Articles filed under Associated Press
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Kuznetsova captures Pilot Pen when Szavay retiresAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title this season when qualifier Agnes Szavay retired with a back injury Saturday while leading 6-4, 0-3...
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Martin Luther King Jr. tribute finds oppositionAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The selection of a Chinese sculptor to carve a three-story monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall is raising questions about what part of ...
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Car breath tests made mandatoryAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A new Illinois law requires first-time drunken driving offenders to install breath test devices in their vehicles and pass the test every time they try to start their en...
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Non-toxic ways to get rid of antsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - You walk into the kitchen and a parade of ants is having a field day on your countertop. What do you do? Skip the ant spray next time and try some other less toxic metho...
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Two dead in balloon accidentAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A hot air balloon burst into flames over western Canada, burning two passengers to death while their families looked on, police said Satur...
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An unyielding faithAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- People here believe in miracles. Small ones, where a kind word or a soft touch can make all the difference. Big ones, too -- like finding six men in ...
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Maddux first to win 10 games in 20 straight seasonsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Passing Cy Young didn't faze Greg Maddux. Moving ahead of his older brother was a bit more exciting. Maddux became the first pitcher to win 10 games in 20 consecutive se...
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Punter's family picks up the pieces after convictionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Michelle Weydert won't play her senior season for the University of Wyoming volleyball team, and she's switched to online classes. That way, she c...
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French won't extradite suspect in doctor's deathAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - France will not extradite an American suspected of killing a dermatologist in Chicago last year, saying it cannot do so because he also is a French citizen. Hans Peterso...
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Big Mac museum opens to mark 40th anniversaryAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Few people would eat a 40-year-old sandwich. But don't tell that to the millions who flock to McDonald's each year to chow down on a Big Mac. The triple-decke...