Articles filed under Associated Press
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It was Allen's turn in Celtics' OT winNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- On this day, at least, Ray Allen was the obvious choice among Boston's Big Three to get the ball with the game on the line. Allen made the winning 3-pointer w...
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Johnson wins … and gets the leadNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jimmie Johnson was caught between his competitive urge to win and the big-picture reality that a mistake could cost him a shot at another NASCAR Nex...
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Teacher accused of fleeing to Mexico with 13-year-old faces court hearingNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Neb. -- A middle school teacher accused of running away to Mexico with a 13-year-old boy when rumors started to swirl that they were having sex was due in cou...
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Saints (4-4) march back into contentionNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Opposing coaches may as well incinerate game film of the Saints' dreadful 0-4 start. The team in those clips ceased to exist a month ago. Drew Brees threw...
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Heart pill beats Plavix at preventing clots, but raises bleeding riskNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new blood thinner proved better than Plavix, one of the world's top-selling drugs, at preventing heart problems after procedures to open clogged arter...
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Sister of missing woman fears her sibling is deadNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - The sister of the missing wife of a suburban Chicago police sergeant said she believes Stacy Peterson is dead. "I'm just going to find her, bring her home and bring whoe...
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Hollywood writers begin first strike since 1988Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ Film and TV writers resolved to put down their pens and take up picket signs after last-ditch talks failed to avert a strike. The first picket lines were s...
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Marathoner's autopsy "inconclusive"Nov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An autopsy of elite runner Ryan Shay was inconclusive Sunday after the 28-year-old collapsed and died in Central Park at the U.S. men's marathon Olympic tria...
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Report: Kraft nearing deal to sell Post cereal for about $2.8BNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Shares of Kraft Foods Inc. edged up in premarket trading Monday after a published report said the nation's biggest food and beverage maker was nearing a deal to sell its...
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Gas at the touch of your fingertipsNov 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Area drivers have a new way to pay for gasoline: with their fingertips. Ten Shell gas stations in the Chicago area are testing biometric systems that let con...