Nation and World
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San Diego diocese to pay $198 million to settle 144 claims of abuse by clergySep 06, 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 agreement caps m...
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Youth suicide rate on an uptick
Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The suicide rate among preteen and young teen girls spiked 76 percent, a disturbing sign federal health officials say they can't fully explain. For all young ...
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Getting out from under rental home isn't easySep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. A couple of years ago, I purchased an investment property in Sacramento, Calif. For a period of time all went well. But in 2006 I was without a tenant for the first h...
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B-52 bomber carrying nukes mistakenly flies over U.S.
Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several states last week, prompting an Air Force in...
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Boeing delays 787 Dreamliner testing
Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Boeing will not begin test flights of its new 787 jetliner until mid-November or mid-December, months later than originally planned, because it's taking longe...
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Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ROME Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to...
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Daunting area remains to be searched for Steve FossettSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - MINDEN, Nevada - U.S. National Guard C-130s and helicopters with infrared and thermal imaging equipment scoured the soaring peaks and sagebrush desert of northwest Nevad...
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South Dakota senator back after nine months
Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson returned to the Senate on Wednesday physically weaker but saying he anticipates running for re-election next year. Johnson, a...
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Influential religious conservative dies
Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- The Rev. D. James Kennedy, a pioneering Christian broadcaster and megachurch pastor whose fiercely conservative worldview helped fuel the rise of the religious ...
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Jewish controversy forces DePaul prof to leave
Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A DePaul University professor who has drawn criticism for accusing some Jews of improperly using the legacy of the Holocaust agreed Wednesday to resign immediately "for ...