All Stories from March 7, 2013 (Change date)
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Sri Lanka cardinal hews to tradition in papal raceMar 07, 2013 9:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: As the Roman Catholic Church prepares to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, The Associated Press is profiling key cardinals seen as “papabili” — cont...
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Ford recalls 230,000 minivans to fix rust problemMar 07, 2013 9:00 am - DETROIT — Ford is recalling 230,000 minivans in 20 cold-weather states and Washington, D.C., to fix rust problems that can cause the third-row seats to come loose. The c...
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Some people food can be healthy snacks for your petMar 07, 2013 8:59 am - Obesity in animals is becoming an epidemic. The answer is a healthy diet and regular exercise for those pets that need to shed a little weight, or even those that have r...
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Chavez’s attempts to be savior of poor floundered in U.S.Mar 07, 2013 8:53 am - NEW ORLEANS — In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help with the...
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Chavez’s body brought ‘home’ to military academyMar 07, 2013 8:37 am - CARACAS, Venezuela — They filed past all night and into the morning, a line of mourners a mile (more than a kilometer) long hoping for one final glimpse of Hugo Chavez. ...
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Dancer accused in Bolshoi attack defends actionsMar 07, 2013 8:37 am - MOSCOW — The star dancer accused of masterminding the attack on the Bolshoi ballet chief acknowledged Thursday that he gave the go-ahead for the attack, but told a Mosco...
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Arkansas adopts US’s most restrictive abortion lawMar 07, 2013 8:37 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas now has the nation’s most restrictive abortion law — a near-ban on the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy — unless a lawsuit or court...
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Weekly U.S. unemployment claims fall to 340,000Mar 07, 2013 8:32 am - WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, driving down the four-week average to its lowest level in ...
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UN approves new sanctions against North KoreaMar 07, 2013 8:16 am - UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang ...
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Coroner: Lion killed woman after escaping cageMar 07, 2013 8:16 am - DUNLAP, Calif. — The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to ...