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PITTSBURGH - Police searched Friday for the mother of a newborn brought into a hospital by a woman they say first claimed she had given birth, then said she had paid $1,000 for the child.
August 02, 2008
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By JOE MANDAK
Associated Press Writer
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National
NEW YORK - They bound their victims with duct tape, beat them and held guns to their heads. When that didn't work, the bandits applied pliers to their genitals and pressed hot irons to the soles of their feet. Sometimes they held victims' heads under water in a bathtub.
August 02, 2008
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By TOM HAYS
Associated Press Writer
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National
LOS ANGELES - A real-life Hollywood drama featuring sex, lies and tons of money, is missing one essential: a tape.
August 02, 2008
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By LINDA DEUTSCH
AP Special Correspondent
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National
SYDNEY, Australia - Pope Benedict XVI told representatives of Islam and other faiths that they must unite to combat religion's role in ''sinister and indiscriminate'' violence.
August 02, 2008
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By ROHAN SULLIVAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
JERUSALEM - Israeli investigators have arrested six men suspected of trying to set up an al-Qaida-linked terror network, including one who wanted to shoot down President Bush's helicopter, the Shin Bet security service said Friday.
August 02, 2008
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By MATTI FRIEDMAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll - it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
August 02, 2008
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
BEIJING - Airlines are being told to stay away from Beijing's airport during the opening ceremony of the Olympics and further scrutiny is being applied to foreign entertainers in the latest security moves ahead of next month's games.
August 02, 2008
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By HENRY SANDERSON
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
DEAR DR. GOTT: I have about 15 moles all over my body. They feel like sandpaper, itch and are different sizes. Two on my back were a deep black. They fell off, and the spots are flat and itch. The last time I went to a doctor was about four years ago. I told her I was tired all the time and that my ears turn beet red. Her answer was, "That's the price you pay for being a woman." Do you think I might have skin cancer?
August 01, 2008
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By DR. PETER GOTT
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Coffee Break
DEAR ABBY: I am the father of a middle-aged, unmarried, well-educated daughter I'll call "Yvette." My problem is, whether we're together or talking on the phone, Yvette seems to find it difficult to converse with me.
August 01, 2008
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By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN
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Coffee Break
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell sharply Thursday following two days of declines, dragged down further by a massive sell-off of natural gas.
August 01, 2008
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By ADAM SCHRECK
AP Business Writer
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National
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday ''it was not a hard decision'' to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions that approved the use of harsh interrogation methods which critics say amount to torture.
August 01, 2008
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By LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
NEW YORK - Three major auto manufacturers are promising to reserve 300 new hybrid vehicles each month exclusively for the city as it replaces its entire fleet of yellow cabs.
August 01, 2008
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By SARA KUGLER
Associated Press Writer
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National
WASHINGTON - The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay can begin Monday, a federal judge ruled, saying civilian courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended.
August 01, 2008
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By MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
CLEVELAND - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it.
August 01, 2008
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By THOMAS J. SHEERAN
Associated Press Writer
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National
TULSA, Okla. - Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, has pledged to buy more produce from local farmers as it kicked off a campaign to highlight the fruits and vegetables grown in Oklahoma and sold in its stores.
August 01, 2008
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By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS
Associated Press Writer
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National
