Nation and World
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Global stickiness? Humidity going up with the heat
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The world isn't just getting hotter from man-made global warming, it's getting stickier. It really is the humidity. The amount of moisture in the air near ...
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Carter throws serious jabs at President Bush
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday, adding that President Bush makes up his own de...
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Russia's top spy 'mistrusts' western intentions
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russia's security chief said Western spies were working to weaken and break up the country and singled out British agents as the most intrusive, according to a...
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Student shoots 4, kills himself
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- A 14-year-old suspended student opened fire in his downtown high school Wednesday, wounding four people as terrified schoolmates hid in closets and bathroom...
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A new full-body scan at airports could replace walk-through metal detectors
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The federal government will begin testing a body-scanning machine that could eventually be used instead of the metal detectors passengers walk through at a...
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Curious George toys to be testedOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Marvel Entertainment Group halted shipments of its Chinese-made Curious George products and may recall the toys if emergency testing shows unsafe levels of...
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Church/state split late gift of courtsOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - It's becoming an atrocity to hear debate and see rhetoric about separation of church and state in the Supreme Court's ruling of 1948. Uneducated people believe that sepa...
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Eclectic crew rockets toward space station
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- A Russian spacecraft soared from the Kazakh steppe toward the international space station Wednesday, carrying a Malaysian, a Russian, and Peggy W...
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Boeing delays Dreamliner deliveries
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Boeing has long promised that its 787 Dreamliner will fly faster and farther than any other medium-sized jet, use 20 percent less fuel and offer increased cab...
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MGM casino hopes to revive Atlantic City
Oct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- MGM Mirage said Wednesday it will spend up to $5 billion to build a massive casino resort whose three towers will dominate the Atlantic City skyline and lif...