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Saturday, November 21, 2009
South

Spaceman awaits birth on Earth

By Herald wire services
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis’ astronauts anxiously awaited word yesterday on the birth of a crewman’s daughter as they moved supplies into the...
Northeast

Car chase driver dies in crash

By Herald wire services
LEWISTON, Maine - A high-speed police chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car cops were pursuing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. ...
Around the Nation

New guidelines: Women need fewer Pap smears

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, under new guidelines that say that’s enough to catch slow-growing...
Around the Nation

John McCain presses President Obama on Afghanistan

U.S. Sen. John McCain.
By Associated Press
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain leaned on the man who beat him last year to act on Afghanistan, predicting...
West

Death of Drew Brees’ mother ruled a suicide

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees
By Associated Press
GRANBY, Colo. — The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina...
Northeast

Pennsylvania university students upset about fitness class

By Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — A university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of...
Around the Nation

Democrats need centrist vote for health-care debate

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks on the phone before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington last week.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON - With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats yesterday pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their...
Friday, November 20, 2009
South

Man charged with raping, killing N.C. girl, 5

An image made from surveillance video shows a man carrying a girl identified by police as 5-year old Shaniya Davis in the hallway of a hotel in Sanford, NC. Mario McNeill is charged with killing the girl.
By Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North...
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Midwest

Oprah Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

Oprah Winfrey’s production company says she’ll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011.
By Associated Press
CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience today...
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South

Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1

Miley Cyrus (File)
By Associated Press
DINWIDDIE, Va. — One person was killed today when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned,...
Northeast

NH father wishes his son had learned lesson

By Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. — James Marks thinks back to last summer when a judge showed leniency to his son, who was arrested with...
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West

Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm

Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.
By Associated Press
LAS VEGAS — Court documents show police linked a drug blamed in Michael Jackson’s...
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South

TD Bank named in lawsuit connected to $100M fraud probe

By Associated Press
MIAMI —Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending...
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West

CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face

By Associated Press
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly...
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South

Chair-bound man succumbs

By Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. - An 800-pound South Carolina man didn’t leave his recliner for eight months until shortly before his...
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Feds choose wealth over health

Margery Eagan
by Margery Eagan
Ladies, it appears they’re trying to kill us off. By the...

Paying the price for her father’s fame

Joe Fitzgerald
by Joe Fitzgerald
The next time you ponder a ballot with dismay, noting it contains the...

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