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1.Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.
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2.Suspected U.S. drone attacks militants in Pakistan (www.reuters.com)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region on the Afghan border where Pakistani troops are gearing up for an offensive against militants, intelligence officials said.
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3.Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker (hosted.ap.org)
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) -- Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant....
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4.Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD (hosted.ap.org)
ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch....
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5.Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.
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6.U.S. Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan (www.reuters.com)
SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war.
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7.U.S. job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years, underscoring the likelihood of a long, slow recovery from recession.
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8.Vice President Biden visits Baghdad (www.reuters.com)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and city centers.
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9.California turns to "IOUs" amid budget impasse (www.reuters.com)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As California marked its second day of a new fiscal year without a budget agreement, the state government moved ahead on Thursday to issue billions of dollars in "IOUs" in order to avoid a cash crisis.
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10.Michael Jackson memorial likely Tuesday (www.reuters.com)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A public memorial for Michael Jackson is expected Tuesday in Los Angeles, a venue official said, while a lawyer for the pop star's ex-wife said she hasn't decided whether to fight for custody of their children.
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11.U.S. marshals seize Madoffs' $7 million NY apartment (www.reuters.com)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. marshals seized the luxury $7 million New York City penthouse apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, officials said on Thursday.
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12.U.N.'s Ban to urge Myanmar leader to free prisoners (www.reuters.com)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has a rare meeting with Myanmar's top general on Friday where he will urge the secretive leader to free all political prisoners and ensure next year's elections are credible.
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13.Honduras interim gov't says open to early election (www.reuters.com)
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A caretaker government in Honduras said on Thursday it was open to holding early elections to resolve the impasse over ousted President Manuel Zelaya, as the Organization of American States readied a mission to Honduras to push ...
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14.South Carolina governor did not misuse state funds: official (www.reuters.com)
ATLANTA (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over his affair with an Argentine woman, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday.
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15.Doomed Air France plane hit sea intact: investigators (www.reuters.com)
PARIS (Reuters) - The Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month hit the water intact and at high speed but was missing for six hours before an emergency was declared, French investigators said on Thursday.
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16.Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woma...
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17.Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door and she got out," said landfill manager R...
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18.Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He said the culprit was a black bear who to...
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19.New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. When they arrived, they discovered ...
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20.Conn. woman's encounter with 'Big Foot' a hoax (AP) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - A Connecticut woman's close encounter with the mythical beast, Sasquatch or Big Foot, turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. Fairfield police said a woman driving last Tuesday night called police to report that she "almost hit Sasq...
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21.Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man (hosted.ap.org)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl ...
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22.Man had boss killed to save job? (Reuters) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday.
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23.Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin (hosted.ap.org)
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) -- Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door and she got out," ...
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24.Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding (Reuters) (us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with six months in jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever, an official said Tuesday.
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25.Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich (hosted.ap.org)
VERNON, N.J. (AP) -- A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He said the culprit was...
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