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Biker gang members found guilty of mass slayings

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October 29, 2009

LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Six members of the Bandidos biker gang were found guilty Thursday of murdering eight men associated with the gang in the worst mass slayings in Ontario history.Wayne Kellestine,...

Texas law on children seeing porn being challenged

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October 29, 2009

DALLAS (AP) — A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of...

Swine flu hits some schools so hard, temporary close is only option

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October 27, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) — Across the country schools are closing by the dozen as officials say they're being hit so hard by swine flu that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only feasible option.The...

Richard Heene and his three sons Bradford, Ryo and Falcon leave a Halloween costume store in Fort Collins, Colo., Monday Oct. 26, 2009. Charges could be brought against Richard Heene for perpetrating the "balloon boy" hoax.

Sheriff denies wrongdoing in dealing with ‘balloon’ case

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October 27, 2009

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn't believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said...

Sleepy Hollow church: No Halloween- themed weddings allowed

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October 27, 2009

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (AP) — A church made famous by Washington Irving's short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," has rejected a couple's request to hold a Halloween-themed wedding.Lisa Panensky...

Car bomb in crowded Pakistan market kills 100

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October 27, 2009

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants exploded a car bomb in a market crowded with women and children Wednesday, killing 100 people.The attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar was Pakistan's...

First openly gay U.S. attorney begins job in Washington

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October 27, 2009

SEATTLE (AP) — The new top federal prosecutor in Seattle knows the significance her role carries for many people: She's apparently the nation's first openly gay U.S. attorney.But as a daughter of...

U.S. contractor says he fought off militant attack in Kabul

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October 27, 2009

KABUL (AP) — Armed with an AK-47, an American contract worker said Wednesday he held off militants attacking a guest house in Kabul, allowing about two dozen U.N. election workers to escape.John...

BR produced nearly a third of nation’s construction job gains

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October 27, 2009

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Baton Rouge produced nearly a third of the metro construction job gains in the United States over the past year.That's according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors...

Gov. Jindal travels to Calif. to raise money for reelection campaign

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October 27, 2009

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is heading to California to raise money for his re-election campaign.Jindal's press office said the governor is attending two fundraisers on Thursday: one in...

Militants killed in anti-Taliban push

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October 26, 2009

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan pressed an offensive deeper into Taliban territory along the Afghan border Tuesday, claiming to have killed 42 militants in the latest stage of an assault seen as crucial...

Ex-frat members plead guilty in N.Y. hazing death

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October 26, 2009

GENESEO, N.Y. (AP) — Two former members of a banned college fraternity at a western New York campus admitted Tuesday they plied a student with so much beer, champagne and vodka during a three-day...