Articles filed under Associated Press
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Street Sense trying to go out on top in ClassicOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Street Sense has been called the perfect racehorse, a 3-year-old thoroughbred who doesn't win every race, only the really big ones. There's one more t...
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New toilets can save on waterOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - It has been referred to as the john, the throne, the loo, the water closet. Call it what you want, your toilet may be flushing away oodles of water. If you are like most...
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Francona's quiet authority inspires players to do bestOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia connected and the Fenway Park crowd went crazy. Fans hollered, teammates hugged the rookie and the Game 7 rout was on. The Red Sox were on their...
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Can GPS beat speed trap's radar gun?Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WINDSOR, Calif. -- Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists -- 19 out of 20 by some estimates -- would rather pay up than pit their word against a...
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Woman agrees to give up petsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - DIXON, Ill. -- A northern Illinois woman accused of hoarding hundreds of animals at her rural home has agreed to turn them over to a local Humane Society, saying she jus...
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Murder charges added in fraud indictmentOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Three men have been arrested in Mexico on charges of plotting to kill a rival in Chicago's flourishing trade in bogus immigration documents, federal prosecutors said W...
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Security chief resigns in wake of Blackwater incidentsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department's embattled security chief resigned on Wednesday as the scandal over last month's deadly Blackwater USA shooting of 17 Iraqis in Baghd...
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United jets return to O'Hare after wing tips touchOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - United Airlines officials say no one was injured when the wing tips of two planes touched on the ground at O'Hare International Airport. United spokeswoman Megan McCarth...
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NASA studies shuttle panelsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on ...
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Stock futures trade little changed ahead of goods, home sales, jobless dataOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks pointed toward a flat open Thursday as Wall Street awaited some key readings on the economy: durable goods orders, jobless claims and new home sa...