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R ODANTHE, N.C. — The highway linking North Carolina’s Outer Banks to the mainland has reopened. N.C. Highway 12 connecting Hatteras Island to the rest of North Carolina was again open to traffic Saturday morning. The vital link had been closed south of the Bonner Bridge since Hurricane Earl ...
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early today and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. The quake, which hit 19 miles west of the southern city of ...
NEW YORK — Her play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Venus Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night at the U.S. Open. The No. 3-seeded Williams reached the fourth round for the 12th time in 12 trips to Flushing Meadows. She won ...
British tax collectors say a new computer system has revealed that almost 6 million people have paid the wrong amount of income tax, and 1.4 million will be told to repay an average of 1,500 pounds ($2,300) each. HM Revenue and Customs says 4.3 million people will receive a rebate. The problem ...
A whistle-blowing, drum-beating crowd of thousands demonstrated in Paris on Saturday against expulsions of Gypsies as well as other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. Human rights and anti-racism groups, labor unions and leftist political parties were taking ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has formed a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban. A statement issued by Karzai's office on Saturday says the High Peace Council is a "significant step toward peace talks." Karzai is pursuing reconciliation talks with ...
PHOENIX - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60. Schimmel's spokesman, Howard Bragman, says Schimmel died Friday evening in a Phoenix hospital. Schimmel was a passenger Thursday in a car ...
LOS ANGELES -- Officials say three terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport were briefly shut down after an airport contract worker left an exit from a secure area unattended. Transportation Security Administration spokesman Jon Allen says an officer discovered about 4:30 a.m. Saturday ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama on ...
The board of Andean Resources has backed the Goldcorp proposal and offered 0.14 a share of Goldcorp common stock, as well as $6.17, for each Andean share. The bid represents a 35 percent premium over Andean’s closing price in Toronto on Thursday and a 56 percent premium over its recent share price ...
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