Articles filed under Associated Press
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Cowboys sign former Bear Tank JohnsonSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- Suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson signed a two-year contract Tuesday with the Dallas Cowboys. Johnson, who played the last three seasons for the B...
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Stocks soar after interest rate cutSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A jubilant Wall Street barreled higher Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a larger-than-expected half percentage point. The...
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Burger King offers healthier Kids MealSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Burger King health kick includes new Kids Meal with flame-broiled Tenders, apple 'fries' Burger King pledged earlier this month to offer healthier fast-food items for ch...
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More than 200 Texas Southern students forced out of dormitory by bat infestationSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Bats took over a university dormitory, forcing more than 200 students into hotels and worrying health officials, who now fear the students could have been exp...
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Investor votes in favor of Topps takeover proposalSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Money manager Mario Gabelli said on Tuesday he supports a private equity takeover of baseball card maker The Topps Co. Gabelli, who owns roughly 7 percent of...
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Britney ordered to take random drug, alcohol testSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears has been ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week, according to court documents in her custody dispute with ex-husba...
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Suicide risk to elderly ignoredSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Not long after 72-year-old Anne Beale Golson had retired on disability from her job as a librarian, she put a stack of paid bills out for the mail, hung up a freshly pre...
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Defense takes over in trial of polygamist sect leaderSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. GEORGE, Utah -- Defense attorneys for a polygamous-sect leader charged with sex crimes in the arranged marriage of a 14-year-old girl and her older cousin began thei...
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Home foreclosures soared in AugustSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The number of foreclosure filings reported in the U.S. last month more than doubled versus August 2006 and jumped 36 percent from July, a trend that signa...
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House acts to aid struggling homeownersSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday approved a plan to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure. Despite some White...