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Internet video: Muslims must rise up in Nigeria
(AP) AP - A video posted on a militant Web site calls for Muslims in Nigeria to use "the sword and the spear" to rise up against Christians in Africa's most populous nation, according to a translation released Tuesday by a U.S. group that monitors militant sites.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:59:39 GMT
| Chile says earthquake and tsunami left 700 dead
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AP - The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly $30 billion, according to the government. And the ground hasn't stopped shaking.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:47:09 GMT
| Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting
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AP - China, Japan and Russia helped defeat a U.S.-endorsed proposal at a U.N. wildlife trade meeting Tuesday that would have boosted conservation efforts for sharks, expressing concern it would hurt poor nations and should be the responsibility of regional fisheries bodies.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:26 GMT
| Clashes erupt in Jerusalem; US envoy cancels trip
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AP - Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. The heaviest clashes in months broke out as an American envoy abruptly canceled a visit, deepening a U.S.-Israeli diplomatic feud.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:06:05 GMT
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Woods says he will return at Masters (AP) Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will return to golf next month at the Masters, ending a four-month hiatus brought on by a sex scandal that shattered his image as the gold standard in sports. "The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect," Woods said in a statement.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:27 PDT
| Ark-Pine Bluff, Winthrop set for play-in (AP) Boulder. Denver. El Paso. Akron. Tempe. Ann Arbor. Atlanta. Stillwater. Columbia. Eugene. And Manhattan -- as in Kansas, not New York. Arkansas-Pine Bluff went on a brutal barnstorming tour to open the season. The Golden Lions visited 10 states in two months, seeing everything there is to see from the Great Lakes to the West Coast and the Deep South.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:44:19 PDT
| Blackhawks D Campbell out 7-to-8 weeks (AP) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell will miss seven to eight weeks with a broken collar bone and a fractured rib, the result of a hit from Washington Capitals' star Alex Ovechkin. Blackhawks team doctor Michael Terry said Tuesday that Campbell will likely avoid surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:28:08 PDT
| Ovechkin 'disappointed' by suspension (AP) Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was surprised and says he was "disappointed" by the NHL's decision to suspend him for his hit on Chicago's Brian Campbell. The two-time MVP on Tuesday answered just three questions for reporters in Sunrise, where the Capitals face the Florida Panthers.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:36:24 PDT
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Judge: Winfrey must defend ex-headmistress's suit
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AP - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit over remarks she made about a headmistress at her girls' school in South Africa after a sex-abuse scandal erupted there, a U.S. judge ruled.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:36:20 GMT
| When tweets can make you a jailbird
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AP - Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:04:27 GMT
| Dems defend House health care strategy
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AP - Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy Tuesday, as both parties fenced ferociously over the health overhaul end game.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:31:12 GMT
| Honda to recall 410,000 vehicles for brake problem
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AP - Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:00:43 GMT
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