Articles filed under Associated Press
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China pressures families of minersAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - XINTAI, China -- Officials increased the pressure on the distraught families of 181 trapped miners Tuesday, deploying riot police, threats and money to silence their ang...
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Canucks re-sign LindenAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Trevor Linden re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $600,000. The 37-year-old Linden, who wil...
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Federal aid for new bridge in MinneapolisAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- With all the victims believed to have been recovered, federal investigators gave state transportation officials clearance Tuesday to pull away the concret...
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Crackdown means fewer hands for the harvestAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- With fruit rotting in fields, unmilked cows suffering in barns and shuttered farmhouses, growers are painting a bleak picture of their industry under ne...
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Tips for easy, fun lunchesAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Some simple suggestions for packing lunches your child won't want to trade. • Take your child grocery shopping. Even pre-schoolers can give you some idea of what they do...
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Miners' families asking whether safety lost out to profitsAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - 3c43 1-line hed, 3c21 1-line drop hed, trim to 12 inches. HUNTINGTON, Utah -- With six trapped coal miners all but left for dead in a crumbling mountain, families and fr...
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College campus fires increasingAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The number of fires reported in university and college housing has increased sharply in recent years as students plug in more electrical gear, inclu...
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Continental opts out of arena name gameAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. -- Continental Airlines Inc. has decided to opt out of its deal for its name to appear on the home of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and the NHL's New Jersey Dev...
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Russia stages air showAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Russia opened its largest air show in post-Soviet history on Tuesday, showing off its growing military footprint and global assertiveness while seek...
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Happy landing for EndeavourAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Even as the wounded space shuttle Endeavour brought its seven astronauts safely home Tuesday, NASA looked ahead to three more launches at risk fo...