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Judge sets hearing on allowing Macon casino raid

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Gov. Bob Riley’s task force on gambling is prepared to raid the Victoryland casino in Macon County promptly if a judge lifts ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, August 4, 2010 12:02 am

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Task force asks judge to allow Victoryland raid

MONTGOMERY (AP) — The governor’s task force on gambling took legal steps Monday to raid or close Victoryland, the state’s largest and last private bingo ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, August 2, 2010 10:13 pm

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AC fails in major Alabama hospital as heat nears 100

MOBILE (AP) — Workers used fans and portable air conditioners to cool patients and doctors canceled elective surgeries after the central cooling system failed in ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, August 2, 2010 10:11 pm

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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers save lives

ATLANTA (AP) — More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:00 am

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Report: Bedbugs spreading in New York, other U.S. cities

NEW YORK (AP) — One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:59 pm

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Chicken dispute turns deadly

A DeKalb County man is dead and another charged after what authorities believe was a dispute over stolen chickens turned fatal. Authorities have charged 62-year-old ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:58 pm

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Barge hits well near Gulf, sends gas, oil spewing

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A barge slammed into an abandoned well in a coastal inlet early Tuesday, sending a shower of water, natural gas and ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:57 pm

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BP’s Hayward to leave as CEO; Russia job in works

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tony Hayward, who became the face of BP’s flailing efforts to contain the massive Gulf oil spill, will step down as ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:00 am

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Iowa teen known as ‘Deer Magnet’

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa teen has earned the nickname “The Deer Magnet” after hitting five deer in the past year. Seventeen-year-old ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:00 am

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Bentley, Sparks favor bingo disclosure

MONTGOMERY (AP) — The disclosure that the state’s largest casino gave less than 1 percent of its gross per year to charity has the two ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:00 am

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