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A Pennsylvania man has been accused of burglarizing at least three apartments and vandalizing them with spray paint and chocolate pudding _ after police say he was...
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The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln’s blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
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Rihanna is back _ on the red carpet, at least.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
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Online retailers are shifting their marketing from traditional advertising to less expensive tools like Facebook.com and Twitter and e-mail as they seek market share or...
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City councilors just outside Boston say police should be better prepared for large crowds descending on a local beach after thousands of students skipped school and...
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A deputy assistant secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton has been sentenced in San Diego to more than three years in federal prison for possessing child...
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The owner of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club says she opposed a $375 million loan blamed for the resort’s financial collapse, but never tried to stop the...
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Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
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A woman is under house arrest for falsely reporting that a man she was stalking was going to hijack a plane in Los Angeles _ a lie authorities say nearly prevented him...
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The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Israel’s prime minister on Monday outlined a “triple track” approach to peace with the Palestinians, a strategy that emphasizes political, economic...
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Two teenagers have denied in court they planned to bring guns to their California high school and randomly shoot fellow students.
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their mayor for the next 7 1/2 months in a runoff election seen as key to restoring stability to Detroit amid a bleak fiscal...
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The Supreme Court says Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated Superfund site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered...
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Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs.
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North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner wants the federal government to allow farmers access to cheaper Canadian pesticides through a system similar to one he set...
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The Environmental Protection Agency gave the go-ahead for one-year use of a new agricultural pesticide Friday, saying its own scientific review overrides health...
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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected within days to approve a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, despite opposition from California...
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