TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s powerful parliament speaker on Wednesday warned that the West could face a “done deal” if it provokes Iran, in a rare hint by an Iranian official that Tehran could build nuclear weapons if attacked. Iran’s leaders have long been adamant that the country’s nuclear program is …
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A nationwide FBI-led sweep aimed at finding child prostitutes also, in the process, uncovered a illicit Miami party wagon. Undercover agents didn’t find any child prostitutes. What they found was an alleged brothel-on-wheels that the Miami Herald reports was driven by a 41-year-old man with the words “trust no man” …
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PARKER, Calif. – An elderly woman is dead and her husband severely burned after they wandered from their car in eastern San Bernardino County on a day when area temperatures reached 116 degrees. The couple from Oracle, Ariz., was driving Monday near the California side of the Colorado River when …
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Two Orange County, Calif., high school seniors were supposed to have graduated Wednesday. Instead, they’re facing serious prison time for alleged crimes that some people might not think are all that serious. County prosecutors allege Omar Khan, 18, of Coto de Caza, and Tanvir Singh, 18, of Ladera Ranch, broke …
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A rocket carrying a U.S-French ocean-monitoring satellite has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast. The Delta 2 rocket blasted off at 12:46 a.m. PDT Friday. The satellite, called Ocean Surface Topography Mission-Jason 2, will use a radar altimeter to …
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The millions of people who belong to the online social network Facebook are usually adults looking to make professional and personal connections. But Bethany Dawson, who has 30,000 friends on the networking site, is just a mere 12 months old. Her parents, Nikki Summer and Tim Dawson, of Cannock Staffs, …
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CHICAGO – R. Kelly told the judge in his child pornography trial Tuesday that he doesn’t plan to testify. After Judge Vincent Gaughan told Kelly he had a right to not take the stand, the R&B singer leaned forward at the defense table with his hands folded and, speaking for …
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NEW YORK – Boy George is returning some good karma to New York City’s sanitation workers: Two years after sweeping the city streets as part of community service, he has decided to perform a free concert for his former co-workers. George will sing some of his hits for the Department …
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SAN FRANCISCO – A fast-moving fire erupted along the Northern California coast, burning homes, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and backing up traffic for miles on a scenic highway. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials said that the 500-acre fire was 50 percent contained by Friday evening. …
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NEW YORK – A New York woman was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated Monday after she drove across the three-mile Tappan Zee Bridge going the wrong way, authorities said. Kathleen M. Beaton, 28, of Eastchester was stopped around 3 a.m. Sunday, State police said. Several motorists had called police …
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