RALEIGH, N.C. – Armed robbers stole $4 million in gold on Sunday from a truck traveling north along Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts, authorities said Monday. The two security guards working for Transvalue Inc. of Miami reported pulling off to the side of the interstate about 6 p.m. Sunday …
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LOVELL, Maine – A woman who won a Maine country inn in an essay writing contest more than two decades ago wants to give it away in the same manner. Janice Sage is asking prospective owners of the Center Lovell Inn and Restaurant to persuade her why they should have …
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NEW YORK – Lawyers for Palestinian authorities say victims of terror attacks in Israel more than a decade ago are not entitled to boost a $218 million jury award to more than a billion dollars. Attorneys for the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority filed papers in Manhattan federal …
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MENIFEE, Calif. – Eighteen students have received minor injuries when they were exposed to a “loud explosive device” at a school in Southern California. Authorities couldn’t provide further information about the blast. Riverside County firefighters were called at 11 a.m. Friday to Ethan Chase Middle School in Menifee, a city …
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – Authorities say a man led police in Southern California on a chase while a baby was in his car. Long Beach Police Department officers were called early Saturday regarding a domestic dispute involving the suspect, a woman and a 5-month-old infant. When officers arrived at the …
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WASHINGTON – The focus of the Boston Marathon bombing trial figures to be as much on what punishment Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face as on his responsibility for the attack. With testimony expected to start later this month, the Justice Department has given no indication it is open to any proposal …
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McRAE, Ga. – Authorities suspect a missing Georgia couple met a tragic end after traveling to meet someone replying to their ad seeking a classic car on the website Craigslist. Bud and June Runion vanished after leaving their suburban Atlanta home last week for the tiny city of McRae, located …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – It was easy for authorities in central Florida to find a robbery suspect. They say he left his wallet at a Cape Canaveral convenience store he’s accused of robbing. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Benjamin Alexander Shaw demanded money from a Circle K store …
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ST. LOUIS – A plane carrying the Mississippi State men’s basketball players made an emergency landing in St. Louis when one of its engines failed, and a spokesman said Sunday the team plans to take a bus home. The mishap occurred after the Bulldogs defeated the Missouri Tigers 77-74 Saturday …
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WASHINGTON – It will soon be legal to grow small amounts of marijuana at home and smoke it on private property in the nation’s capital. But it can’t be sold, and the District of Columbia will not tax it. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the city’s plans Tuesday to move forward …
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