Articles filed under Associated Press
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Health officials surprised by upward turn in teen birthsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials who had no quick explanation...
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After big deal by Tigers and Marlins, others waitDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Detroit and Florida finished their eight-player mega-deal with surprising speed Wednesday, leaving Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis eager to start...
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U.S. economic woes spook European marketsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Central Bank and the Bank of England face similar paths Thursday as rising inflation, a falling dollar and concerns about the health o...
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Court blocks Bush rule on logging, burning in national forestsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a Bush administration rule that allowed logging and burning projects in national forests without first anal...
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House set to roll back oil industry tax breaks, raise auto fuel efficiencyDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leaders are optimistic that they can pass an energy bill that would repeal billions of dollars in oil industry tax breaks and for the firs...
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Report: Less than 1 percent of Chicago cop shootings unjustifiedDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite $59 million in settlements and civil judgments against the city in the past decade, less than 1 percent of Chicago police shootings of civilians have been ruled ...
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Divers search canal for Stacy PetersonDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Dive teams searched frigid waters at the intersection of two canals Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's 23-year-old w...
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Omaha shooter's note: 'I'll be famous'Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- The teenager carried his rifle into the mall, passing shoppers and decorations. A department store employee was pressing a suit for a customer. A woman wa...
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'Caddyshack' charity event prompts lawsuitDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - It must have seemed like a good fundraising idea at the time; reunite some of the cast members from the 1980 movie "Caddyshack," add a few sports celebrities, and let am...
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Nine dead in Omaha mall shootingDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- A man opened fire with a rifle at a busy department store Wednesday, killing eight people in an attack that made holiday shoppers run screaming through a ...