Articles filed under Associated Press
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Aaron says baseball will bounce backFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- He's no longer the home run king, but he's still the Hammer. Hank Aaron hobbled into Atlanta's spring training camp Tuesday -- he needs knee-replaceme...
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Martha buys Emeril's empireFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is bringing in a new celebrity: popular TV chef Emeril Lagasse. The New York-based media and merchandising company found...
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Carlwell leaves Illinois basketball teamFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Center Brian Carlwell has left the Illini basketball team. Coach Bruce Weber says the 6-foot-11 sophomore hopes to find another school to transfer to after t...
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Juveniles stay incarcerated because of monitoring bracelet shortageFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A shortage of electronic monitoring bracelets is causing scores of juvenile detainees who are eligible for home monitoring to stay locked up in a detention center. As re...
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Veteran prosecutor Mitchell Mars made big dent on OutfitFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Federal prosecutor Mitchell A. Mars who sent Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo and other big-name mobsters to prison, has died of lung cancer, officials announ...
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Cold contributed to rowing coach's deathFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - An autopsy has determined that the death of a rowing coach who collapsed near a lagoon in Chicago's Lincoln Park was caused in part by exposure to frigid temperatures. T...
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Stopping medication can have tragic consequencesFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Psychiatrists say it's a common scenario -- troubled patients stop taking their medicine, because of cost, side effects, the stigma, or delusions that they don't need it...
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IRL, Champ Car talks heat up againFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- Merger talks are growing more serious between the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series. David Higdon, Champ Car's executive vice president o...
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Stocks up as investors dismiss some concern about inflationFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street recovered from an early loss and turned positive Wednesday as investors appeared to set aside some concerns about a rise in consumer prices and l...
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Counterfeit $100 wipes out Girl ScoutsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- A pair of con artists ripped off a Girl Scout group when they exchanged a fake $100 bill for cookies, police said. The unknown couple handed over t...