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Flood-Ravaged Iowa Scrambles to Mend Levees, Protect Water Supplies and Salvage Homes

The breach of a main levee and subsequent failure of a temporary levee sent emergency crews scrambling Saturday as water from the Des Moines River rushed into a heavily populated residential area of Iowa’s capital. The Army Corps of Engineers and National Guard were ordering personnel to leave Des Moines …

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Colleagues Reflect on Life and Career of Tim Russert

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” June 13, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” LAURA INGRAHAM, GUEST HOST: In the “Personal …

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Surgeons Operate On, Save Leg of Baby in Womb

Australian surgeons are being credited for saving the leg of an unborn baby by operating on her while her mother was just 22 weeks pregnant, French news agency AFP is reporting. The hospital told AFP Monday that this may be the earliest in utero surgery of its kind. Baby Leah …

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Murder Suspects Describe Two Killings in $2 Robbery

The men arrested in the slayings of an aspiring Christian singer and his colleague at a Texas recording studio said in a chilling jailhouse interview the victims were killed at random in a robbery that netted only $2. Cousins James Broadnax and Demarius Dwight Cummings, both 19, face capital murder …

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Jerry Springer, Melanie Brown to Co-Host Miss Universe '08

NEW YORK – Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown will co-host the 2008 Miss Universe pageant, which will air live from Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13. Springer, 64, is host of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” and Brown, 33, is a special events correspondent for “Access Hollywood.” (Brown is also known …

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Bill Murray's Divorce Finalized

Entertainer Bill Murray and his wife of nearly 11 years are divorced. Documents filed in Charleston County show a judge approved a divorce agreement on June 13, barely a month after Jennifer Butler Murray asked for the separation. The court papers were first obtained by celebrity news and gossip Web …

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Rapper Young Jeezy Charged With DUI and Reckless Driving in Atlanta

ATLANTA – Rapper Young Jeezy was charged with driving under the influence and speeding after he was pulled over on an Atlanta highway early Wednesday. The multi-platinum-selling artist, whose real name is Jay Jenkins, was driving a Corvette when he was stopped about 2:30 a.m. on Interstate 85, police department …

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Murder Conviction for Woman Who Claimed She Was Pedophile-Punishing Angel

BRENTWOOD, N.H. – A woman who claimed she was an angel sent from God to punish pedophiles was convicted Friday of murdering two boyfriends by a jury that rejected her insanity defense. Sheila LaBarre, 49, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 2006, police found her burning trash …

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Va. Bride Auctioning Bridesmaid Spot

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – You too can be in Kelly Gray’s wedding. Who’s that? Just a 23-year-old hairdresser auctioning off an opportunity to be one of her bridesmaids. Gray and fiance Karl Gau make a combined annual salary of about $32,000. Gray says they’re also caring for a 1-year-old daughter …

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Patrick Swayze to Begin Shooting New Cable Series

Patrick Swayze is going back to work. The “Dirty Dancing” actor, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, will begin shooting his new A&E series “The Beast” in Chicago this summer, the cable network announced Monday. A&E ordered 13 episodes of the one-hour drama, which stars Swayze, 55, …

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