LOS ANGELES – Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson (search) endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa for mayor Monday, giving the challenger one of the race’s prized endorsements and another A-list supporter in the politically crucial black community. Speaking at one of his health clubs in the San Fernando Valley (search), Johnson’s announcement became …
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OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – A woman was arrested for allegedly forcing her 12-year-old daughter into prostitution and trading a 14-year-old daughter for a car. The 39-year-old woman was charged with aggravated child abuse and sexual performance by a child. Both girls have been turned over to the Department of Children & …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Court officials have summoned about 500 people for preliminary jury selection in the trial of Eric Rudolph (search), who is accused in the 1998 bombing of an abortion clinic in which a police officer was killed. Potential jurors are to report to a hotel ballroom Wednesday to …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Japan’s prime minister expressed “deep remorse” over his country’s World War II (search) aggression against Asian neighbors in a speech Friday at the Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta — a move aimed at defusing Tokyo’s growing tensions with China (search). “In the past Japan through its colonial rule …
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ATLANTA – Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) on Thursday reported a 15 percent drop in first-quarter profit as price increases boosted sales but failed to fully offset higher oil and steel costs. The results topped Wall Street estimates and Whirlpool’s shares were up more than 7 percent in early trading. …
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – Pro-Syrian Prime Minister-designate Omar Karami (search) announced Wednesday he cannot form a Cabinet, a move that deepens Lebanon’s (search) political crisis. “Today, and after many attempts … once again we reached a dead end,” he told a news conference at his residence in Beirut. “That’s why I …
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CAMARILLO, Calif. – The average price for all grades of gasoline nationwide has fallen nearly 4 1/2 cents per gallon in two weeks because of a drop in crude oil prices (search) and slightly lower demand, an industry analyst said Sunday. The average retail price for all three grades dropped …
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VATICAN CITY – Two images of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (search) stood in sharp relief during the mourning period for the pope he would eventually succeed. With his wispy silver hair blowing in the wind, the German prelate stood before the world’s political and spiritual leaders at John Paul II’s (search) …
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NEW YORK – ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL) Tuesday reported lower first-quarter net income and disappointing sales of its colon cancer drug Erbitux (search), but its shares rose more than 8 percent on what analysts were calling a relief rally. ImClone said Erbitux sales were $87.1 million for the quarter, while …
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WASHINGTON – Fledgling technology that helps parents prevent children from watching movie scenes depicting sex, violence or foul language won new legal protections Tuesday under a bill Congress is sending to President Bush. The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (search) would assure manufacturers of DVD players and other devices using …
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