Articles filed under Associated Press
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Ex-Cub Perez suspended for 80 gamesAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers' infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for a third time for a banned stimulant, a penalty that finishe...
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People in the newsAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Eddie Murphy acknowledged he is the father of Melanie Brown's young daughter Friday, a day after the former Spice Girl took legal action to establish him as the child's ...
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Death toll lowered in Minneapolis bridge collapseAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- More than 100 cars and trucks and a school bus crawling bumper-to-bumper on a bridge that suddenly crashes into the Mississippi River seemed like a recipe...
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Officials investigate irregular bettingAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- As the NBA grapples with a betting scandal, tennis must now confront a potential gambling scam of its own. Officials on Friday were investigating suspicious be...
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House votes to pay to have bridge rebuiltAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House voted Friday to direct $250 million to rebuild the Minnesota bridge that was destroyed in this week's deadly collapse. A similar bill stood ready...
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People NewsAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Lindsay Lohan talked about her first stay in rehab in an interview that Elle magazine says took place 36 hours before her drunken driving arrest over Memorial Day weeken...
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Irvin to enter Hall today despite off-field baggageAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CANTON, Ohio -- Of the six players about to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Michael Irvin was the only one to make headlines off the field. Irvin knows t...
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Marine sentenced to 15 yearsAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A jury sentenced a Marine sergeant Friday to 15 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi civilian during a fruitless search for an insurg...
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Monsoon floods displace 19 millionAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - GAUHATI, India -- Hungry, frightened and shouting for help, families perched perilously in treetops or on the roofs of their flooded homes in Uttar Pradesh as the death ...
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Sabbatini leads at BridgestoneAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Rory Sabbatini is taking all bets that par golf on the weekend at Firestone will pay him $1.35 million. Sabbatini continued to make a difficult golf course look like a b...