Articles filed under Associated Press
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Warming Arctic means new assignment for Coast GuardOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A Coast Guard reconnaissance team is heading to the far north this week to scope out a new frontier that the warming Arctic climate is opening to sh...
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Al-Qaida turns wrath on Al-JazeeraOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape ...
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NFL matchups for Week 8Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunday's games Detroit (4-2) at Bears (3-4) Time: Noon, Channel 32 Line: Bears by 5. Series: Bears lead 87-63-5. Last time: Lions 37, Bears 27, Sept. 30, 2007 at Detroi...
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Staph invades multiple schoolsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - New outbreaks of staph infection were reported in a half dozen more suburban schools Thursday, causing a parochial school in Aurora to be closed and countless desktops t...
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3 boxers missing from World Boxing ChampionshipsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Three athletes who were in Chicago for the World Boxing Championships have gone missing from the competition, organizers and authorities said Thursday. It appears the tw...
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Harry Potter first edition sells for nearly $41,000 at auctionOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000. The copy of the hardback first edition of "Harry Potter and the ...
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A lot of us believe in ghosts, survey saysOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It was bad enough when the TV and lights inexplicably flicked on at night, Misty Conrad says. When her daughter began talking to an unseen girl named Nicol...
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Shuttle links up with space stationOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery and the international space station joined forces Thursday, linking their ships and kicking off the big...
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BP pays, apologizes for series of misdeedsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- BP PLC is taking a multimillion dollar broom to sweep away a slew of federal charges linked to energy price-fixing, a deadly refinery blast and pipeline leaks...
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France wants to be greenest of allOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PARIS -- No more incandescent light bulbs in chandelier-filled chateaux or French cafes. No more energy-wasting cars and televisions, and no more drafty windows. These p...