Articles filed under Associated Press
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China confirms Aqua Dots are toxicNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's safety watchdog confirmed Saturday that toy beads recalled in the United States and Australia after sickening children contain a toxic substance. The ...
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State investigating all-time lows in high school test scoresNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Education officials plan to hire an independent auditor to look into why Illinois high school students posted all-time low scores on an achievement exam. ...
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Penn State tops TempleNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Anthony Morelli threw a pair of touchdowns to Jordan Norwood, exciting the thousands of Penn State fans who turned Temple's stadium into a mini Happy Val...
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Gardeners express themselves with yard artNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Art is enjoying a coming out party across America as gardeners add personality to their yards. Discarded farm implements are being restored for use as planters. Plywood ...
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Bhutto plans protest marchNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan eased its crackdown on opponents Saturday, releasing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto from house arrest and saying it will lift a state o...
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High tech isn't disposable everywhereNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- In advanced countries, someone whose cell phone breaks down or becomes outdated usually tosses it and gets a new, fancier model. Ditto for the DVD player...
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Celtics remain perfect; Suns winNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Boston Celtics won one for Doc Rivers and sent the New Jersey Nets a message in the process. Hours after attending the funeral of his father in Illinois, Rivers saw ...
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Afghan ambush kills sixNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants ambushed and killed six U.S. troops walking in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan -- the most lethal attack in a year that has been the...
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Walking -- but not roughing it -- on New Zealand's South IslandNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WAINUI, New Zealand -- Something keeps drawing me back to New Zealand. I suspect something always will. Part of it is how easy it is to vacation here for a woman traveli...
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Episcopal Diocese chooses moderate bishopNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WHEELING, Ill. -- A moderate church leader, the Rev. Jeffrey Lee, was elected the 12th Bishop of Chicago at the diocese convention Saturday, defeating seven other candid...