Nation and World
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Hotelier Helmsley dies
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Leona Helmsley, who ran a $5 billion hotel and real estate empire with her husband but sealed her reputation as the "queen of mean" during her 1989 trial for...
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Mexico abandons oil rigs
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - TULUM, Mexico -- Hurricane Dean strengthened into a monstrous Category 5 storm Monday night as its first rain and winds began slamming the coasts of Mexico and Belize. T...
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Pain medicine use soars
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- People in the United States are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it. The amount of five major ...
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Summit looks at security
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTEBELLO, Canada -- Security issues highlighted the North American summit Monday where President Bush and the leaders of Mexico and Canada are crafting a plan to secur...
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U.S. combat role reduction?
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. military officials are narrowing the range of Iraq strategy options and appear to be focusing on reducing the U.S. combat role in 2008 while increasin...
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Malaysia honors DVD-sniffing dogs
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Malaysia gave a hero's send-off Monday to Lucky and Flo, honoring the two DVD-sniffing dogs with medals as they ended a six-month assignment that ...
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China defends exports
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards. B...
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Mattel sued over toy recallAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A family sued Mattel Inc. on Monday, claiming the world's largest toy maker should pay for testing to determine if children have been exposed to lead from...
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Panicked passengers barely escape
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - NAHA, Japan -- They made it out with just seconds to spare. With flames licking the belly of the fuselage and smoke billowing all around, the 165 people aboard China Air...
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No more survivors in Peru
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - PISCO, Peru -- Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled...