Articles filed under Associated Press
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Bedard outduels Beckett in O's win over Red SoxJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Erik Bedard allowed 2 hits in 6 innings to win his seventh straight decision, and the visiting Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night despite 2 h...
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Chief Justice John Roberts leaves hospital a day after seizureJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Waving and smiling, Chief Justice John Roberts walked briskly out of a hospital in Maine on Tuesday and resumed his vacation, returning to normalcy...
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Afghanistan rejects demandJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- South Korea and relatives of 21 kidnapped Koreans appealed for U.S. help Tuesday, but Afghanistan said for the first time it will not release insu...
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Betting scandal may shake industry from prep to prosJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Sports officials are worried the NBA betting scandal will ripple through all levels of sports, bringing increased heckling and distrust from fans. "This is an ...
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Security Council approves 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for DarfurJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council approved a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur on Tuesday to try to help end four years of fighting that has ...
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Punter trial beginsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - GREELEY, Colo. -- The backup punter accused of stabbing a teammate to take over the starting job was obsessed with meeting his mother's expectations and "being a big man...
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Villa Park officials ponder police force expansionJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Villa Park trustees want the village board to consider ways to add at least one more officer to the police force. Trustee Dave Hegland said he plans to raise the iss...
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Band manager seeks paroleJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The former rock band tour manager whose pyrotechnics ignited a nightclub fire that killed 100 people is scheduled for a parole hearing on Sept. 19 th...
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Possibilty of another Jason Bourne film remainsJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Frank Marshall won't rule out another sequel to the Jason Bourne films but says the story already has ventured far afield from Robert Ludlum's novels. "There might be an...
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Stocks fall despite GM earnings, consumer confidenceJul 31, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street showed further signs of stability Tuesday, rising sharply on strong earnings at General Motors Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. even as investors ...