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Dead suspect in trailer park shootout identified

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:26 PM PST

German Township Patrolman Jeremy Blum is wounded in a police shootout with a gunman at Enon Beach trailer park near Enon, Ohio, Saturday, Jan. 1. Blum was shot in the arm and shoulder, and taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he is in stable condition, authorties say.Authorities have identified a man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and injuring a police officer in a gun battle at a western Ohio trailer park.




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Family says teen killed at Atlanta train station

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:20 PM PST

Friends and family say a 14-year-old boy who went out for a midnight celebration was knifed to death at a downtown Atlanta train station after he was accosted by a man who accused him of stealing a cell phone.

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'Mission accomplished' -- Steelers earn bye

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:53 PM PST

Ben Roethlisberger began the regular season sitting out. He and the Pittsburgh Steelers ended it sitting atop the AFC North - again.




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Bucs beat Saints, keep playoff hopes alive

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:54 PM PST

Tampa Bay's Larry Asante, left, celebrates with Adam Hayward after an interception of New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees. The Bucs won Sunday's game, 23-13.Josh Freeman passed for two touchdowns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints 23-13 on Sunday to stay alive in the NFC playoff race.




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1 week after blizzard, NYC garbage is piled high

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:18 PM PST

One week after a blizzard paralyzed the city, the snowdrifts were melting Sunday but the mountains of trash were growing.

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Insurgent attacks kill 4 Iraqi security officers

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:06 PM PST

Insurgents killed four members of Iraq's security forces and a city engineer in separate incidents across the Iraqi capital Sunday evening, officials said.

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NATO service member killed in south Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:59 AM PST

Italian soldiers carry the coffin of their fallen colleague, Pvt. Matteo Miotto, towards an aircraft at Regional Command West military camp in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Jan. 1. NATO forces captured two key insurgent leaders in Afghanistan, while a service member was killed in a deadly bombing that raised to three the number of coalition troops killed since the new year began, the multinational alliance said Sunday.




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Best bets: The Visitors of 'V' return

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:08 PM PST

Creepy Anna, the leader of the Visitors, has an equally creepy interest in the child born of a Visitor and a human.The lizard people continue to invade Earth as the sci-fi show launches its second season. Also this week: "The Biggest Loser" returns for Jillian's final season; "Machete" and "Howl" come to DVD.




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Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:08 PM PST

'Little Fockers' holds on to box-office lead

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:38 PM PST

Robert De Niro, left, and Daisy Tahan are shown in a scene from "Little Fockers," which remained the top draw at the weekend box office with $26.3 million.Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller's "Little Fockers" remained the top draw at the weekend box office with $26.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.




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Mexico plans immigration shake-up

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST

The year saw some of the worst atrocities against illegal migrants trekking through the country — including the mass slaughter of 72 Central and South Americans trying to reach the United States.

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Major 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Chile

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST

A major earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit central Chile Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties, local emergency officials said.

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Jobs growth may pick up, but not by that much

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:48 PM PST

One economist says the healing process will be faster for women than for men, in part because women are more likely to go to college and obtain the skills needed to find a job.Employers have recorded 11 consecutive months of job gains, yet the number of people who are so discouraged that they have given up searching for work stands at an all-time high.




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Australia floods a 'disaster of biblical proportions'

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 07:29 AM PST

A wallaby stands on a large round hay bail trapped by rising flood waters outside the town of Dalby in Queensland, Australia on Dec. 30. Days of torrential downpours have left parts of central and southern Queensland state inundated, flooding thousands of homes and businesses, cutting off roads and forcing the entire populations of two towns to evacuate.A woman drowned after trying to cross a flooded causeway in Australia, becoming the first victim of relentless flooding that one official has described as reaching "biblical proportions," police said Sunday.




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Agent says Berry collapsed from exhaustion

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:20 AM PST

An agent for Chuck Berry says exhaustion was the reason the rock-and-roll legend felt ill before a Chicago show and had to have medics check him out. An agent for Chuck Berry says exhaustion was the reason the rock-and-roll legend felt ill before a Chicago show and had to have medics check him out.




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Why many financial New Year's resolutions fail

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:27 AM PST

With 2011 here, you may already have an idea for a financial resolution. The only problem with New Year's resolutions is that it can be difficult to stick to them.

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Stocks appear ready to pull back in the new year

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:27 AM PST

A bout of profit taking seems likely early in the new year after the S&P 500 ended its best December in almost two decades, but stocks may have further to run at the start of 2011.




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Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:27 AM PST

Favre inactive for Vikings' finale

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 06:34 AM PST

Minnesota lists Brett Favre as inactive for what he has said will be his final game.Minnesota lists Brett Favre as inactive for what he has said will be his final game.




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Among young Chinese, cult of the coupon rises

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:47 PM PST

Shoppers use a row of coupon machines near a supermarket entrance in Beijing. More than a craze, discount shopping is becoming a way of life for young Chinese.Ding Can is obsessed with bargains. Her purse is crammed with more than 30 shopper discount cards and dozens of coupons.




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