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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:28pm
American Airlines canceled about 200 flights, less than 10 percent of the nation's biggest airline's scheduled service, on Wednesday so its crews can inspect some wire bundles aboard its MD-80 aircraft.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:27pm
Critically injured in a highway crash that killed five others, mourned as dead by relatives and friends after a stunning identity mix-up, Whitney Cerak still marvels at being alive — and wonders why.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:19pm
Real estate agent and punk rock pioneer Linda Stein's blood was spattered around her penthouse after she was bludgeoned to death, but not a drop was found on the clothes of the personal assistant charged with her murder, a defense lawyer said.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 3:13pm
South Korea and North Korea tied 0-0 Wednesday in a politically charged World Cup qualifier that was moved to a neutral venue.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:56pm
Motorola Inc. plans to separate its struggling handset business from its other operations.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:56pm
Motorola Inc. announced plans to separate its struggling handset business from other operations Wednesday, forming two separate publicly traded companies after months of agitation from frustrated investors.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:47pm
Call them Pavlov's fish: Scientists are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves by swimming into a net when they hear a tone that signals feeding time.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:43pm
Ford Motor Co. is near an announcement that it has agreed to sell British automakers Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors Ltd.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:43pm
Ford Motor Co. is selling its storied Jaguar and Land Rover businesses to India's Tata Motors Ltd. in a deal that will net the struggling U.S. automaker about $1.7 billion — roughly a third of the price it paid for the two luxury brands.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:38pm
"Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:31pm
Heirs of the late actor Steve McQueen have gone to court to stop an apparel manufacturer from using the King of Cool's name and likeness to promote its products without their consent.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:12pm
Malaysia's top lender Maybank said Wednesday it plans to acquire Indonesia's sixth-largest bank, Bank Internasional Indonesia, for a total $2.7 billion as part of aggressive regional expansion.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:10pm
Deutsche Bank said Wednesday that turmoil in global markets may endanger its annual profit forecast for $13.1 billion.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:08pm
German business confidence unexpectedly rose this month, posting its third straight increase despite the near-record strength of the euro and concern over the future outlook, a closely watched survey showed Wednesday.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:04pm
Coco Crisp began spring training knowing there was a good chance he might not be with the Red Sox when it ended.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:34pm
Bangladesh celebrated 37 years of independence Wednesday with ceremonies and military parades, as protesters urged the government to prosecute those who collaborated with Pakistan during the war of independence.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:32pm
Eli Lilly and Co. and Alaska announced a $15 million settlement Wednesday in the state's lawsuit over the use of the drug Zyprexa in its Medicaid program.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:09pm
The Taliban says it will use new techniques and draw on years of fighting experience to again increase attacks in Afghanistan this spring.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:37am
Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday gave gunmen in the southern oil port of Basra a three-day deadline to surrender their weapons and renounce violence as clashes between Shiite militia fighters and Iraqi security forces erupted for a second day.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:09am
Michigan State forward Goran Suton is a pretty laid-back guy.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:38am
Two Cambodian men have been arrested for allegedly poisoning an elephant and sawing off its tusks to sell on the black market, officials said Wednesday.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:14am
For Duke, advancing to the round of 16 in the NCAA women's tournament is just about a sure thing. It might be that way for Maryland one day, but right now it's quite a big deal.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:05am
Charel Allen ruined Oklahoma's planned homecoming. Pat Summitt just keeps winning.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:59am
North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell couldn't have asked for a better tuneup.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:58am
As tax time nears, Nancy Calhoun is fighting a mostly losing skirmish to stop her state's forms from lengthening — however slightly.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:49am
A massive explosion at a fireworks factory left two people dead and two injured Wednesday, while subsequent fires rapidly spread, sending thick clouds of black smoke into the sky, officials and witnesses said.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:19am
The first time Norm Coleman went up against a celebrity for statewide office, he was slammed by former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:01am
A California aerospace company plans to enter the space tourism industry with a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles above the Earth.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:00am
John McCain, outlining his foreign policy positions on the heels of an overseas trip, is renewing his call for the United States to work more collegially with democratic nations and live up to its duties as a world leader.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 9:00am
John McCain, outlining his foreign policy positions on the heels of an overseas trip, is renewing his call for the United States to work more collegially with democratic nations and live up to its duties as a world leader.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 5:28am
Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. are discussing a plan to fund a new wireless Internet venture that would be run by Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:14am
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, presidential candidate Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, has canceled plans to speak at three services at a Houston church on Sunday, the church's pastor said.
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Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:43am
The FBI is analyzing a torn, tangled parachute found buried by children in southwest Washington to determine whether it might have been used by famed plane hijacker D.B. Cooper, the agency said.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:46pm
Eighteen Ukrainian sailors were trapped underwater Sunday in their capsized tugboat after it collided with a cargo ship in Hong Kong waters, a marine official said.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:42pm
This grand slam meant far less to J.D. Drew than his last one.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 4:12pm
Christian pilgrims, undeterred by the recent violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip, sang and prayed on Easter Sunday at the church believed to be built on the site where Jesus rose from the dead.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:41pm
Report on how tissue re-growth could make invasive surgeries a thing of the past.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:17pm
Sophie Edington lowered a day-old world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke Sunday at the Australian swimming championships and Olympic trials.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 3:06pm
Iranian artillery shelled three border towns Sunday in northern Iraq where Iranian Kurdish rebels are believed to be operating, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:44pm
With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti, one can buy a slave. This was just one of the difficult lessons writer Benjamin Skinner learned while researching his book, A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:11pm
Embattled President Pervez Musharraf hailed the start of a "new era of real democracy" in Pakistan and vowed Sunday to support an incoming government led by foes bent on diminishing his powers.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:01pm
Barack Obama refers to the past couple of weeks as a tough, turbulent stretch. And why not?
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 9:37am
A 114-year-old woman, considered the oldest person in Texas, has died at a Dallas retirement home.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 8:41am
Police say a man's excuse for speeding through a small Connecticut town takes the cake — or, at least, the cookie.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 8:02am
A man hoping to cheer up an ailing relative at Wilcox Memorial Hospital hadn't considered one of the visitation rules: No horses allowed.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:49am
Vanderbilt's motto this season is "No Pressure." And that's exactly how it went in the NCAA tournament opener.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:43am
A small plane that crashed last week in South Florida, killing all four people aboard, apparently spun into the ground and might have been overloaded, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Saturday.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:43am
A small plane that crashed last week in South Florida, killing all four people aboard, was apparently flying too low and might have been overloaded, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Saturday.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:43am
Ohio State is going home early yet again — and this time, it wasn't even close.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 6:43am
Ohio State is going home early yet again — and this time, it wasn't even close.