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Authorities seek cause of Ariz. sweat lodge deaths
AP – Sat Oct 10, 3:30 am ETPHOENIX – Authorities seeking answers to what caused two deaths and more than a dozen illnesses at an Arizona resort's sauna-like sweat lodge were investigating whether any of the victims had medical conditions or had been fasting. Full Story »
Rep. Frank says DC gay rights march misses mark
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- Navy honors civil rights martyr Medgar Evers AP – 1 hr 28 mins ago
- Lawsuit: Ind. teacher tried to sicken autistic boy AP – Fri Oct 9, 9:39 pm ET
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Video shows cars, trucks tossed by tsunami waves
AP – Fri Oct 9, 7:35 pm ETHONOLULU - The FBI on Friday released video footage showing waves rushing in and violently tossing cars and trucks in a parking lot as a deadly tsunami struck American Samoa last week. Full Story »
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Police: Fla. man kills fiancee on eve of wedding
AP – Sat Oct 10, 7:10 am ETWINTER SPRINGS, Fla. - A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday. Full Story »
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CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise
AP – Sat Oct 10, 6:41 am ETATLANTA - Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous for the young. Full Story »
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Sheriff: Bones at Garrido home buried long ago
AP – Fri Oct 9, 9:04 pm ETANTIOCH, Calif. - The Contra Costa County Sheriff's office said Friday that bone fragments dug up from the backyard of kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido's home and a neighboring property probably belonged to American Indians buried a long time ago. Full Story »
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Aye Carumba! Marge Simpson poses for Playboy cover
AP – Fri Oct 9, 11:50 pm ETCHICAGO - Aye Carumba! Full Story »
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Military says bug distracted ND missile driver
AP – Fri Oct 9, 8:53 pm ETBISMARCK, N.D. - A truck driver who lost control of a semitrailer carrying missile parts from North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base was distracted by a "large insect" that flew in a window and landed on the driver's back, the military said in a report released Friday. Full Story »
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California governor, lawmakers push for water deal
AP – Sat Oct 10, 3:12 am ETSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers on Saturday planned to resume negotiations on a deal to upgrade the state's decades-old water system, a day after talks broke up with about a dozen issues yet to be resolved. Full Story »
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Company run by ex-con drops Montana jail plan
AP – Fri Oct 9, 8:35 pm ETBILLINGS, Mont. - An obscure California company run by an ex-convict with a history of fraud has dropped its effort to take over a beleaguered Montana jail, days after state officials launched an investigation. Full Story »
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Moon crash: Public yawns, scientists celebrate
AP – Fri Oct 9, 10:04 pm ETWASHINGTON - NASA's great lunar fireworks finale fizzled. After gearing up for the space agency's much-hyped mission to hurl two spacecraft into the moon, the public turned away from the sky Friday anything but dazzled. Photos and video of the impact showed little more than a fuzzy white flash. Full Story »
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Idaho jury acquits dad in girl's hypothermia death
AP – Fri Oct 9, 7:20 pm ETSHOSHONE, Idaho - An Idaho man who let his 11-year-old daughter walk several miles in freezing conditions along an isolated rural highway on Christmas Day was acquitted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in the girl's death from hypothermia. Full Story »
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Gunmen hold hostages in Pakistan army headquarters
AP – 10 mins agoHeavily armed militants were holding between 10 and 15 soldiers hostage inside army headquarters Saturday after they attacked the complex in an audacious assault on Pakistan's most powerful institution. Full Story »
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Argentine Senate overwhelmingly approves media law
AP – 25 mins agoArgentina's Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation's media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Kirchner said she would sign it immediately. Full Story »
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Wait for benefits is 3 years if health care passes
AP – 32 mins agoSixty years is how long Democrats say they've been pushing for legislation that provides health care access for all Americans. They'll have to wait another three if President Barack Obama gets a bill to sign this year. Full Story »
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