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Get Engaged, Win Free Spaghetti
Fazoli’s is offering any couple that gets engaged in the restaurant on Valentine's Day two certificates for a year’s worth of free spaghetti.
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Audit Suggests NDSU Was Diploma Mill For Foreign Students
The school could face penalties from the State Department for violating the federal student visa program as well as sanctions from the departments of Education and Homeland Security.
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Greek PM Says Default Would Lead To "Chaos"
Greece's future in the euro grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.
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Catholic Group, Planned Parenthood Satisfied With Birth Control Compromise
The White House is already hearing some positive reaction from both sides of the debate, as President Barack Obama prepares to announce a change in the administration's controversial requirement that religious employers cover birth control for their employees.
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Court OKs Involuntary Evaluation Of Norway Killer
A Norwegian court has ruled that the right-wing extremist who confessed to killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting spree must undergo a second psychiatric evaluation against his will.
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Syria Blames 'Terrorists' For Explosions, Soldiers Move Into Homs
Syrian state TV is blaming "terrorists" for today's explosions at security compounds in the city of Aleppo. State media say 28 people died and 175 others were hurt.
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Judge Hears Arguments In Slander Suit v. Syracuse Coach
Lawyers involved in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim are in a New York courtroom arguing over a procedural issue that has veered into salacious allegations about fired assistant coach Bernie Fine's wife.
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President Obama Revamping Birth Control Policy
President Barack Obama says a revamped birth control policy will both protect religious liberties and protect women's access to contraception.
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Greek Cabinet Suffers Second Walkout
A Greek deputy minister has quit the government over new austerity measures, the second to do so in two days.
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FBI File: Steve Jobs Was Considered For Government Post
The newly released FBI interviews conducted in 1991 were part of a background check for an appointment to the President's Export Council during George H.W. Bush's administration.
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Creator Of Lemonheads Candy Dies At Age 93
Nello Ferrara says he created the Lemonhead because he claimed his son's head was shaped like a lemon when he was born.
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Tribe Suing Beer Companies For Alcohol Problems
An American Indian tribe is suing some of the world's largest beer makers, claiming they knowingly contributed to alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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TV Anchor Recovering From Dog Bite
A veteran Denver television anchor is recovering after undergoing reconstructive surgery for injuries after she was bitten in the face by a dog.
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Santorum Touts Fracking During Oklahoma Campaign Stop
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is concentrating on local energy issues as he works his way through natural-gas rich Oklahoma.
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Democrats Propose 6-Week Cut In Jobless Benefits
Rather than a maximum benefit of 99 weeks, Democrats propose allowing unemployed people to receive 93 weeks.
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House Passes Insider Trading Bill
But critics from both parties accuse House Republican leaders of caving in to investment firms by eliminating a proposal to regulate people who try to pry financial information from Congress.
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Greek Debt Crisis Eases, But Drama Is Not Over
More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery.
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Mississippi Inmate Put To Death
A Mississippi inmate has been put to death for killing two men in a December 1995 robbery spree after the courts declined to stop the execution based on arguments that he was mentally ill.
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EPA: U.S. Needs $300 Billion In Sewer, Water Work
A federal study shows municipalities nationwide need more than $300 billion worth of essential upgrades to long overlooked water and sewer systems over the next 20 years.
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Boehner: Congress To Overturn Birth Control Policy
House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress will.
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U.S. Searching For Strategies To Halt Syria Violence
For now, Washington is relying primarily on what it has been doing for the past 11 months in a so-far unsuccessful bid to force Assad's government to end its bloody offensive on opponents: sanctions targeting the Syrian regime and isolating it from the world economy.
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Indiana Stage Builder Cited In State Fair Collapse
The department issued a $63,000 fine against the company.
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Santorum Picks Up Victories In Three States
A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota’s Republican presidential caucuses with ease Tuesday night and was declared the victor in Colorado & Missouri as well
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Susan Powell Case Called A Murder
Authorities have been investigating the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder for at least several months, while they publicly left open the possibility that the Utah mother might be found alive.
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McDonalds Pulls Ad After Pit Bull Owner Outrage
Last Updated: 2:52 PM 02/07/12 - The ad said eating a Chicken McBite was less risky than petting a stray pit bull, shaving your head, naming your son Sue or giving friends your Facebook password. It enraged pit bull owners and their supporters. -
South Carolina AG Sues Over Rejected Voter ID Law
South Carolina says in a lawsuit that the U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block the state from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote.
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Newsstand Magazine Sales Down 10 Percent In U.S.
The decline in single-copy sales is a troubling sign for publishers.
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Court: California Gay Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedents when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
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Italy: Court Keeps Ship Captain Under House Arrest
An Italian court has refused to lift an order of house arrest for Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off a Tuscan island last month.
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Dad Who Killed Self, Sons In Blaze Left Voicemail
Before killing himself and his two young sons in a deadly house fire, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore.
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President's Grandmother Injured In Car Crash
The president referred to her as "Granny" in his memoir, "Dreams From My Father."
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Tucson Suspect's Stay At Missouri Facility Extended
A federal judge has ruled that the suspect in the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabrielle Giffords will remain four more months at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him.
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Investigators Try To Piece Together Intentional, Fiery Blast
Officials say they believe Josh Powell set the fire that killed him and the boys, ages 5 and 7. They're trying to determine exactly how the fire began and what accelerants might have been used.
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Ruling Expected In California Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday a three-judge panel plans to publish its long-awaited opinion on Tuesday.
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Teen Killer Had Troubled Family, Depression
Alyssa Bustamante pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action last month.
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Super Bowl Champs To Get Welcome At Newark Airport
Officials are planning a special welcome for the Giants when their charter plane lands at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon.
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President Obama: U.S. Has 'Very Good' Intelligence On Iran
However, the president says there are still many unanswered questions about the internal dynamics in Iran, including who in the Islamic republic is making decisions.
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Autopsies For Children Who Died In Home Explosion
Authorities have no doubt the husband of missing Utah mom Susan Powell is responsible for the explosive fire Sunday that killed their two children and himself at a home in Graham, Wash.
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U.S. Closes Embassy In Syria
The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria.
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Blast Kills Husband Of Missing Utah Woman, 2 Boys
The children had been living with Susan Powell's parents since Josh Powell's father, Steven, was arrested on child porn and voyeurism charges last fall.
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Dealer Group Sees Higher U.S. Auto Sales And Prices
The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the average price of a new car will rise 6 percent to $30,000 as the economy improves.
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Iran Begins Military Training Exercises
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions.
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Prosecutors Close Lance Armstrong Investigation
Investigators looked at whether a doping program was created to keep Armstrong and his teammates running at the head of the pack while, at least part of the time, they received government sponsorship from the U.S. Postal Service.
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Egyptian Kidnappers Free Two Americans
A senior security official says kidnappers have agreed to free two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide hours after they were abducted at gunpoint near St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Heavy Snowstorm Hits Colorado On Its Way East
A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska.
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Ex-Marine Facing Multiple Homicide Charges
Police say an ex-Marine charged with killing four homeless men in Orange County is linked to the stabbing deaths of a Yorba Linda woman and her son.
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Inmates At Leavenworth To Showcase Artwork
A group of artists who spend little time mingling with the public will be showing their works at an unusual exhibition and sale in northeastern Kansas.
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TSA Agent Charged With Theft
A TSA agent at New York's Kennedy Airport is accused of stealing $5,000 from the jacket of a passenger who was going through security.
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U.S. Boosts Passport Fees, Sets Value Of Citizenship
According to the Federal Register, the cost to process a formal renunciation of U.S. citizenship skyrocketed from $0 to $450.
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President Obama: Economic Decisions Reinforced By Religious Beliefs
President Barack Obama says his Christian faith influences his economic policies, including his call for the wealthy to pay more in taxes, and his health care overhaul.
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Man Gets Three Years In Erectile Pump Case
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An Illinois man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients in a scheme to bilk Medicare of more than $2.2 million. (Full Story) |
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NYC Sewage Plant To Offer Valentine's Day Tours
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It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day. (Full Story) |
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Necklace Flushed Down Toilet Returned Months Later
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A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. (Full Story) |
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Denver TV Anchor Bitten By Rescued Dog
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A veteran Denver television anchor is in fair condition and being evaluated at a hospital after she was bitten in the face by a dog during a live broadcast. (Full Story) |
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Grade Hacker Ordered To Probation
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One Pennsylvania college student's attempt to boost his failing grades didn't get him an A for effort. It got him probation. (Full Story) |
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Judge: Buy Wife Flowers, Then Take Her To Dinner
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A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges. (Full Story) |
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