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Mexicans arrested at filthy 'drop house' charged

AP, Los Angeles

Three Mexican men held dozens of illegal immigrants in a squalid “drop house” in South Los Angeles, where one woman was raped and others say they were...

Immigrant, Harboring, Charges, Three Mexican

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Ill fugitive headed back to Md. years after escape

AP, Raleigh

An ailing 81-year-old North Carolina man who escaped from a Maryland prison 43 years ago was taken into custody Friday to face extradition, a move his attorneys decried...

1965, Fugitive, North Carolina, Maryland

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Van jumps curb in NYC, killing 1; trolley crashes in LA

AP, New York

An out-of-control van jumped a curb and barreled into bystanders near the entrance to a crowded subway station Friday, killing the driver and hurting seven people,...

Curb, Crash, New York, United States

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Mexicans arrested at filthy 'drop house' in LA charged

AP, Los Angeles

Three Mexican men held dozens of illegal immigrants in a squalid “drop house” in South Los Angeles, where one woman was raped and others say they were...

Immigrant, Harboring, Charges, Three Mexican

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Carnival ride collapses in California; 24 injured

AP, Angels Camp

A carnival ride spinning with people collapsed at a county fair Friday night, injuring all 24 people aboard.

Ride, Collapse, Angels Camp, United States

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Saudis Kick Bush in the Groin, Again

Rudolf, New York

I am making a big assumption here – that President George Bush is capable of feeling any sense of embarrassment. For the second time in five months, the Saudis have...

Saudi Arabia, George Bush, King Abdullah

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UAW, American Axle reach deal that may end strike

AP, Detroit

A bitter 80-day United Auto Workers strike against an auto parts maker that has crippled dozens of General Motors Corp. factories could be coming to an end soon with a...

American, Axle, Labor, Business

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Winning Mega Millions ticket sold near Cincinnati

AP, Cleveland

The Ohio Lottery says a winning Mega Millions ticket has been sold in Ohio.

Mega, Millions, Winner, Ohio Lottery

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Same-sex marriage ruling also victory for SF mayor

AP, San Francisco

Hours before the California Supreme Court issued its decision on gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom heard rumblings that the justices would uphold the state’s ban.

Gay, Marriage, Mayor, Hours

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Carnival ride collapses in California; 17 injured

AP, Angels Camp

A carnival ride spinning with people collapsed at a county fair Friday night, injuring at least 17, including three seriously, an emergency official said.

Ride, Collapse, Angels Camp, United States

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Mo. lawmakers approve anti-illegal immigrant bill

AP, Jefferson City

Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill that adds new restrictions and requirements for illegal immigrants, the cities in which they live and the...

Illegal, Immigrants, Missouri, Jefferson City

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Police find 3 decomposing bodies inside NJ home

AP, Trenton

Police found three decomposing bodies with multiple stab wounds inside a northern New Jersey home Friday night, a prosecutor said.

Bodies, Found, Police, Jersey

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California fairgoers injured when ride collapses

AP, Angels Camp

Emergency officials say a carnival ride has collapsed at a fairgrounds, injuring three people severely.

Ride, Collapse, Emergency, Angels Camp

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Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money

AP, Cleveland

The federal government isn’t used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments.

ODD, Funding, Snub, Cleveland

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Chemist gets life for killing husband in acid vat

AP, Fresno

A biochemist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat...

Acid, Vat, Slaying, Fresno

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Financier sentenced in congressman's bribery case

AP, San Diego

A New York financier has been sentenced in San Diego to more than eight years in federal prison for laundering bribes for former Congressman Randy “Duke”...

Congressman, Bribery, York, Diego

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Bodies found inside NJ home; foul play suspected

AP, Tenafly

Police found at least three bodies inside a home Friday night, and authorities were treating the case as possible homicides, an official with the prosecutor’s...

Bodies, Found, Police, Tenafly

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San Diego courthouse blast probe leads to arrest

AP, San Diego

The investigation into the bombing of the San Diego federal courthouse has led to the arrest of a woman accused of using false identification in an attempt to obtain...

Courthouse, Explosion, Diego, San Diego

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Texas minister charged in Internet sex sting

AP, Bryan

A minister from a Dallas-area Baptist megachurch was caught in an Internet sex sting and charged with online solicitation of a minor, police said Friday.

Minister, Sex, Sting, Dallas-area Baptist

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Court rules Chicago not liable in club stampede

AP, Chicago

An Illinois appellate court ruled Friday that the city of Chicago cannot be held liable for a 2003 nightclub stampede that killed 21 people and injured dozens more.

Club, Deaths, Lawsuit, Illinois

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