TEL AVIV, Israel – The crowd of youths was waiting to enter the seaside night club just before midnight Friday when the suicide bomber pushed into the group, detonating his deadly package and turning their party into a night of carnage. The explosion dispersed thousands of metal shards that had …
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College textbooks (search) are a lot fancier than they used to be. Some are complete with colorful supplements and computer software. They’re also a lot pricier, rising at more than twice the rate of inflation. A new report blames the price hike on those flashy new add-ons. A Government Accountability …
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ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – Two bombs exploded Thursday on a roadside in Ingushetia (search), wounding the southern Russian republic’s prime minister in an apparent assassination attempt, officials said — the latest sign of growing violence across the heavily Muslim North Caucasus region. Ingushetia Prime Minister Ibragim Malsagov (search) was hospitalized after …
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CHICAGO – Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (search) issued an unusually stinging criticism of capital punishment (search) Saturday evening, telling lawyers that he was disturbed by “serious flaws.” Stevens stopped short of calling for an end to the death penalty, but he said there are many problems in the …
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WASHINGTON – Authorities in Morocco and Turkey have arrested two people believed to be responsible for unleashing a computer worm that infected networks at U.S. companies and government agencies earlier this month, the FBI said Friday. Farid Essebar, 18, was arrested in Morocco, while Atilla Ekici, 21, was arrested in …
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Conservatives have traditionally embraced religious issues, often giving Republicans the image of being the more “pro-God” party. But now some Democrats are fighting to change that image. In the 2004 election, many voters cited “morals” along with candidate stances on issues like gay marriage and abortion as key to their …
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Donating cash or other goods to charity is more than just a nice thing to do. It can save you a bundle on your taxes. Charitable giving is good for more than just your soul. Play your cards right and it can be good for your wallet, too. Here’s a …
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BEIJING – Declaring war on the “white pollution” choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old — steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday. The nationwide measure eliminates the flimsiest bags and …
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AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan’s military court has convicted three men for plotting to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush during a 2006 visit to the kingdom and sentenced them to 15 years in jail. Wednesday’s verdict comes about a year and a half after the young Jordanian men — Nidhal …
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PHILADELPHIA – Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles — some the size of a child’s hand — from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises. The large bugs arrived last week from Taiwan at a post office in Mohnton, about 50 miles …
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