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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – No charges will be filed against the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February, Connecticut authorities announced Monday. State’s Attorney David Cohen said an investigation found no evidence of "recklessness’ on the part of the owner, Sandra Herold, of …
MSNBC · December 07, 2009, 1:19 PM (PST)
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(AP) – LOS ANGELES – A cruise line says the FBI is investigating the disappearance of an Italian chef who may have gone overboard from an American cruise ship. The probe was initiated Monday morning after the Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess docked at the Port of Los Angeles. Cruise spokeswoman …
Syracuse Post-Standard · December 07, 2009, 1:34 PM (PST)
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(AP) – CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the insurgency in Afghanistan has grown in the past three years and sending 30,000 more U.S. troops is an attempt to slow that momentum. Adm. Mike Mullen spoke to about 1,000 Marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on …
Oregonian · December 07, 2009, 1:19 PM (PST)
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday the massive federal bailout program for financial insititutions has turned out to be much less costly than expected and there may be ways to redirect some of the money toward creating new jobs. Speaking in the Oval Office, Obama declined to say …
Olympian · December 07, 2009, 1:26 PM (PST)
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The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step Monday toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. The announcement came as the Obama administration looked to boost its arguments at an international climate …
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December 07, 2009, 1:26 PM (PST)
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MADISON, Wis. — Authorities say a man found dead in a sport utility vehicle is a fugitive wanted in four slayings in the Madison, Wis., area. Dane County Coroner Raymond Wosepka (woh-SEP’-kuh) says the body was that of Tyrone Adair, whom authorities had been searching for since Thursday night. That …
Washington Post · December 07, 2009, 1:05 PM (PST)
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TORONTO (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a G-20 summit planned for Ontario’s cottage country in June will be moved to Toronto instead. Harper made the announcement Monday while on an official visit to South Korea, which will host a November G-20 summit in Seoul. The Canadian G-20 …
Findlaw.com · December 07, 2009, 1:19 PM (PST)
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MADRID (AP) – Spain’s prime minister honored the Davis Cup-winning team in a ceremony at his official residence on Monday. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero praised Rafael Nadal and his teammates for successfully defending the title after completing a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the final on …
Los Angeles Times · December 07, 2009, 11:46 AM (PST)
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(AP) – MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google will begin to automatically update its search results to include relevant information within a few seconds after the content is recorded in its Web index. The "real-time" search feature unveiled Monday marks a major step in Google’s ambition to provide a …
Cleveland Plain Dealer · December 07, 2009, 1:34 PM (PST)
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Weezer has canceled the rest of its December tour after the lead singer was injured in a bus crash in New York. Rivers Cuomo and band assistant Sarah Kim suffered minor injuries when the group’s tour bus skidded on ice, struck a guide rail and slid into a ditch Sunday morning …
KING-5 · December 07, 2009, 1:05 PM (PST)
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