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Egypt's Christians anxious, anticipate troubles

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By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Christians gathered Friday in front of a Cairo cathedral holding signs denouncing a film that mocked the Prophet Muhammad amid fears that Muslims will take out their anger on Egypt's minority community. The country's 8 million Coptic

WSU Extends Student Assistance As Aid Backlog Numbers Decline

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**Press Release From WSU** PULLMAN, Wash. - Some 2,000 Washington State University students are still without their full financial aid after computer issues early this semester created a backlog in a new financial aid disbursement system. While workers have eliminated a considerable amount of

Burglar Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

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**Official Press Release From Spokane County Sheriff's Office** SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Dean Blackford, 50, was sentenced to 120 months in prison on Friday for the following crimes: 15 counts of Residential Burglary 1 count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm 1 count of

2 found guilty of charges in Ohio teen's death

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Two nurses have been found guilty of charges in the malnutrition death of a 14-year-old Ohio girl who had cerebral palsy and weighed 28 pounds when she died. A prosecutor says 43-year-old Kathryn Williams of Englewood and 64-year-old Mary Kilby of Miamisburg pleaded no contest

Navy awards contract for Maine sub repair planning

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KITTERY, Maine (AP) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a $94 million contract for planning and ordering materials for the repair of a submarine severely damaged by fire while in dry dock in Maine. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday it awarded the contract to a team led by General Dynamics Electric

Filmmaker behind anti-Muslim movie gets attorney

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By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press CERRITOS, Calif. (AP) - The California man behind the anti-Muslim movie that has inflamed the Middle East has obtained legal counsel. Escorted by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, attorney Steve Seiden emerged from the Cerritos, Calif., home of

Wildfire erupts in LA near Getty Center art museum

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A wildfire has erupted in Los Angeles in the hills near the Getty Center art museum, an area of steep terrain dotted with clusters of mansions. Fire spokesman Cecil Manresa said Friday the fire is burning through two acres of brush above the Sepulveda Pass on the east side of

Marine unit heading to Sudan in wake of violence

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By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. official says an elite Marine rapid response team is headed to Sudan in the wake of violence and protests against the embassy in Khartoum. The deployment comes as Sudanese police opened fire on protesters trying to climb the walls of

Teens sentenced in sex assault-Twitter case in Ky.

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By BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A judge has sentenced two teenage boys to community service and sex offender treatment as part of a plea deal in a sexual assault case where the victim publicized their names on Twitter. Savannah Dietrich posted the boys' names on

Banks hit by Bucket List Bandit, according to FBI

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By The Associated Press Michael Eugene Brewster of Pensacola, Fla., accused of being the "Bucket List Bandit" for suggesting to bank tellers that he only had months to live, is suspected of robbing 10 banks in nine states since the start of summer, according to the FBI. His itinerary, according