Nation and World
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Britney's bodyguard facing battery chargesOct 31, 2021 4:41 pm - A bodyguard for Britney Spears must face a battery charge after he scuffled with two men trying to photograph the singer and her young sons at a Las Vegas Strip resort, ...
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Quick and quiet: electric dragsters aim for gas powered recordsOct 31, 2021 4:42 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. -- Straddling a 619-pound motorcycle, Scotty Pollacheck tucks in his knees and lowers his head as he waits for the green light. When he revs the engine th...
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Independent panel will leave investigations to NASAOct 31, 2021 4:42 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After drinking heavily, an astronaut flew on a Russian spacecraft and another was cleared to launch on a space shuttle, according to interviews b...
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Why not insure children of the working class?Oct 31, 2021 4:43 pm - In "SiCKO," Michael Moore resurrects a fascinating bit of history. He found an old recording by Ronald Reagan, who was hired by the American Medical Association in the e...
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Good Samaritan's car stolen by 'victim'Oct 31, 2021 4:41 pm - ISLANDIA, N.Y. (AP) -- So much for gratitude. James Scarabino was driving along New York's Long Island Expressway early Thursday when he stopped to help a motorist st...
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Video Share is prelude to video phonesOct 31, 2021 4:41 pm - ATLANTA -- My cell phone flickered to life in the middle of a rowdy party, and seconds later, my fiancee's face brightened up the screen. "Sorry I couldn't make it," she...
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Indian doctor freedOct 31, 2021 4:42 pm - Indian doctor freed: BRISBANE, Australia -- An Indian doctor was set free Friday after Australia's chief prosecutor said a charge linking him to failed bombings in Brita...
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Gonzales to police: Get 'graphic' in sex crime talkOct 31, 2021 4:43 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales recommends authorities become "extremely graphic" in describing sex crimes and exploitation they see perpetrated aga...
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Cheney changing batteriesOct 31, 2021 4:40 pm - WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo a minor surgical procedure today to replace the battery in the special pacemaker he has in his chest, a spokeswoman...
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Wall Street continues declineOct 31, 2021 4:42 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street extended its steep decline Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 500 points over two days after investors gave in to mounti...