Articles filed under Associated Press
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Japan's new auto sales fall to 35-year lowJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - TOKYO -- Japan's domestic auto sales fell to a 35-year low last year as the nation faced high gasoline prices, limited income growth and shrinking demand, an industry gr...
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Late night hosts to play guestJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers' strike by appearing on each other's show. The swap come...
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Microsoft expanding into more platforms, interfacesJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft Corp. might not be the unbeatable giant it once seemed to be, but Chairman Bill Gates made the case Sunday night that its technologies are becomin...
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West reels from giant stormJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - FERNLEY, Nev. -- Hundreds of homes sat in as much as 8 feet of water Sunday following a canal rupture as freezing weather spread sheets of ice over yards and streets, hi...
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Searchers say hiker likely deadJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The search for a 24-year-old hiker who disappeared from the northern Georgia woods on New Year's Day will be scaled back, authorities said Sunday. Georgia Bur...
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UAL stock falls after analyst cites uncertainty, pilot actionsJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell today after a veteran industry analyst downgraded the company, citing festering labor discord he said includes...
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Levee breaks in Nevada as storms continue to pummel West CoastJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - FERNLEY, Nev. -- A ruptured levee sent a frigid "wall of water" from a rain-swollen canal into this high desert town early Saturday, flooding hundreds of homes and forci...
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Weir holds 1-shot lead, but many remain in huntJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - KAPALUA, Hawaii -- Mike Weir finally got one last birdie putt to fall, and it was enough to put him in the lead Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. But even afte...
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Wings head to UC with 31 wins in 42 gamesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Dominik Hasek stopped 22 shots for his 78th career shutout, Brian Rafalski scored a first-period goal, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the host Dallas Stars 3-0 on Saturd...
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Bush to embark on Mideast tripJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush, trying to defy a history of failure in Middle East peacemaking, is about to embark on his first major trip to the long-troubled region, fac...