Articles filed under Associated Press
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St. Andrews offers surprises for Women's British OpenAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The Old Course at St. Andrews has never seen anything like it: Paula Creamer doing a cartwheel in front of the famous Swilcan Bridge at the 18th...
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Bridgestone tourney different this yearAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - AKRON, Ohio -- The Bridgestone Invitational always felt like a working vacation. Since becoming a World Golf Championship in 1999, it has been held the week after the fi...
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Six said to be dead after bridge collapseAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens o...
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Oil prices retreat after reaching recordAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices retreated after jumping to a new record Wednesday on the government's report of a steep drop in crude inventories and surge in refinery activity. ...
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Bally's files for bankruptcyAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp, one of the largest U.S. health club operators, has filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling in recent years with me...
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Darfur force's lineup formsAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan on Wednesday endorsed a U.N. resolution to send 26,000 peacekeepers to Darfur, raising hopes for a force that could for the first time provide r...
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Fisher-Price recalls nearly million toysAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys -- including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters -- because their paint contains exc...
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Khmer Rouge official to talkAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The former chief of a Khmer Rouge prison is willing to testify about the communist regime's atrocities that led to an estimated 1.7 million death...
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Today's BirthdaysAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Actor Peter O'Toole, 75; country singer Hank Cochran, 72; movie director Wes Craven, 68; actor Max Wright, 64; actress Joanna Cassidy, 62; actress Kathryn Harrold, 57; s...
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Senate committee approves FDA regulation of tobaccoAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee Wednesday embraced legislation that would for the first time allow federal regulation of cigarettes. The bill, approved 13-8 by th...