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Duke prosecutor reports for jail time

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - DURHAM, N.C. -- The prosecutor who led the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case reported to jail Friday to serve a 24-hour sentence for contempt of court. The city, m...
Boise Cascade unit going for $1.6 billion

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - BOISE, Idaho -- Boise Cascade LLC is selling its paper, packaging and newsprint division for about $1.63 billion to a company formed in February by private equity invest...
Diocese to pay abuse victims $198 million

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday it has agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy, the second-largest p...
Police say parents are suspect in missing girl case

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal -- In a shocking twist, the British parents who have run an international campaign to find their missing toddler were declared suspects in the cas...
Pope offers prayers for Holocaust victims

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - VIENNA, Austria -- Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Europe's tragic past and warned of its uncertain future Friday as he honored Jews killed in the Holocaust and urged the...
The high risk of meat-heavy diets

Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Meat-heavy diets have been linked to an increased risk of colon cancer -- but now they're also linked to disease recurrence. A new study in the Journal of the American M...
APEC summit close to climate pact

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia -- Pacific Rim nations reached preliminary agreement Friday on a declaration for tackling climate change, overcoming squabbling between rich and poor ...
Global warming may kill off polar bears

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 -- and the entire population gone from Alaska -- because of thinning sea ice from global w...
Bomb, combat claim 7 U.S. troops

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military on Friday announced the deaths of seven more American troops in combat, including four in Anbar province, the Sunni stronghold where U.S. of...
Stunt pilot dies during practice flight

Associated Press
Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NORFOLK, Va. -- The pilot of a civilian World War II stunt plane died Friday after the plane crashed during a practice run just hours before an air show, officials said....

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