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UK judge issues damning press verdict

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By By JILL LAWLESSAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Britain's unruly newspapers should be regulated by an independent body dominated by non-journalists with the power to levy steep fines, a judge said Thursday in a report that pleased victims of tabloid intrusion but left editors worrying

San Diego approves pact for desalinated water

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By By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A regional water agency approved a contract Thursday to buy the entire output of what would be the Western Hemisphere's largest seawater desalination plant, clearing the way for construction to begin early next year. The San Diego County

Mo. Powerball winner verified; Ariz.'s a mystery

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By By MARIA SUDEKUM and BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Lottery officials on Thursday verified one of two tickets that matched all six numbers to split a record $588 million Powerball jackpot, but that ticket holder - and another in Arizona - remained a mystery, even

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people

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By By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Back-to-back explosions tore through tents housing Shiite pilgrims in southern Iraq on Thursday, the deadliest in a wave of bombings that killed at least 43 people nationwide, officials said. The attacks in Hillah began with a roadside

Residents battle high water in South Dakota town

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By By DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) - Standing along a South Dakota waterfront shored up with boulders, Kevin Jens peered at the placid lake and reminisced about a road that led to a popular place to fish and picnic nearby but now lies underwater after being swallowed up by

What we know about Superstorm Sandy a month later

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By By The Associated Press Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast a month ago Thursday after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the storm's scope has come into sharper focus. DEATHS Sandy killed at least 125 people in the United States. That includes

Quotations of the day

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By By The Associated Press "The General Assembly is being asked today to issue the birth certificate of Palestine." - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, before the U.N. voted Thursday to grant statehood to the Palestinians. ___ "No substantive progress has been made between the White House

Palestinians celebrate UN statehood vote

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By By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinians erupted in wild cheers Thursday, hugging each other, setting off fireworks and chanting "God is great" after the United Nations granted them, at least formally, what they have long yearned for - a

Obama and Romney together: Chili, not chilly

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By By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Three weeks after the election, Mitt Romney made it to the White House. For about 90 minutes. After an odd arrival in which a man rushed his SUV and ended up getting arrested by the Secret Service. It wasn't the start of a term

White House 'cliff' offer gets GOP cold shoulder

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By By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is seeking $1.6 trillion in higher taxes over a decade and an immediate infusion of funds to aid the jobless, help hard-pressed homeowners and perhaps extend the expiring payroll tax cut, officials said Thursday as talks