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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A Honduran who survived the massacre of 72 migrants in... Calif, feds announce deal to clean up LA-area site of 1959 nuclear accident, rocket testing
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - More than five decades after a partial nuclear meltdown... After sideswiping NC's Outer Banks, weakening Earl takes aim at outer reaches of Massachusetts
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CHATHAM, Mass. - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward... BP: Blowout preventer that failed to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak removed from well
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OTTAWA - A man arrested in connection with a terror probe, but never charged,... Authorities rule arson caused fire at Tennessee mosque site, offer $20K reward for information
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire... Prof in '03 plague scare sets off Miami airport shutdown with canister later deemed harmless
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MIAMI - The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal... Witness says he didn't see Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend give her excessive drugs
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial... Man accused of attempted burglary of Paris Hilton's house pleads not guilty in LA court
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house... Portuguese court convicts all 7 defendants of child sex abuse after 6-year trial
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LISBON, Portugal - Seven people have been convicted of child sex abuse in... Uruguayan plane-crash survivors depicted in 'Alive' lend support to 33 trapped Chilean miners
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SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Uruguayan rugby players who survived more than two... ND senator says he's glad Canadian official seems interested in talks on water issues
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FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is optimistic about the prospect... 911 callers describe Discovery Channel gunman with device strapped to his body
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SILVER SPRING, Md. - Emergency calls placed minutes after a gunman entered the... Military families say soldiers, Marines were wrongly convicted for doing duty in Iraq
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families... US rights group urges UN chief to secure release of Iranian women's rights activist
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A U.S. human rights group urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to secure... Football player gets 10 years for assaulting referee during semipro game
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison... UPS cargo plane with 2 crew members on board crashes near Dubai airport
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board... Obama, NATO Secretary General Fogh Rasmussen to meet at White House on Tuesday
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama plans to meet at the White House next week...