ATLANTA – Five sex offenders filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a tough new Georgia law that bans them from volunteering at churches also robs them of their right to participate in religious worship. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Rome, claims the Georgia law effectively “criminalizes fundamental …
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A 6-year-old Texas girl is recovering after she had surgery Wednesday to remove the right side of her brain, WFAA-TV reported. Jessie Hall, who lives in Aledo, Texas, has Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare illness that eats away at the brain and causes seizures and reduced mobility. In Jessie’s case, she …
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GALVESTON, Texas – The mother of the 2-year-old girl who was known only as “Baby Grace” for weeks after her dead body was found in Galveston Bay has given birth to another child. Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, of Spring, gave birth Thursday afternoon at Mainland Medical Center, said Maj. Mike …
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ATHENS, Greece – Two strong earthquakes hit southern Greece on Thursday — one of them felt as far away as Italy and Egypt. No injuries were reported. The first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, hit just after noon the Athens Geodynamic Institute said. It was felt in Cairo …
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WASHINGTON – The Army said Tuesday that the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, has been chosen to be the next Army vice chief of staff, replacing Gen. Richard Cody. And in another key Army shift, Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey has been nominated for promotion to …
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Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark. “It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of age was limited to those …
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TOKYO – Sony and Sharp are tying up in the flat-panel TV business, with Sony investing in a Sharp plant for making liquid crystal displays, both sides said in a statement. Sony Corp. had fallen behind in developing flat panel TVs, and does not make its own liquid crystal displays …
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TOKYO – Japan’s defense minister warned Friday that further crimes by U.S. troops here could shake the two countries’ alliance, while the foreign minister said Tokyo would install security cameras around U.S. bases and take other steps to deter crime. The warning of fraying ties by Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba …
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MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin accused the West of military expansion and laid out an ambitious agenda for his successor to restore Russia’s economic and military clout in a farewell address Friday. With less than a month before the presidential election, the speech signaled that Putin’s doctrine of assertive economic …
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NEW YORK – The Olsen twins are hoping to spread a little “Influence.” Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are working on a coffee-table book about fashion, titled “Influence,” that a division of Penguin Group (USA) will release in the fall. According to a statement issued Wednesday by Penguin, the book will …
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