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Car-theft victim recovers stolen car after seeing it from bus

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:54 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A central Florida woman forced to take the bus when her car was stolen helped authorities capture the suspected thieves after watching her car drive past the bus. She called 911 to report seeing her black 2002 Saturn in Orange City.

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Woman strangled to death for not having a baby boy

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:46 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

An Afghan woman has been strangled to death, apparently by her husband, who was upset that she gave birth to a second daughter rather than the son he wanted, police said Monday.

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Ex-Senator, Russell Pearce wins Arizona GOP leadership role

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:50 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce won election Saturday to a top Arizona GOP party post, giving the architect of the state's tough immigration laws a new political role less than three months after he lost his seat in a recall election.State Republicans elected Pearce  …

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Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:26 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable."  Thousands of the snow-white birds, which stand 2 feet tall with 5-foot …

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Officer from CIA to leave NYPD

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:59 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A CIA operative's unusual assignment inside the New York Police Department is being cut short after an internal investigation that criticized how the agency established its unprecedented collaboration with city police, the Associated Press has learned.

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Pennsylvania man attacked by teens shoots two, one fatally

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:22 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a 65-year-old man was justified in shooting two teenagers -- one fatally -- who tried to rob him as he rode his bike along a popular river trail. Berks County District Attorney John Adams says the bicyclist acted in self-defense after t …

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Chandler man rapes woman, gives victim phone number

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:09 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A Chandler man accused of raping a woman in an alley was caught after he gave the woman his phone number.

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'Gangsta of Love' gets prison in HIV case

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:58 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A pro wrestler called "Gangsta of Love" who knowingly had sex with numerous women and didn't tell them about his HIV-positive status was sentenced to 32 years in prison Monday. Before he was sentenced, Andre Davis insisted to Common Pleas Court Judge Jerome Metz Jr.

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Flamboyant online tycoon kept low profile in rural New Zealand

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:07 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland.

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Arizona high schools may soon offer Bible classes

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:18 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Arizona's public and charter high-school students could soon earn credit for learning about the influence of the Old Testament on art or how biblical references are found throughout literature.

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Albuquerque man stabs statue, speaks in tongues

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:00 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

An Albuquerque man is facing charges after police said he kept stabbing a small statue while speaking in tongues.

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Alzheimer's disease strikes Arizona woman in middle age

Seeded on Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:40 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Donna Baker just turned 50, and she can't remember how to tie her shoes. Two years ago, at 48, Donna was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which, despite all the studies, is still a mystery in many ways.

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Scientists pause their research on lab-made bird flu

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:05 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Scientists who created easier-to-spread versions of the deadly bird flu said Friday that they are temporarily halting more research, as international specialists debate what should happen next.

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Mansion of Megaupload founder raided

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:01 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

New Zealand police raided several homes and businesses linked to the founder of Megaupload.com, a giant Internet file-sharing site shut down by U.S.

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Transient man skinned and ate cat

Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:31 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Police found Russell Christopher Hofstad, 24, inside of the building with a painted face and wearing the tail and intestines of the cat around his neck, according to the documents.

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Sex for Mcdonalds chicken Mcnuggets solicitation, police say

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:08 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A Southern California woman offered McDonald's restaurant drive-thru customers sex for chicken McNuggets. 31-year-old Khadijah Baseer was seen opening the car doors of customers in a McDonald's drive-thru lane on Jan. 11.  

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Muhammad Ali at 70: Why he is still the greatest of all time

Seeded on Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:51 PM EST (The Grio)

Muhammad Ali is known around the world as more than just an athlete. He has become a cultural icon, role model, and humanitarian as his influence has spanned generations.

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Wikipedia to black out site over anti-piracy bill

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:14 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind the popular community-based online encyclopedia said in a statement Monday night.

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Recalling Arizona's struggle for MLK holiday

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:38 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

More than two decades ago, Arizona struggled with whether to declare Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday. The fight, bitter and divisive, tore at lawmakers, voters and civic leaders for six years.

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Strait of Hormuz shot from the Int'l Space Station- World Strategic Flashpoint

Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:34 AM EST (Universe Today)

A beautiful and peaceful Christmas-time picture of The Strait of Hormuz was shot from the International Space Station (ISS) soaring some 250 miles (400 kilometers) overhead on Christmas Eve, 24 Dec 2011. Today, the economically vital Strait of Hormuz is a ‘Flashpoint of T …

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Update: Cruise ship runs aground off Italy; 70 missing

Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:47 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

Survivors from a luxury cruise ship that ran aground and tipped over, leaving at least three dead and 70 people still unaccounted for, described Saturday a chaotic evacuation.

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Woman fired for fake penis, lawsuit says

Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:16 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A northeastern Pennsylvania woman claims she was fired from her job for wearing a prosthetic penis to work while contemplating gender reassignment.  

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Navy Depending on Dolphins to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Open

Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:52 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy has a backup plan to save one-fifth of the world's daily oil trade: send in the dolphins.

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Six dead after cruise ship runs aground off Italy

Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:37 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

Six people died in the early hours of Saturday after a cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast in an accident which forced the coast guard to evacuate over 4,000 people, media reports said. The Costa Concordia was on a trip around the Mediterranean when it hit a reef near  …

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Pennsylvania woman exposes self to cop, urinates in front of him

Seeded on Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:09 AM EST (The Arizona Republic)

A western Pennsylvania woman is jailed on charges that she exposed herself to a state trooper, urinated in front of him and then kicked him when she was drunk while riding in a car during a traffic stop.

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