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Crews 'turn corner' against 1 Calif. wildfire
12.07.2008 15:21
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Firefighters "turned the corner" Saturday on a wildfire that destroyed part of a town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, one of ...
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Child's body recovered from Baltimore Harbor
12.07.2008 15:21
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Authorities have recovered the body of a child from the Baltimore Harbor and say it may belong to a 3-year-old whose father confessed ...
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Sign of Katrina fatigue? Storm memorial delayed
12.07.2008 15:21
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What could have been an inspiring focal point for New Orleans has dissolved into a project that is forgotten, frustrated and ...
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80-year-old Vegas stripper still does it 'classy'
12.07.2008 15:21
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Tempest Storm is fuming. Her fingers tremble with frustration. They are aged, knotted by arthritis and speckled with purple spots ...
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Benihana founder dies of cancer
12.07.2008 15:21
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Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after ...
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Ex-NYC worker jailed for 9/11 theft
12.07.2008 15:21
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A former medical examiner's office worker was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for stealing at least $9 million intended ...
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Autopsy: Clots killed woman who died on hospital floor
12.07.2008 15:21
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A woman who died unnoticed on a hospital floor in an upsetting scene recorded by security cameras was killed by blood clots caused ...
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Pakistani religious school releases Ga. teens
12.07.2008 15:21
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Two American-born teens forced by their father to attend a religious school in Pakistan for nearly four years have returned home ...
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Man charged with 12 felonies in Wis. abductions
12.07.2008 15:21
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A paper mill worker accused of abducting and sexually assaulting two men was charged with 12 felonies Friday, and authorities ...
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Police: Georgia sex offender killed Florida teen
12.07.2008 15:21
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Police say a registered sex offender from Georgia confessed to killing a 13-year-old girl whose body was discovered by a maid ...
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FAA: Second near collision at JFK in a week
12.07.2008 15:20
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Federal Aviation Administration officials say two airborne planes came within 600 feet of colliding at John F. Kennedy International ...
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Lightning ends five young lives in a week
12.07.2008 15:20
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Five young lives have been ended by lightning in less than a week, a deadly reminder of one of summer's leading hazards.
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Texas safety head retires after Gov. Mansion fire
12.07.2008 15:20
usatoday.com
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced his retirement Friday after criticism of his agency over a June ...
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Mormon shirtless calendar maker faces discipline
12.07.2008 15:20
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A Las Vegas man who devised a calendar that features shirtless Mormon missionaries is facing a disciplinary hearing and possible ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. family dispute estate
12.07.2008 15:20
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Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have filed a lawsuit against a third, embroiling the family in a legal dispute over ...
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