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State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
about 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest war
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Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
about 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks surged Tuesday morning as hopes grow the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed back above 10,000 after closing b
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US Army closes in on south Afghan town
about 2 hours ago
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanist
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US Army tightens noose in southern Afghanistan
about 3 hours ago
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. Army soldiers have launched a major operation in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. About
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Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500
about 4 hours ago
KABUL (AP) - Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital killing at least 28 people and stranding another 1,500 in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, officials said Tuesda
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Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
about 4 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic r
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Stock futures climb ahead of opening
about 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock futures are pointing to a higher open Tuesday as hopes grow the European Union will provide Greece with some support for its mounting debt burden. Stocks have been tumbling in re
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Iran begins controversial new nuclear process
about 5 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's state TV says the country started enriching its uranium to a higher level of 20 percent, over the objections of the international community. The Tuesday report said enrichme
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Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing
about 6 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case - a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prose
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Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strands 1,500
about 6 hours ago
KABUL (AP) - Avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 28 people, with another 1,500 stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday. The Afghan
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Jackson hearing mirrors past for family
about 7 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The scene was eerily familiar, Katherine Jackson and her family walking grimly into a courtroom, occupying a special family row, demonstrating their love for their beloved son and s
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Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case
about 8 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was officia
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Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria
about 8 hours ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful c
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Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate
about 8 hours ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops ther
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Carter's 48 points help Magic beat Hornets
about 9 hours ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Vince Carter had a season-high 48 points, leading the Orlando Magic back from a 17-point second-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 123-117 on Monday night. Carter was 19
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Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77
about 9 hours ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War,
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Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel
about 9 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The head of the Iran's atomic agency says it will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides fuel for the Tehran research reactor. Ali Akbar Salehi told the state TV
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Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
about 9 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station. Barely
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Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
about 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore p
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Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star
about 9 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday evening during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewal
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