Nation and World
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Scientists confirm new strain of Ebola
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- A new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World Health Organization said Fr...
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Homeland security grants trimmed
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next...
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Stocks end mostly higher
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street closed out a volatile week and month with a comparatively mild performance Friday, ending mostly higher on encouraging words from Federal Reserve...
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450 kegs of beer stolen from Guinness
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - DUBLIN, Ireland -- Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery -- the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer. ...
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Former GM Chairman, CEO Smith dies
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Roger B. Smith, 82, who led General Motors Corp. in the 1980s and was the subject of Michael Moore's searing documentary "Roger & Me," has died, the automaker...
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Sudanese throngs want teacher killed
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Associated Press Thousands of Sudanese, many carrying knives and sticks, protest in Khartoum Friday after prayers, calling for the execution of British teacher Gillian...
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Rate freeze sought on some loans
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration and the mortgage industry, trying to combat a massive wave of foreclosures, are hammering out a proposal to temporarily freeze inte...
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No survivors in Turkey plane crash
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - YESILYURT, Turkey -- An Atlasjet plane crashed on a rocky mountain shortly before it was due to land in southwest Turkey on Friday, killing all 57 people on board, inclu...
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U.S. looks at new plan for spy satellites
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is pursuing a multibillion-dollar program to develop the next generation of spy satellites, the first major effort of its kind since the Pentagon ...
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Foreign adoptions down by 15 percent
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two countries -- China ...