BERLIN – Emergency officials say the crew of a freighter carrying fertilizer has abandoned the ship off the German coast because of the risk of explosion. Residents along the North Sea coast in the region around Bremerhaven had reported a strong smell, likely caused by fumes from the ship. Germany’s …
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PORT HURON, Mich. – Authorities will not release the results of an autopsy of a malnourished, dehydrated and physically abused 5-year-old Michigan girl while the investigation into her death continues. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports Thursday that the autopsy report has been completed, but that Public Safety Chief …
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BEIJING – China’s military will hold live-firing exercises along its volatile border with Myanmar near where Chinese civilians were killed by stray bombs from a conflict between rebels and Myanmar’s government. The Defense Ministry says the exercises starting Tuesday in Yunnan province will include both ground and air elements. It …
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UNITED NATIONS – A British non-governmental organization is threatening legal action against the Israeli government over its accusation that the organization is linked to the militant group Hamas. The Palestinian Return Center this week was granted consultative status at the United Nations, prompting Israel’s U.N. mission to protest that the …
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Regis Philbin, may we call a friend? Someone, anyone, who can help us figure out why stocks went down, even though the Senate gave a gotta-have rescue package the thumbs up? Please, Regis. Help! Lifeline, any line, now! We’ve run out of answers, and politicians, excuses for a package they …
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‘Mad Men’ Stars Have No Contracts | Farewell, Levi Stubbs | Madonna Stole Home | Billy Vs. Boss For Obama | Singers March On New York ‘Mad Men’ Stars Have No Contracts There may not be any more “Mad Men” if deals aren’t cut soon. The popular cult series on …
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court tackled a complex case Wednesday involving a little-known religious group and its desire to place a monument of its own next to the Ten Commandments in a Utah city park. Pleasant Grove City, Utah, accepted the Ten Commandments monument from the Fraternal Order of Eagles …
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Sir Elton Winehouse | Mariah Expecting? | Carly Simon’s Jailhouse Rock | Madonna Wants Britney This Much | Liza Almost Didn’t Make It Sir Elton Winehouse? You can say this much about Elton John: he never rests, and he’s not satisfied with the status quo. He tells me he’s going …
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LOS ANGELES – Donald Trump usually isn’t one to show too much emotion, but the big-wig businessman was clearly moved by Christina Aguilera’s live performance at the Nakheel and Trump Organization party on Saturday night in Los Angeles to celebrate the Trump International Tower in Dubai. The Donald looked spellbound …
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A source claiming to have inside knowledge of the workings of John Edwards’ mistress’s video company disputed a published report that the former North Carolina senator’s political action committee paid Rielle Hunter $14,000 for unused documentary footage. In a story in Friday’s New York Times, sources close to Edwards claimed …
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