SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Fellow African leaders showed little willingness to stand up to President Robert Mugabe and condemn the longtime Zimbabwe ruler’s disputed, violent reign Sunday ahead of his arrival at an African Union summit. Despite international calls to isolate Mugabe, the AU readied to welcome him as a …
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Robert C. Byrd was hospitalized with a fever after showing signs of lethargy and sluggishness at home, his spokesman told FOX News Monday. Legislative aide Jesse Jacobs said the 90-year-old Byrd, the longest-serving U.S. senator, looked ill after casting an evening vote on a climate change bill. …
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FAIRFIELD, Calif. – A raging fire that engulfed three truck tankers at a Northern California chemical plant Wednesday kept residents in about 2,500 homes indoors for several hours before firefighters extinguished the flames. The intense three-alarm blaze caused no injuries but sent up thick black smoke and threatened several other …
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Archaeologists are buzzing over a 115-year-old outhouse that was unearthed accidentally by construction crews in Arlington, Wash., according to a report by Q13FOX.com. Experts say such sites provide glimpses of what life was like back in time. “Privys are kind of historical time capsules because they’re usually left intact, for …
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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Authorities were working to get a small plane off Interstate 95 near Daytona Beach after it made an emergency landing. Volusia County sheriff’s spokesman Brandon Haught said the landing happened Tuesday afternoon in the Ormond Beach area. No one was injured. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Michael …
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Police say a bomb explosion at a video shop has killed three people and wounded three in northwestern Pakistan. Police official Abdul Rauf said the attack happened in the town of Kohat on Wednesday. He said the dead and injured had been transported to a hospital. There …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush, seeking to better his negotiating position ahead of votes on a huge Iraq war-funding bill, said Saturday that U.S. troops “deserve better” than the treatment they are getting from the Democratic-led Congress. “This is an opportunity for Congress to give our men and women in uniform …
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STUTTGART, Germany – Porsche AG says an explosion at a German plant where 911 models are made has halted production of the popular cars for two to three days. Two workers have been injured in a gas explosion early Monday at the Zuffenhausen factory. It produces 160 of its 911 …
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WASHINGTON – Cuba without Fidel Castro as president should move toward “peaceful, democratic change” and allow Cubans the chance to become “masters of their own lives,” the Bush administration said Sunday. “The Cuban people, facing the legacy of decades of tyranny, merit our solidarity and support as they seek to …
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CHICAGO – Dozens waited in near-zero temperatures, some clutching flowers and cards, to pay their respects to Dan Parmenter, one of five students killed by a gunman last week at Northern Illinois University. Many of Parmenter’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity brothers — wearing ribbons in remembrance of the 20-year-old sophomore …
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