Web searches revealed in missing Fla. girl case
By MARK WANGRIN
Associated Press Writer
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Someone performed Internet searches for "neck breaking" and "household weapons" on the home computer of a Florida mother charged with killing her missing 3-year-old daughter, accordin ...
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Jury convicts mom of lesser charges in online hoax
By GREG RISLING
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Missouri mother on trial in a landmark cyberbullying case was convicted Wednesday of only three minor offenses for her role in a mean-spirited Internet hoax that apparently drove a ...
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Some share the bounty this bleak Thanksgiving
By TODD LEWAN
AP National Writer
A Thanksgiving ago, many of us were fretting over delays at the airport, our holiday season shopping lists, even things like whether to get another Botox injection or a new set of wheels.
Now we worry about keepi ...
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A final turkey pardon, with a smile
By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush is on his way out the door. So you just knew this final pardon was coming.
With a smile and some nostalgic words, Bush spared the national Thanksgiving turkey on Wednesday, ...
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More horses sent abroad for slaughter after US ban
By NATE JENKINS
Associated Press Writer
RUSHVILLE, Neb. (AP) -- At dusk, after all the fancy horses had been auctioned, Doug Barnes settled into a seat at the sale barn and got down to business. Three, four, five or more horses ambled into th ...
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Feds warn of terror plotting against NYC subways
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway system during the holiday season.
An intern ...
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Obama rounds out economic team
By BETH FOUHY and DAVID ESPO
Associated Press Writers
CHICAGO (AP) -- Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker will head a new White House panel to help President-elect Barack Obama create jobs and bring stability to the ailing financial system.
Volcker, 8 ...
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New jobless claims drop from 16-year high
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New jobless claims fell more than expected last week from a 16-year high, the government said Wednesday, though they remain at elevated levels due to the slowing economy.
The Labor Dep ...
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Roads, skies to be less crowded over Thanksgiving
By DON BABWIN
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- Despite plummeting gas prices and unusual last-minute holiday deals on airplane tickets, more people are expected to stick close to home this Thanksgiving.
In fact, the Automobile Associa ...
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Congress expecting more sacrifices from automakers
By TOM KRISHER and KEN THOMAS
Associated Press Writers
DETROIT (AP) -- A list of job cuts, shuttered factories, canceled bonuses and commitments to fuel-efficient cars won't be enough next week when U.S. automakers get another shot to persuad ...
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Astronauts busy collecting recycled water samples
By MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- With just two more days together, the astronauts of the linked space shuttle and space station busily collected as many recycled urine samples as possible from a machine that they ...
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Jurors hint at partial verdict in MySpace hoax
By GREG RISLING
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jurors suggested in a note to the judge late Tuesday that they had reached verdicts on three of four counts against a Missouri mother accused of conspiring to harass a 13-year-old girl w ...
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