New evidence has emerged in the Natalee Holloway case that could shed light on how the Alabama teen died and the method by which her body disappeared, the prosecutor in Aruba said Thursday. The Office of the Public Prosecutor of Aruba said in a statement that it has intensified its …
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Sometimes the foods we think are the healthiest can be deceiving. Jackie Warner, star of the Bravo reality series Work Out, suggested really looking at the foods you are eating. “I love fruits and you should be eating a lot of fruits, but for someone who is really trying to …
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BANGKOK, Thailand – The death toll from the cyclone in Burma could wind up climbing to between 68,833 and 127,990, the Red Cross said Wednesday, as the United Nations warned that a second storm was forming in the region. The numbers were calculated using pooled figures from other aid groups, …
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WEST POINT, New York – The head of the U.S. Military Academy thinks it’s time to replace the “men” and “sons” in West Point’s two most beloved songs with more gender-neutral lyrics. Lt. Gen. Franklin L. Hagenbeck, superintendent of the nation’s oldest military academy, told a congressional oversight committee Wednesday …
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TUCSON, Ariz. – Scientists began releasing the robotic arm on NASA’s new Mars spacecraft on Wednesday, one day late because of a radio problem. The Phoenix lander, which arrived on Mars on Sunday, is in excellent shape, said project manager Barry Goldstein. He said the communications glitch was only a …
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts is developing a cable news network focusing on a black audience. Black Television News Channel, scheduled to launch in 2009, will provide “original news programming with a distinctly African-American perspective,” according to a news release. It recently announced a multiyear agreement with …
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WASHINGTON – First the good news: The worst of the painful housing slump and the credit crunch might come to an end this year. Now the bad: The economy will weaken further and unemployment will rise. That’s the latest outlook from forecasters in a survey to be released Monday by …
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This is a rush transcript from “America’s Election HQ,” May 7, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, (D-NY) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I’m staying in this race until there’s a nominee, and I, obviously, am going to work …
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CRAIG, Mont. – Search and rescue crews who earlier recovered the body of a Tacoma, Wash., woman will continue their search Wednesday for a Helena man who was with her on a raft that capsized in the swollen and fast-moving Dearborn River. Lewis and Clark County Coroner Mickey Nelson identified …
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WASHINGTON – Despite an intensive $4-billion drive to protect U.S. embassies against violence, at least 150 American missions abroad still fall short of security standards put in place after deadly bombings, The Associated Press has learned. And it will cost twice that amount to replace or renovate just the most …
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