What you need: 2 pounds baby red potatoes, unpeeled 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk 1 tablespoon canned chipotles in adobo, sauce only 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Directions: Place potatoes in a stockpot, then add water to cover, and cook until tender. Drain water, return potatoes to stockpot. Cut …
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More than 100 members of a task force comprised of local and federal law enforcement agencies are working to find a 5-year-old Michigan girl whose disappearance three days ago is being investigated as an abduction. Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said during a news conference Wednesday morning persons of interest …
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MINEOLA, N.Y. – The adult son of a national mattress retailer accused of murdering his mother had argued with her the night before she was found dead inside her Long Island home, a homicide detective said Thursday. Lt. John Azzata, chief of the Nassau County homicide squad, declined to say …
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CHICAGO – Authorities say a Chicago man kidnapped and sexually assaulted two women and two teenage girls over a 12-hour span, playing Russian roulette with the oldest woman and letting his pit bull attack them. Jimmie Smith is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and four counts each …
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ATLANTA – The civil rights group co-founded by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. narrowed the list of finalists for its next president Saturday to his youngest daughter and an Arkansas judge. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s board of directors will consider the Rev. Bernice King and Arkansas Court of …
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Is it safe to party when swine flu threatens to crash your bash? It’s a question many revelers may be asking this year as the holiday party season coincides with an anxiety-provoking flu season. The good news is that while it is true that mingling over punch and canapes can …
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – A man has pleaded not guilty to charges that accuse him of sexually abusing nine boys at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti. Douglas Perlitz is charged with traveling outside of the United States with the intent to engage in sexual conduct with …
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SOMERSET, Pa. – A western Pennsylvania jury has acquitted a man of homicide but convicted him of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his fiancee. Authorities said 21-year-old Bruce Emerick of Somerset had a rifle slung over his shoulder after arguing with 33-year-old Jeanine Downing at a birthday party …
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PADANG, Indonesia – Rescuers pulled a teenager alive from her collapsed college about 40 hours after a powerful earthquake devastated western Indonesia, while elsewhere they heard cries for help Friday from people trapped under a collapsed hotel. The rare success reinvigorated frantic efforts to find thousands of people still missing …
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Studies on whether mobile phones can cause cancer, especially brain tumors, vary widely in quality and there may be some bias in those showing the least risk, researchers reported on Tuesday. So far it is difficult to demonstrate any link, although the best studies do suggest some association between mobile …
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