Nation and World
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Second mistrial in alleged plot to topple Sears Tower
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- The second trial of six men accused of plotting attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices ended with a second hung jury Wednesday, an embarrassing blow t...
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No deaths on scheduled U.S. airlines in 2007
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- No one died during 2007 in accidents among larger scheduled U.S. airlines and smaller commuter aircraft, and deaths in private plane accidents dropped to 4...
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50 killed in Iraq suicide bombing
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber struck the funeral of two anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribesmen in a town north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozen...
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For sale: Land next to HOLLYWOOD sign
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The world-famous HOLLYWOOD sign that has been used by TV and movie directors in more scene-setting shots than a film student could ever count was first er...
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Bush, British PM push tough approach on Iran
Apr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush called it "naive" on Thursday to think that Iran couldn't transfer nuclear enrichment capabilities from energy development to atomic bomb pr...
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Man at center of Las Vegas ricin case arrested, charged
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- A man who authorities believe was sickened by the deadly toxin ricin was arrested Wednesday on federal charges after he was released from a hospital. Roger ...
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DOT doubles compensation available for bumped fliersApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department is doubling the available compensation for passengers who get bumped off overbooked flights. Travelers forced onto another fl...
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Ex-Newark mayor and mistress convicted in corruption trial
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- A federal jury has convicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his ex-mistress of corruption stemming from the cut-rate sale of city land. James was c...
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Photographer freed by U.S. military after 2 years
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military released Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein on Wednesday after holding him for more than two years without filing formal charges. H...
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Supreme Court upholds Kentucky's use of lethal injections
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. executions are all but sure to resume soon after a nationwide halt, cleared Wednesday by a splintered Supreme Court that approved the most widely used...