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Twentysomethings seeking eternal youth
Dec 24 2005 10:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Forget "40 is the new 30." Now even twentysomethings are joining the quest for eternal youth by using anti-aging products and wrinkle treatments.
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Guns found with stolen explosives in N.M.
Dec 24 2005 10:07PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Numerous firearms and a chop-shop for stolen vehicles were discovered in the recovery of hundreds of pounds of stolen explosives, federal officials said Saturday.
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California city swaps gifts for guns
Dec 24 2005 9:30PM (CT)
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - "Big Daddy" Willis came to Compton to turn an illegal homemade pistol into Christmas dinner. Charlene Watt planned to turn three shotguns into a plasma TV.
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NORAD marks 50th year of tracking Santa
Dec 24 2005 9:25PM (CT)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - For half a century, the military agency dedicated to detecting threats against the United States and Canada has reported Santa's sleigh ride to curious youngsters around the world.
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Shark bites surfer off Oregon coast
Dec 24 2005 9:25PM (CT)
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - A man attacked by a shark while surfing off the northern Oregon coast Saturday suffered lacerations on his ankle and calf, authorities said.
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Big Easy residents worry about reputation
Dec 24 2005 8:19PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Karen Conway looks up from the muscular cup of coffee she is nursing at the French Quarter landmark Cafe du Monde and raises both eyebrows, her green eyes going wide.
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Sailor donates kidney to foster mother
Dec 24 2005 4:19PM (CT)
RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) - An ailing woman who has sheltered dozens of foster children over the years received an early Christmas gift from one of them: a donated kidney.
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Man charged with giving teen fatal cocaine
Dec 24 2005 2:59PM (CT)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A businessman who allegedly spent time with a teenage escort in the hours before she died has been charged with giving her the cocaine that killed her.
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Unions invoking civil rights more often
Dec 24 2005 2:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Some names mentioned during the past week's transit strike might have seemed out of place in the context of contract negotiations: Rosa Parks. Martin Luther King Jr. Eugene "Bull" Connor.
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New Orleans set to begin demolishing homes
Dec 24 2005 2:34PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The city is ready to demolish some 2,500 houses deemed threats to public safety because of damage from Hurricane Katrina, but opponents said Saturday they will sue to stop the work to make sure homeowners' rights are respected.
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Internet creates local political movements
Dec 24 2005 2:01PM (CT)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Frustrated by government and empowered by technology, Americans are filling needs and fighting causes through grass-roots organizations they built themselves _ some sophisticated, others quaintly ad hoc. This is the era of people-driven politics.
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Men rescue dog frozen to railroad tracks
Dec 24 2005 12:58PM (CT)
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) - He's missing a lot of hair, but a Siberian husky has a new name and a new life, thanks to a construction worker and police officer who rescued him from a railroad track minutes before a train arrived.
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Holiday travelers to face crowded roads
Dec 24 2005 7:30AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - This holiday season, expect more brake lights on the highways and more passenger screening at airports. The good news: Your tweezers and nail clippers can fly with you.
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Man jailed for over a year with no lawyer
Dec 24 2005 7:27AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A man was jailed for more than a year without ever seeing a lawyer as he waited for a repeatedly postponed court hearing, gaining release only after a cellmate told an attorney about the case.
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U.N. members approve two-year budget
Dec 24 2005 6:16AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly has approved a two-year budget with a $950 million spending cap for next year, turning up the pressure for quick U.N. reforms that the United States and the European Union insisted on.
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Artifacts from Memphis bordellos found
Dec 24 2005 4:22AM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Near the blues clubs in the city's famed tourist district, archaeologists have turned up remains of bordellos that once dotted Beale Street.
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Authorities: Body is Fla. crash victim's
Dec 24 2005 4:14AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A boater discovered the last missing victim of a fatal seaplane crash floating in the Atlantic Ocean, nine miles from where the plane went down, authorities said.
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Donors to name rooms in governor's mansion
Dec 24 2005 4:07AM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The most generous donors to a campaign to renovate a new official residence for Idaho's governor can have stately bedrooms, elaborate dining space and exquisite gardens on the property named in their honor.
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Christmas just another day for inmate moms
Dec 24 2005 3:55AM (CT)
HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - For inmate Chartisia Jackson, Christmas came early and lasted only a few hours. It was when her two young sons, 8-year-old Darion and 7-year-old Jeremy, came to visit.
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Family survives Missouri reservoir break
Dec 24 2005 3:34AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jerry Toops heard his wife scream his name in the dark. He awoke to hear a roar he could only describe as a group of F-14 jets if combined with a fleet of trains.
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Uzbekistan urged to honor judicial rules
Dec 24 2005 12:11AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations' top human rights official on Friday called on the Uzbek government to respect international judicial standards, citing reports that more defendants had been sent to prison in connection with a May uprising in the country.
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