Articles filed under Associated Press
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N. Korea seeks more aidAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- Impoverished North Korea asked South Korea for more help to recover from recent floods that left thousands homeless, asking Seoul on Tuesday for co...
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Study says high blood pressure a kid ailmentAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- More than 1 million U.S. youngsters have undiagnosed high blood pressure, leaving them at risk for developing organ damage down the road, a study suggests. Ca...
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Foreclosures filings nearly double compared to last JulyAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The number of foreclosure filings reported in the U.S. last month jumped 93 percent from July 2006 and rose 9 percent from June, the latest sign homeowner...
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Some parents select domain and baby names togetherAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Besides leaving the hospital with a birth certificate and a clean bill of health, baby Mila Belle Howells got something she won't likely use herself for seve...
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Let's set the record straight on 2 processed food claimsAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - We talk and talk of processed foods, and we love 'em even as we denounce 'em. Few among us don't have fond memories of neon-orange Cheetos dust making our fingerprints a...
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Sunni family gunned down in BaghdadAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- In mounting bloodshed south of Baghdad, suspected Shiite Muslim militiamen stormed into a Sunni Arab home Tuesday and gunned down seven family members, includ...
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Troubled NBA player killed in fiery auto carshAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash, the Harris C...
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Iraq, Syrian leaders meetAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - DAMASCUS, Syria -- Iraq's embattled prime minister received a pledge from Syria's President Bashar Assad on Tuesday that Damascus is ready to help with efforts to stabil...
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China pressures families of minersAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - XINTAI, China -- Officials increased the pressure on the distraught families of 181 trapped miners Tuesday, deploying riot police, threats and money to silence their ang...
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Canucks re-sign LindenAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Trevor Linden re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $600,000. The 37-year-old Linden, who wil...