GLENEAGLES, Scotland – World leaders on Wednesday weighed a huge aid package for Africa and new plans for tackling global warming as Iraq war allies President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (search) found themselves advocating rival positions. Blair, buoyed by the decision to award London the 2012 Olympics …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush said Friday that Londoners shaken by a second wave of mass transit attacks in two weeks can count on the steadfast support of the United States. “The people of Great Britain (search) must understand how strongly America stands with them during these trying times,” Bush said …
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From Little League to the Big League, any baseball player can tell you that catching a fastball can hurt, and now a new study shows it. Researchers found that despite improvements made to the catcher’s mitts used by professional baseball players, the gloves still do not adequately protect the hand …
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt – The bombers who carried out Egypt’s worst-ever terrorist attack appear to have entered this Red Sea resort in pickup trucks loaded with explosives that were hidden under vegetables, security officials said Sunday. Police were searching for three suspects believed to have survived the bombings. One truck …
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LONDON – A phone call from an anguished mother searching for her teenage son after London’s terror attacks gave investigators a key break in the case. The eventual answer to her query was even worse than she had dreaded — her son is suspected of being one of four bombers …
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A handful of people in Canada got a sneak peek of the latest Harry Potter book, but a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered them to keep it a secret. The book was sold to 14 people who snagged a copy of J.K. Rowlings’ much anticipated “Harry Potter and the …
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WASHINGTON – People seeking disability benefits from Social Security can expect to spend less time waiting for a decision under changes rolled out Tuesday on the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (search). Social Security Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart (search) said clearly disabled individuals could be approved for benefits …
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LONDON – British police Wednesday said they arrested one of the four alleged terrorists who botched an attack on London’s transit system on July 21. Officers with Scotland Yard (search) staged an early morning raid in Birmingham, arresting Yasin Hassan Omar (search) and three other men. Officers zapped Omar with …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Actress Jennifer Garner’s (search) hometown threw a massive baby shower for the mom-to-be and husband Ben Affleck (search) — but the gifts went to charity. Hundreds of gift-bearing fans came to a West Virginia Power minor league baseball game on Saturday for “Jen and Ben Baby Shower …
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NEW YORK – Veteran TV producer Steven Bochco (search) is taking another swing at a baseball series. He has set up an untitled comedy at FOX revolving around a minor-league baseball team. Bochco tackled the minor-league milieu in the short-lived 1983 NBC drama “Bay City Blues (search).” The project, on …
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