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Rock slide destroys bank in Pelham, N.Y.
Dec 20 2005 11:47PM (CT)
PELHAM, N.Y. (AP) - A rock slide into the back of a building Tuesday demolished at least three businesses, including a bank branch that had opened the day before.
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Ex-boyfriend is suspect in dancer's slaying
Dec 20 2005 11:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former boyfriend of a slain topless dancer was declared the prime suspect in the case, his arrest delayed only because the transit strike Tuesday prevented a grand jury from being seated.
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Hurricane Katrina hit as Category 3, not 4
Dec 20 2005 11:20PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Katrina hit the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane, not a Category 4 as first thought, and New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain likely were spared the storm's strongest winds, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.
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Doctor charged for giving weed killer
Dec 20 2005 11:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a doctor treated patients with cancer and other life-threatening diseases with weed killer and insecticide.
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Boston Herald appeals $2.1M libel decision
Dec 20 2005 11:07PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Herald asked that a jury's $2.1 million libel award for a state judge be thrown out, saying the judge has written threatening and intimidating letters demanding more money.
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Court fines NYC transit union $1M a day
Dec 20 2005 11:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Commuters trudged through the freezing cold, rode bicycles and shared cabs Tuesday as New York's bus and subway workers went on strike for the first time in more than 25 years and stranded millions of riders at the height of the Christmas rush. A judge slapped the union with a $1 million-a-day fine.
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Jet with problem lands safely in Boston
Dec 20 2005 11:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A jetliner with a landing gear problem touched down safely at Logan International late Tuesday after circling the airport for about two hours.
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Judge rules against Pa. biology curriculum
Dec 20 2005 10:59PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - In one of the biggest courtroom clashes between faith and evolution since the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, a federal judge barred a Pennsylvania public school district Tuesday from teaching "intelligent design" in biology class, saying the concept is creationism in disguise.
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NTSB: Plane crashed after wing fell off
Dec 20 2005 10:57PM (CT)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The deadly crash of a seaplane shortly after takeoff was apparently caused by the right wing breaking off during flight, investigators said Tuesday. It was unclear why the wing detached.
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Wife of Joel Osteen asked to leave plane
Dec 20 2005 10:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The wife of the pastor of the nation's largest church was asked to leave a plane after she failed to comply with a flight attendant's instructions, the FBI said Tuesday.
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Crowd gathers in L.A. for Williams funeral
Dec 20 2005 10:53PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Celebrities from hip-hop star Snoop Dogg to motivational speaker Tony Robbins lamented the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams at a funeral Tuesday that drew hundreds to the violence-wracked area where Williams founded the murderous Crips gang three decades ago.
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Judge strikes down cigarette fee in Minn.
Dec 20 2005 10:38PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A judge struck down Minnesota's new 75-cent-a-pack charge on cigarettes Tuesday, saying the fee violated a 1998 settlement with tobacco companies.
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New Yorkers face transit strike challenges
Dec 20 2005 9:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The transit strike that shut down the city's buses and subways Tuesday was a nightmare for 72-year-old Miriam Kirschner, who suffers from severe arthritis. The nurse who must help her get out of bed couldn't get to Kirschner's home in Brooklyn.
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Ex-translator pleads guilty in ID case
Dec 20 2005 9:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former Arabic translator for the Army in Iraq pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a false identity in his efforts to become a U.S. citizen.
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Mental patient's freedoms worry neighbors
Dec 20 2005 9:13PM (CT)
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A man who said werewolves ordered him to fatally stab two priests has been granted unsupervised visits in town and other privileges from the state mental hospital, leaving some neighbors uneasy.
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U.N. OKs new Peacebuilding Commissission
Dec 20 2005 8:46PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The General Assembly and Security Council unanimously approved resolutions Tuesday establishing a new U.N. Peacebuilding Commission to help countries emerging from conflict manage the difficult transition to stability and development.
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Two men, girl shot at New Mexico Wal-Mart
Dec 20 2005 7:44PM (CT)
DEMING, N.M. (AP) - A shooting inside a Wal-Mart wounded a 6-year-old girl, an employee and another man Tuesday, police said. Two suspects were arrested.
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Lindh asks for lighter prison sentence
Dec 20 2005 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh has asked President Bush again to reduce his 20-year prison sentence by an unspecified amount, Lindh's attorney said Tuesday.
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Affirmative action ban ordered in Mich.
Dec 20 2005 7:33PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan appeals court ordered the secretary of state Tuesday to place on the November ballot a proposal that would ban some affirmative action programs.
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Report: Slain prosecutor delayed polygraph
Dec 20 2005 7:20PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A federal prosecutor whose 2003 death remains unsolved was asked to take a lie detector test related to the disappearance of about $36,000 in evidence shortly before he was found stabbed and drowned in Pennsylvania, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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Seven northern states OK pollution plan
Dec 20 2005 6:33PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Governors from seven Northeast states said Tuesday they have agreed to the first multistate program in the nation to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Seaplane crash a reminder aircraft aging
Dec 20 2005 6:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though it's far too early to know why a 58-year-old seaplane broke apart in flight near Miami Beach, investigators will look at the aircraft's structure for problems associated with its age.
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Family: Ala. Marine fatally shot in sleep
Dec 20 2005 4:58PM (CT)
CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) - A Marine in Iraq was shot in the back of the head and killed while sleeping in his barracks, his family said it was told by the military. The Pentagon said only that the Marine died of a "non-hostile" gunshot wound.
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Court fines NYC transit strikers $1M a day
Dec 20 2005 3:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's subway and bus workers went on strike Tuesday for the first time in more than 25 years, stranding millions of commuters, holiday shoppers and tourists at the height of the Christmas rush. A judge promptly slapped a $1 million-a-day fine on the union.
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Some N.J. athletes to face drug tests
Dec 20 2005 3:41PM (CT)
WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey high school athletes whose teams qualify for championship games will face random testing for steroids under a first-in-the-nation plan announced Tuesday by acting Gov. Richard J. Codey.
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Iowa woman gets death sentence in killings
Dec 20 2005 3:14PM (CT)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A woman was sentenced to death Tuesday for helping her former boyfriend kill five people, including two children, in an attempt to thwart an investigation of the man's methamphetamine business.
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Calif. man suspect in Montessori murder
Dec 20 2005 2:53PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, California (AP) - A car salesman has been charged with murdering the great-great-granddaughter of Italian educator Maria Montessori.
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Frozen body may be missing Indiana girl
Dec 20 2005 2:52PM (CT)
ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Searchers following a tip from a man jailed for allegedly killing his wife and three young daughters have found a frozen body believed to be that of a 10-year-old girl last seen heading to a school bus stop earlier this month.
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Agency: N.J. officials took improper gifts
Dec 20 2005 2:38PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - About 20 state Treasury Department officials accepted golf outings, cigars, gourmet chocolates and other gifts from a contractor, then looked the other way as the company overcharged New Jersey hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, a watchdog agency said Tuesday.
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GM recalls vans due to seat belt issues
Dec 20 2005 2:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors Co. is recalling about 425,000 full-size passenger and cargo vans because of reports that the seat belt buckles will not latch or unlatch.
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Tragic news of Fla. crash grips loved ones
Dec 20 2005 10:37AM (CT)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Adrian Jones will miss the times when his aunt Sabrina Dean braided his cousins' hair. He will miss the visits when her husband, Barto, cracked jokes.
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N.Y. commuters frustrated at transit strike
Dec 20 2005 7:20AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Angry commuters directed their frustration at subway and bus workers Tuesday after a transit strike forced them to fork over cash for expensive cab rides home.
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New York City transit workers strike
Dec 20 2005 4:39AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's transit union called a strike Tuesday morning after failing to reach a deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority following days of bitter labor talks.
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Teens charged with plotting school attack
Dec 20 2005 4:06AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two teenagers who authorities say were plotting a Columbine-style assault on their former high school were charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
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Anti-terror squad created prosecution plan
Dec 20 2005 4:04AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors across the country now have a large arsenal of laws to pursue people suspected of ties to terrorism, but that wasn't the case when Ramzi Yousef decided to try to blow up the World Trade Center in 1993.
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Air India flight makes emergency landing
Dec 20 2005 2:01AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Air India flight carrying 273 passengers and crew made an emergency landing after blowing a tire just as it left the airport runway, officials said.
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Texas priest accused of groping teen
Dec 20 2005 12:16AM (CT)
MARBLE FALLS, Texas (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest accused of groping a 16-year-old boy at a movie theater during a showing of "King Kong" has been charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact.
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