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Police: Slain student apparently dialed 911; help not sent 1 May 08, 23:50 ET AP - A college student apparently called 911 from her cell phone shortly before she was killed but a dispatcher hung up, failed to call back and never sent police to investigate, authorities said Thursday. more Concrete-encased body parts found at missing man's home 1 May 08, 22:40 ET AP - Dismembered body parts encased in concrete buckets were found at a missing man's home, and his 20-year-old son was arrested on suspicion of murder, the sheriff said Thursday. more USGS reports 6.5 magnitude quake near Alaska 1 May 08, 22:10 ET Reuters - The U.S. Geological Survey on Thursday reported a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in a sparsely inhabited area near the tip of the Aleutian island chain, 45 miles WNW of Adak, Alaska. more US west coast dockworkers in 1-day strike 'over Iraq': union 1 May 08, 20:53 ET AFP - Around 25,000 workers at 29 ports along the western US coastline went on strike on Thursday to demand an end to the war in Iraq, union officials said. more Gates acknowledges mistakes in treatment of troops 1 May 08, 19:21 ET Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said the military had made mistakes in treating returning combat troops including in their physical and mental health care and by providing some sub-standard housing. more US govt to tighten lead emissions standards 1 May 08, 17:49 ET AFP - The US Environmental Protection Agency unveiled plans Thursday to significantly strengthen lead emissions standards, in the first revision of the regulations for 30 years. more Tornado-flattened Kansas town is coming back greener 1 May 08, 17:28 ET AP - A year after it was practically wiped off the map by a tornado, Greensburg is rising again - and going green, too, with solar panels, wind turbines, tinted windows, water-saving toilets and other energy-efficient technology. more West Coast ports closed by worker protest 1 May 08, 16:29 ET Reuters - Ports along the U.S. West Coast, including the country's busiest port complex in Los Angeles, shut down on Thursday as some 10,000 dock workers went on a one-day strike to protest the war in Iraq, port and union officials said. more "D.C. madam" hangs herself in shed: Florida police 1 May 08, 16:15 ET Reuters - A woman who ran a prostitution ring catering to Washington's elite hanged herself in a storage shed at her mother's home in Florida on Thursday while awaiting sentencing, police said. more U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001 1 May 08, 15:59 ET Reuters - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles since 2001 is unfolding in 10 states, with at least 72 people ranging from infants to the elderly becoming ill -- most of them unvaccinated, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. more Exit Wright 1 May 08, 14:40 ET Time.com - The preacher's brand of hate has haunted the Democrats for decades. An Obama win would silence it for good more Northwestern rescinds honorary degree offer to Rev. Wright 1 May 08, 14:17 ET AP - Northwestern University has withdrawn its offer of an honorary degree to the former pastor of Democrat Barack Obama. more Barge accident closes 2 bridges linking Iowa, Illinois 1 May 08, 14:03 ET AP - Several fully loaded barges broke loose on the flood-swollen Mississippi River, striking two key bridges and forcing a halt to highway and railroad traffic early Thursday. more Air Force jet crashes on training mission in Texas, 2 dead 1 May 08, 13:01 ET AP - Military authorities say two pilots have died in a jet crash at Sheppard Air Force base. more Warren Buffett to draw biggest crowd ever 1 May 08, 12:07 ET Reuters - Few 77-year-olds could hold thousands of people in rapt attention for five hours. Sean Connery, maybe; Clint Eastwood, perhaps. Warren Buffett? Definitely. more LA police credit crackdown with a changing Skid Row 1 May 08, 07:31 ET AP - Crack users openly suck on glass pipes, gang members deal drugs on sidewalks and streets are speckled with human feces. more Pittsburgh, Los Angeles have worst U.S. air pollution 1 May 08, 06:29 ET Reuters - Pittsburgh, a former steel-making center once known for its sooty skies, is the worst U.S. city for short-term particle pollution, the American Lung Association announced on Thursday. more 4.4-magnitude quake strikes in mountains near Bakersfield 1 May 08, 06:24 ET AP - A moderate earthquake shook a mountainous area near Bakersfield, Calif., early Thursday, just hours after a quake some 230 miles to the southeast. more Despite DNA, Dad's Paternity Denied 1 May 08, 04:20 ET Time.com - A Kentucky ruling highlights one area where DNA doesn't prove you're a father: when the mother is married to someone else more Teen girl's upside-down feet to be treated in NYC surgery 1 May 08, 04:14 ET AP - In her 15 years, Jingle Luis has never walked on the bottoms of her feet. more Neb. AG refuses to sue for immigrants' fair housing rights 1 May 08, 03:09 ET AP - Anne Hobbs was angry. The head of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission had just learned of a Hispanic couple who said their landlord asked for their driver's licenses - but didn't ask the same of non-Hispanic tenants. more

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