Articles filed under Associated Press
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Van Breda Kolff dies at 84Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. -- Butch van Breda Kolff, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers to two NBA finals appearances and won 482 games as a college coach, has died after a long ill...
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Sparks hopes to live up to 'Idol' title with albumAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Given the multiplatinum, Grammy-winning successes of fellow "American Idol" winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks is feeling pressure to...
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Mexico adds up Dean's tollAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - POZA RICA, Mexico -- It drove terror deep into Mexico, smashing ashore as the third most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to hit land. But the furious beast proved relat...
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Japan plans first earthquake warning systemAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- It's still beyond the reach of science to predict exactly when an earthquake will strike, but Japan will soon get the next-best thing -- televised warnings that...
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Police: Husband beat televangelistAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Juanita Bynum, a televangelist with a national following for sermons about women's empowerment, pressed charges against her estranged husband Thursday after s...
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New strains blamed in stomach flu boutsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- A 90-year-old nursing home patient died from the stomach flu last year, marking the first time U.S. health officials confirmed that the highly contagious bug ...
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Researchers induce out-of-body experiencesAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The stories seem strange but riveting. A heart attack victim recalls floating in the air, watching paramedics revive him. A surgical patient remembers hove...
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Henman to retire in SeptemberAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tim Henman will play one last time at Wimbledon, but it won't be next summer. The British tennis star will play his final Grand Slam at the U.S. Open and the...
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Ex-prime minister wins right to return to PakistanAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Nawaz Sharif, head of a powerful Pakistani political party that wants to oust embattled President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to return quickly after ...
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'Illegal Tender' wallows in soapiness of gangster genre conventionsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - "Illegal Tender" 2½ stars out of four Opens today Starring As Rick Gonzalez Wilson Wanda De Jesus Millie Antonio Ortiz Randy G...