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Honduras slides toward greater instability

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Already volatile Honduras slid toward greater instability after soldiers blocked an airport runway to keep ousted President Manuel Zelaya from returning, and protests that had remained largely peaceful yielded their first death....

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OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center....

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Tenn. police rule ex-QB McNair's death a homicide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Shot twice in the head and two more times in the chest, former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was the victim of a homicide, police declared Sunday. But authorities wouldn't say it was a murder-suicide - even with his 20-year-old girlfriend dead at his feet from a single bullet....

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Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan

NEW YORK (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge said late Sunday that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection....

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Observers: Palin resignation cuts losses in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn't in the job....

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Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties

MOSCOW (AP) -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship....

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Federer edges Roddick 16-14 in 5th for 15th major

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Roger Federer was playing for history. Andy Roddick was playing the match of his life....

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Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said....

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Holiday fireworks accidents kill 5 workers

OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) -- Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks....

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From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS

BLANCHARD, Haiti (AP) -- When Micheline Leon was diagnosed with HIV, her parents told her they would fit her for a coffin....

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