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05/15/2008 - AP-MO-EndangeredCultura v67780mo-n r n AP-MO--EndangeredCultura 05-15 0210 ^AP-MO--Endangered Cultural Resources,0171< ^Group cites growing threats to cultural sites in US forests< ^ DENVER (AP) _ A preservation group cites threats to cultural sites in U.S. forests, including the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-RKellyTrial v85290il-n r n AP-IL--RKellyTrial 2ndLd-Writethru 05-15 0155 ^AP-IL--R Kelly Trial, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0106< ^Jury selection continues in R. Kelly‘s trial< ^Eds: UPDATES with jury selection again under way. APNewsNow. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - BC-MO-Mother-DaughterFa v96020ksmn r n BC-MO--Mother-DaughterFa 05-15 0191 ^BC-MO--Mother-Daughter Fatal,0162< ^Driver in deadly crash did prison time for similar death< ^Eds: APNewsNow< KANSAS CITY, Mo. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-Myanmar v43391nt-- r i AP-Myanmar 05-15 0134 ^AP-Myanmar< ^Myanmar state television says cyclone death toll passes 43,000< ^Eds: APNewsNow< YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ State TV in Myanmar says the official death toll from the devastating May 3rd cyclone has climbed to 43,318. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-China-EarthquakeTops v43261nt-- r i AP-China-Earthquake(Tops 05-15 0376 ^AP-China-Earthquake (Tops)< ^ ^Power restored to some parts; death toll could reach 50,000< ^ ^ LUOSHUI TOWN, China (AP) _ Electricity has been restored to some parts of central China left ravaged by Monday‘s powerful earthquake. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-WifeStabbed-Sente v67770mo-n r n AP-IL--WifeStabbed-Sente 05-15 0168 ^AP-IL--Wife Stabbed-Sentence,0094< ^Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for stabbing wife< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ A Metro East man will spend 11 years in prison for stabbing his wife last year. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-HonorStudent-Hors v67760mo-n r n AP-IL--HonorStudent-Hors 05-15 0162 ^AP-IL--Honor Student-Horseplay,0126< ^Honor student dies after being injured during horseplay< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< GRANITE CITY, Ill. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-HonorStudent-Hors v85230il-n r n AP-IL--HonorStudent-Hors 1stLd-Writethru 05-15 0170 ^AP-IL--Honor Student-Horseplay, 1st Ld-Writethru,0126< ^Honor student dies after being injured during horseplay< ^Eds: UPDATES with student‘s death. APNewsNow.< GRANITE CITY, Ill. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-MO-Police-Donations v67750mo-n r n AP-MO--Police-Donations 05-15 0101 ^AP-MO--Police-Donations,0069< ^St. Louis police foundation announces donations< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The St. Louis Police Foundation is announcing donations that it says will help improve public and police safety. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-RKellyTrial v85220il-n r n AP-IL--RKellyTrial 1stLd-Writethru 05-15 0176 ^AP-IL--R Kelly Trial, 1st Ld-Writethru,0127< ^Jury selection continues in R. Kelly‘s trial< ^Eds: RAISES first reference to Kelly, minor edits. APNewsNow. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-MO-WomanKilled v67740mo-n r n AP-MO--WomanKilled 05-15 0183 ^AP-MO--Woman Killed,0119< ^Man pleads not guilty in death of 80-year-old< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< ST. LOUIS (AP) _ A St. Louis man faces another court hearing in June after pleading not guilty to the shooting death of an 80-year-old woman. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-Bush-MideastTops v43001nt-- r i AP-Bush-Mideast(Tops) 05-15 0460 ^AP-Bush-Mideast (Tops)< ^ ^Bush asserts an ‘unbreakable‘ bond links US and Israel< ^ JERUSALEM (AP) _ President Bush has condemned anti-Semitism during a speech marking the 60th anniversary of Israel‘s founding. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-MO-Police-Ombudsman v67730mo-n r n AP-MO--Police-Ombudsman 05-15 0111 ^AP-MO--Police-Ombudsman,0077< ^St. Charles police appoint ombudsman< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) _ Police in the St. Louis-area town of St. Charles say they‘re trying to reach out to the community with the appointment of an ombudsman. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-HonorStudent-Hors v85200il-n r n AP-IL--HonorStudent-Hors 05-15 0164 ^AP-IL--Honor Student-Horseplay,0125< ^Honor student injured when he fell from car during horseplay< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< GRANITE CITY, Ill. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-Toyota-Prius v42941nt-- r i AP-Toyota-Prius 05-15 0214 ^AP-Toyota-Prius< ^ ^Toyota Prius sales top one million units< ^ TOKYO (AP) _ Toyota‘s gas-sipping Prius has reached a major milestone. It‘s become the world‘s first gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-WifeStabbed-Sente v85190il-n r n AP-IL--WifeStabbed-Sente 05-15 0167 ^AP-IL--Wife Stabbed-Sentence,0093< ^Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for stabbing wife< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ A Metro East man will spend 11 years in prison for stabbing his wife last year. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - BC-Taiwan-NewPresident v42891nt-- r i BC-Taiwan-NewPresident 05-15 0112 ^BC-Taiwan-New President< ^Ma: China unification unlikely ‘in our lifetimes‘< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Taiwan‘s new leader Ma Ying-jeou (mah ying-joh) says unification with longtime rival China is unlikely to happen ``in our lifetimes.‘‘ Ma... Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - BC-China-EarthquakeToll v42881nt-- r i BC-China-Earthquake:Toll 05-15 0103 ^BC-China-Earthquake: Toll< ^State TV: China quake death toll could rise to 50K< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< BEIJING (AP) _ China‘s Cabinet says the death toll could hit 50,000 from this week‘s powerful earthquake in Sichuan province alone. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - BC-GM-Strikes v96000ksmb u n BC-GM-Strikes 1stLd-Writethru 05-15 0433 ^BC-GM-Strikes, 1st Ld-Writethru,0383< ^URGENT< ^GM, UAW local reach contract agreement that could end strike< ^Eds: ADDS detail, background; Will be updated. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - BC-GM-Strikes v95970ksmb u n BC-GM-Strikes 05-15 0192 ^BC-GM-Strikes,0184< ^URGENT< ^GM, UAW local agree on deal that could end strike< ^Eds: APNewsNow; Will be led.< ^By DEE-ANN DURBIN= ^AP Auto Writer= DETROIT (AP) _ General Motors Corp. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-Urbana-175thAnniv v85170il-n r n AP-IL--Urbana-175thAnniv 05-15 0063 ^AP-IL--Urbana-175th Anniversary,0043< ^Urbana celebrates 175 years on Saturday< ^ URBANA, Ill. (AP) _ The eastern Illinois community of Urbana will celebrate its 175th anniversary this weekend with a day-long birthday festival. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-AutisticGirlKille v85160il-n r n AP-IL--AutisticGirlKille 05-15 0205 ^AP-IL--Autistic Girl Killed,0137< ^McCarron asks for shorter prison term; motion denied< ^Eds: APNewsNow.< PEKIN, Ill. (AP) _ A central Illinois woman sentenced to 36 years in prison for suffocating her autistic daughter wants a judge to reduce her prison term. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-China-EarthquakeTops v42731nt-- r i AP-China-Earthquake(Tops 05-15 0598 ^AP-China-Earthquake (Tops)< ^ ^State media: China quake death toll exceeds 19,500< ^ LUOSHUI TOWN, China (AP) _ The death toll from Monday‘s powerful earthquake in China has risen above 19,500. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-Myanmar-CycloneTops v42691nt-- r i AP-Myanmar-Cyclone(Tops) 05-15 0172 ^AP-Myanmar-Cyclone (Tops)< ^ ^Myanmar `warns‘ against hoarding foreign aid< ^ YANGON, Myanmar (AP) _ Myanmar‘s junta says legal action will be taken against people who trade, hoard or misuse international aid intended for cyclone survivors. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - BC-KS-FatalHouseFire v95950ksmn r n BC-KS--FatalHouseFire 05-15 0159 ^BC-KS--Fatal House Fire,0124< ^Pyrotechnics blamed for fatal house fire< ^Eds: APNewsNow< OLATHE, Kan. (AP) _ Firefighters blame pyrotechnics on an explosion and fire in Olathe that took the life of a wheelchair-bound man and injured his roommate. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-KS-TV-AmericanIdol v95940ksmn r n AP-KS--TV-AmericanIdol 05-15 0137 ^AP-KS--TV-American Idol,0119< ^‘American Idol‘ gets down to its final 2 contestants< ^ NEW YORK (AP) _ It‘ll be David vs. David. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-China-Earthquake-Anim v42631nt-- r i AP-China-Earthquake-Anim 05-15 0174 ^AP-China-Earthquake-Animal Signs< ^ ^Chinese wonder if animals can predict earthquakes< ^ BEIJING (AP) _ The terrible earthquake in China has again focused attention on predicting such disasters from signs in nature. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-NursingHomeFire v85110il-n r n AP-IL--NursingHomeFire 05-15 0175 ^AP-IL--Nursing Home Fire,0153< ^Two killed in fire< ^Eds: APNewsNow< NILES, Ill. (AP) _ Fire at a Niles nursing home has claimed the lives to two men and left two other people injured. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-DriehousMuseum v85100il-n r n AP-IL--DriehousMuseum 05-15 0178 ^AP-IL--Driehous Museum,0144< ^New museum to open in Chicago< ^Eds: APNewsNow< CHICAGO (AP) _ A Chicago mansion built in 1880s has been restored to its original grandeur and next month will be reopened as the Richard H. Driehaus Museum. Read more... |
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05/15/2008 - AP-IL-OldSkull v85090il-n r n AP-IL--OldSkull 05-15 0172 ^AP-IL--Old Skull,0143< ^Psychic to examine old skull< ^Eds: APNewsNow< WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) _ The services of a psychic and forensic experts have been enlisted by the Lake County coroner‘s office to take a look at a skull discovered in a ravine 16 years ago. Read more... |
