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          <title>Family calls suspects actions deplorable</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says &#8220;the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fire reported at jailed Iraqi father&#8217;s Ariz. house</title>
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - An early morning garage fire forced nine people out of the home of a jailed Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter because she had become too &#8220;westernized.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>NM boy tells 911 operator he shot father in anger</title>
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A recording of a 911 call obtained by The Associated Press details the moments after a New Mexico boy allegedly shot his father in the head with a shotgun last August.           ]]></description>
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ROOSEVELT, N.Y. (AP) - An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Va&#8217;s Monticello visitor center gets green award</title>
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Monticello&#8217;s visitor center has gained certification for environmentally sound building design, construction and operation.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Governor: New proposal in Philly transit strike</title>
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Gov. Ed Rendell says a new proposal has been sent to the union in an effort to end the strike by Philadelphia transit workers now entering its fourth day.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Suspect arrested in Milwaukee theft of flu vaccine</title>
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SC students trying to get on school bus struck</title>
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - Two South Carolina school children were treated at a hospital after they were hit by a car during their morning walk to the school bus.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by tragedy</title>
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SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - When United Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 in the rolling fields of Shanksville, Pa., the tragedy forever bound local residents with relatives of the flight&#8217;s 40 passengers and crew members.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Obama to sign extension of jobless benefits</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is set to sign a bill extending jobless benefits 20 weeks and prolonging the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood: Another victim of shooting rampage dies</title>
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A military official says one more person has died after being injured during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>GREAT VIDEO: Texas Bushland Explosion</title>
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A major pipeline explosion happened just after 1:00 Thursday morning about one mile west of Bushland High School.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Ball, Big Wheel, Game Boy make Toy Hall of Fame</title>
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Bounce it, kick it, catch it. Chase, throw or smack it.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Rail worker killed in Philly on 3rd day of strike</title>
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia transit officials say a rail worker has been struck and killed by a regional train, snarling commutes into the city already complicated by a transit strike.           ]]></description>
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BUSHLAND, Texas (AP) - Authorities say three people were injured when a natural gas pipeline explosion shook homes, melted window blinds and shot flames hundreds of feet into the air in northern Texas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>AZ medical helicopter crashes, 2 injured</title>
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SAN CARLOS, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed on Arizona&#8217;s San Carlos Indian reservation during a training flight and both people aboard are seriously injured.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fla. baby missing for 5 days found alive under bed</title>
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CHIPLEY, Fla. (AP) - Florida authorities have found a missing baby alive under her baby sitter&#8217;s bed and say they&#8217;re planning to charge the baby sitter, her husband and the child&#8217;s mother.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Calif. man gets 26 years for crash that killed 11</title>
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COLUSA, Calif. (AP) - A Northern California bus driver involved in a crash that killed 11 people last year has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SC girl dies after being ejected from car during crash</title>
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A 2-year-old South Carolina girl has died after a car crash that sent six people to the hospital.           ]]></description>
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tom Hanks is scheduled to be there when the National World War II Museum in New Orleans debuts the war film he produced to immerse audiences with all their senses in key battles.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Va. parents accused in infant&#8217;s overdose on heroin</title>
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SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) - Police say a Fairfax County couple has been arrested on child abuse charges for allowing their 5-month-old son to overdose on heroin.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Strike&#45;crowded Philly commuter train catches fire</title>
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Fire has broken out on a Philadelphia commuter train during the morning rush, complicating commutes hampered by the city&#8217;s transit strike.           ]]></description>
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Two South Carolina aviation companies say they are entering into a joint venture that will mean 50 new jobs for the Myrtle Beach area.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Judge: Mich. man can sue store he robbed</title>
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he&#8217;d just robbed can sue the men. But only if he comes up with $10,000 within two weeks.           ]]></description>
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DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - Autopsies are planned for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a Jeep that was discovered submerged in a rural farm pond.           ]]></description>
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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man accused of having sex with a horse is scheduled to appear in court.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Elevator to space? They&#8217;re really trying</title>
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - Rocketing off to space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go.           ]]></description>
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HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - Officials at Fort Monroe say experts have unearthed an 11-foot-long cannon from the 1860s as part of a four-month munitions probe.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Body count at rapist&#8217;s Cleveland home hits 10</title>
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A search for evidence and possibly more bodies will continue Wednesday at the Cleveland home of a murder suspect.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Pa. woman, daughter hold signs admitting theft</title>
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BEDFORD, Pa. (AP) - In exchange for jail time, a woman and her adult daughter have agreed to stand outside a Pennsylvania courthouse holding signs saying they stole a gift card from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed legislation closing a loophole that made indoor prostitution legal and allowed more than 30 suspected brothels to operate around the state.
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          <title>Python hunters bag 37 in Florida hunting season</title>
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Expert snake hunters snared 37 pythons in South Florida during a trial hunting season to eradicate the invasive species.
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          <title>Commuters stranded as Philly transit workers strike</title>
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The doors to Philadelphia&#8217;s subway stations are gated off this morning and the city&#8217;s streets are free of buses, leaving commuters wondering how they&#8217;ll get to and from work.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading government health figure says tests on millions of people who have received the H1N1 flu vaccine show that it&#8217;s safe and effective.
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TERRACE PARK, Ohio (AP) - A Halloween trick or treater in Ohio may have gotten a bigger treat than expected - a diamond ring.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - An Agriculture Department report says schools are generally doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches.           ]]></description>
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MARYSVILLE, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say multiple explosions have been reported and at least one person has been hospitalized after a fire broke out at a Michigan welding supply company.           ]]></description>
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A bronze Egyptian sculpture from a Cleveland man&#8217;s garden that he almost let an antique dealer take for $3,000 a few years ago has sold at auction for $118,000.           ]]></description>
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MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor&#8217;s home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing.           ]]></description>
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Officials say they&#8217;re no longer searching for survivors of a midair collision between a U.S. Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; President Obama says the road to economic recovery is still a long one.
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NEWPORT, Maine (AP) - Authorities in Maine have captured a man after several days of searching and charged him with murdering his father.           ]]></description>
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Police in a Phoenix suburb say they have arrested an Iraqi immigrant suspected of running down his daughter because she was becoming &#8220;too Westernized.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The Coast Guard has resumed its search for two missing Navy pilots and their plane along the central Texas coast.           ]]></description>
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee police say a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them.           ]]></description>
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota man who rescued a bulldog from a shelter is in the hospital after the dog attacked him, severing an ear and tearing away the skin from most of his face.           ]]></description>
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - One man is dead and a landmark church steeple toppled onto a car in Louisiana after a line of thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes there and in neighboring Arkansas.           ]]></description>
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines trick-or-treaters may find the joke&#8217;s on them, but the reward is an early treat.           ]]></description>
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HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - A Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law faces cross-examination by a New Jersey prosecutor.           ]]></description>
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BOTSON (AP) - Two fishermen who went missing when their boat sank off the coast of Cape Cod have been rescued after about five hours in the water.           ]]></description>
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - It&#8217;s one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret?           ]]></description>
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say a Massachusetts man fired several shots through the front window of a neighboring home, killing an 18-year-old woman, because he thought someone living there had stolen his TV.           ]]></description>
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RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - Four teens could appear in a California court as early as today after being charged in the alleged gang rape of a teen outside her high school homecoming dance.           ]]></description>
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - The Coast Guard says an overnight search yielded no sign of a Navy plane and two pilots who failed to return from a flight.           ]]></description>
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LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) - The world&#8217;s largest rubber band ball will be transported from Florida&#8217;s Broward County to a Ripley&#8217;s Believe it or Not warehouse in Orlando.           ]]></description>
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Florida police say an argument over loud music led a 15-year-old boy to fatally stab his brother.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A review of jobs created or saved by President Barack Obama&#8217;s economic recovery plan shows some of the numbers are overstated.           ]]></description>
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Residents are preparing for a commuter nightmare today without the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while engineers evaluate damage caused when a rod and metal brace fell.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a soon-to-expire tax credit for first-time owners started to wane.
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WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) - It&#8217;s tough out there for a new church, especially in New England.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is counting down for the second day in a row in hopes of launching its new, experimental rocket.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Death doesn&#8217;t erase the online footprints that people leave in life and Facebook won&#8217;t either, though it will make some changes.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators have revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew past their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles last week.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A 30-year-old Rhode Island man is charged with leaving the scene of an accident after authorities say he struck three men standing on the side of a highway and drove more than a mile with one of them stuck on his windshield.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Noting that 7,000 people are running out of unemployment insurance benefits every day, Senate Democrats are pushing for action on a bill to extend those benefits for up to 20 weeks.
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ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. health officials say more than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are now available, and they predict most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose.
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The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis landing by nearly 150 miles could lose their jobs and their licenses.           ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s good news on the job front this morning.           ]]></description>
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Wildlife biologists studying a mysterious fungus killing off hundreds of thousands of bats around America want to find out if they can repopulate caves decimated by the disease.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA&#8217;s newest rocket is stuck on the launch pad because of clouds and high wind.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Home prices rise for the third straight month in August, signaling a housing recovery is taking hold.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Economic numbers coming out in the next week or so are expected to make it technically official&#8212;the recession is over, but not the pain.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak is apparently understating the amount of money it needs from the government.
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&nbsp;  &nbsp; President Obama declared the threat from H1N1 as a national emergency.
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Federal investigators say an 86-year-old Ohio man at the controls of a plane that crashed last year, killing him and five passengers, had been warned not to drive by his eye doctor.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - An Argentine diva is accused of creating a drama of operatic proportions at a Manhattan cafe.           ]]></description>
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State highway engineers plan to take steel samples from two Interstate 465 bridges damaged in a propane tanker explosion to determine whether it is safe to reopen the Indianapolis expressway.           ]]></description>
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ST. MARTINS, Mo. (AP) - Dozens of people have been searching a wooded area near Jefferson City, Missouri for a 9-year-old girl who vanished after visiting a friend.           ]]></description>
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -Police in a Phoenix suburb are looking for a father suspected of using his car to run over his daughter because she was becoming too &#8220;Westernized&#8221; and was not living according to their traditional Iraqi values.           ]]></description>
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 19-year-old from Norway has been declared the winner of the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas.           ]]></description>
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Family and friends continue to mourn the death of a young girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill.           ]]></description>
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News on the government&#8217;s payback dropped like a bomb on Wall Street.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Law enforcement officials say more than 300 suspects have been arrested in the last two days in cross-country raids aimed at a powerful Mexican drug cartel.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A man robbed a Michigan bank and got away - but didn&#8217;t stay away.           ]]></description>
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a child&#8217;s body found in a Georgia landfill has been tentatively identified as that of a missing Florida girl.           ]]></description>
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