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Midwest waits for Mississippi River to reach crest
22.06.2008 23:37
usatoday.com
It appeared Sunday the flooding in Louisiana and elsewhere in Missouri and Illinois could soon give way to recovery.
USA
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New GPS-savvy, solar signs help bus riders connect in real time
22.06.2008 23:37
usatoday.com
Cities will spend thousands on technology to provide up-to-the-minute arrival information.
USA
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Adults stumble over what to call their romantic partners
22.06.2008 23:37
usatoday.com
If you're single and dating and aren't 25 anymore, here's a quandary you've no doubt encountered: how to describe the object ...
USA
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Delta to begin Registered Traveler program
22.06.2008 23:37
usatoday.com
Delta Air Lines is planning to become the first major U.S. carrier to offer its passengers the option of paying for speedier ...
USA
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Mosquitoes: With repellants, you're covered
22.06.2008 23:37
usatoday.com
Scientists from the University of Florida have identified seven new chemicals that might beat the old standby DEET when it comes ...
USA
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Mass. school official casts doubt on 'pregnancy pact'
22.06.2008 23:37
usatoday.com
A supposed "pregnancy pact" that drew worldwide attention to eight teenage girls at a Massachusetts high school may be fiction, ...
USA
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Pastor: Haggard left 'restoration program'
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
The evangelist forced out of his job after a sex scandal has left a "spiritual restoration program", the congregation's new pastor ...
USA
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1st black La. Supreme Court justice dies at 84
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Revius Ortique Jr., the first black justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court, has died at age 84.
USA
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Police shootout in crowded Denver district kills 1
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
A gunfight in Denver ended with police fatally shooting one man and critically wounding another.
USA
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Decades after his death, Ark. pioneer graduates law school
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Sixty years after becoming the first black to study law at a public university in the South, the late Silas Hunt got his degree ...
USA
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On anniversary, Berlin Airlift seen as Cold War turning point
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Thursday is the 60-year anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, an event that is seen by many as the first battle of the Cold War.
USA
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Economy cripples catfish farms
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Soaring prices for fuel and feed are worrying U.S. catfish farmers, causing layoffs and cutbacks.
USA
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Cat killed in Missouri identified as leopard
22.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Missouri state biologists say a big, black cat killed by a sheriff's deputy has been identified as a leopard.
USA
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Talk of second Lisbon poll in spring 'premature'
22.06.2008 23:35
ireland.com
MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin dismissed as "premature" speculation surrounding a second referendum in the spring or of a two-speed Europe in which Ireland was left behind.
Ireland
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Roads blocked, power lines down as wild storm causes weekend chaos
22.06.2008 23:35
ireland.com
WINDS GUSTING at more than 100km/h and torrential rain brought down power lines, blocked roads and caused the cancellation of ferries at the weekend.
Ireland
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