WASHINGTON – New death sentences in the United States were at or near a three-decade low this year and the number of people executed will be the lowest since 1994, according to a new report. The nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center reports 37 executions in 2008, with no more expected …
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Teenage boys across America undoubtedly count singer Taylor Swift among their celebrity crushes, but that doesn’t mean Taylor can’t have one of her own. In a new interview for “Your Prom” magazine, Swift opens up about her dream date, whom she says is “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford. Awww! Swift …
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A Canadian man, apparently unable to find the perfect woman, has done the next best thing — he’s built himself one. Le Trung, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives with his parents in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, says he’s spent about $20,000 so far on Aiko, a 5-foot-tall …
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LOS ANGELES – Audiences sat still for Keanu Reeves’ sci-fi remake “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” which earned $31 million to debut as the top weekend movie, according to studio estimates Sunday. The 20th Century Fox release also added $39 million in 90 overseas markets for a worldwide total …
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WASHINGTON – The sun has dialed back its furnace to the lowest levels seen in the space age, new measurements from a space probe show. But don’t worry — it’s too small a difference to change life on Earth, scientists said Tuesday. In fact, it means satellites can stay in …
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Fraud charges were filed Thursday in court against the mother of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony in a case officials say is unrelated to the girl’s disappearance. The Orange County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Casey Anthony, 22, with grand theft in the third degree, three counts of fraudulent use of …
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HOUSTON – Hurricane Ike’s gargantuan size — not its strength — will likely push an extra large storm surge inland in a region already prone to it, experts said Thursday. Ike’s giant girth means more water piling up on Texas and Louisiana coastal areas for a longer time, topped with …
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An exchange student from Seattle suspected in the murder of her British roommate last November appeared in an Italian court Tuesday for a hearing to decide whether she’ll face trial in the grisly slaying along with her former boyfriend and an African man. Amanda Knox, 21, was escorted by police …
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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis County police on Friday said 44-year-old Donald Keith Giammanco of Florissant has admitted to a string of 12 bank robberies in the St. Louis area. He was arrested after a robbery on Thursday at a Commerce Bank branch in south St. Louis County. Giammanco is …
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MERIDEN, Conn. – A Boy Scout from Connecticut who is believed to have caught bubonic plague while visiting Wyoming has fully recovered from the rare, potentially deadly illness. The 18-year-old, whose name and hometown haven’t been released, recovered after a course of the antibiotic Cipro, according to a doctor who …
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