CARACAS, Venezuela – Talk of war has faded in the Andes in a matter of days, the product of a diplomatic truce between Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador that allowed the leaders of all three to avoid a protracted conflict while also saving face. President Hugo Chavez’s government announced Sunday it …
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NEW YORK – Sorry, “Seinfeld” fans. NBC and Jerry Seinfeld shot down a New York Post report Friday that the comic was in talks with the network about a new sitcom. The report, citing no sources, said Seinfeld would play himself in a New York series similar to “Curb Your …
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A remote-controlled bomb exploded Saturday near a power plant in southern Afghanistan, killing two employees, a policeman said. The bomb was hidden near the wall of the plant in the town of Gereshk, said Helmand provincial police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal. In addition to the dead, six …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. said Wednesday it will provide a 5 percent credit on the monthly bills of customers whose shipments were delayed by its Monday outage. Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey would not disclose the number of customers affected, saying only that “it was not …
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This is a rush transcript from “The Journal Editorial Report,” February 16, 2008. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: Coming up next on the “Journal Editorial Report” — Super Tuesday II. As voters in Ohio and Texas get set to go to the polls, Hillary Clinton prepare for what may be her final …
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NEW YORK – NBC is pumping up the return of “My Name is Earl” with a guest shot by Paris Hilton. Hilton appears as herself in a dream sequence. Earl has been knocked unconscious and various things from his life and imagination are bleed into his fevered mind. Her appearance …
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MINNEAPOLIS – More than 191 tons of construction material was piled over the weakest areas of the Interstate 35W bridge shortly before the span collapsed into the Mississippi River, federal investigators said. The piles of rock and sand, to be used in resurfacing the bridge, were placed over steel gusset …
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A 54-year-old Good Samaritan trying to catch thieves who ran off with a Starbucks tip jar after the suspects hit him with their car died Wednesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. A woman described as being between 16 to 19 years old walked into the Starbucks around 3 p.m. Monday …
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CHICAGO – Six Iraq war protesters disrupted an Easter Mass on Sunday, shouting and squirting fake blood on themselves and parishioners in a packed auditorium. Three men and three women startled the crowd during Cardinal Francis George’s homily, yelling “Even the Pope calls for peace” as they were removed from …
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