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Preacher says world will actually end in October
AP – Tue May 24, 3:56 am ET Sent 526 times

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OAKLAND, Calif. - A California preacher who foretold of the world's end only to see the appointed day pass with no extraordinarily cataclysmic event has revised his apocalyptic prophecy, saying he was off by five months and the Earth actually will be obliterated on Oct. 21. Full Story »
When Companies Refuse to Interview the Unemployed for Jobs
Time.com – Tue May 24, 11:40 am ET Sent 245 times

Some companies are refusing to even consider hiring the unemployed for job openings -- a harsh catch-22 at a time when long-term joblessness is at its highest level in decades Full Story »
Plan in works for 500-foot, $100M Las Vegas wheel
AP – Mon May 23, 3:35 pm ET Sent 178 times

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LAS VEGAS - A developer is rolling out plans to build a 500-foot viewing wheel on the Las Vegas Strip that would be higher than the London Eye and give visitors an unparalleled view of Sin City. Full Story »
Netanyahu: Israel ready for painful compromises
AP – Tue May 24, 1:08 pm ET Sent 123 times

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WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to make "painful compromises" for peace with the Palestinians, for the first time explicitly saying that some West Bank settlements would find themselves outside Israel's final borders. Full Story »
A race to find survivors before more storms arrive
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JOPLIN, Mo. - Emergency crews drilled through concrete at a ruined Home Depot, making peepholes in the rubble in hopes of finding lost shoppers and employees. A dog clambered through the shattered remains of a house, sniffing for any sign of the woman and infant who lived there. Full Story »
AP Exclusive: Former Palin aide pens tell-all
AP – Mon May 23, 12:37 pm ET Sent 95 times

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JUNEAU, Alaska - A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around. Full Story »
Tax cheats among recipients of stimulus money
AP – Tue May 24, 12:55 am ET Sent 67 times

WASHINGTON - Thousands of companies that cashed in on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package owed the government millions in unpaid taxes, congressional investigators have found. Full Story »
Woman accused of trying to sell girl's virginity
AP – Tue May 24, 11:30 am ET Sent 65 times

SALT LAKE CITY - A Salt Lake City woman has been charged with offering her 13-year-old daughter's virginity to a man for $10,000. Full Story »
Stench from waste facility overwhelms Calif. town
AP – Mon May 23, 5:02 am ET Sent 60 times

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MECCA, Calif. - Students at Saul Martinez Elementary School had just piled in from recess when the principal began to field alarming calls: a powerful, propane-like stench had swept over the school grounds and was bringing children and teachers alike to their knees. Full Story »
Explorers tussle with Spain over treasure in court
AP – 1 hr 24 mins ago Sent 56 times

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ATLANTA - Florida deep-sea explorers asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn an earlier ruling that 17 tons of treasure recovered from a sunken Spanish galleon belongs to Spain, deepening a long-running battle over a trove worth an estimated $500 million that has unfolded not on the high seas but in federal courtrooms. Full Story »
Joplin Tornado Tragedy: Hole in the Heart of Missouri Town
Time.com – 1 hr 13 mins ago Sent 44 times

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The devastated Missouri city continues to search its ruins for the living and dead even as new storm clouds gather Full Story »
DNA evidence said to link ex-IMF leader to NY maid
AP – Tue May 24, 7:09 am ET Sent 43 times

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NEW YORK - DNA taken from former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn matches material on the uniform of a hotel maid who says he sexually assaulted her, two people familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press. Full Story »
Gates: Big budget cuts will diminish US influence
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WASHINGTON - In a parting shot by one of the nation's longest-serving Pentagon chiefs, Robert Gates on Tuesday warned that shrinking defense budgets will mean a smaller military and a diminished American role in the world. Full Story »
US lawyer cites WWII-era mistakes on internment
AP – Tue May 24, 12:18 pm ET Sent 41 times

WASHINGTON - Nearly 70 years after the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the government's top high court lawyer says one of his predecessors concealed critical information that could have tipped the cases. Full Story »
Court won't help either side in fight over plane
AP – Mon May 23, 4:31 pm ET Sent 30 times

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused on Monday to take sides in a long-running billion-dollar dispute between two defense contractors and the government over a cancelled contract for a Navy plane. Full Story »
Feds take down Philadelphia reputed mob boss
AP – Mon May 23, 5:09 pm ET Sent 19 times

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PHILADELPHIA - The reputed boss of the Philadelphia mob, his alleged lieutenant and 11 others were hit with federal racketeering and gambling charges in an indictment unsealed Monday that federal authorities said shows that violent organized crime remains a real-life menace. Full Story »
Muhammad Ali seeks release of Iran-held US hikers
AP – Tue May 24, 12:28 pm ET Sent 19 times

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WASHINGTON - Two American hikers held captive in Iran for nearly two years have a big hitter in their corner: boxing champion Muhammad Ali, the self-proclaimed "greatest of all time." Full Story »
New Jersey must give poor schools $500 million: Supreme Court
Reuters – Tue May 24, 2:27 pm ET Sent 17 times

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey must provide about $500 million for its poorer school districts next year, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday, complicating the state's ongoing budget negotiations. Full Story »