PHILADELPHIA – Officials at a small Civil War museum made an intriguing discovery while sifting through storage: A document long treated as a photo reproduction of the terms of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender appears, upon closer inspection, to contain actual signatures and date to 1865. Museum officials believe they …
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A top Russian general said Wednesday that 64 of the country’s soldiers were killed in this month’s fighting with Georgia and 323 were wounded. The figure given by Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovistsyn, deputy head of the general staff, reduces the fatality toll from the initial figure of 74 but substantially …
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SMARTSVILLE, Calif. – Smartsville just reclaimed something taken from it nearly a century ago: its second “s.” The unincorporated town about 60 miles north of Sacramento has been described variously as Smartville and Smartsville since the U.S. Postal Service declared the second “s” to be grammatically incorrect in 1909. Residents …
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CANBERRA, Australia – An oxygen cylinder caused the explosion that blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing, air safety officials said Friday. The release of the interim report by Julian Walsh, acting executive director of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, confirmed earlier suspicions …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – The body of an American pilot was recovered Monday from the wreckage of his small plane, which crashed into a jungle-covered mountain in eastern Indonesia over the weekend, rescuers said. There were no passengers on board. David Clapper, 46, was delivering food and other supplies to Ndundu, …
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Working long hours or worried about losing your job? No problem. Stressed about the conflicts between your boss and co-workers? That’s more likely to make adults lose sleep, according to a study; it is being reported by U.S. News & World Report. Even those working the graveyard shift are sleeping …
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NEW YORK – Tax rebates have begun dropping into bank accounts, but in this economy, gas and groceries may trump a high-end TV, a fancy dress or a new sofa — making the checks less of an economic jump-start than the government hoped for. The first direct deposits from the …
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AMSTETTEN, Austria – United for the first time, the family of the man who confessed to fathering seven children with his daughter celebrated the birthday of one of the kids, police said Wednesday, as they pieced together details of the family’s ordeal. Investigations remained focused on the crime attributed to …
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A new study by Japanese scientists shows that cells from menstrual blood may be useful in repairing heart damage. Researchers obtained menstrual blood from nine women and focused their study on a kind of cell that can act like stem cells. Click here to read about menstrual blood banking. About …
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BALTIMORE – Guess who’s coming for crab cakes? Baltimore — the Charm City — has managed to entice an unlikely pair of VIPs: first twin Jenna Bush and her fiancé, Henry Hager. Hager, who reportedly accepted a position at a Baltimore-based energy conglomerate, has purchased a circa-1880 rowhouse in the …
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