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| Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year |
6 May 08, 22:57 ET |
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| AP - A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. |
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| 3 states head to court to keep control over wolves |
6 May 08, 21:16 ET |
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| AP - Three states are defending their ability to sustain a gray wolf population in the Northern Rockies, asking to be heard in a federal lawsuit that seeks to return the wolves to the endangered species list. |
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| TV video shows Philly officers kicking, hitting 3 suspects |
6 May 08, 21:08 ET |
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| AP - A half-dozen police officers kicked and beat three men pulled from a car during a traffic stop as a TV helicopter taped the confrontation. |
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| 8 in NYC accused of torturing, robbing drug dealers |
6 May 08, 20:35 ET |
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| AP - A gang of police impersonators abducted and tortured cocaine traffickers, forcing them to hand over multimillion-dollar stashes by holding their families hostage or threatening to squeeze their testicles with pliers, authorities said Tuesday. |
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| Oregon parents hear Afghanistan gun battle on voice mail |
6 May 08, 20:16 ET |
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| AP - An Oregon couple checking their voice mail found a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan. |
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| Obama Wins North Carolina |
6 May 08, 20:10 ET |
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| Time.com - The presidential candidate looks to be on course for a solid victory in the south, while Clinton waits on results from Indiana |
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| Massive drug ring smashed at California university |
6 May 08, 19:39 ET |
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| Reuters - Nearly 100 people were arrested in
an undercover investigation of a massive drug ring at San Diego
State University in Southern California that authorities said
on Tuesday was run largely by students and was "stunning" in
its size and sophistication. |
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| Charges dropped against doctor over autistic boy's death |
6 May 08, 19:39 ET |
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| AP - Criminal charges were dropped Tuesday against a doctor accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy by incorrectly administering the wrong drug for him. |
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| Indictment: Reputed Russian arms smuggler conspired to kill |
6 May 08, 19:38 ET |
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| AP - Prosecutors announced an indictment Tuesday against a reputed Russian arms smuggler who they say tried to sell weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization with the goal of killing Americans. |
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| Nevada governor wants his mansion back and his wife out |
6 May 08, 18:48 ET |
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| AP - The state that pioneered the quickie divorce is witnessing a potentially ugly breakup that has the governor of Nevada fighting to get back into his own mansion. |
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| 'Sex and the City,' at 40 and even maybe (gasp) 50 |
6 May 08, 18:47 ET |
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| AP - Early on in the new "Sex and the City" film - and don't worry, we're not spoiling the plot here - Carrie and longtime love Mr. Big are in bed together. A passionate interlude? Nah, they're just reading. Except they both need glasses, and there's only one pair. |
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| Obama's 'Electability' Code for Race? |
6 May 08, 18:15 ET |
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| Time.com - The debate over whether he can beat McCain may really be about whether the U.S. is ready to elect a black President |
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| 75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust |
6 May 08, 17:32 ET |
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| AP - Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday. |
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| Co-founder of Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores dies at 90 |
6 May 08, 16:33 ET |
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| AP - Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought Rocky Road, Pralines 'n Cream and other exotic ice cream concoctions to every corner of America, has died at age 90. Robbins had been ill for some time and died Monday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., said his daughter Marsha Veit. |
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| U.S. sees oil use down on weak economy and high prices |
6 May 08, 16:25 ET |
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| Reuters - Higher U.S. gasoline prices and a
slowing economy will cut into U.S. oil demand through the
summer driving season much more than previously thought, the
government's top energy forecasting agency said on Tuesday. |
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| Agencies issue plan to run Columbia dams, preserve salmon |
6 May 08, 16:16 ET |
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| AP - The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon. |
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| Bone marrow treatments restore nerves, expert says |
6 May 08, 14:38 ET |
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| Reuters - An experiment that went
wrong may provide a new way to treat multiple sclerosis, a
Canadian researcher said on Tuesday. |
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| Ex-N.H. candidate convicted for fake disappearance arrested |
6 May 08, 13:58 ET |
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| AP - A former congressional candidate convicted of faking his disappearance after a car crash two years ago was arrested Tuesday after his wife reported that he threw her to the floor. |
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| Nearly 100 students at San Diego State arrested in drug bust |
6 May 08, 12:38 ET |
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| AP - The San Diego County district attorney's office says nearly 100 students have been arrested at San Diego State University on drug-related charges. |
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| Stephen Colbert takes home top Internet award |
6 May 08, 11:47 ET |
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| Reuters - Stephen Colbert, whose U.S.
presidential campaign was cut short, came out a winner on
Tuesday when he walked away with a Webby award as the
Internet's "Person of the Year." |
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| U.S. military marriages strained by long deployments |
6 May 08, 11:42 ET |
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| Reuters - U.S. military chaplain
Nathan McLean says he deliberately makes it difficult for young
soldiers to get married because if they have to "jump through
some hoops" the marriage is more likely to survive. |
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| "Lioness" shows U.S. women on frontline in Iraq |
6 May 08, 11:40 ET |
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| Reuters - Women are officially barred from
frontline combat in the U.S. military, but a new documentary
shows that in Iraq, some are "out there playing GI Joe with the
guys," as one female soldier puts it. |
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| Reservoir larger than Manhattan planned to help Everglades |
6 May 08, 07:37 ET |
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| AP - Around South Florida's vast sugar cane fields, where turtles grow to the size of basketballs and alligators own the marsh, the silence of the swamp is broken by the sound of rumbling trucks and explosions. |
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| Ark. governor urges schools to install tornado-safe rooms |
6 May 08, 04:54 ET |
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| AP - Just before the tornado sirens sounded, school superintendent Floyd Marshall got the warning from police - a twister was coming right for the town's elementary and high school. |
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| US: Myanmar junta failed to warn people on cyclone |
6 May 08, 02:01 ET |
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| AFP - US First Lady Laura Bush accused Myanmar's military rulers of failing to warn their citizens in time about a killer cyclone and pressed the junta to accept US aid in the disaster's wake. |
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