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2 plead guilty to anti-gay hate crime in NYC

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

Two men have pleaded guilty to robbery as a hate crime in the beating of a gay man last year in New York City.

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Top Democrat says he'll advance immigration bill

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:11 PM PST

The top Senate Democrat says he'll force a test vote this week on a measure to give tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to legal status.

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Couple beat Calif. crossing guard in front of kids

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:11 PM PST

A man and woman are accused of beating a California school crossing guard while astonished kids looked on.

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Russian, US officials near adoption accord

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:01 PM PST

The State Department says U.S. and Russian officials will be meeting Wednesday to conclude a new, binding agreement covering adoptions between the two countries.

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GOP senators signal progress on nuclear treaty

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 12:51 PM PST

Republicans reluctant to quickly ratify a nuclear weapons deal with Russia said Tuesday the Obama administration had addressed some of their concerns, raising the prospect for Senate approval of the landmark treaty.

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NY mayor: I never assaulted wife; she attacked me

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:41 AM PST

A suburban New York mayor on trial for domestic violence is denying he ever assaulted his wife and says she was the one who regularly attacked him.

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Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:41 AM PST

Ga. police seize meth worth $46 million from house

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:41 AM PST

Police in Georgia have seized more than 900 pounds of methamphetamine worth an estimated $46 million on the street, which they believe is one of the largest meth seizures in the country.

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Report: 'Dropout factories' on decline in US

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:21 AM PST

The number of so-called "dropout factory" high schools in the United States has declined since 2002, translating into at least 100,000 more students getting a diploma, a new report shows.

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NY Sen. Thompson of Buffalo concedes in recount

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:15 AM PST

New York state Sen. Antoine Thompson has conceded defeat in a race that will help determine which political party will control the New York Senate.

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US hits Iran with new sanctions

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:11 AM PST

The Obama administration on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, targeting companies for funding Iran's development and spread of weapons of mass destruction.

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4 dead in shooting at Missouri apartment complex

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

A gunman opened fire Tuesday during an apparent domestic dispute at an eastern Missouri apartment complex, fatally wounding three people before killing himself in nearby woods, an investigator said.

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NYC bees turn red from cherry juice

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:21 AM PST

A bunch of Brooklyn bees have been coming home looking flushed. New York City beekeeper Cerise (seh-REEZ') Mayo was puzzled when her bees started showing up with mysterious red coloring. Their honey also turned as red as cough syrup. She tells The New York Times a friend joked that the bees were imbibing the runoff at Dell's Maraschino Cherries Company, ...

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Mo. officials back more restrictions aimed at meth

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PST

The Missouri governor and attorney general want to make Missouri the third state to require a doctor's prescription to buy cold and allergy medicines that can be used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine.

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Roadside Secret Santa at it again along NJ highway

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PST

An annual Christmas mystery is playing itself out again along a busy New Jersey highway.

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Man pleads guilty to throwing son off a Md. bridge

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST

A man who killed his 3-year-old son by throwing him off a bridge in Baltimore will receive a maximum of 50 years in prison under a plea bargain.

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Senate roll vote on banning earmarks

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST

The 56-39 roll call Tuesday by which the Senate rejected an amendment. A "yes" vote is a vote to reject the measure.

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Colo. soldier accused of killing Taliban prisoner

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PST

A 20-year-old Colorado Army private is accused of shooting and killing a Taliban leader who was shackled in a cell in Afghanistan.

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Senate passes bill to boost food safety

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:11 AM PST

The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to make food safer in the wake of deadly E. coli and salmonella outbreaks, potentially giving the government broad new powers to increase inspections of food processing facilities and force companies to recall tainted food.

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Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:11 AM PST