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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Five rescued from Md. water main break

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Rescue crews using boats and a helicopter Tuesday plucked five Maryland motorists whose cars were swamped by water from a broken utility main, officials said. The rupture of a 44-year-old, 66-inch diameter water pipe created a fast-rising, 4-foot high cascade of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 19, 2008

Felt, Watergate 'Deep Throat,' dies at 95

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Mark Felt, an FBI official who became known as "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal, has died, his family said. Felt, who lived in Santa Rosa, Calif., was 95. Felt died Thursday, his grandson, Rob Jones, told The New York Times. No cause of death was disclosed.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Remains off-limits to Anthony defense

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The defense team for Florida resident Casey Anthony must wait to examine the remains of a child thought to be Anthony's daughter, Caylee, a judge says. Circuit Judge Stan Strickland ruled this week Anthony's defense team, which is defending the 22-year-old mother from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Body discovery reinvigorates Caylee search

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The search for evidence in the case of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony has intensified in Orange County, Fla., after a child's remains were found, police say. Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Carlos Padilla said investigators spent the early part of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Colo. schools will no longer offer soda

DENVER, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Schools in Colorado school system will no longer be allowed to sell sodas or other sugary drinks to students, state officials say. The Colorado Board of Education implemented new regulations Wednesday that ban the sale of all sodas, including diet sodas, in school vending... Sign in to see full entry.

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