The zany garden gnome thief of Leavenworth, Kan., has built a truly spectacular display of madness. Police uncovered a cleared-out section of the city’s Haven’s Park bizarrely adorned with 50 garden gnomes, three chimineas, two hammocks, three lawn chairs, yard lights and other items, according to The Leavenworth Times. Cops …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – U.S. and British troops are being killed in Iraq by increasingly sophisticated insurgent bombs, including a new type triggered when a vehicle crosses an infrared beam and is blasted by armor-piercing projectiles. The technology, which emerged during guerrilla wars in Lebanon and Northern Ireland, has …
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NEW ORLEANS – The Democratic National Committee will bring about 400 people to New Orleans for its first meeting of 2006 to help rebuild the Gulf area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. DNC chairman Howard Dean said the three day meeting will begin April 20th, the weekend of the French Quarter …
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NEW YORK – Simon Cowell will be insulting prospective singers on “American Idol” for several years to come. Fox announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal that keeps the insult-wielding talent show judge on television’s most popular show for at least five more seasons. His contract had been due …
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LANCASTER, Pa. – After a night together at his house, David Ludwig drove his young girlfriend home at about 5:30 a.m. and then waited for the customary text-message that she had made it into her room safely. But several messages via cell phone went unanswered, until he learned from Kara …
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See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight, “The O’Reilly Factor” is on … The tree in the U.S. capitol is having its name changed. It’s officially a Christmas tree not a holiday tree any longer. But who decided to call it …
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WASHINGTON – Chosen to find a simpler way to tax the nation, a presidential panel gets set to recommend two designs that would rewrite virtually every tax law for individuals and businesses. Under the plan, most deductions, credits and other tax breaks would be eliminated along with much of the …
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Assailants fired at a U.S. military helicopter Tuesday as it ferried supplies to earthquake victims in Pakistan’s portion of divided Kashmir (search), the U.S. military said, but it vowed to continue aid flights. The attack with an apparent rocket-propelled grenade came as the CH-47 Chinook (search) flew …
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Children who stay up past their bedtimes may face more problems than just frustrated parents. A new study shows that elementary and middle school-aged children who stay up late have more problems at school. Researchers found teachers rated students who got eight hours or less of sleep as having the …
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CHICAGO – Former presidential hopeful Phil Gramm testified Thursday that he never approved thousands of dollars in consulting payments to former Gov. George Ryan’s daughters and staff in return for Ryan’s endorsement. And he said his aides would not have condoned such a deal, either. “It’s sort of like the …
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