Nation and World
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Police investigating tiny remains found in Md. turn attention to mother's bruises
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) -- Investigators were trying to determine Tuesday why a woman accused of killing her baby had bruises on her body when she was found bleeding las...
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Murdoch appears to have votes to secure Dow deal
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch appeared to be on the verge of clinching a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co., reportedly lining up sufficient support Tuesday to take over stewardsh...
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British army ends mission
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The British army marked a milestone of peacemaking Tuesday as it formally ended its 38-year mission to bolster security in Northern Ireland....
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U.S. hears Arab concerns
Jul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Visiting U.S. Cabinet officers, hearing blunt concerns from nervous Arab leaders Tuesday, assured them the U.S. will not abruptly withdraw troop...
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Today's birthdaysJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Cartoonist Tom Wilson (retired creator of "Ziggy"), 76; Fashion designer Yves Laurent, 71; Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., 70; Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)...
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Potter's happily ever after?
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Just because J.K. Rowling has stopped writing about Harry Potter and his friends and foes doesn't mean she has stopped thinking about them. She told fans Monda...
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Canary Island fire spreads
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands -- A raging forest fire has destroyed thousands of acres of woodland on Spain's Gran Canaria island and forced the evacuation Mond...
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Cinema loses a great visionary
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, one of the greatest artists in cinema history, died Monday at his home on an island off the coast of Sweden. He was...
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U.S. defends arms deal
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SHANNON, Ireland -- The Bush administration said Monday there is no trade-off in its plans to sell billions in sophisticated weaponry to oil-rich Persian Gulf states who...
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Vote emboldens opposition
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- Fresh off a spectacular election win, Japan's opposition on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resign, opposed his support of U.S. foreign policy an...