Articles filed under Associated Press
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Scientists find the battery for northern lightsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists think they have discovered the energy source of auroras borealis, the spectacular color displays seen in the upper latitudes of the Northern ...
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Jones loses Olympic medalsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Don't look for Marion Jones' name in the Olympic record books any more. As far as the IOC is concerned, her five-medal performance at the 2000 ...
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Former Chicago health inspector pleads guilty to bribe takingDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A former Chicago Public Health Department inspector has pleaded guilty to fraud for accepting payoffs in return for helping unqualified restaurant, grocery and food-serv...
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Was semifinal playoff loss Kill's last game at SIU?Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- Stinging from the playoff loss, Jerry Kill didn't care much for the question about whether it was his last game coaching Southern Illinois. The reporter's ...
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Golfers read drug manualDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tiger Woods said Wednesday that drug testing on the PGA Tour will start July 8, and he is about halfway through the tour's anti-doping manual se...
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Chicago-bound bus stop shooting suspect arrested in DenverDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that injured six young people, police said. Nicco Tatum was arrested Wednesday in Denver ...
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Common childhood vaccine recalledDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as 2 months were being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U...
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Recall of common kids' vaccine could cause shortage, but no health threatDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- The recall of a routine vaccine for babies due to contamination risks could trigger a shortage and likely will alarm parents, but officials said there i...
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U.S. fends off greenhouse gas rulesDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - BALI, Indonesia -- As the U.N. climate conference entered its last days, the United States encountered -- and rejected -- fresh demands Wednesday that it accept ambitiou...
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Costco 1st-quarter profit rises partly on higher sales, membership fee growthDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 11 percent partly on solid membership fee growth to me...