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Archive for December 9, 2009
US man sought by FBI in rapes of 2 young girls in Pennsylvania arrested in Mexico
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VERACRUZ, MEXICO — Mexican prosecutors say they have arrested a suspect wanted by the FBI in the 2004 rapes of two young girls in Pennsylvania. Veracruz state attorney general Salvador Mikel Rivera says Michael Cornelius Burke Jr. was arrested Monday in the town of Emiliano Zapata, in central [...]
Population shifts could boost Calif, NY in census
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A steady flow of new immigrants is providing a late-decade population boost to major metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Miami, New York and Los Angeles, whose states are seeking to stem declines before the 2010 census. Even with a recent dip in immigration, the addition of [...]
Nazi Flag Draws Ire From Jewish Neighbor
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A woman protesting treatment by her homeowners’ association hangs a Nazi flag in her window … across the street from a Jewish neighbor.
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Tareq Salahi Charged with Petty Larceny
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There’s more trouble with the law for Tareq Salahi, and this time FOX 5 has discovered that he’s been charged with petty larceny for allegedly stealing the keys to the tow truck that was sent to repossess his car last year.
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Kids Drinking Purell to Get High?
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Kids seem to be constantly finding new ways of getting high — sniffing glue, drinking cough syrup. But now kids are reportedly ingesting a popular flu season item.
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Grinch Stole Dallas Family's Christmas
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Christmas is a time of sharing, caring and giving. But unfortunately it’s also a time of stealing.
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Australia blocks N Korean artists
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Australia refuses visas for five artists from North Korea to attend an exhibition, bringing accusations of censorship.
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Philippine police: 161 suspects in massacre sought
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Posted: Dec. 8 10:50 p.m. Updated: 7 minutes ago MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police on Wednesday identified 161 suspects in the massacre of 57 people last month, including government militiamen led by members of a powerful clan facing murder and rebellion charges. Witnesses have identified [...]
100th Afghanistan fatality named
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The UK soldier who became the 100th to die in Afghanistan in 2009 is named as 23-year-old L/Cpl Adam Drane.
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Some see divine sign in cow born at Conn. dairy
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STERLING, Conn. (AP) — A holy cow perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine? A calf born at a dairy farm in Sterling last week has a white marking on its forehead in the approximate shape of a cross. The calf’s owner, Brad Davis, told WFSB-TV that he thinks the marking may be a message from above, [...]
