Articles filed under Associated Press
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Police investigating their use of Taser on 82-year-old womanNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago Police are investigating an officer's use of a Taser on an 82-year-old woman. Spokeswoman Monique Bond says the officer used a Taser to shock Lillian Fletcher on...
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Google gives peak at its mobile planNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google provided the first glimpse at its mobile ambitions Monday with the announcement of a free software package scheduled to hit the market during the...
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After crash, F-15 flights are limitedNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The Air Force has suspended some F-15 flights, citing a possible structural failure discovered after one of the fighter jets crashed in central Missouri. Al...
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One dead, three injured in apartment fireNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - A man was killed and three people were injured yesterday in an apartment fire on the city's North Side. Fire Department Commander Will Knight says the fire at the three-...
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George Ryan, convicted of graft, leaves a legacy of distrustNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- George Ryan never was an angel. Illinois voters knew when they elected him governor that he was an old-school politician who rewarded friends and punished...
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Boeing finalizes 787 order from Chile's LAN AirlinesNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Boeing Co. said Monday it had finalized an order from Chile's LAN Airlines for 26 long-haul 787 passenger jets and two 777 freighters. The Dreamliner order, a...
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Baseball general managers recommend instant replayNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the first time Tuesday, baseball general managers recommended instant replay be used to help umpires make difficult decisions. The recommendation, b...
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SIUE students accused of kidnapping, battery with freshly baked cookiesNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE -- Two students at Southern Illinois University in this St. Louis suburb kidnapped, paddled and burned a young man with freshly baked cookies after a drug d...
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Fisher-Price kitchen toys recalled in US and Europe for choking riskNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mattel Inc. today recalled more than 172,000 Fisher-Price kitchen toys in the United States and Europe because several children choked and gagged on small,...
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Archer Daniels Midland profit rises 9 pct in 1st-quarter on gains in oilseedsNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - DECATUR -- Agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 9 percent, as a sharp improvement in its oilseeds processing segm...