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Convicted burglar pleads guilty to deaths of 5 people in Texas KFC slayingsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - HENDERSON, Texas -- A convicted burglar pleaded guilty Monday to the deaths of five people who were abducted from a fast-food restaurant in one of Texas' most notorious ...
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Relatives of missing woman says her husband has cuts ties to familyOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Family members of Lisa Stebic say her estranged husband, who has been named by police as a person of interest in her disappearance six months ago, has cut off all commun...
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Oil nears $94 a barrel on record climbOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil futures surged to a new record near $94 Monday, propelled by the weak dollar and news that Mexico's state oil company suspended a fifth of its oil produc...
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More than 1 in 10 high schools in America are 'dropout factories'Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make i...
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Cause of beach house blaze unknownOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. -- For the group of college buddies spending a late-season weekend at a friend's beach house, the deck overlooking a canal was the center of their...
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Under pressure, Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal retiresOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The still unfolding mortgage-related credit crisis has claimed its biggest corporate casualty so far: Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal. The announcement Tuesday...
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More forced child labor uncoveredOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- With Gap under fire for selling clothes made by children in India, activists and police raided a sweatshop in New Delhi where 14 boys were embroidering wome...
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Applebee's shareholders approve sale to IHOPOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Shareholders of Applebee's International Inc. on Tuesday approved a $1.9 billion offer by pancake house operator IHOP Corp. to buy the casual dini...
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Lawyer says tasered U. of Florida student won't be chargedOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen. John Kerry will avoid criminal charges by apologizing a...
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Country superstar Porter WagonerOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. ...