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| Rare, prehistoric-age reptile found in New Zealand
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 AP - A rare reptile with lineage dating back to the dinosaur age has been found nesting on the New Zealand mainland for the first time in about 200 years, officials said Friday.
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| Sagnol considers quitting over injuries |
| Munich - Bayern Munich's French defender Willy Sagnol is considering ending his career if his injury problems are not resolved by the end of the season. If things are not better by May I will retire, Sagnol was quoted as saying in Monday's Kicker s... |
| Ohio police nab possible 'Granny Robber' suspect |
| Police in Ohio have arrested a 68-year-old woman on a bank robbery charge — and they want to know if she's the so-called "Granny Robber" they've been seeking since last May. |
| Bruce Springsteen bags Billboard |
| Washington, Nov 22 : Bruce Springsteen and The E street Band have been honoured with the Top Tour award at the annual Billboard Touring Awards in New York on November 20. |
| Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu |
| (AP Photo/Ric Francis)As hillside development looms in the mountains of Malibu, Calif., as beachgoers relax and stroll at Malibu Lagoon State Beach Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. After a prolonged battle, t... |
| Vonn captures maiden World Cup slalom |
| Levi, Finland - Lindsey Vonn of the United States clinched her maiden World Cup slalom in the first women's slalom of the alpine ski World Cup season in the Finnish resort of Levi on Saturday. Vonn, last season's overall winner and downhill champion,... |
| US state works on fixing child abandonment law |
| Nebraska lawmakers got to work Friday in a rare special legislative session designed to repair a unique "safe haven" state law that has unintentionally allowed parents to abandon nearly three dozen children as old as 17. |
| Heritage day set aside to honor contributions of American Indians |
| PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving — for this year only — to honor the contributions American Indians have made to the Uni... |
| Deal reached on baby born to polygamous-sect teen |
| A teenage member of a polygamous sect who had refused to reveal the whereabouts of her newborn reached an undisclosed agreement Tuesday with authorities seeking a DNA sample from the baby so they can find out whether the father is an adult. |
| Obama outlines plans to create US jobs |
| President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday sought to bring some relief to Americans anxious about their economic futures, outlining a plan to create 2.5 million jobs with public works programs that will rebuild roads and bridges, modernize schools and create alternative energy sources. |
| Body of woman pulled from river at Penn |
| A police marine unit pulled the body of an unidentified woman yesterday from the Delaware River at Penn's Landing. The body was found floating adjacent to the Hyatt Regency hotel at 201 S. Columbus Bl... |
| At least 27 dead after bus plunges into Honduras ravine - Summary |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras - At least 27 people were killed when a bus plunged 500 metres into a ravine in the Central American country of Honduras. At least 15 occupants of the bus were injured in Tuesday's accident, the newspaper El Heraldo reported Wed... |
| Disabled policemen shot dead in Mexico |
| Two disabled police officers, part of a special unit to help the disabled, were shot dead while on traffic patrol in northern Mexico, an official said Saturday. |
| Obama on track to name Clinton as top diplomat
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 Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate his former rival, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state after the November 27 Thanksgiving holiday, a Democratic official said.
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| Crowded Prisons Leading to Illness |
| Inmates at the Mule Creek State Prison interact in a gymnasium that was modified to house prisoners in Ione, California, in this file photo. Calif. prison overcrowding contributes to poor inmate healt... |
| Budget Concerns Take Back Seat To Bailouts |
| (AP) Budget hawks were aghast when the federal deficit hit a record $455 billion in fiscal 2008, more than double the previous year.That figure could double again in 2009, to $1 trillion, but even bal... |
| The mindset in the middle of the storm |
| Just why would anyone want to be president of the United States, anyway? It takes a missionary impulse and an overflow of self-regard. |
| Ayers reflects on Obama in new writing |
| Bill Ayers, the Vietnam War-era radical who was a campaign headache for Barack Obama, says in a new afterword to his memoir that the two were neighbors and family friends. |
| Singapore Airlines cancels flights to Bangkok
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 Reuters - Singapore Airlines will cancel all its flights to and from Bangkok on Wednesday, after anti-government protesters occupied the international airport in the Thai capital. The airline said efforts will be made to reaccommodate customers on flights when security stabilizes and flights resume, with an assessment to be made later on flights beyond Wednesday.
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| Leader of New York |
| NEW YORK (AP) — The general manager-designate and artistic director of City Opera, who was aiming to revolutionize the company as it renovated its Lincoln Center home, is leaving his position ... |
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