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Hanna death toll at 139 as it aims for U.S.; Ike a Cat. 4
Tropical Storm Hanna roared past the edge of the Bahamas on Thursday ahead of a possible hurricane hit on the Carolinas, leaving behind at least 137 dead in Haiti.
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Mexico suspends beef, poultry shipments to U.S.
The government of Mexico has voluntarily suspended shipments of meat and processed poultry to the United States after U.S. officials raised concerns about the quality of Mexican food processing and inspections, an Agriculture Department official said Thursday.
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FEMA may cover hotel costs for hurricane evacuees
A Federal Emergency Management official says Hurricane Gustav evacuees whose homes remain uninhabitable can have their hotel costs paid by FEMA.
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GOP attacks on Obama anger community organizers
Angry community organizers defended their work, and that of former organizer Barack Obama, as they fought back Thursday against a series of insulting remarks by speakers at the Republican National Convention.
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Detroit mayor ends scandal with deal to leave office
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick today agreed to plead guilty to obstruction charges and will step down after more than six years leading the nation's 11th-largest city.
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Comcast appeals FCC ruling on blocking of Web traffic
Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regulate the Internet.
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School bus collides with 18-wheeler in Colorado
The Colorado State Patrol says a school bus hit a tractor-trailer rig outside Yuma today, injuring some of the 12 students on board and the bus driver.
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Jesse Jackson remains hospitalized for stomach pains
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized and undergoing tests Thursday after complaining of severe stomach pains.
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Disgraced lobbyist Abramoff gets 4-year sentence
From the time Jack Abramoff began cooperating with the FBI, the once powerful lobbyist knew the day would come when he would have to answer for a lifestyle of trading expensive gifts for political favors.
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Shuttle moved to pad, but storms may change plans
NASA moved the space shuttle Atlantis to a coastal launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida today, seizing the opportunity for the lengthy operation after Tropical Storm Hanna steered away from the Atlantic shoreline.
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New Orleans evacuees in dark but grateful to be home
While storm-ravaged Louisiana continued to cope with massive power outages, flooding and extensive wind damage to homes and buildings, residents of its signature city and the small towns nearby jammed the state's highways Wednesday to get back home.
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Man accused of planning attack on GOP convention
Federal prosecutors have charged a Michigan man as part of what they say was a scheme to use Molotov cocktails to attack the main arena for the Republican National Convention.
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Senate Democrats propose bipartisan drilling bill
Democratic leaders in the Senate plan to push a bipartisan energy proposal that would allow for some expansion of offshore drilling when Congress returns next week from a five-week recess.
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Study: Autism not linked to measles vaccinations
New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated.
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Police puzzled by trail of killings in Washington state
Authorities on Wednesday were trying to determine what set off a shooting and stabbing rampage that left six people dead and four wounded, attacks they blame on a drug offender who was released from jail less than a month ago.
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