A volunteer firefighter has died after collapsing while battling a blaze in Mendocino County. The Anderson Valley Fire Department says 63-year-old Robert Roland died at the Ukiah Valley Medical Center ...
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Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies for local elections, the government's spokesman said on Thursday. Campaigning in ...
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Taylor Nelson said that the GfK deal still represented better value for shareholders, adding that WPP's continued offers and associated "commentary and innuendo" were an attempt by the world's second ...
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Fears that Britain is heading into recession were heightened today on news of a worsening credit crunch and the worst performance by the service sector since the 9/11 terrorist attacks...The index of ...
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Truck drivers have been told to stand down but roads in the main centres are still congested. In Auckland, hundreds of truckers made their way into the CBD and the roads are still clogged as many more ...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation continues its journey from classical crime-fighting unit to a task force charged with protecting the United States from terrorism. Presently, the FBI is ...
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Louisiana authorities say three people are being treated for burns after a steam accident at a ConocoPhillips Co. refinery. Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office Major John Marie says one was in ...
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Former tennis star Mark Philippoussis was forced to take refuge in a cave when heavy waves broke his board and cast him adrift on Victoria's surfcoast yesterday. Philippoussis escaped injury but was ...
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Bush said he hoped the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "will be the site of many miracles of healing." Bush used a gold-painted shovel, as did Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Montgomery ...
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On the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones industrial average has closed 73 points higher at 11,289. Technology issues have not fared as well after graphics chip maker Nvidia cut its earnings ...
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