SEATTLE (AP) -- As more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors and finding that even when times are tough, people ...
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ROME (AP) -- As the stereotype goes, Americans toil away hour after hour, while over here in Italy, workers are more prone to lunching than laboring. Italians tend to bristle at such easy categorization but on one thing there's little dispute: the ...
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Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it's letting us chat with distant friends at any time or watch movies on our commute. But can anyone fix this stuff when it breaks? That's a question raised by the Pew ...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Mike Easley is planning to survey damage caused by a cluster of strong thunderstorms that swept across central North Carolina, spawning tornados and killing two people. Easley said Saturday he would tour the area Sunday ...
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ATHENS: A standoff between a Greek and a Turkish navy ship in the Aegean over a Turkish-sponsored oil prospecting survey ended yesterday after the operation was called off, Greek officials said. A Norwegian survey ship commissioned by the Turkish ...
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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- A magnitude-5.0 earthquake has rattled the Mexico-California border region. The quake was felt the strongest in the border city of Mexicali. No major damage or injuries have been reported. Some schools and public buildings ...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The latest drought survey revealed a mixed bag of results in Alabama. The U.S. Drought Monitor Survey shows 73 percent of the state is now under some stage of drought. The Survey was released Thursday. The worst category, D-2 ...
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