An attorney for a Washington man accused of starting a wildfire that burned 118 square miles in Minnesota and Canada last year says his client has committed suicide. Mark Larsen said Tuesday that a relative of Stephen Posniak told him the 64-year-old Posniak died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Posniak …
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Who would’ve thought? Practical is sensual this season. With gluttony not only out, but out of the question, many lovers are scrambling for gift-giving ideas. If that includes you, keep in mind that sometimes simple and suggestive is the way to go. This season, it’s all about taking care of …
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WASHINGTON – Noting a “quiet surge” is taking place in Afghanistan, President Bush on Tuesday redirected a Marine battalion destined for Iraq to instead deploy to the Central Asian nation. The president said he also plans to order 8,000 more combat and support troops out of Iraq by February, but …
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish authorities have arrested three managers and charged them with negligence in the collapse of a girls’ dormitory that killed 18 people last week, an official said Monday. Mayor Mehmet Demirgul of Balcilar, the central town where the dormitory collapsed, said the headmaster, the deputy headmaster and …
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BEIJING – President Bush dedicated a massive new $434 million U.S. embassy in Beijing on Friday, calling it a symbol of deepening ties between the two trading partners and sometimes political rivals. Bush, in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, said the eight-story structure represented the …
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WOBURN, Mass. – A former Missouri radio reporter has been found guilty of killing his wife by poisoning her with antifreeze. A jury in Middlesex Superior Court convicted James Keown of first-degree murder Wednesday. They deliberated less than two days. Keown faces an automatic sentence of life in prison without …
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A Russian teen, who doctors said had little chance of surviving after being burned over 98 percent of his body, has defied the odds. With the help of inner strength, courage and new technologies, there is hope Jasur Khamdamov can have all of his skin restored, according to a report …
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LOS ANGELES – Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is entitled to nearly $85,000 to pay his legal costs in a defamation lawsuit brought by a friend of actress Lindsay Lohan, a judge ruled Wednesday. Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, also can receive an additional $2,000 if he requests it, …
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MAPUTO, Mozambique – Mozambique’s state radio says seven people have died in a riot sparked by false rumors that health workers were spreading cholera. A community leader was among those killed after people in the district of Gurue rioted with spears and machetes Thursday in central Mozambique. Zambezia provincial governor …
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Jesse James Hollywood has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of a 15-year-old boy that inspired the 2007 movie “Alpha Dog.” Superior Court Judge Brian Hill on Friday sentenced Hollywood to a life sentence without the possibility of parole in a Santa …
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