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Floodwaters close roads in Wash. state
08.01.2009 22:22
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A harsh combination of heavy rainfall and rapidly melting snow left much of western Washington state flooded. The main roads ...
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Moderate quake strikes San Bernardino
08.01.2009 22:22
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A moderate earthquake struck Thursday night in San Bernardino, with shaking felt from Los Angeles 55 miles to the west and south ...
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New homes being built smaller
08.01.2009 22:22
usatoday.com
The American dream is shrinking. For the first time in at least a decade, builders are substantially reducing the size of new ...
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Official: US strike kills 2 al-Qaeda operatives
08.01.2009 22:22
usatoday.com
Two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaeda's top operatives on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list were killed New Year's Eve in ...
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Key panel recommends impeaching Ill. governor
08.01.2009 20:21
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Blagojevich should lose his job for abusing power, mismanaging government and committing possible criminal acts, including federal ...
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Study warns of dire overheating of crops, food crisis by 2100
08.01.2009 20:21
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Hotter summers from global warming will drastically reduce crop yields and lead to a disastrous food shortage for billions of ...
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Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak
08.01.2009 20:21
usatoday.com
A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. ...
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Missing Kan. boy was briefly in state custody
08.01.2009 20:21
usatoday.com
A boy whose disappearance went unreported for 10 years was once taken away from his adoptive parents, then returned days later, ...
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Amtrak prepares for crowds along Obama train route
08.01.2009 20:21
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Throngs of well-wishers are expected to line the tracks as President-elect Barack Obama travels by train from Philadelphia to ...
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U.S. Navy to lead anti-piracy force
08.01.2009 20:21
usatoday.com
An international force under American command will soon begin patrols to confront attacks by Somali pirates, the U.S. Navy said.
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L.A. judge hears bid to dismiss MySpace conviction
08.01.2009 20:21
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An attorney for a woman convicted in a MySpace hoax directed at a teen who ended up committing suicide asked a judge to dismiss ...
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Mass. wants calorie counts at fast-food outlets
08.01.2009 20:21
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Massachusetts health officials plan to follow the lead of New York City and California in requiring fast-food chains to post ...
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U.S. mine deaths fall to 51, the lowest on record
08.01.2009 20:21
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The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell to 51 in 2008, the fewest number of deaths in nearly a century, ...
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Influential Catholic conservative Neuhaus dies at 72
08.01.2009 20:20
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The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a leading intellectual of the Christian right who helped build an influential coalition of conservative ...
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Judge releases Alabama sheriff jailed over skimping food
08.01.2009 20:20
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A federal judge has ordered the release of an Alabama sheriff he locked up after ruling that the sheriff purposely fed jail inmates ...
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