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US condemns attacks on embassies in Libya

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT

The United States is condemning attacks on embassies in Libya, a day after a NATO missile strike killed one of the sons of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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Insurer settles suit with former USU frat members

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT

A Georgia insurance company that paid a wrongful death claim on behalf of a former Utah State University fraternity has settled the lawsuit it brought against four of the fraternity's members.

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Officer, suspect dead after Phoenix shootout

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT

A police officer from the west Phoenix suburb of Buckeye has been killed and a second officer critically wounded in an early morning shootout that also left a suspect dead.

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Napolitano tours devastated Alabama neighborhoods

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured one of the hardest-hit neighborhoods of Birmingham on Sunday to offer condolences and pledge support for local residents and emergency workers.

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Navy vets fundraiser gave to top GOP candidates

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

He called himself Bobby Charles Thompson and gave himself the rank of lieutenant commander as he headed a nationwide nonprofit for U.S. Navy veterans.

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Posted: 01 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Customers stay despite high-profile data breaches

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Week after week, thieves break into corporate computer systems to steal customer lists, email addresses and credit card numbers. Large data breaches get overshadowed by even larger ones.

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Police say accused killer avenged shooting of mom

Posted: 01 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT

Police say the man accused of shooting four people in Springfield, Mass., including two police officers, had escaped from prison to avenge the shooting of his mother.

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NYC holds May Day rally for workers, immigrants

Posted: 01 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Labor leaders from Wisconsin are joining New York activists to march for the rights of America's immigrants and workers.

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New England harbor seal survey counts population

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT

A century ago, seals were rare along New England's coast -- the victims of fishermen and others who viewed them as fish-gobbling pests that threatened their livelihoods.

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Conn. to help inmates pare child-support bills

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Julaquis Minnifield was sitting in his prison cell last summer when he received a notice from the state of Connecticut that he owed more than $13,000 in back child support for his 8-year-old son.

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Atlantic City looks to bus more homeless back home

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Larry Bogan knows precisely how much it costs for a bus ticket from Atlantic City back home to Pompano Beach, Fla.: $126. Unfortunately, that's $126 more than he has at present.

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CA island affords rare chance for city expansion

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:40 AM PDT

Created in the 1930s in San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island is said to have earned its name from the gold some imagined was hidden in dredged materials that form its foundation, as well as the exotic valuables displayed there for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

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Palin to speak at Central Calif. community college

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Sarah Palin is returning to Central California's agricultural region to speak at a community college, a year after secrecy over her contract to visit another school in the region drew intense criticism and scrutiny.

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New study shows beetle-killed trees ignite faster

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT

New research into the mountain pine beetle epidemic has found the red needles of a beetle-killed tree can ignite up to three times faster than the green needles of a healthy tree.

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Polygamous church dispute may head to Utah court

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT

An internal tug-of-war over control of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs' southern Utah-based church may force Utah courts to walk a constitutional tightrope that experts say could tread a little too close to separation of church and state.

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Street art exhibition prompts praise and concern

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT

It's art from the streets that's been moved into the museum, and the neighborhood wishes it would stay there.

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Heartbreak for Ala. family in wake of 2 twisters

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:00 AM PDT

The tornadoes followed each other as if guided by rails, three times over 10 terrifying hours, straight at the little cluster of homes where Joseph Wayne Haney and his relatives lived.

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Posted: 01 May 2011 08:00 AM PDT

Sen. Rubio says no way he'll be on GOP 2012 ticket

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:34 AM PDT

First-term GOP Sen. Marco Rubio says he won't be on the Republican presidential ticket in 2012 under any circumstances.

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