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Man with broken leg survives 4 days in desert, inspired by “127 Hours”

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September 25, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A North Carolina man crawled for four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie about a man who cut off his own arm to...

Gretna seeks sponsor to save local Mardi Gras for 65th anniversary

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September 25, 2011

GRETNA (AP) — As it looked like Mardi Gras was dead in Gretna, the City Council is taking another stab at saving its traditional celebration. City Councilwoman Belinda Constant said she is close...

Man jumps overboard on Mexico cruise, ship searched by authorities

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September 25, 2011

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Mexican authorities are searching for a 39-year-old man who was seen jumping off a Carnival cruise ship near Cozumel. Carnival officials said the man reportedly jumped off...

Bullfighter Jose Tomas performs at the Monumental bullring in Barcelona on Sunday at a farewell fight before a polemical ban for Catalonia takes effect.

Spain’s Catalonia bids farewell to bullfighting before ban takes effect

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September 25, 2011

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Matadors drove the killing sword into bulls for the last time Sunday in Spain's powerful northeastern region of Catalonia in an emotive farewell fight before a polemical regional...

Taxi drivers now required to “fluently speak” English, standards not specified

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September 25, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans taxi drivers must meet a new requirement: the ability to "fluently speak" English. The City Council passed the requirement Thursday on a 7-0 vote. Drivers already have...

Saudi women get right to vote and run in local elections, not to drive

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September 25, 2011

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, considered a reformer by the standards of his own ultraconservative kingdom, decreed on Sunday that women will have the right to vote for...

Knox can’t rest, faces 26 years in prison as appeals court nears verdict

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September 25, 2011

PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox can't sleep or eat properly as she awaits to know if an appeals court in Italy will uphold or overturn her murder conviction, a friend of the jailed American student...

Officials try to prevent fires before LSU-West Virginia game

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September 23, 2011

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Cleanup crews filled three dozen dump trucks with furniture and trash from hundreds of rental properties Thursday as Morgantown officials tried to prevent or at least downsize...

United States walks out as Iran’s president delivers anti-US speech

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September 23, 2011

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — American diplomats led a walkout at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday as Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fiercely attacked the United States and major West European nations...

Milan Fashion Week features feminine pleated styles

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September 23, 2011

MILAN (AP) — Muted shades, light, airy fabrics and demure knee-length hemlines have emerged as trends for next spring and summer at Milan Fashion Week. Perhaps even fashion designers are feeling...

Fired Texas University executive says showing knife was a joke

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September 23, 2011

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A longtime adviser to Gov. Rick Perry, upset over his abrupt firing at Texas A&M, admitted Thursday he told staff he would surrender his office keys only if "anyone is man...