GULU, Uganda – Ugandan rebels have walked out of peace talks aimed at ending a 19-year conflict in which thousands of civilians have died, officials said Thursday. Lord’s Resistance Army rebels said they were boycotting the talks with the government because of a heavy military buildup by the Ugandan army, …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Russia said Friday that it regrets Iran‘s decision not to halt uranium enrichment by Thursday’s United Nations-ordered deadline, Russia’s news agencies reported. “We share the position of (the International Atomic Energy Agency) and express our regret that Iran has not fulfilled Resolution 1696 by the designated date …
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LONDON – Oil prices fell to their lowest level in five months on Thursday after energy giant BP said it could bring its huge oil field in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, back to full production by the end of October. The field, the largest in North America, was partially shut last …
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NEW YORK – “Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz has settled a lawsuit in which he accused his former lawyer of stealing and profiting from his personal property, including his bar mitzvah photos and his typewriter. Berkowitz’s current lawyer, Mark Jay Heller, said Thursday that the former attorney, Hugo …
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – The man police consider their prime suspect in the death of a University of Vermont student has dropped his efforts to be released on bail. Brian L. Rooney, 36, of Richmond, was scheduled for a hearing in Vermont District Court for Chittenden County on Tuesday. He has …
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DEARBORN, Mich. – Sometime next week, the assembly line at a Ford plant near Atlanta will come to a halt, signaling the end of a family sedan so revolutionary that its 1985 debut changed forever the way cars look, feel and drive. Say goodbye to the Taurus. After 21 years …
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LOS ANGELES – A hearing in a lawsuit brought by a man who claims he fathered Anna Nicole Smith’s baby girl was delayed Wednesday but his lawyer used the court setting to urge the former Playboy playmate to return the baby to California for DNA paternity testing. “Where’s this woman’s …
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Fried Coke This new fried favorite is popping up at state fairs across the nation…Creator Abel Gonzales, Jr. debuted his new culinary creation at the State Fair of Texas. Abel says his recipe is a secret, but I watched how they made these sugary treats at the fair and came …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush said Wednesday that U.S. military strategists are changing tactics in Iraq and his “administration will carefully consider any proposal that will help us achieve victory.” With less than two weeks until Election Day, the White House is hoping a dramatic policy shift in response to security …
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As many as one in eight American adults may have at least one sign of “problematic” Internet use, according to a new study. The study was based on a phone survey of 2,500 adults; two-thirds of whom said they use the Internet regularly. It appears in CNS Spectrums: The International …
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