Articles filed under Associated Press
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William Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, dead at 77Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - William Wirtz, the longtime owner of the Chicago Blackhawks notorious for driving a hard bargain, died Wednesday at age 77. In an announcement on the team Web site, the ...
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Vick, three co-defendants indicted by stateSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SUSSEX, Va. -- Michael Vick and three co-defendants were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on state charges related to a dogfighting ring operated on Vick's Virginia prop...
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Shareholders approve the $19.5B buyout of radio station giant Clear ChannelSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO -- It took just about three weeks for the nation's biggest radio station operator, Clear Channel Communications Inc., to accept a buyout offer after announci...
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Strike idles GM auto plantsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- In the end, the first nationwide strike against General Motors in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to ...
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Tyson pleads guilty to drug, DUI chargesSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday in Mesa, Ariz., to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop l...
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Seattle files lawsuit to keep SonicsSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Seattle city officials filed a lawsuit Monday to keep the SuperSonics from leaving town. The lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court was a counter move to...
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Willis pitches Marlins past Cubs 4-2Sep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI (AP) _ Ninety minutes before Tuesday's game, Lou Piniella sat in the Chicago Cubs' dugout reciting a familiar mantra few believe. "There's no curse," Piniella said...
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N.Y. Times admits 'mistake' when it discounted controversial attack adSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The New York Times' ombudsman says the newspaper violated its standards when it gave the liberal activist group MoveOn.org a $77,508 price break on a full-pa...
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Cash is effective dieting incentiveSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health-care co...
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Bradley, Padres say ump played role in costly injurySep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Padres left fielder Milton Bradley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he was spun to the ground by his manager Sunday during a blowu...