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Skywalker the rodeo bull freed from giant tire stuck on his head

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November 9, 2011

HONOLULU (AP) — A rodeo bull in Hawaii appears comfortable again after spending about 20 hours with his head stuck in a giant tire. The 800-pound bull, named Skywalker, couldn't eat or drink after...

NYC health club member sues for $200,000 over breakfast promise

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November 9, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer says there's no such thing as the free breakfast promised by a high-end New York City health club, and he says he should get more than $200,000 for the missing meals. Richard...

Egg attack on Syrians in Cairo is sign of schism among protesters

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November 9, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian protesters pelted a group of rival opposition leaders with eggs Wednesday outside Arab League headquarters in Cairo, accusing them of playing along with President Bashar Assad's...

Russia launches unmanned probe to sample soil on Mars moon

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November 8, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has launched an unmanned probe on a daring mission to reach Phobos, a moon of Mars, and to fly samples of its soil back to Earth. The Phobos-Grunt (Phobos-Soil) craft was successfully...

13 suspects charged with plotting to distribute heroin in N.O., Houston

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November 8, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thirteen men have been indicted on federal drug charges for their roles in an alleged plot to distribute heroin in the New Orleans and Houston areas. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten in...

Alabama senators lose bet, wear purple and gold ties in chamber

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November 8, 2011

BIRMINGHAM (AP) — Alabama's two U.S. senators kept their bet with Louisiana's senators and wore purple ties in the U.S. Senate chamber. The senators had a bet on Saturday's LSU-Alabama football game,...

SeaWorld Orlando executives talk about a new attraction

SeaWorld Orlando announces new penguin and sea turtle attractions

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November 8, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Orlando announced Tuesday the most ambitious expansion in the nearly 40-year history of the theme park, including a sea turtle exhibit with a domed 3-D theater and an...

Detroit 9-year-old testifies to being drunk dad’s designated driver

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November 8, 2011

WOODHAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl cried Tuesday as she explained how she drove a full-size van in suburban Detroit while her father sat in the passenger seat after a night of drinking whiskey. The...

British stunt pilot dies after being ejected from grounded plane

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November 8, 2011

LONDON (AP) — A stunt pilot with the British military's Red Arrows aerobatic display team died Tuesday after being ejected from his aircraft while it was on the ground. The Royal Air Force released...

U.S. curbs summer work programs for foreign college students

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November 7, 2011

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The State Department put a freeze Monday on expansion of a program that arranges summer jobs in the United States for foreign college students, citing persistent complaints...

Balloons encourage smiles among Kenyans wary of bomb warnings

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November 7, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.S. artist handed out thousands of yellow balloons to Nairobi's blue-collar commuters Monday, igniting broad smiles among Kenyans weighed down by two recent grenade blasts...