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Polygamist Jeffs appeals 2007 Utah conviction

Attorneys for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs asked the Utah Supreme Court to reverse his 2007 criminal conviction and direct a judge to order a new trial.

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The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring

The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 ...

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Column: Banks using government money for deals

Critics are outraged that the nation's banks are using billions of dollars of federal bailout money to buy other banks instead of boosting their lending. But is that really such ...

Leisure Living: Prices holding up in ski areas

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Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies

Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web site ...

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Wikipedia hopes to make editing user-friendly

Concerned that many would-be contributors to Wikipedia are being scared away, the foundation that runs the Internet encyclopedia is getting an $890,000 grant to try to make the ...

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Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century

More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've final ...

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Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church

Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over th ...

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UAW grants concessions, exec warns of depression

Worried about their jobs and warned that the cost of failure could be a depression, hundreds of leaders of the United Auto Workers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to make concess ...

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Official: MSNBC pundit may seek Pa. Senate seat

A Pennsylvania Democratic party leader says MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews may be considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2010.

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Palin files late disclosure for free 2007 trips

Gov. Sarah Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report. Palin, who was Republican presidential candi ...

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Trial over Pickford Oscar opens in LA

Opening statements have begun in a trial that will decide the fate of an Oscar won by silent film star Mary Pickford.

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APNewsBreak: Andrews to succeed Cronkite on PBS

Julie Andrews is going from "The Sound of Music" to hosting one of music's biggest annual events.

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Suspect in Hudson murders has long rap sheet

The man charged with murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew was a high-school dropout and street gang member with a long rap sheet for drug offenses and stealing ...

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New Xbox 360 'Scene It?' game a crowd pleaser

The "Scene It?" trivia game series may have started as a DVD-based board game, but the franchise is really coming into its own on the Xbox 360 console.

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Ecclestone expects gold medals in place for 2009

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is confident his proposal for the world drivers' championship to be decided by gold medals awarded to race winners will be implemented next se ...

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Red Sox give AL MVP Pedroia a 6-year, $40.5M deal

Dustin Pedroia has a Rookie of the Year award, an MVP, a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger and, of course, a World Series ring. And now he's got the big-bucks contract befitting one ...

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Josh Smith returns after missing 12 games

Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing 12 games with a sprained ankle.

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Texas Tech AD says school negotiating with Leach

Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Leach, amid reports that the Red Raiders coach has met with the Universit ...

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Judge blocks suspensions of Vikings' Williamses

A Minnesota judge has blocked the NFL's suspension of Vikings stars Kevin and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy.

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Wie opens with a 69 on tougher qualifying course

Michelle Wie rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Wednesday for a 3-under 69, giving her a solid start in the 90-hole qualifying tournament as she tries to earn an ...

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Stars' Avery apologizes for ex-girlfriends remarks

Dallas Stars instigator Sean Avery apologized Wednesday for comments about his former girlfriends that led to an indefinite NHL suspension. "I would like to sincerely apolo ...

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IOC rejects bid by Europe's free-to-air stations

The IOC has rejected a bid by Europe's public broadcasters to buy rights to show the 2014 and 2016 Olympics.

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Scotland considering joint bid for Euro 2016

The Scottish Football Association confirmed Wednesday that it has held talks with Wales and Northern Ireland over the possibility of co-hosting the 2016 European Championship.

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