Teen FLDS mother giving birth while state officials stand by - Seattle Times

Teen FLDS mother giving birth while state officials stand by - Seattle Times
One of hundreds of young polygamist-sect members taken into custody by the state was giving birth Tuesday while child welfare officials and state troopers stood watch outside the maternity ward. The teenager was admitted to the Central Texas Medical Center and was in labor, said Rod Parker, a
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Scores Killed, Hundreds Injured in China Train Crash - Washington Post
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the site of the trains colliding accident is seen in east China's Shandong Province Monday, April 28, 2008. Passenger train en route from Beijing to Qingdao city in eastern China derailed and hit another train early Monday, causing "heavy
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US Marines expand NATO's presence in southern Afghanistan - Newsday
OUTSIDE GARMSER, Afghanistan - Marines stormed into a Taliban-held town before daybreak Tuesday, trading gunfire with insurgents on the ground and using helicopter gunships to destroy a militant compound in one of Afghanistan's most violent regions. Several hundred Marines, many of whom have fought
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Obama says rivals Clinton, McCain pandering on gas tax - Houston Chronicle
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Democrat Barack Obama dismissed his rivals' calls for national gas tax holiday as a political ploy that won't help struggling consumers. Hillary Rodham Clinton said his stance shows he's out of touch with the economic realities faced by ordinary citizens. Clinton and certain
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Michael Jordan hires nomadic Larry Brown to coach Bobcats - San Francisco Gate
Larry Brown wanted to resurrect his vagabond, Hall of Fame coaching career. Michael Jordan needed a veteran teacher and a big hire to rescue his sinking reputation as an NBA executive. The two former North Carolina players teamed up Tuesday when Jordan introduced Brown as coach of the Charlotte
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Firefighters battling stubborn Southern California wildfire to get help from cooler weather - Minneapolis Star Tribune
SIERRA MADRE, Calif. - Firefighters battling a stubborn wildfire northeast of Los Angeles were expecting help Tuesday from cooler temperatures and calmer winds. As the dramatic blaze entered its fourth day, most of the more than 1,000 people evacuated from their homes at the foot of the rugged San
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UPDATE: Baxter CEO: Heparin Contamination Was Deliberate - CNN Money
WASHINGTON (AFP)--The chief executive of U.S. drug maker Baxter International Inc. (BAX) said Tuesday its blood thinner heparin produced in China , which has been linked to dozens of deaths, appears to have been deliberately contaminated. "We are greatly concerned that our heparin products appears
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Analyst cuts Watts Water estimates ahead of final 1Q results - Forbes
An analyst slashed estimates on Watts Water Technologies Inc. Tuesday morning ahead of the company's final first-quarter results, as investors await word on what affect slipping demand and rising costs had on performance. Morgan Joseph analyst Richard S. Paget cut his first-quarter outlook to profit
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Alleged Jimi Hendrix sex tape to be released - Miami Herald
On this 1970 file photo, Jimi Hendrix performs on the Isle of Wight in England. Vivid Entertainment is releasing a sex tape allegedly starring Jimi Hendrix. The Los Angeles-based adult entertainment company said they obtained the footage of the music legend shot in a hotel room about 40 years ago
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