Articles filed under Associated Press
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University of Chicago tries to ease fears after shootingNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A campus thriving amid the violence and poverty that plagues much of Chicago's South Side is on alert in the wake of the shooting death of Senegalese doctoral student an...
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Chicago considers residential chicken banNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Live chickens aren't meant for big-city neighborhoods. At least that's how some Chicago aldermen see it and they're moving to ban the keeping of the birds in residential...
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Police want to question pair in deaths of 2 menNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Officials have released sketches of a pair of men wanted for questioning in the deaths of two Chicago men whose bodies were found wrapped in plastic near a forest preser...
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Grain elevator collapses, hits houseNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- A grain bin collapsed and sent a tidal wave of corn into a home, sweeping it off its foundation, trapping a family of four and shaking the ground for...
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Screeners surprised by what people try to bring on planesNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- Security screeners at the Newark airport could almost open a department store with all the banned items: nine bottles of wine, three sets of kitchen kniv...
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Man admits killings to reportersNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- The father of two Kansas City-area children whose remains were found in a shallow grave more than three years after they disappeared confessed publi...
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What can you do? Watch recall noticesNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As 2007 rounds the bend with a record number of toy recalls, even toy companies say more are likely during the holiday shopping season. "We know some of th...
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Shuttle mission on trackNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two spacewalking astronauts wired up the international space station's newest room Tuesday and, to NASA's delight, kept the next shuttle visit on...
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Fighting dogs seized in Chicago-area homes; two chargedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County authorities say they've seized more than a dozen suspected fighting dogs. The dogs included 12 pit bulls at one home. The Cook County sheriff's office says s...
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Bruins rally to stun Maple LeafsNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - TORONTO -- Chuck Kobasew scored with 3:31 left in the third period, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Kobase...