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Helicopter Crashes in China's Quake Zone; Residents Evacuated From Possible Floods

JIULING, China – A military helicopter carrying 19 people, many of them injured in China’s devastating earthquake, crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported Sunday. The Russian-designed Mi-171 transport helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in Wenchuan county in China’s quake-hit southwest, the official Xinhua …

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Scranton University Targets $1.5M Off-Campus Sports Bar

SCRANTON, Pa. – Pizzeria owner Thomas Hashem knew his target audience when he opened a $1.5 million sports bar across the street from the University of Scranton. With its seating for 100, high-end sound system, big-screen plasma TVs and Xbox game systems, Goodfellas — which opened before summer break to …

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Twins Born Dead at 24 Weeks Celebrate First Birthday

The most premature twins in Britain celebrated their first birthday Wednesday with their thrilled parents. Mikey and Gracie Swindell were born dead at 24 weeks. Medics spent an hour battling to bring the twins — who each weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces — back to life. They succeeded, but the …

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Libertarian 2008 Candidate Bob Barr

This is a rush transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” June 18, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: In the meantime, to the third- party candidate right now Libertarian candidate Bob Barr. He’s looking at a multimillion- dollar …

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South Korea's President Replaces Top Advisers Amid U.S. Beef Dispute

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s embattled president replaced his top advisers Friday in a bid to soothe public outrage over plans to resume U.S. beef imports, while Seoul and Washington officials said they were near a resolution of the dispute. In a nationally televised news conference, Lee Myung-bak introduced …

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West May End Aid to Iran's Drug Trafficking Fight Over Nuclear Dispute

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian forces have battled for years in the lonely canyons and deserts on the Afghan border against opium and heroin traffickers — winning rare praise from the United States and aid from Europe for the fight along one of the world’s busiest drug routes. But now, international …

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Tori Spelling Gives Birth to Baby Girl

LOS ANGELES – Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott are parents again. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum and McDermott welcomed their second child — 6-pound, 8-ounce Stella Doreen McDermott — at a Los Angeles hospital Monday, her publicist, Meghan Prophet, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. It’s the …

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Afghan Drug Bust Nets Record 236 Tons of Marijuana

KABUL, Afghanistan – Officials say they have uncovered 236 tons of marijuana in a massive drug bust in southern Afghanistan. Deputy Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Abdul Hadi Khalid says the marijuana was found by Afghan counternarcotics officers in Kandahar province Monday. The drugs are estimated to be worth more than …

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Messianic Jews Complain of Persecution in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel – Safety pins and screws are still lodged in 15-year-old Ami Ortiz’s body three months after he opened a booby-trapped gift basket sent to his family. The explosion severed two toes, damaged his hearing and harmed a promising basketball career. Police say they are still searching for …

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Red Tape Derails Oregon Man's Backyard Railroad

DEADWOOD, Ore. ( – Ray Robinson’s little railroad has run into some thick red tape. With the help of volunteers, Robinson has spent about a dozen years building a miniature railroad on his 41 acres in rural Lane County. He’s laid 13,000 pounds of rail, built trestles and bridges and …

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