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BUFFALO, N.Y. - A deadly, windy storm that has paralyzed a wide swath of the nation for days left bitter cold behind as it finally made its exit Thursday, with temperatures below freezing in several states and gusts that made it feel as cold as minus 25. Full Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On a mountaintop clearing in the Sierra Nevada stands a tall metal platform holding a crude furnace and a box of silver iodide solution that some scientists believe could help offer relief from searing droughts. Full Story »
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Amid blaring bagpipes, the crowd erupted with even louder cheers, whistles and shouts when firefighters entered a high school auditorium to receive their promotional badges after a 5-year legal battle that ended with a U.S. Supreme Court victory. Full Story »
FRESNO, Calif. - An independent watchdog agency has uncovered flaws in a crucial part of the nation's rapid-response plan — the ability to trace food to the company it came from during an illness outbreak or bioterrorism attack. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - A plainclothes cop chased a scam artist through sidewalks crowded with holiday shoppers and tourists Thursday in the heart of Times Square, killing the suspect near a landmark Broadway hotel after a gunfight that shattered box office and gift shop windows, police said. Full Story »
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Everything that pedophile Theodore Sypnier has to show for his 100 years on Earth is packed in a single duffel bag as he prepares to begin a new chapter in life: freedom. Full Story »
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday he still wants to reconcile with the first lady even though Jenny Sanford has made clear she won't be standing by his side in the wake of his affair. Full Story »
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NORFOLK, Neb. - The propane-fueled blaze at a closed manufacturing plant in Nebraska is out. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES - An Illinois insurance executive agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, according to court documents filed Thursday and first obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story »
NEW YORK - A construction worker behind bars for nearly four years for a gang rape that never happened was cleared Thursday after his accuser admitted she lied to make her friends feel sorry for her. Full Story »
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