Articles filed under Associated Press
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Disgraced radio personality returns to radioNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Shock jock Don Imus will return to the airwaves Dec. 3 after eight months of a well-paid hiatus created by a racist and sexist remark that once seemed certai...
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Virginia Tech rebounds with victoryNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Virginia Tech bounced back just fine from its shocking collapse against Boston College. One week after the No. 11 Hokies squandered a 10-point lead to BC in t...
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Sexual assault case exposes Dubai legal rifts, gay denialNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The mother of a 15-year-old French-Swiss boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two Emirati men accused authorities Thursday of lying...
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Wall Street plunges on worriesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street plunged Thursday, pulling the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 360 points as investors found themselves confronted by two uncomfortabl...
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NFL matchups for Week 9Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunday's games San Francisco (2-5) at Atlanta (1-6) Time: Noon Line: Falcons by 3. Series: Niners lead 44-27-1. Last time: Falcons 21, 49ers 19, Sept. 12, 2004 at San F...
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Payrolls grow by 166,000 in October, jobless rate holds steadyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Employers boosted payrolls by a surprisingly strong 166,000 in October, the most in five months, an encouraging sign that the nation's employment climate i...
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Chicago's Art Institute to loan paintings to TexasNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago's Art Institute is loaning about 90 of its Impressionist and post-Impressionist works to a Texas museum. The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth will show the piece...
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Companies target mutual funds for kidsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A lesson about investing might seem as appealing to young people as eating a bowlful of spinach. Mutual funds that cater to children aim to make the whole pr...
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Matters of state: Alice Roosevelt LongworthNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - On Valentine's Day in 1884, two days after the birth of his first child, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his beloved mother to typhoid, and his beautiful wife to an undiagn...
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Cigna posts 3rd-quarter profit rise on stronger premiums and feesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Health insurer Cigna Corp. said Friday its third-quarter earnings rose 23 percent on increased premiums and fees to top Wall Street expectations, and rai...