Articles filed under Associated Press
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Asian markets fall sharply on further subprime worriesNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - TOKYO _ Asian markets fell sharply Monday after Wall Street declined at the end of last week on renewed concerns about U.S. mortgage problems. European markets, however,...
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Report: Adoptees' identities should be revealedNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's among the most divisive questions in the realm of adoption: Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records and thus be able to learn the ident...
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Yao, McGrady provide Rockets potent 1-2 punchNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming and guard Tracy McGrady have been called one of the NBA's best scoring tandems. The Charlotte Bobcats won't dispute that. McGrady and Yao...
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8 directors named to Hershey board to replace those resigningNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. _ Eight members of the Hershey Co. board have resigned and are being replaced with eight new members picked by the charitable trust that controls the com...
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Russian freighter crash causes massive oil spillNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of three sailors after a Russian freighter sank near the Black Sea, while officials assessed damage from...
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Bengals' Graham hits 7 FGs in winNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cincinnati Bengals used an uncharacteristic approach to earn a tremendously satisfying victory. Shayne Graham kicked a team-record 7 field goals, and the Bengals rec...
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Scientists: Go lean and go greenNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common. But public health experts suggest people can attack them both by cutti...
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Confusion over ruling leaks into old desegregation casesNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Officials in Shelby County, Tenn., complain they'll have to spend millions to satisfy a federal judge's "arbitrary" desegregation order. It'll mean busing minority stude...
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Johnson dominates, Gordon-styleNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Nobody could touch Jeff Gordon in his prime, a three-year stretch when he won 33 races and consecutive championships. That was almost 10 years ago, an...
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Can Pakistan election be fair?Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that Pakistan will stick to its January schedule for parliamentary elections but he set no time limit ...