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Francona's quiet authority inspires players to do bestOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia connected and the Fenway Park crowd went crazy. Fans hollered, teammates hugged the rookie and the Game 7 rout was on. The Red Sox were on their...
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Can GPS beat speed trap's radar gun?Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WINDSOR, Calif. -- Given the option of contesting a traffic ticket, most motorists -- 19 out of 20 by some estimates -- would rather pay up than pit their word against a...
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Woman agrees to give up petsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - DIXON, Ill. -- A northern Illinois woman accused of hoarding hundreds of animals at her rural home has agreed to turn them over to a local Humane Society, saying she jus...
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Murder charges added in fraud indictmentOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Three men have been arrested in Mexico on charges of plotting to kill a rival in Chicago's flourishing trade in bogus immigration documents, federal prosecutors said W...
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Security chief resigns in wake of Blackwater incidentsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The State Department's embattled security chief resigned on Wednesday as the scandal over last month's deadly Blackwater USA shooting of 17 Iraqis in Baghd...
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United jets return to O'Hare after wing tips touchOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - United Airlines officials say no one was injured when the wing tips of two planes touched on the ground at O'Hare International Airport. United spokeswoman Megan McCarth...
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NASA studies shuttle panelsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on ...
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Stock futures trade little changed ahead of goods, home sales, jobless dataOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks pointed toward a flat open Thursday as Wall Street awaited some key readings on the economy: durable goods orders, jobless claims and new home sa...
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Motorola third-quarter profit plunges, sales in cell phones fall 36 percentOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Wireless technology company Motorola Inc. said Thursday its profit plunged in the third quarter, as sales fell substantially in its cell phone business. Motorola posted ...
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Panel: Flu vaccine OK for toddlersOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. Government advice now recommends only traditional sho...