Articles filed under Associated Press
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Stocks climb after Fed cuts discount rateAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks barreled higher Friday after the Federal Reserve did what Wall Street was clamoring for and cut its key discount rate a half percentage point. The mov...
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Fed rate cut probably not enoughAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A dramatic cut in the Federal Reserve's discount rate sent stocks soaring Friday, but the spreading global credit crisis means the Fed will almost certainl...
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Astronauts worried repairs would cause more damageAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Endeavour's astronauts said Friday they were relieved by NASA's decision to skip repairs to the deep gouge on their spaceship's belly, and noted ...
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Octave going after 'Triple Tiara' todayAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- She's a millionaire, a grade 1 stakes winner and the daughter of a champion. And on Saturday, while her stablemate Rags To Riches stays in the ...
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Offerman faces indefinite suspension for bat attackAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - CAMDEN, N.J. -- Former all-star Jose Offerman's suspension for a bat attack in the minors will remain in effect until his legal case is resolved. The independent Atlanti...
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Building Dean hits Caribbean; Gulf Coast next?Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- Hurricane Dean roared into the eastern Caribbean on Friday, tearing away roofs, flooding streets and causing at least three deaths on small island...
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Those who survived quake were first to open groundAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - PISCO, Peru -- The distance between life and death in Peru's magnitude-8 earthquake was the number of steps to open ground. Many of the 510 people who died weren't close...
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Category 3 Hurricane Dean tears through eastern CaribbeanAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Hurricane Dean strengthens to Category 3 in Caribbean with 125 mph winds; 1 dead CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- Hurricane Dean strengthened into a Category 3 storm and tore thro...
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47-year-old Inkster atop leaderboardAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Hall of Famer Juli Inkster shot a 5-under 66 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead in the Canadian Women's Open, while 17-year-old Michelle Wie had a 74 to miss...
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Webb's scoreless streak at 42 inningsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Brandon Webb pitched his third straight shutout and stretched his scoreless streak to 42 innings, tossing a two-hitter to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks past the host Atl...