Articles filed under Associated Press
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Gaza rockets slam into Israeli campSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- The Israeli government came under increasing pressure Tuesday to respond harshly to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip after a barrage wounded dozens of soldie...
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Torture case may be hate crimeSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - LOGAN, W.Va. -- A woman who authorities said was sexually abused, beaten and stabbed while held captive for at least a week was repeatedly called a racial slur during th...
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Few changes in pollSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - There were no changes at the top this week in The Associated Press statewide rankings for high school football released Tuesday. In Class 8A, the top four teams remained...
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Health insurance costs top $12,000 a year for familiesSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Health insurance premiums paid by workers and their employers rose an average of 6.1 percent this year, outpacing inflation and pay increases and taking a bigger chunk o...
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Ex-president of Philippines gets life termSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - MANILA, Philippines -- Deposed President Joseph Estrada was convicted and sentenced to life in prison today after a landmark six-year trial on charges that he took bribe...
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Doubts surface that Fossett could surviveSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - RENO, Nev. -- As the search for Steve Fossett dragged into its ninth day Tuesday, experts said they doubted the millionaire adventurer could have survived more than a we...
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Companies link health costs to employee's risk factorsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- First they tried nudging. Now, as insurance costs climb, companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressur...
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Prosecutor gets file in missing girl caseSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - LISBON, Portugal -- Police on Tuesday handed the results of their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann to a prosecutor, who will decide whether to br...
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Crop dusting corps descendsSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. -- Paul Gould is a pilot in a career that could be flying into the sunset. His dad was a crop-duster and didn't want the same for his son. But Gould...
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Pakistan's high court hears case against MusharrafSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Lawyers for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif went to the country's highest court on Tuesday to challenge his deportation, setting up another con...