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Father: Son calm after knife attack

Associated Press
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - BOULDER, Colo. -- A University of Colorado student whose throat was slashed by a former mental patient was remarkably composed while emergency crews treated him, his fat...
51 killed during Iraqi religious fest

Associated Press
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Fighting erupted Tuesday between rival Shiite militias in Karbala during a religious festival, claiming 51 lives and forcing officials to abort the celebratio...
SAT scores drop to eight-year low

Associated Press
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Combined math and reading SAT scores for the high school class of 2007 were the lowest in eight years -- a trend the College Board attributed largely to the good news th...
New York judge upholds ban on metal bats

Associated Press
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A judge on Tuesday upheld New York's ban on metal bats in high school baseball games, saying it was not his place to overturn a law that was approved by a lo...
Taliban to free Koreans

Associated Press
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants agreed Tuesday to release 19 South Korean church volunteers held hostage for six weeks after Seoul reaffirmed a pledge to withdr...
Has world's biggest diamond been found?

Associated Press
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A South African mining company said Tuesday it had unearthed a diamond twice the size of the world's largest -- a claim that set off excite...
Children? Or are we 'adult-centered'?

By Ben Arnoldy Christian Science Monitor
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids just aren't as big a part of American life as they used to be. Americans' child-free years are expanding as empty-nest seniors live longer and more young adults del...
Briefs: CME Group sells trading floors

Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- CME Group Inc., which operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, announced an agreement Tuesday to sell the Merc's trading floors to...
Convicted Wal-Mart executive faces jail

Associated Press
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court said Tuesday that despite his poor health and good works, former Wal-Mart executive Thomas Coughlin got off too easy after admitting he had cheat...
Lucy's keepers have some explaining to do

Reuters
Aug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Lucy, the world's most famous human ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million ...

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