2007 11:04PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In normal times, redevelopment of public housing to make way for mixed-income neighborhoods might have gone largely unopposed. But passions are high in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, where residents are desperate for cheap housing.
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Jurors deadlock on 6 of 7 in Sears plot
Dec 13 2007 10:35PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - In a stinging defeat for the Bush administration, one of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower was acquitted Thursday, and the case against the rest ended in a hung jury.
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Jurors deadlock on 6 of 7 in Sears plot
Dec 13 2007 10:35PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - In a stinging defeat for the Bush administration, one of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower was acquitted Thursday, and the case against the rest ended in a hung jury.
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Jurors deadlock on 6 of 7 in Sears plot
Dec 13 2007 10:35PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - In a stinging defeat for the Bush administration, one of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower was acquitted Thursday, and the case against the rest ended in a hung jury.
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N.J. lawmakers vote to ban death penalty
Dec 13 2007 10:28PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey will become the first state in four decades to abolish the death penalty under a measure lawmakers approved Thursday and the governor intends to sign within days.
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N.J. lawmakers vote to ban death penalty
Dec 13 2007 10:28PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey will become the first state in four decades to abolish the death penalty under a measure lawmakers approved Thursday and the governor intends to sign within days.
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Sharpton outraged over financial probe
Dec 13 2007 10:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton angrily denounced federal authorities Thursday for investigating him and his civil rights organization, suggesting that the Justice Department was retaliating against him for his civil rights advocacy.
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Sharpton outraged over financial probe
Dec 13 2007 10:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton angrily denounced federal authorities Thursday for investigating him and his civil rights organization, suggesting that the Justice Department was retaliating against him for his civil rights advocacy.
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Sharpton outraged over financial probe
Dec 13 2007 10:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton angrily denounced federal authorities Thursday for investigating him and his civil rights organization, suggesting that the Justice Department was retaliating against him for his civil rights advocacy.
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UN emergency fund raises $420 million
Dec 13 2007 10:03PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations emergency fund collected $420 million Thursday in voluntary pledges for 2008 relief programs, led by aid from Europe and developing nations.
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Senate kills bids to cut farm payments
Dec 13 2007 9:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate rejected two attempts to limit annual payments to farmers Thursday, frustrating lawmakers who had hoped that this year's multibillion-dollar farm bill would scale back the government's massive subsidy programs.
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Mich. man sentenced in Saddam spy case
Dec 13 2007 9:52PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A man convicted of spying for Saddam Hussein's former regime and sharing information with the executed Iraqi dictator's intelligence service was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison, federal prosecutors said.
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Reservist convicted of killing Iraqi
Dec 13 2007 9:32PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine reservist was found guilty Thursday of killing an Iraqi soldier while they stood watch together at a guard post in Fallujah.
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No prison for UN oil-for-food defendant
Dec 13 2007 8:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Houston oil trader with a minor role in the United Nations' oil-for-food scandal will not go to prison after admitting wrongdoing, a judge said Thursday.
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Life term in Fla. synagogue shooting
Dec 13 2007 8:45PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An 81-year-old man who killed his ex-girlfriend's boss in a shooting at a synagogue was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
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Western states sign historic water pact
Dec 13 2007 8:36PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Seven Western states signed a sweeping agreement on Thursday to conserve and share scarce Colorado River water, ending a divisive battle among the thirsty rivals.
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Mother of mall shooter apologizes
Dec 13 2007 8:09PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The mother of the teenage gunman who killed eight people at a busy shopping mall last week apologized Thursday for her son's crime and said she did her best raising him.
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Mich. college to pay $2.5M in dorm death
Dec 13 2007 7:49PM (CT)
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) - Eastern Michigan University will pay $2.5 million to the family of a student raped and killed in her dormitory room a year ago, school and family representatives said Thursday.
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Woman charged in surrogate mother scam
Dec 13 2007 7:34PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman accused of promising couples she would be their surrogate mother has been charged with bilking at least six people out of $14,000, police said Thursday.
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Ill. gov's ex-adviser charged with fraud
Dec 13 2007 7:17PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former adviser on gambling issues was charged Thursday with tax fraud for allegedly dipping into his roofing company's money to pay off gambling debts.
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Guilty pleas in fake N.Y. college grades
Dec 13 2007 6:53PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two former college students avoided jail when they pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge related to paying school officials to falsify their grades and transcripts.
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Fewer breast patients may need chemo
Dec 13 2007 6:24PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Thousands of breast cancer patients each year could be spared chemotherapy or get gentler versions of it without harming their odds of beating the disease, new research suggests.
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Confessions prompt looks at cold cases
Dec 13 2007 6:02PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Investigators in several states are looking at unsolved killings from the late 1970s and early 1980s to determine if a recently confessed murderer was involved, and Pennsylvania authorities say he's been linked to one case there by DNA evidence.
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Gore completes renovations to Tenn. home
Dec 13 2007 5:16PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.
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Gore completes renovations to Tenn. home
Dec 13 2007 5:16PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.
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Gore completes renovations to Tenn. home
Dec 13 2007 5:16PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.
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Riders say angry driver kept them on bus
Dec 13 2007 4:32PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Passengers on a bus traveling from New York to Boston claim the driver kept the bus on a layover for an extra half hour and would not let them leave because he was upset about a complaint over his driving.
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Gay-marriage opponents turn in petition
Dec 13 2007 3:44PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Sponsors of a proposal to ban gay marriage in Florida said Thursday they have gathered enough signatures to put the measure before voters next year.
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Billboards create digital wanted posters
Dec 13 2007 3:34PM (CT)
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Between ads for hamburgers and liposuction, the giant digital billboards flashed an image of Oscar Finch's face taken by a surveillance camera. The young man wasn't selling anything. He was running from police.
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Wildfire veterans offer expertise
Dec 13 2007 2:16PM (CT)
JAMUL, Calif. (AP) - Just two months ago, these women were strangers, but today Debbie Williams holds Anne Gurnee tightly and comforts her as Gurnee sobs over the ashes of her dream house.
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Conn. kidnap suspect can't stand trial
Dec 13 2007 2:04PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A man charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage runaway is not competent to stand trial, a judge said Thursday.
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3 more won't testify in Posada case
Dec 13 2007 1:46PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Three more associates of anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles have pleaded guilty to charges of refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday.
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1 suspect arrested in bus stop shooting
Dec 13 2007 1:28PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that wounded six young people, police said, and authorities were searching Thursday for a second suspect.
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1 suspect arrested in bus stop shooting
Dec 13 2007 1:28PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that wounded six young people, police said, and authorities were searching Thursday for a second suspect.
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1 suspect arrested in bus stop shooting
Dec 13 2007 1:28PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that wounded six young people, police said, and authorities were searching Thursday for a second suspect.
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2 rescued in small plane crash off Fla.
Dec 13 2007 1:17PM (CT)
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - A Coast Guard cutter plucked two people out of the water uninjured Thursday after their small plane crashed off the Florida Keys.
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Most Hispanics: Immigration debate hurt
Dec 13 2007 1:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Hispanics say the immigration debate and Congress' failure to overhaul immigration laws has hurt them, and many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or close friend, a poll showed Thursday.
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Peterson says wife fired gun, not him
Dec 13 2007 12:59PM (CT)
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Former police officer Drew Peterson acknowledged that a gun did go off in his home a few months before his wife disappeared but says it was his wife who pulled the trigger.
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Noriega gets new hearing on extradition
Dec 13 2007 12:57PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will get a new hearing on France's request to extradite him on money-laundering charges, a federal judge decided Thursday.
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Atty: Stepdad didn't kill `Baby Grace'
Dec 13 2007 12:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - An attorney for the stepfather accused of killing the toddler known as "Baby Grace" said Thursday that his client didn't kill the girl, and blamed her mother for mischaracterizing what happened.
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Religion news in brief
Dec 13 2007 12:00PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A conference organized by former President Carter and others that aims to unite Baptists from more than 30 denominations says major political figures from both parties are tentatively planning to come.
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Religion today
Dec 13 2007 12:00PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - As Christmas draws near, Pastor John Foster won't be decorating a tree, shopping for last-minute gifts or working on a holiday sermon for his flock. After all, it's been 50 years since Christmas was anything more than a day of the week to him.
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New design for Pa. presidential memorial
Dec 13 2007 10:56AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A planned memorial marking the spot where George Washington lived as president with several slaves will be modified to allow visitors to see archaeological remnants of the home, project officials said.
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Bus crashes into van, 8 children hurt
Dec 13 2007 10:26AM (CT)
VALRICO, Fla. (AP) - A school bus filled with children on their way to school crashed into a van Thursday, injuring eight students, authorities said.
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Gates opens talks with NATO allies
Dec 13 2007 8:36AM (CT)
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday began two days of talks with allied defense and diplomatic officials on how to re-energize and reinforce NATO efforts in southern Afghanistan, where the radical Taliban insurgency has managed to increase its attacks in recent months.
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Suspect in Phoenix shooting found dead
Dec 13 2007 7:27AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A man suspected of fatally shooting his estranged wife in the head outside a church and then fleeing with their two young children was found dead Wednesday night, authorities said.
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Woman misdiagnosed with HIV gets $2.5 M
Dec 13 2007 7:18AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A jury awarded $2.5 million in damages to a woman who received HIV treatments for almost nine years before discovering she never actually had the virus that causes AIDS.
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Preserving a painful chapter of WWII
Dec 13 2007 7:14AM (CT)
GRANADA, Colo. (AP) - Bob Fuchigami was 12 years old when he and his family were told to leave their 20-acre farm in northern California. The peach trees that his immigrant parents had planted were about to yield their first big crop.
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Suit accuses Ariz. county of profiling
Dec 13 2007 6:24AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A Mexican citizen who is legally in the United States has sued the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, claiming its aggressive immigration enforcement has led to racial profiling.
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Lawsuits allege milk wasn't organic
Dec 13 2007 2:42AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Some of the nation's largest retailers and grocery chains sold milk labeled "organic" that was not truly organic, recently filed lawsuits allege.
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Woman convicted in husband's acid murder
Dec 13 2007 2:27AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A biochemist who killed her husband by knocking him out and pouring hydrochloric acid on him was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.
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Woman convicted in husband's acid murder
Dec 13 2007 2:27AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A biochemist who killed her husband by knocking him out and pouring hydrochloric acid on him was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.
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Remains of 2 Korean War vets identified
Dec 13 2007 1:59AM (CT)
FAIR HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - The Department of Defense said Wednesday it had identified the remains of two missing U.S. Air Force servicemen who served in the Korean War.
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