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How deadbeat dads get ratted out by passportsOct 31, 2021 5:20 pm - WASHINGTON -- The price of a passport: $311,491 in back child support payments for a U.S. businessman now living in China; $46,000 for a musician seeking to perform over...
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McDonald's executive arrested in Hong KongOct 31, 2021 5:20 pm - HONG KONG -- The head of McDonald's Hong Kong branch has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes from food suppliers in return for using their products, local newsp...
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Hurricane headed to Hawaii on heels of quakeOct 31, 2021 5:16 pm - KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii -- Hours after getting jolted by a moderate earthquake, Hawaii's Big Island residents holed up for a different force of nature Tuesday: Hurricane Flos...
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Lawyer: Padilla was just studyingOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - MIAMI -- Jose Padilla traveled overseas to peacefully study Arabic and Islam and not to train as an al-Qaida terrorist, his lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday in a...
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Tropical storm forms off AtlanticOct 31, 2021 5:16 pm - MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Dean formed in the open Atlantic on Tuesday, but remained far from land, forecasters said. At 11 a.m. EDT, the storm was centered about 1,490 mil...
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Frustration grows at Utah mine siteOct 31, 2021 5:16 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- As frustration mounts over the slow pace of the digging to free six trapped miners, more questions arose Tuesday about whether risky mining methods m...
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Bush appoints Dungy to civic leadership roleOct 31, 2021 5:21 pm - Tony Dungy has a Super Bowl title, a best-selling book and now a presidential appointment. On Tuesday, President Bush announced his intention to appoint the Indianapolis...
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Teacher-astronaut finally fulfills dream that began 21 years agoOct 31, 2021 5:16 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan transformed the space shuttle and space station into a classroom Tuesday for her first education session from or...
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Rutgers player sues ImusOct 31, 2021 5:15 pm - NEW YORK -- A member of the Rutgers women's basketball team sued Don Imus and CBS on Tuesday, claiming the radio personality's sexist and racist comments about the team ...
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Yankees' Rizzuto a hit on the field, in the boothOct 31, 2021 5:15 pm - NEW YORK -- His speed and spunk made him a Hall of Famer. "Holy cow!" made Phil Rizzuto famous. Popular as a player and beloved as a broadcaster, the New York Yankees sh...