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Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800
NOWSHERA, Pakistan -- The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.
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Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday.
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Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles
Fire crews in California are gaining ground on a smoldering 2-day-old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
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3 squabbling companies must cooperate to plug well
NEW ORLEANS -- On shore, BP, Halliburton and Transocean are engaging in a billion-dollar blame game over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. At sea, they're depending on each other to finally plug up the environmental disaster.
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Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges
WASHINGTON -- To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty.
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3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison
PHOENIX -- Police were using helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee.
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Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
LAS VEGAS -- A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
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Yellow lobster pulled from RI's Narragansett Bay
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's not made of gold, but a yellow lobster pulled from Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay is very rare.
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Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. -- "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.
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Ex-All-Stars shipped in baseball's deadline deals
Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.
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