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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Image via WikipediaNEW YORK (MyFoxNational) -- Friday is National Doughnut Day, and to mark the occasion, Krispy Kreme is giving away freebies at some locations around the country. What better way can you possibly start the weekend than to get a free doughnut on your way to work?
Perhaps by going ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
NEW YORK -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's denied a news report that she plans to concede the Democratic nomination to Sen. Barack Obama tonight amid confusion about the timing of what appears a likely withdrawal or suspension of her candidacy sometime this week.
The Associated Press, quoting sources, said Clinton planned ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A helicopter has crashed and exploded in flames on the roof of a hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich..
Television images show thick, black smoke visible at the Spectrum Health campus.
It isn't immediately known if anyone was hurt in the crash, which happened around 11 am..
Lynda Ignatoski, who ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Rebecca Payne, a 22-year old senior at Northeastern University, was found dead in her Mission Hill apartment Tuesday morning.
Nicholas Payne, her father, confirmed her identity, according to the Boston Globe.
Her apartment door was left opened and she was shot in both legs and in the chest, police and a source said. Police ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
NEW YORK - Thousands of sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will disembark in New York City today for Fleet Week, the city's annual celebration of the sea services.
Events between today and May 28 include dozens of military demonstrations and public tours of participating ships docked at the New York Cruise ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Robert Rauschenberg, the American painter, sculptor, printmaker, photographer and performance artist who was one of the most influential artists in the second half of the 20th Century, died Monday night according to news reports. He was 82.A prolific worker in many media that he combined according to rules all his ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
NEW YORK — Veteran news anchor Sue Simmons says she's "truly sorry" for blurting out a curse word on live television.
WNBC-TV's Sue Simmons dropped the bomb when the wrong footage was aired as she did a teaser for the 11 p.m. newscast on Monday.
The screen went momentarily blank following ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
NEW YORK Â --Â The Rev. Al Sharpton has been arrested at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge in a protest over the acquittal of three police officers involved in the 50-bullet shooting of an unarmed black man.
Sharpton, two survivors of the shooting and the slain man's fiancee were arrested Wednesday ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The 2nd Granddaughter of Minnesota Powerball Winners Tested For Krabbe Disease Baby Allison gets tested for Krabbe disease.
Powerball winners Paul and Sue Rosenau, of Waseca, Minnesota, lost their granddaughter to Krabbe disease five years ago.The Rosenaus have been active in raising awareness for Krabbe disease, and the attention and newly-won ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Police authorities in the US city of Philadelphia are investigating a video showing officers kicking and beating three suspects pulled from a car during a traffic stop.
The scenes were caught on tape by a TV helicopter crew of local network WTXF-TV on Monday.
The footage shows three police cars stopping a ...
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