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Haitis Voodoo pilgrims pray for future
Every year, Haitians crowd into the basin of a sacred waterfall to relax and pray for a better future. This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse
SYDNEY, Australia _ Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as "evil" and a grave betrayal of trust...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
New mother Angelina Jolie leaves hospital
The Nice hospital where Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins says the star has left the building...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Tropical Storm Cristobal forms off Southeast coast
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say the depression off the Southeast coast has strengthened into Tropical Storm Cristobal...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Conn. candidates line up for public financing
Barack Obama may have abandoned public financing for his presidential campaign, but in Connecticut legislative candidates are lining up to get campaign cash from the state government...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Pujols big day helps Cardinals rally for 6-5 win
Albert Pujols had three hits and four RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally from five runs down to beat the sagging San Diego Padres 6-5 on Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Guests for Sunday TV news shows include Al Gore
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:___...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Dark Knight sets box office record with $66.4M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in Nice
Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama backs support in meeting with Afghan leaders
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Saturday with officials of a region of Afghanistan that has been a hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaida activity, offering his support for reconstruction and security there and throughout the country, an official said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Bakers 4 RBIs help Marlins beat Phils 9-5
Rookie catcher John Baker drove in four runs Saturday and hit one of three homers for the Florida Marlins, who tightened the race in the NL East by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Choo helps Cleveland snap 10-game road skid
One-time Seattle prospect Shin-Soo Choo homered and doubled in his first two at-bats, Jeremy Sowers picked up his first win of the season and the Cleveland Indians beat the Mariners 9-6 Saturday afternoon to snap a 10-game road losing streak...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Crews make progess against California wildfires
Fire crews on Friday had extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited over the past month, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home for the weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
FBI Soccer team members help subdue man on flight
An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a pro soccer team and others, the FBI said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Judge restores protection for N. Rockies wolves
A federal judge in Montana has ordered that gray wolves in the northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever
A stunning sell-off dragged oil prices to their biggest weekly drop ever and gas prices at the pump slipped by the more than they have at any point since February, giving consumers a rare breather in a year of record fuel prices...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran says no to suspending enrichment
An Iranian official says his country will refuse requests to freeze its uranium enrichment program in exchange for a pledge of no new U.N. Security Council sanctions...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
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The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Police Missing Texas soldier may be in danger
Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran rules out suspending enrichment program
Iran on Saturday ruled out freezing its uranium enrichment program, casting doubt over the value of its talks with six world powers less then an hour after they started...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama visits with troops in Afghanistan
A U.S. military spokesman says that U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is visiting troops in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
In talks, Iran says no to suspending enrichment
Tehran on Saturday ruled out freezing its enrichment program, casting doubt over the sense of key nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers less than an hour after they began...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
After family day, grand party for Mandelas 90th
Some came in exquisitely beaded traditional skins, others wore T-shirts emblazoned with his name. All were in rural southeastern South Africa on Saturday to honor Nelson Mandela on his 90th...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iraqi refugees duped by smugglers promising Europe
In the depths of despair, Suzan doused herself and her 14-year-old daughter with gasoline and prepared to set them both on fire...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afghan violence kills 14, including NATO soldier
Afghan troops clashed with Taliban insurgents attacking a supply convoy for NATO troops, killing nine militants, officials said Saturday, while roadside bombs killed a NATO soldier in a separate convoy and four policemen...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Unification Church founder Moon hurt in crash
A helicopter carrying the Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed Saturday into a mountain in South Korea, injuring the founder of the Unification Church and 13 others, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Woman attacked by kangaroo saved by pet dog
An elderly woman was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Australia and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings
That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale. Had he been sitting inside the train car, the 34-year-old sculptor almost certainly would have been killed when the bomb exploded...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
German Love Parade festival draws dancing crowd
More than 1.5 million revelers danced through the streets of the western German city of Dortmund on Saturday at the annual Love Parade techno music festival...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran nuclear talks stall, even with US at table
A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran nuclear talks stall even with US at table
A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
US calls on Iran to choose nuclear negotiation
The United States is calling on Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program, after diplomats agreed to resume talks in two weeks on suspending uranium enrichment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Unification Church founder hurt in crash
A fire official says the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, is among 14 people who were injured in a helicopter crash in South Korea...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Israel didnt know of cluster bomb use
A former Israeli defense official says the Israeli military used cluster bombs for two weeks during the 2006 Lebanon war without telling the Israeli government...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Austria New evaluation of health of Nazi suspect
Austrian authorities have ordered a new round of medical and psychiatric tests to determine whether a suspected Nazi is healthy enough to be extradited to Croatia to stand trial for alleged atrocities...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Authorities 4 police killed in Afghan blast
Police say a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan has killed four policemen and a suicide bomber has wounded two people at a checkpoint...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Peace, not indictment, stirs Sudanese
For years, Mohammed Ali has been hearing relatives and friends tell how government-backed militiamen torched villages in his native Darfur, raped women and shot fleeing civilians...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Quotes from Petraeus interview
Comments by Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, in an Associated Press interview Saturday in Baghdad:...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Missing Semtex 'left unguarded'
A lapse in security is blamed for the theft of 28kg (61lb) of plastic explosive and detonators from a site in France...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Zimbabwe introduces Z$100bn note
The central bank in Zimbabwe is to issue Z$100bn bank-notes, as hyperinflation pushes prices in the country ever-higher...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
In pictures
Mourners wear fancy dress for Ben Kinsella funeral...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Hunt for serial attacker widens
Detectives hunting a violent serial attacker who preys on women and girls in Sussex investigate further crimes...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Brown in Basra
The PM meets UK troops stationed in Iraq...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Norman leads by two at Birkdale
Greg Norman will take a two-shot lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington and KJ Choi into the final round of the Open at Birkdale...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
England toil after Prince century
Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers guide South Africa to 322-4, a lead of 119 over England, on day two of the second Test...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
US offers Iran nuclear deadline
Iran must decide within two weeks between co-operation or confrontation over its nuclear plans, the US warns after talks...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Former colonel, 91, awarded PhD
A former British Army Colonel receives a doctorate from Cambridge University at the age of 91...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
UK 'must check' US torture denial
The British government should no longer rely on US assurances it does not use torture, a parliamentary report says...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Arab nations 'agree Sudan action'
Arab League ministers meeting in emergency session say they have agreed a plan to defuse the crisis between Sudan and the ICC...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Suicide claim over UK hostage
One of the five UK hostages held captive in Iraq has killed himself, a video given to a newspaper claims...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Brown flies into Israel for talks
Gordon Brown arrives in Tel Aviv for two days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian political leaders, following his trip to Iraq...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse
SYDNEY, Australia _ Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as "evil" and a grave betrayal of trust...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Haitis Voodoo pilgrims pray for future
Every year, Haitians crowd into the basin of a sacred waterfall to relax and pray for a better future. This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
New mother Angelina Jolie leaves hospital
The Nice hospital where Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins says the star has left the building...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Angelina Jolie leaves hospital
The Nice hospital where Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins says the star has left the building...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Guns ruling spawns legal challenges by felons
Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Dream of gas tax holiday faltered over job losses
The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
NJ beach town mayor sez Fuhgeddaboudit! to blog
To the Staten Island girls who may have been taught to fight dirty in Brownies, Ken Pringle is sorry...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Breezy day at the British Open
The sun finally came out at the British Open on Saturday, but the wind off the Irish Sea sure picked up...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Dark Knight sets box office record with $66.4M
A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has set a single-day box office record by taking in $66.4 million on opening day...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in Nice
Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama backs support in meeting with Afghan leaders
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Saturday with officials of a region of Afghanistan that has been a hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaida activity, offering his support for reconstruction and security there and throughout the country, an official said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama arrives in Afghanistan set to tour war zone
A spokesman says Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Choi atop leaderboard at breezy British Open
The sun finally came out at the British Open on Saturday, but the wind off the Irish Sea sure picked up...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever
A stunning sell-off dragged oil prices to their biggest weekly drop ever and gas prices at the pump slipped by the more than they have at any point since February, giving consumers a rare breather in a year of record fuel prices...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Loney hits homer in 11th inning to lift Dodgers
James Loney homered leading off the 11th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Police Missing Texas soldier may be in danger
Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Judge restores protection for N. Rockies wolves
A federal judge in Montana has ordered that gray wolves in the northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iraqi village shows hope for wider stability
Brick by brick and one cinderblock at a time, the residents of this Euphrates River village about 45 miles southwest of Baghdad are rebuilding homes that the U.S. military says al-Qaida destroyed while they occupied the area in 2006...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
More troops on Thai-Cambodian border
The military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand entered its fifth day Saturday as both sides continued to reinforce their troops ahead of scheduled talks over a disputed border area near an 11th century temple...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
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The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran says no to suspending enrichment
An Iranian official says his country will refuse requests to freeze its uranium enrichment program in exchange for a pledge of no new U.N. Security Council sanctions...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
British prime minister meets with Iraqi leaders
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown held talks Saturday with Iraqi leaders less than a week after the announcement of expected British troop cuts in southern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
British leader Brown in Baghdad troops on agenda
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is holding meetings with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Unification Church founder Moon hurt in crash
A helicopter carrying the Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed Saturday into a mountain in South Korea, injuring the founder of the Unification Church and 13 others, officials said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran rules out suspending enrichment program
Iran on Saturday ruled out freezing its uranium enrichment program, casting doubt over the value of its talks with six world powers less then an hour after they started...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama visits with troops in Afghanistan
A U.S. military spokesman says that U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is visiting troops in eastern Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
In talks, Iran says no to suspending enrichment
Tehran on Saturday ruled out freezing its enrichment program, casting doubt over the sense of key nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers less than an hour after they began...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
After family day, grand party for Mandelas 90th
Some came in exquisitely beaded traditional skins, others wore T-shirts emblazoned with his name. All were in rural southeastern South Africa on Saturday to honor Nelson Mandela on his 90th...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Woman attacked by kangaroo saved by pet dog
An elderly woman was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Australia and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iraqi refugees duped by smugglers promising Europe
In the depths of despair, Suzan doused herself and her 14-year-old daughter with gasoline and prepared to set them both on fire...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afghan violence kills 14, including NATO soldier
Afghan troops clashed with Taliban insurgents attacking a supply convoy for NATO troops, killing nine militants, officials said Saturday, while roadside bombs killed a NATO soldier in a separate convoy and four policemen...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Unification Church founder hurt in crash
A fire official says the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, is among 14 people who were injured in a helicopter crash in South Korea...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Israel didnt know of cluster bomb use
A former Israeli defense official says the Israeli military used cluster bombs for two weeks during the 2006 Lebanon war without telling the Israeli government...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Austria New evaluation of health of Nazi suspect
Austrian authorities have ordered a new round of medical and psychiatric tests to determine whether a suspected Nazi is healthy enough to be extradited to Croatia to stand trial for alleged atrocities...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Authorities 4 police killed in Afghan blast
Police say a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan has killed four policemen and a suicide bomber has wounded two people at a checkpoint...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Quotes from Petraeus interview
Comments by Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, in an Associated Press interview Saturday in Baghdad:...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Spain-Africa link decision 'near'
Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Soldiers killed in Kashmir blast
At least nine soldiers die in Indian-administered Kashmir, in a bomb attack blamed on separatist militants...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Hundreds of pigeons die in fire
More than 200 pigeons are killed in what police have described as a suspicious fire at a loft in County Down...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Two hurt in light aircraft crash
Two men are airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries when a light aircraft crashes in a field...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Hamilton clinches German GP pole
Lewis Hamilton will be on pole for Sunday's German Grand Prix as he seeks back-to-back victories...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Moonies founder 'hurt in crash'
The founder of controversial religious movement the Moonies is hurt in a helicopter crash in South Korea, reports say...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Dog rescues woman from kangaroo
An Australian woman is attacked by a kangaroo but saved by a pet dog who leapt to her aid, her son says...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
SNP hopeful despite poll findings
First minister Alex Salmond insists the SNP will win the Glasgow East by-election, despite a poll putting Labour in the lead...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Royal Marine killed in training
An investigation begins as a Royal Marine is killed and another hurt when their vehicle overturns during training...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
PM refuses Iraq troops timetable
Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Iran 'silent' over nuclear deal
Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Patient diagnosed with legionella
An investigation is under way after a patient at a hospital in Cheltenham is diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Troyer reaches settlement in sex tape lawsuit
Actor Verne Troyer has settled a lawsuit he filed against a porn broker that will prevent the distribution of a sex tape depicting Troyer and a former girlfriend, court documents filed Friday show...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Spears role as mom expands after epic meltdown
Less than eight months after an epic meltdown that led to a court taking away her children, Britney Spears is reclaiming her role as a mother _ to the point where she may be with her boys nearly half the time...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
NJ beach town mayor sez Fuhgeddaboudit! to blog
To the Staten Island girls who may have been taught to fight dirty in Brownies, Ken Pringle is sorry...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Police Body at home of woman who claimed baby buy
Police said Friday they found the body of a woman with her hands bound in the apartment of another woman who showed up at a hospital with a newborn she falsely claimed as her own...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Crews make progess against California wildfires
Fire crews on Friday had extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited over the past month, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home for the weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Angelina Jolie, newborn twins leave hospital
Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
New mother Angelina Jolie leaves hospital
The Nice hospital where Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins says the star has left the building...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Angelina Jolie leaves hospital
The Nice hospital where Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins says the star has left the building...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, the first stop on a campaign-season tour of war zones, a spokesman said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Obama arrives in Afghanistan set to tour war zone
A spokesman says Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
McCain raises more than $21 million in June
Republican presidential candidate John McCain reports raising more than $21 million in June and spending nearly $26 million, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
McCain adviser Gramm quits after whiners remarks
Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Loney hits homer in 11th inning to lift Dodgers
James Loney homered leading off the 11th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever
A stunning sell-off dragged oil prices to their biggest weekly drop ever and gas prices at the pump slipped by the more than they have at any point since February, giving consumers a rare breather in a year of record fuel prices...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afraid of laundry? You will be after reading this
Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Going small A Smart driving experience
Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2Q
The pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Judge restores protection for N. Rockies wolves
A federal judge in Montana has ordered that gray wolves in the northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info
Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Police Missing Texas soldier may be in danger
Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Military prepares for war crimes trial at Gitmo
A jury of military officers is traveling to Guantanamo Bay this weekend as part of final preparations for the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afghans free journalist who took execution pics
An Afghan journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was freed Friday after his pictures and video footage of two women brazenly executed by the Taliban led intelligence officials to hold him for questioning for two days...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Cambodia Near shootout in dispute on Thai border
A Cambodian general said Friday that his troops and Thai soldiers engaged in a tense armed confrontation when Cambodian monks sought to celebrate Buddhist lent near a temple in a disputed border area...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Saudis praised for calling interfaith conference
Saudi Arabia won praise Friday for taking a leading role in an interfaith conference, with participants saying it was another sign the conservative Muslim kingdom is opening up...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Senior US envoy joins Iran nuclear talks
A senior U.S. envoy will sit eye-to-eye for the first time Saturday with a top Iranian nuclear negotiator, a sharp reversal in U.S. policy that aims to entice Tehran into ending activities that could be used to make atomic weapons...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
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The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
More troops on Thai-Cambodian border
The military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand entered its fifth day Saturday as both sides continued to reinforce their troops ahead of scheduled talks over a disputed border area near an 11th century temple...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Haitis Voodoo pilgrims pray for future
Every year, Haitians crowd into the basin of a sacred waterfall to relax and pray for a better future. This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse
SYDNEY, Australia _ Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as "evil" and a grave betrayal of trust...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iran says no to suspending enrichment
An Iranian official says his country will refuse requests to freeze its uranium enrichment program in exchange for a pledge of no new U.N. Security Council sanctions...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
British prime minister meets with Iraqi leaders
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown held talks Saturday with Iraqi leaders less than a week after the announcement of expected British troop cuts in southern Iraq...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
British leader Brown in Baghdad troops on agenda
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is holding meetings with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iraqi village shows hope for wider stability
Brick by brick and one cinderblock at a time, the residents of this Euphrates River village about 45 miles southwest of Baghdad are rebuilding homes that the U.S. military says al-Qaida destroyed while they occupied the area in 2006...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Pakistan at least 10 die in militant clashes
At least 10 Taliban have died in fierce fighting between two rival militant groups in northwestern Pakistan, a government official and Taliban spokesman said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,124
As of Friday, July 18, 2008, at least 4,124 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
In talks, Iran says no to suspending enrichment
Tehran on Saturday ruled out freezing its enrichment program, casting doubt over the sense of key nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers less than an hour after they began...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
After family day, grand party for Mandelas 90th
Some came in exquisitely beaded traditional skins, others wore T-shirts emblazoned with his name. All were in rural southeastern South Africa on Saturday to honor Nelson Mandela on his 90th...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Austria New evaluation of health of Nazi suspect
Austrian authorities have ordered a new round of medical and psychiatric tests to determine whether a suspected Nazi is healthy enough to be extradited to Croatia to stand trial for alleged atrocities...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Authorities 4 police killed in Afghan blast
Police say a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan has killed four policemen and a suicide bomber has wounded two people at a checkpoint...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Woman attacked by kangaroo saved by pet dog
An elderly woman was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Australia and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
British prime minister in Baghdad
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is holding meetings with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Israel didnt know of cluster bomb use
A former Israeli defense official says the Israeli military used cluster bombs for two weeks during the 2006 Lebanon war without telling the Israeli government...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Spears given more access to sons
Pop star Britney Spears and her former husband Kevin Federline reach an agreement that grants the singer more visits with her children...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet
The main Sunni bloc in Iraq's parliament rejoins the Shia-led government, in a significant lift for PM Nouri Maliki...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Culture minister job up for grabs
Speculation over who will take over the role as Culture Minister begins after Rhodri Glyn Thomas quits over pub smoking issue...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Woman jumps out fire flat window
A woman jumps from the window of her first-floor flat in Dungannon after a suspected arson attack...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Man remanded over double murder
A man is charged with the murders of two men who were shot dead in west London six years ago...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Two die in four-vehicle accident
A child and an adult have died in a road accident on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, police confirm...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Tour pitfalls
Barack Obama's challenges on his international tour...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Best in show
Which games stood out at the E3 show in Los Angeles?...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Live text - England v South Africa
Hashim Amla and Ashwell Prince push South Africa towards England's first innings total on day two of the second Test...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Deco pleads with Drogba to stay
New Chelsea signing Deco pleads with Didier Drogba to remain at Stamford Bridge...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Millions jet off despite economy
More than two million UK travellers will head abroad during 18-21 July despite gloomy economic news, tourism operators predict...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Jolie leaves hospital with twins
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie leaves the French hospital where she gave birth to twins last week...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Python actress (turned mayor) calls for end to Brian film ban
The mayor of Aberystwyth, who featured in Monty Python's Life of Brian, wants the town's near-30 year ban on the film finally lifted...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Live text - Open day three
The third round of the 137th Open gets under way amid blustery conditions, with Korea's KJ Choi holding the overnight lead from Greg Norman...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
18% of 16-to-17s 'doing nothing'
Nearly one in five UK 16 and 17-year-olds are not in employment, education or training, a study suggests...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul
US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrives in Afghanistan, at the start of a campaign-season foreign tour...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Brown in talks with Iraqi leaders
Gordon Brown is in Baghdad to hold talks with Iraqi leaders and assess Britain's progress in the country...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
US attends historic Iran meeting
The US joins a meeting of major powers and Iran for the first time, to discuss Tehran's controversial nuclear programme...
BBC News - July 19, 2008
Crews make progess against California wildfires
Fire crews on Friday had extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited over the past month, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home for the weekend...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Troyer reaches settlement in sex tape lawsuit
Actor Verne Troyer has settled a lawsuit he filed against a porn broker that will prevent the distribution of a sex tape depicting Troyer and a former girlfriend, court documents filed Friday show...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Spears role as mom expands after epic meltdown
Less than eight months after an epic meltdown that led to a court taking away her children, Britney Spears is reclaiming her role as a mother _ to the point where she may be with her boys nearly half the time...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Ed McMahon sues hospital, others over neck injury
Ed McMahon is suing a Los Angeles hospital and others over a neck injury he said has left him unable to work. McMahon filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, two doctors, and the owner of a home where he says he fell and broke his neck...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
8 months after meltdown, Spears mom-role expands
Less than eight months after an epic meltdown that led to a court taking away her children, Britney Spears is reclaiming her role as a mother _ to the point where she may be with her boys nearly half the time...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Police Body at home of woman who claimed baby buy
Police said Friday they found the body of a woman with her hands bound in the apartment of another woman who showed up at a hospital with a newborn she falsely claimed as her own...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Police Missing Texas soldier may be in danger
Police say a Fort Bliss soldier is considered in danger after she did not report for work Friday and evidence of foul play was found in her apartment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
McCain TV ad accuses Obama of shifting Iraq views
Republican John McCain launched a new television ad Friday that accuses presidential rival Barack Obama of switching positions on Iraq "to help himself become president" just as the Democratic candidate prepared to make a high profile trip to Baghdad...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Analysis Accord may blur disputes over Iraq war
A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Web sites give voyeurs view of neighborhood safety
I have no reason to feel unsafe in my neighborhood, but I appear to be surrounded by dozens of people convicted of everything from theft and sex crimes to public drunkenness and speeding...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Wall Street edges lower after earnings reports
Wall Street edged lower Friday as disappointing earnings from technology companies like Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. offset upbeat results from Citigroup Inc...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
McCain adviser Gramm quits after whiners remarks
Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
McCain adviser Gramm leaves
Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Foes no more, McCain, Romney warm to each other
Just as Republican John McCain was unloading on his Democratic presidential rival Friday, he was offering warm, effusive words for once bitter foe Mitt Romney...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Andersons 5 RBIs lead Angels over Red Sox 11-3
Garret Anderson was 4-for-4 with a go-ahead solo homer and five RBIs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Judge restores protection for N. Rockies wolves
A federal judge in Montana has ordered that gray wolves in the northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever
A stunning sell-off dragged oil prices to their biggest weekly drop ever and gas prices at the pump slipped by the more than they have at any point since February, giving consumers a rare breather in a year of record fuel prices...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood
Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
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The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings
A judge in Los Angeles has sentenced two elderly women to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Rockies hit three home runs to beat Pirates, 5-2
Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe homered, and Seth Smith hit an inside-the-park home run to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
FBI Soccer team members help subdue man on flight
An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a pro soccer team and others, the FBI said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Iraqi troops put on show of strength in Sadr City
Iraqi soldiers took up positions on rooftops and military helicopters hovered overhead Friday in a show of strength in a Baghdad district where Shiite militiamen once ruled the streets. There were no reports of violence...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Hezbollah holds funeral for Lebanese guerrillas
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held a funeral for eight guerrillas killed during its 2006 war with Israel. Their bodies were returned in a prisoners swap this week...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Bin Laden driver is 1st test of Gitmo trials
Salim Hamdan is a small player with a big role. A former driver for Osama bin Laden, he is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried for war crimes in a major test of the U.S. system for prosecuting alleged terrorists...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Lawyers cross-examine Olmert witness
Defense attorneys raised doubts Friday about the memory of an American Jewish fundraiser at the center of a corruption probe against Ehud Olmert, but did not appear to decisively undermine testimony that threatens to drive the Israeli prime minister from office...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
US, Iraq seek general time horizon on troop cuts
The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for further withdrawals of American troops from the war...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Attack at India bus terminal injures 35
Suspected Muslim rebels threw a grenade at a crowded bus terminal in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, wounding 35 people, including seven children, police said...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Economies slow as inflation catches up with Europe
It took a few months. But the economic woes touched off by soaring oil prices and the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States are finally engulfing Europe...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Thai farmers look to bats as free, flying food
While movie fans the world over rave about the new Batman film, the only stir bats are causing in this poor farming village is in a cooking pot...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Haitis Voodoo pilgrims pray for future
Every year, Haitians crowd into the basin of a sacred waterfall to relax and pray for a better future. This time, they asked for relief from soaring food prices and rampant unemployment...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Pope apologizes for clergy sexual abuse
SYDNEY, Australia _ Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as "evil" and a grave betrayal of trust...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Military prepares for war crimes trial at Gitmo
A jury of military officers is traveling to Guantanamo Bay this weekend as part of final preparations for the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Cambodia Near shootout in dispute on Thai border
A Cambodian general said Friday that his troops and Thai soldiers engaged in a tense armed confrontation when Cambodian monks sought to celebrate Buddhist lent near a temple in a disputed border area...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Saudis praised for calling interfaith conference
Saudi Arabia won praise Friday for taking a leading role in an interfaith conference, with participants saying it was another sign the conservative Muslim kingdom is opening up...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Senior US envoy joins Iran nuclear talks
A senior U.S. envoy will sit eye-to-eye for the first time Saturday with a top Iranian nuclear negotiator, a sharp reversal in U.S. policy that aims to entice Tehran into ending activities that could be used to make atomic weapons...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Mandela beams at grandchildrens Happy Birthday
Nelson Mandela sat beaming in a yellow armchair, his legs propped up on a large stool and covered with a pale yellow blanket. Ten grandchildren crowded around to serenade him with "Happy Birthday" and then smothered him with hugs and kisses...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Pope apologizes for Australian clergy sex abuse
Pope Benedict XVI says he is deeply sorry for the pain and suffering caused to victims of clergy sex abuse...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Brazilian police say 8 die in raid at Shantytown
Brazilian police say at least eight alleged drug traffickers were killed during a raid in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Afghans free journalist who took execution pics
An Afghan journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was freed Friday after his pictures and video footage of two women brazenly executed by the Taliban led intelligence officials to hold him for questioning for two days...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Ontario joins North American environmental plan
The Canadian province of Ontario will join a regional carbon credit trading pact developed by U.S. governors that would give companies financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
Report Mexico cop in torture case fired
A Mexican police chief was fired Friday following the release of two police training videos that show officers practicing torture techniques, local media reported...
Southern Ledger - July 19, 2008
14 killed in Nepal bus accident
Police say a bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river in central Nepal, killing 14 passengers and leaving several more missing...
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