Nation and World
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Six killed as rare storms rake country
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - LOCKE TOWNSHIP, Mich.-- A couple spending their first night in a new house were among at least six people killed as unusually severe October storms destroyed homes, down...
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Schools doing better at offering healthy options
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's harder to find a french fry in a school cafeteria these days, and junk food is less common at school fundraisers, a federal study out Friday has found...
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FBI raids illusionist's warehouseOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The FBI has raided magician David Copperfield's warehouse and a theater where he performs in Las Vegas following sexual misconduct accusations by an unide...
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A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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Indonesians flee as tremors signal pending eruption
Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - MOUNT KELUD, Indonesia -- Tens of thousands of people were ordered by police -- some at gunpoint -- to leave their homes on the slopes of one of Indonesia's deadliest vo...
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Briefs: Wal-Mart recalls animal toy setsOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BENTONVILLE, ARK. -- Wal-Mart Stores is recalling toy animals made in China because of excessive lead levels discovered since it stepped up safety testing in August, ret...
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EPA not done with U.S. Steel permit
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Federal regulators who recently blocked a wastewater permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works steel mill complex have told Indiana officials they now have additional concerns ...
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Actress Deborah Kerr dies at 86
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood's most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer's unhappy wife in "From Here to Eternity" and danced with the S...
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Bhutto gamble at riskOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan was always going to be fraught with risk. In the event, it took just hours for the nightmares of her Pakistani supporters a...
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House fails to override Bush's veto
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Chalk up another veto victory for President Bush. The Democratic-controlled House failed on Thursday to override his rejection of a politically popular chi...