Nation and World
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Baby bones found in home's ceiling
Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Police investigating a possible case of child abuse have found the skeletal remains of another baby concealed in the ceiling of a Detroit home. The parents of a 1-year-o...
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Iraq Shiite leader defends Iran against U.S. charges
Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Iraq's most influential Shiite politician said Sunday that the U.S had not backed up claims that Iran is fueling violence here, underscoring a wide gap on the...
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Quake shakes high-rises in IndiaNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- An earthquake measuring 4.3 hit the Indian capital and its surrounding areas at dawn on Monday, shaking high-rise buildings, the weather office and Reuters ...
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Turkeys visit, leave town before dinner
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - GREENLAWN, N.Y. -- Fifteen wild turkeys strutted into a suburban hamlet on Thanksgiving Day and then left just in time to avoid dinner. The turkeys showed up Thursday mo...
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Firefighters in major cities taking on new role as terror 'lookouts'
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Firefighters in major cities are being trained to take on a new role as lookouts for terrorism, raising concerns of eroding their standing as American icon...
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Passengers say nobody panicked after ship hit ice
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - SANTIAGO, Chile -- A small Canadian cruise ship carrying passengers who shelled out thousands of dollars to retrace the route of a 20th century explorer struck an iceber...
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Winds, fires back in S. Cal.
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - MALIBU, Calif. -- A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds raced through the canyons and over the mountains of this wealthy enclave for the second time in little...
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Shiite, not al-Qaida, blamed in bombing
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Four members of an Iranian-backed Shiite cell confessed to bombing a public market in central Baghdad, a U.S. spokesman said Saturday. He also blamed Shiites ...
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Communities seek national heritage designation for their slice of America
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Every region of the country has its own piece of Americana that locals brag about to visitors. Increasingly, they are asking Congress to help spread the wo...
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Eunice Shriver hospitalized
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the 86-year-old sister of President John F. Kennedy, who founded the Special Olympics and championed the rights of the mentally retarde...