Nation and World
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It's smooth sailing for most holiday travelers
Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Some trains were sold out and light snow slowed traffic in Denver, but short airport lines and a few major delays surprised people on the eve of Thanksgiving....
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Grain elevator collapses, hits house
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- A grain bin collapsed and sent a tidal wave of corn into a home, sweeping it off its foundation, trapping a family of four and shaking the ground for...
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Screeners surprised by what people try to bring on planes
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- Security screeners at the Newark airport could almost open a department store with all the banned items: nine bottles of wine, three sets of kitchen kniv...
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And the quest for turkey has begunNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Millions of Americans showed up at airports and train stations early today in hopes of getting a jump on what was predicted to be the largest Thanksgiving pilgrimage eve...
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Man admits killings to reporters
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- The father of two Kansas City-area children whose remains were found in a shallow grave more than three years after they disappeared confessed publi...
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Shuttle mission on track
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two spacewalking astronauts wired up the international space station's newest room Tuesday and, to NASA's delight, kept the next shuttle visit on...
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Cell lab ending debate?
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Scientists have created the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary skin cells, a breakthrough that could someday produce new treatments for disease...
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British taxpayer data compromised
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Britain's tax and customs service lost banking and personal data of 25 million people -- nearly half the country's population -- when two computer disks disapp...
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Supreme Court will hear D.C. gun ban
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide whether the District of Columbia can ban handguns, a case that could produce the most in-depth examination of...
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Freddie Mac posts $2 billion loss
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mortgage market woes just got a lot worse with the disclosure that the nation's second-largest buyer of home loans needs more capital or must retrench. The...