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Thai king's illness sparks anxiety amid crisis »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in Business & Finance

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thailand's ailing king, a cornerstone of stability during his six decades on the throne, failed to appear for celebrations marking his ...

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Chinese officials punished for lavish US tour »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese bureaucrats who spent taxpayers' money on a $700-a-night Las Vegas hotel and visits to Hawaiian beaches and a San Francisco sex ...

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New rule eases ban on firearms in national parks »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — People will now be able to carry concealed firearms in some national parks and wildlife refuges.

An Interior Department rule issued Friday allows ...

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Bush acknowledges recession, automakers' troubles »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush publicly acknowledged for the first time Friday that the U.S. economy is in a recession and worried aloud ...

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Web database catalogs slaves' trans-Atlantic treks »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

ATLANTA (AP) — Historians hope a new Web database will help bring millions of blacks closer to their African ancestors who were forced onto slave ships ...

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Tiny Texas town heads to Las Vegas for vacation »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in News

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The tiny town of Cranfills Gap really needs a vacation.

That's why Las Vegas tourism officials decided to fly nearly ...

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Automakers look to consolidate dealer ranks »

Posted by: ap 12 months ago in Business & Finance

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors and Ford have been working for years to reduce their ranks of dealers, but with vehicle sales at record lows ...

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Police: NY hotels vulnerable to Mumbai-type attack »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) — Hotels in New York are vulnerable to a Mumbai-style attack and police sent three investigators to India to learn how to better ...

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Congress, White House talking $15B auto bailout »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid fresh assembly line layoffs, congressional Democrats and the White House reached for agreement Friday on about $15 billion in bailout loans for ...

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Students get sick after eating peer-prepared food »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Students at one Birmingham school can honestly say homework made them sick. Nearly half of the students in a Smith Middle School ...

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Youthfulness an American obsession _ at what cost? »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's one of those photos that make you do a double-take.

Dr. Jeffry Life stands in jeans, his shirt off. His ...

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Argentina to give car loans to boost industry »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's auto industry will get a 3.1 billion peso ($900 million) boost with cut-rate loans for first-time new car ...

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Time short, Congress tries to seal auto deal »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing to seal a deal with the White House, Democratic congressional leaders dispatched aides Saturday to draft an emergency $15 billion aid package ...

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Girl, 10, dies in Christmas parade float accident »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A 10-year-old girl in a Christmas parade has died after Texas police say she jumped off a float and was run over ...

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Youthfulness an American obsession - at what cost? »

Posted by: ap 11 months, 4 weeks ago in News

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It's one of those photos that make you do a double-take. Dr. Jeffry Life stands in jeans, his shirt off. His ...

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