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West won’t face felony charge in airport scuffle (AP)
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AP - Los Angeles County prosecutors say they have decided not to file felony charges against Kanye West and his manager over an incident in which a paparazzo’s camera was broken.
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Sen. Kennedy back home after brief hospital trip (AP)
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AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, was taken by ambulance to a hospital Friday near his Cape Cod vacation home after complaining of feeling ill but returned home a few hours later.
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Democrats claim progress in reaching bailout deal (AP)
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AP - The Bush administration and Congress anxiously revived negotiations Friday on a $700 billion financial bailout, one day after the largest bank collapse in U.S. history provided a brutal reminder of the risks of failure. Democrats talked optimistically of agreement by the end of the weekend.
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Holy Double Take, Batman! Here Comes a New Caped Crusader (E! Online)
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E! Online - Watch out, Christian Bale—there’s a new Batman coming to town!
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Japanese man can’t be tried in LA for murder (AP)
“AP - A Japanese businessman cannot be tried for murder in the 1981 shooting death of his wife, but said prosecutors may proceed with a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, a judge ruled Friday.”
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MSNBC halts broadcast of ad citing McCain’s cancer (AP)
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AP - The cable network MSNBC on Friday stopped airing a commercial by two liberal groups that makes an issue of John McCain’s past bouts with skin cancer and demands that he release his medical records to the public.
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Scientists seek volunteers to monitor for quakes (AP)
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AP - Earthquake scientists want to borrow your laptop or maybe a little space in your basement or garage. Researchers don’t have enough high-tech monitoring stations to track every instance of ground shaking, so they are enlisting help from ordinary people to document quakes and pinpoint areas of possible damage.
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Mortgage help for bankrupt homeowners dropped (AP)
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AP - House Democrats say the idea of letting judges rewrite mortgages to help bankrupt homeowners avoid foreclosure won’t be a part of the $700 billion financial industry bailout.
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4 students killed in bus-truck collision in Ind. (AP)
“AP - School officials in northern Indiana confirm that four people killed in a collision involving a school bus were children.”
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Skull of Prehistoric Giant Goose with Teeth Found
“Scientists have found a new huge and well-preserved fossil of a goose and duck relative that swam around what is now England 50 million years ago flashing sharp, toothy smiles.”
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