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Americans think worst of 2008 oil spike over: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans think that the worst of the fuel price spike that pushed gasoline above $4 per gallon has passed, but they have little hope that the housing market will stage a swift recovery, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008 at 6:20am
U.S. tracking citizens' border crossings: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has been using its border checkpoints to collect information on citizens that will be stored for 15 years, raising concern among privacy advocates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:05am
Corporal punishment rife in U.S. schools, report shows
DALLAS (Reuters) - More than 200,000 children were hit as punishment in U.S. schools last year and in the South more blacks than whites are struck, two human rights groups said in a report released on Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008 at 4:33am
American Air kicks off in-flight Internet service
CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp's American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full in-flight broadband.
20 Aug 2008 at 6:36am
Resilient storm Fay could hit Florida a third time
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay swept into Florida from the Gulf of Mexico and soaked the state on Tuesday while growing strong enough that forecasters said it could become a hurricane before smacking Florida a third time.
19 Aug 2008 at 9:39pm
Five Americans held as China steps up scrutiny
BEIJING (Reuters) - Five American blogger-activists and a foreign artist have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch of the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008 at 4:43am
"Bigfoot" was rubber gorilla costume
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No wonder Bigfoot failed a DNA test. Researchers said on Tuesday the hairy heap claimed by two men to be the corpse of the mythical half-ape, half-human creature was actually a full-body rubber gorilla costume.
20 Aug 2008 at 4:20am
Consumers face rising medical debt: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of U.S. adults are struggling to pay their medical bills, tapping into savings accounts, home equity and credit cards to cover health care costs, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
19 Aug 2008 at 11:19pm
Dave Matthews Band saxophonist dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died on Tuesday of complications from a vehicle accident in June.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:01am
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US and Poland seal missile deal
The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:35am
McCain and Obama aides in tax row
Barack Obama's senior economic adviser accuses John McCain of proposing huge tax cuts for rich people and large firms.
20 Aug 2008 at 2:26am
Storm poses new threat to Florida
Tropical storm Fay crosses to the east coast of Florida where it again threatens to develop into a hurricane.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:51am
Violence mars Bolivian protests
Anti-government rallies in Bolivia turned violent as rival groups armed with sticks and shields fight each other in the streets.
19 Aug 2008 at 5:21pm
Civil trial opens of US ex-marine
The civil trial opens of a former US marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees in Falluja, the first case of its kind.
19 Aug 2008 at 10:51pm
Argentine disco blaze case begins
The trial begins of 15 people charged over a Buenos Aires nightclub fire four years ago, which killed 194 people.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:32am
Dave Matthews Band founder dies
Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, dies, his publicist confirms.
20 Aug 2008 at 2:22am
Canada extradites Italian 'mobster'
An alleged high-ranking mafia boss, believed to be a key player in drugs trafficking, is extradited to Italy from Canada.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:03am
Intel cites US education 'crisis'
Intel's chairman tells developers a better education system is vital to the economic well-being and future of the US.
19 Aug 2008 at 7:09pm
Monkey business - US 'Bigfoot' turns out to be gorilla suit in ice
The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia has turned out to be a gorilla suit in a block of ice.
19 Aug 2008 at 8:38pm
Chicago Tribune
Fay strikes Florida ... and might head its way again
Tropical Storm Fay continues its erratic path Wednesday, threatening to loop back and strike Florida again -- possibly as a hurricane.
20 Aug 2008 at 3:03am
Obama veep speculation heats up
McCain pushes for offshore drilling at Gulf of Mexico rig
Sen. Barack Obama will return to the Old State Capitol in Springfield on Saturday, where he launched his presidential bid in February 2007, and the Democrat may be joined by his newly minted running mate.
20 Aug 2008 at 2:53am
Federal system tracks U.S. citizens' border crossings
Citizens monitored for federal database
The federal government has been using its system of border checkpoints to greatly expand a database on travelers entering the country by collecting information on U.S. citizens crossing by land.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:00am
11 dead in twin car bombings target hotel, military barracks in Algerian town
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) _ Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombing in a neighboring region killed 43, official media and witnesses said.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:11am
NATO pledges 'no business as usual' with Russia
Georgia operations go on, despite deal
GORI, Georgia—With Russian forces dug into hilltops and along roads across Georgia despite a 3-day-old pledge to move troops out, NATO's top official said Tuesday that "there can be no business as usual" between the Kremlin and the Western alliance but stopped short of any concrete retaliation against Russia for its role in the 12-day crisis.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:00am
Just a joke: 'Bigfoot' turns out to be rubber gorilla suit
ATLANTA (AP) _ Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice — handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it — was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:24am
Judge orders Jeffs' alleged teen bride into foster care
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) _ A 14-year-old girl allegedly married to jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs with her parents' blessing at age 12 was ordered back into foster care Tuesday by a Texas judge.
19 Aug 2008 at 7:33pm
NY Times: National
The Evidence Gap: Drug Makers? Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines? Fast Rise
Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.
by By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
20 Aug 2008 at 5:12am
Club?s Plan to Sell Land Shatters a Baltimore Neighborhood?s Serenity
One of the oldest planned communities in the country is facing the development of an expansive new home for the elderly in the middle of this neighborhood?s 30-acre country club.
by By IAN URBINA
20 Aug 2008 at 12:42am
Tropical Storm Fay on Florida?s Coast
Tropical Storm Fay moved north along the Florida coast on Wednesday, as residents in Florida and Georgia prepared to endure the storm.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Aug 2008 at 6:20am
Court Rejects E.P.A. Limits on Emissions Rules
The federal appeals court ruling is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration?s efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act.
by By FELICITY BARRINGER
20 Aug 2008 at 12:39am
Higher Costs Are Taking a Toll on Business
Businesses have been passing the costs on to consumers, just as joblessness expands and spending power shrinks.
by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and PETER S. GOODMAN
20 Aug 2008 at 3:14am
Judge Orders Girl in Sect to Foster Care
A 14-year-old girl believed to have been married at age 12 to the jailed polygamist sect leader Warren S. Jeffs with her parents? blessing was ordered back into foster by a Texas judge.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Aug 2008 at 12:38am
Texas Panel Rejects Plea to Halt Execution of Accomplice in 1996 Murder
Jeffrey Lee Wood is sentenced to die this week for the murder of a store clerk during a robbery, even though he was sitting in a truck outside the convenience store when it happened.
by By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:49am
Cellmate Describes Pain of Detainee Who Died
Complaints about health care at a detention center in Rhode Island are similar to accounts of how the center treated a Chinese New Yorker who died in immigration custody.
by By NINA BERNSTEIN
20 Aug 2008 at 1:21am
After Kite Boarder?s Accident, Some Say Winds Were Too Much
Experts said that Tropical Storm Fay brought conditions to the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that resulted in a kite surfer?s critical injury.
by By MATT HIGGINS
20 Aug 2008 at 1:04am
Florida Man Is Held in Killing of Woman After Fender-Bender
Police say the man arrested claimed to be high on crack when he slashed and stabbed a young couple and then ran over and killed a woman.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
20 Aug 2008 at 12:39am
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Tropical storm Fay has crossed to the east coast of the US state of Florida where it is again threatening to develop into a hurricane.
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20 Aug 2008 at 6:19am
College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age - Los Angeles Times
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The current limit ignores the reality of drinking on campus and pushes it underground, they say. Opponents say a rollback to age 18 would reverse declines in teen drunk driving.
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20 Aug 2008 at 4:02am
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Under increasing scrutiny for allegedly cooking the books on global climate change and other crucial issues over the last seven years, the political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency are trying to circle the wagons.
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20 Aug 2008 at 6:14am
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People watch as Sen. Obama arrives at the Sheraton hotel today in Raleigh North Carolina. McCain and his allies have portrayed Obama in recent weeks as a naive celebrity who is unprepared to lead the nation in dangerous times.
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20 Aug 2008 at 2:00am
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By Ed Mendel SACRAMENTO - The battle over increasing taxes to close a huge state budget gap grew hotter yesterday, continuing a seven-week deadlock that has forced thousands of state employees out of work and left several billion dollars of bills ...
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20 Aug 2008 at 5:41am
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(CNN) -- The 3-year-old came home in tears from his public pre-kindergarten program, unable to adequately describe what had happened to him or how he had sustained bruises that stretched around his hips to his stomach.
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20 Aug 2008 at 2:07am
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AP DETROIT - A state representative wants Michigan State Police to reopen an investigation into a rumored wild party that reportedly took place in 2002 at Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's home.
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20 Aug 2008 at 5:44am
Army reopens site selection in Middletown - Boston Globe
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn.?A US Army is reopening the site selection process for a regional reserve training center in Middletown. The decision Tuesday follows much opposition to the site by Middletown residents as well as opposition by several public officials ...
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20 Aug 2008 at 6:22am
Sen. Stevens wants trial by day, campaign by night - The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) - If Sen. Ted Stevens has his way, he'll soon be spending his days on trial for corruption charges and his evenings and weekends campaigning for re-election.
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20 Aug 2008 at 2:40am
Obama's record on abortion hit - Chicago Tribune
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By Jeremy Manier | Chicago Tribune reporter A few votes that Barack Obama cast in the Illinois Senate are fueling an attack campaign by conservatives who claim the presidential candidate has extreme views on abortion.
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