HARTFORD, Ct – A man who refused to give up his gold and diamond chain. Two teenagers hanging out on a front porch. Four family members in front of their house planning a cookout. They were among 20 people shot, three fatally, in Connecticut’s capital since May 24 in a …
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AMMAN, Jordan – Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants went on a hunger strike Wednesday to protest the killing of an attorney on the defense team, Saddam’s chief lawyer said. Khalil al-Dulaimi told The Associated Press, “President Saddam and other members of his leadership went on a hunger strike today …
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HOUSTON – Potential jurors in the retrial of a Texas mother who claims madness in the bathtub drownings of her five young children challenged the legal definition of insanity in court Thursday. Several of the 120 potential jurors being questioned for the Andrea Yates case said they disagreed with the …
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What’s so interesting about FOX News? Seems like someone wants to get up close and personal with the worldwide headquarters of FOX News and dispatched a camera crew for some close ups. The question is, why? Check out these photos. More to come…
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LOS ANGELES – Google Inc. (GOOG) on Thursday will launch a long-awaited service called Google Checkout, which some analysts said could help online merchants boost sales and convince them to commit more advertising money to the Web search leader. Analysts were mixed on whether the product, initially available only in …
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It’s a boy for Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz and her fiance, director Darren Aronofsky. The couple had their first child Wednesday in New York, according to Weisz spokeswoman Kelly Bush. No other details were made available. Weisz, 35, won an Oscar in March for her portrayal of a political activist …
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ATLANTA – The two members of the rap group Youngbloodz and their 12-person entourage face drug and weapons charges after being stopped while on their way to a concert. Jeffrey Ray Grigsby, 29, who performs using the name J-Bo, and Sean Paul Joseph, 27, who performs as Sean Paul, were …
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MUSKOGEE, Okla. – A woman has filed a complaint against her neighbor, a veterinarian who, without permission, neutered her 10-week-old puppy and surgically quieted his bark. James Risch, the veterinarian, said he performed the procedures after he found the puppy barking on his porch and thought it was a stray. …
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NEW ORLEANS – Hurricanes Katrina and Rita drove an estimated 450,000 people from their communities along the Gulf Coast last year, but in the storms’ wake Hispanics moved in — perhaps 100,000 or more. New government estimates show a region decimated by population losses four months after the storms. Orleans …
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Miami businessman helped by a professional hacker penetrated the networks of Internet phone providers to connect hundreds of thousands of free calls, federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday. After obtaining free access to the networks, Edwin Andres Pena charged customers more than $1 million to route calls for …
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