UNITED NATIONS – The United States will introduce a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift the arms embargo on Liberia, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Tuesday. Bolton said that the resolution would help bring peace and stability to Liberia as its president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, tries to rebuild the country …
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – A woman eating at a Burger King restaurant in the Netherlands found a live frog in her salad, the company confirmed Sunday. “What’s happened is that one of our guests Thursday evening found a frog in her salad. She went to the manager and showed him the …
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FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Ernie Fletcher pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from a state hiring scandal — a plea that was entered by his attorney while the governor remained on vacation in Florida. Fletcher was indicted last month on charges of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination over …
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WASHINGTON – Murky procedures, lack of oversight and inadequate resources led to mistakes in the way U.S. troops treated Iraq and Afghanistan detainees. But two Pentagon reports, released publicly for the first time, found no widespread mistreatment or illegal actions by the military. A human rights group called the reports …
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NEW YORK – Anna Nicole Smith has confirmed that she’s pregnant, in a video clip posted on her Web site. “Let me stop all the rumors. Yes, I am pregnant. I’m happy, I’m very very happy about it. Everything’s goin’ really, really good and I’ll be checking in and out …
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A two-story abandoned building collapsed onto three neighboring houses and a construction supply store in northeastern Brazil, killing seven people and injuring seven others, firefighters said Wednesday. Four adults and three children, including a 5-month-old, were listed as killed in the Tuesday evening collapse. None …
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HELL, Mich. – They’re planning a hot time Tuesday in Hell. Tuesday bears the once-in-a-millennium date of 6-6-06, or, in brief, 666 — a number that, according to the Bible’s Book of Revelations, signifies the devil. And there’s not a snowball’s chance in Hell that the day will go unnoticed …
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NEW YORK – Sen. Hillary Clinton said the discussion of gay marriage in Congress this week is a priority of the “political machine of the White House and the Republican majority” but her constituents put other concerns first. “When I travel around and speak with people whom I’m representing, they …
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PITTSBURGH – Ben Roethlisberger was released from a hospital late Wednesday night after spending more than two days there recovering from facial injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. The Steelers quarterback left Mercy Hospital around 11:30 p.m., said team spokesman Dave Lockett. It was unclear where he went, Lockett …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Adobe Systems Inc., Oracle Corp. and KB Home. After Thursday’s closing bell, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Bill Gates was immediately handing over his role as chief software architect to Chief Technology Officer …
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