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U.S. | Nov 21, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
During Christmas seasons for decades, these dedicated elves responded to thousands of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole."
All that ...Read More
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U.S. | Nov 21, 2009
PERUGIA, Italy - Amanda Knox, a former University of Washington student who was studying abroad in Italy, had a growing hatred for her British roommate and fatally stabbed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday ...Read More
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.
Marin County Judge Kelly Simmons ruled Thursday the evidence was sufficient to put 27-year-old ...Read More
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U.S. | Nov 21, 2009
Officials: Man tied 15 lizards to chest at airport
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...Read More
WASHINGTON: US President BarackObama's job approval rating has dipped below the 50% mark, the first time afterhe was sworn in January this year.
The latest Gallup Daily trackingresults, released yesterday said that 49% of Americans approve of the job Obamais doing ...Read More
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U.S. | Nov 21, 2009
ANCHORAGE - An Alaska senator says the US Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa Claus in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post office.
Republican US Senator Lisa Murkowski said yesterday that ...Read More
FAIRFIELD, Ala. (AP) Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
The nine children were injured in the accident Friday afternoon in Fairfield, about eight miles southwest ...Read More
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U.S. | Nov 21, 2009
FAIRFIELD, ALA. — Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
The nine children were injured in the accident Friday afternoon in Fairfield, about eight miles southwest of ...Read More
BERKELEY, Calif. – A student protest on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, over large fee increases at UC campuses statewide ended peacefully late on Friday.
Police arrested 41 demonstrators, according to the Associated Press, after as many as ...Read More
BERKELEY, Calif. - Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university ...Read More