Articles filed under Associated Press
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Cage-diving may send sharks wrong messageAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - GANSBAAI, South Africa -- Blessed with clear waters and a high concentration of great white sharks, this sleepy fishing town has become the self-proclaimed capital of ca...
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Israel won't allow more Darfur refugeesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- Israel said Sunday it will no longer allow refugees from Darfur to stay after they sneak across the border from Egypt, drawing criticism from those who say ...
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Shuttle planning early landingAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With Hurricane Dean considered hardly any threat to Mission Control, Endeavour's astronauts left the international space station a day early and ...
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Visit to Baghdad may signal shift in U.S.-French relationAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- France's foreign minister paid an unannounced and highly symbolic visit to Baghdad on Sunday -- the first by a senior French official since the war started an...
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Heat wave finally easesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Heat-stricken residents in some areas finally got a small break Sunday from the oppressive triple-digit temperatures that have killed at least 44 peo...
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Red Sox expand reach in sporting worldAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox executive Mike Dee receives almost a dozen calls during an hourlong lunch at a Fenway Park restaurant, and this is the one that really gets his ...
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Does zero trans fat really mean zero?Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stroll the aisles of any grocery store and you're sure to spot labels declaring "zero grams trans fat" on the front of snack foods, cookies and crackers. But...
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German captive freed in AfghanistanAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan police freed a female German hostage from a Kabul neighborhood and arrested a group of kidnappers early Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesm...
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McNulty claims his first major by 5 strokesAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When Mark McNulty ran into some trouble on the final hole of The Tradition, he recalled words of advice from Gary Player. "Gary Player always said, 'Mark, as long as you...
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Links to lost Alzheimer's patientsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - It looks like a toy, but the bracelet locked around Bob Melnick's wrist gives his wife some peace of mind: If this Alzheimer's patient wanders off and gets lost, he's we...