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2 known dead, 12 missing after storm soaks Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole caused flooding and mudslides across Jamaica on Wednesday, leaving two confirmed dead and at least 12 more missing, ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:00 am

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State gets federal award for increasing adoptions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is receiving $1.5 million from the federal government for increasing the number of foster children adopted through the Department of ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:00 am

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Company asks judge to overturn drilling moratorium

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A company that owns and operates offshore drilling rigs asked a federal judge Wednesday to throw out the latest moratorium on ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:00 am

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Downturn increases poverty in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM  (AP) — Newly released Census figures for 2009 underline the human toll of the Great Recession in Alabama, with household incomes falling and more ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:32 pm

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Teacher shot outside school

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a Montgomery schoolteacher was shot outside T.S. Morris Elementary School. Montgomery Police Department spokesman Lt. Mark Drinkard says ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 12:00 am

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Court: US-funded stem-cell research OK

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now. The U.S. Court of Appeals ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 12:00 am

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Gilley challenges Riley’s task force to arrest him

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Officials at a closed casino challenged Gov. Bob Riley’s illegal gambling task force Tuesday to arrest its developer to finally determine if ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 12:00 am

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Central-Hayneville Suffers Fire Loss, In Urgent Need Of Football Equipment, Uniforms

MONTGOMERY – A fire destroyed the Central-Hayneville High School Field House Tuesday morning and all the school’s football equipment and uniforms. The school has a ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:39 pm

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Obama presses for longer school year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:20 am

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Queen sought funds for poor

LONDON (AP) — Even a monarch needs a little help from time to time — especially when the cost of heating those drafty old palaces ... Read more

by Associated Press, Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:00 am

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