Articles filed under Associated Press
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Vick files plea, gets indefinite suspensionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - No matter how nuanced his confession for involvement in dogfighting, Michael Vick got no leniency Friday from the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended the Atlanta F...
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Judges, generals petition Bush on GitmoAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Twenty retired federal judges, two rear admirals and a Marine general joined 383 current or former members of the European and British parliaments on Frida...
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Teen untethers iPhoneAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The last summer before college is full of possibilities. George Hotz, a slight, curly haired teenager in Glen Rock, N.J., spent it taking on two of the large...
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Miller not returning to NBAAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Reggie Miller is staying retired, passing on a chance to turn the Big Three of the Boston Celtics into the Fabulous Four. Miller told the Celtics his decision after havi...
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Wall Street returns to more normal weekAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended its calmest week in a month with a big advance Friday, rising on solid economic readings that countered the bleak sentiment that has blanke...
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Noreiga's next stop may be FranceAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A judge refused Friday to block the extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France, where he is accused of laundering millions of dollars in...
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New home sales surprise in JulyAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- New-home sales turned up and factory orders soared in July, suggesting the economy was on stable footing before a credit crunch took a turn for the worse. ...
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Death sentence for child killerAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - INVERNESS, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced Friday to death for kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, raping her and burying her alive in his yard. Jo...
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Nowak asks judge for a little reliefAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking a romantic rival, asked a judge Friday to let her remove her electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, say...
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U.S. airstrike hits British troopsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. warplane mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on British troops after they called for air support in Afghanistan, killing three soldiers and ...