Nation and World
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Study says pollution haze over the Indian Ocean contributes to melting of Himalayan glaciersOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Huge haze clouds over the Indian Ocean contribute as much to atmospheric warming in Asia as greenhouse gases and play a significant role in ...
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Today's sports birthdaysOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - Today's birthdays Aug. 3 Lance Alworth (67), NFL, Hall of Fame Nate McMillan (43), NBA Kevin Elster (43), MLB Johnny Thomas (43), NFL Doug Overton (38), NBA Darren Mick...
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Report: Libya inks contractsOct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - TRIPOLI, Libya -- A Libyan official said Thursday that Moammar Gadhafi's long-isolated country has signed contracts worth $405 million with French companies for missiles...
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House backs troop restsOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House voted Thursday to give U.S. troops guaranteed time at home between deployments to Iraq, the latest but assuredly not the last challenge to Presid...
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4 Lebanese soldiers killedOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative...
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Russia claims polar seabedOct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - MOSCOW -- Two small Russian submarines completed a risky voyage deep below the North Pole Thursday, planting their country's flag in a titanium capsule on the Arctic Oce...
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Today's BirthdaysOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - Author P.D. James, 87; broadway composer Richard Adler, 86; singer Gordon Stoker (The Jordanaires), 83; singer Tony Bennett, 81; actor Martin Sheen, 67; lifestyle guru M...
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Parents, toy companies stressed over recall of toys made in China that contain too much leadOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - NEW YORK -- Wendy Schneider-Fisher is nervous about what toys to buy her children. "I'm less inclined to buy anything from China," said Schneider-Fisher, of New A...
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Penn connects with ChavezOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hollywood star Sean Penn applauded President Hugo Chavez as the Venezuelan leader lambasted the Bush administration and demanded an end to war in I...
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Mexican kids to get laptopsOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - MEXICO CITY -- Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, said Thursday he would donate 250,000 low-cost laptop computers to Mexican children by the end of the year an...