Chinese authorities have blocked access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube — the latest victim of a politically motivated Internet crackdown. Authorities in Beijing have not explained why the site has been targeted for censorship. There is widespread speculation, however, that YouTube has been targeted because of a video showing …
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – A South Carolina technical college student has been arrested after authorities say a gun went off in his pocket during class. Reports released by Rock Hill police Thursday show 19-year-old Jeremy Moffett originally said the gun fell from his pocket and went off during class at …
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An Ohio man is due in court Friday to face DUI charges for the third time after serving 10 years in prison and losing his license for life in the 1994 death of a police officer, Fox 8 reported. Police say they received a call Sunday night from a Green, …
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea followed recent conciliatory gestures toward the U.S. and South Korea with a return to threats Sunday, warning them of “merciless retaliation” over sanctions imposed on its government, and nuclear attacks in response to any atomic provocation. Seoul and Washington will kick off annual computer-simulated …
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi lawmakers called Friday for a review to find and fix acknowledged shortcomings in the country’s U.S.-trained security forces that were revealed by a wave of bombings this week, including attacks on government buildings in Baghdad. Lawmakers also called for an emergency session of parliament to address the …
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A 37-year-old Great Falls woman is accused of driving her son and his friends around the city as the teens stole items from cars. Police learned about the case Saturday morning when the woman’s husband called authorities to report he found a pile of stuff in …
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CONWAY, S.C. – Marc Torchi and his family have been getting death threats since South Carolina officials blamed him for the wildfire that has destroyed more than 70 homes and scorched 31 square miles, causing an estimated $16 million in damage. Click here for photos. But Torchi is flabbergasted county …
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TAMPA, Fla. – A draft of CBSNews.com’s obituary for Terri Schiavo (search) mistakenly appeared on the Internet for a few hours, a network official said Wednesday. The incomplete story did not appear on the network’s Web site, but it could be found by an Internet search engine because it was …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Five children have contracted a life-threatening kidney infection, which health officials said may be the result of a rare infection picked up at petting zoos. Three children remained in critical condition Wednesday, while another was in stable condition. The condition of the fifth child was not immediately …
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Some kids can “outgrow” asthma (search), but most don’t, a new study shows. For nine years, Ronina Covar, MD, of National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, and colleagues followed 900 children with mild to moderate asthma. Only 6 percent of the kids fully “outgrew” their asthma. This means they …
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