Articles filed under Associated Press
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Japanese crime leader, driver killed in brazen attackNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - TOKYO -- A reputed organized crime leader was shot to death and his driver was fatally stabbed Tuesday in a brazen attack in southern Japan, police said, even as the cou...
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U.N. report calls for developed nations to lead global warming fightNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Developed nations must immediately help fight global warming or the world will face catastrophic floods, droughts and other disasters, accordin...
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Musharraf prepares to leave military and be civilian leaderNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Stiff and unsmiling as befits his expiring rank, Gen. Pervez Musharraf strode slowly past an honor guard of Pakistani troops Tuesday, bidding a s...
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Environmentalists plan to tackle major rat problem in AlaskaNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- More than 200 years ago, rats jumped ship for Rat Island. The muscular Norway rat climbed ashore on the rugged, uninhabited island in far southweste...
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Wall Street rises after Fed official signals a possible interest rate cutNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street barreled higher Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrials up more than 200 points for the second day in a row after a top Federal Reserve offi...
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UAL chief: Airlines must consolidate to surviveNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- The head of United Airlines' parent company said Tuesday he no longer feels like a voice in the wilderness in arguing airlines must consider consolidation to w...
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Stock futures point to higher open as investors await sales dataNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stock futures indicated a higher open to trading Wednesday as investors awaited key readings on the economy, including orders for big-ticket manufactured goo...
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Redskins, NFL mourn death of young safetyNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder's eyes were red. His voice cracked and was barely audible. Next to him sat coach Joe Gibbs, barely more composed. Sa...
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Rare Faberge egg sells for $18.5 million at London auctionNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- A rare enamel-and-gold Faberge egg that had been in the Rothschild banking family for more than a century sold for record-setting $18.5 million at auction Wedn...
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Wife of adventurer Steve Fossett asks Illinois court to declare him deadNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - The wife of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared while flying his plane in September in rugged Western terrain, asked an Illinois court Monday to declar...