GREEN BAY, Wis. – The mother of a teenager arrested in a foiled Columbine-style plot to bomb and shoot students at a high school said the boys were victims of bullying and harassment at school. Elizabeth Sturtz, 48, the mother of 17-year-old Shawn Sturtz, said Saturday that bullies often called …
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Taking the occasional flight of stairs or short walk from the parking garage to the office simply isn’t enough to put a dent in your cancer risk. Instead, new cancer prevention guidelines from the American Cancer Society say at least 30 minutes a day of dedicated exercise above and beyond …
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SAN ANTONIO – A former Democratic congressman said Thursday he would reconsider his campaign hours after he dropped out of the crowded free-for-all race against Republican incumbent Rep. Henry Bonilla for a newly-drawn congressional district. His spokeswoman said supporters urged former U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez to stay in the race …
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President Clinton and a phalanx of Clintonistas from the old days have rolled out of the barracks and are putting up a fierce fight over a movie. The complaint from the Clinton troops is that the movie “The Path to 9/11,” which ABC will air this weekend, contains scenes that …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fire swept through a two-story house early Friday, killing a teenager and her three young children in an upstairs room, a fire official said. The youngest victim was 2 weeks old. The teen’s father and five other people escaped. Authorities believe the pre-dawn fire was caused by …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. (GOOG) is ready to let Web publishers and bloggers create custom searches on their sites, in a move that could make searches more relevant to consumers and allow the company to charge more for advertising, Google said late on Monday. The Internet search leader said …
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JERUSALEM – The Palestinian president on Saturday brought a top security commander out of retirement to block Hamas from building up its forces in the West Bank, the latest sign that a tense political standoff between the Islamic militant group and its Fatah rivals could again erupt into widespread violence. …
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In football, the timing play is a thing of beauty. The quarterback takes the snap and drops back in the pocket counting seconds in his head, looking anywhere except the direction he plans to throw. At about the count of three he aims at a spot downfield and throws. If …
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NEW YORK – Howard Stern‘s radio guests expect him to air their dirty laundry and play along. Pete Townshend isn’t one of them. The legendary Who guitarist-songwriter ducked out of his scheduled interview on Stern’s satellite radio show on Wednesday upon hearing Stern talk about a touchy subject for him …
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DENVER – Authorities said Wednesday that they have broken up a methamphetamine ring that shipped the drug in toys including an Elmo doll. Agents said 19 people were in custody, including the alleged leader of the northern Colorado drug ring, and that they seized more than 45 pounds of what …
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