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Top drug lieutenant seized in Mexico
A top lieutenant in a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in northern Mexico, federal police said in a statement Wednesday.
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Couple held after infants' bodies found
French national police Tuesday detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in northern France, some in a home and others in the garden of another home, the French Interior Ministry said.
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Military plane crashes in Alaska
An Air Force C-17 cargo plane crashed on a local training mission near the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, a captain at the base told CNN.
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Legal battle looms over Arizona immigration law
A legal battle over a tough Arizona immigration law appeared certain after a federal judge Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of the law.
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BP optimistic well will be sealed soon
One hundred days after an oil well operated by BP ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, the man overseeing the federal response is optimistic that steps planned for the coming days will finally, permanently seal the well.
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Did FBI agents cheat on test?
The Justice Department's office of inspector general has launched an investigation into whether large numbers of FBI agents may have improperly taken a test on guidelines for agents, according to FBI Director Robert Mueller.
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Mom faces DUI charge after girl calls 911
A teenage girl "averted a tragedy" by calling 911 from inside a wildly weaving car to report her mother, who ended up being charged with drunken driving, New York State Police said.
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Bear attacks leave one dead, two injured
Bear attacks on separate campsites in Montana left one person dead and two others injured Wednesday, according to wildlife officials.
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Apple sued over 'overheating' iPads
Three iPad users claim that because the iPad will shut itself off after remaining in direct sunlight for long enough, it fails to meet the promises Apple made about using the device as an e-book reader.
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Plane crashes near Islamabad
A Pakistani passenger plane crashed near the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, CNN affiliate GEO-TV said.
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15,000 acres burn; emergency declared
A brush fire devoured 30 to 40 homes and triggered evacuations in a remote section of a southern California mountains community on Tuesday, a Kern County Fire Department engineer said.
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Report: Billions for Iraq rebuilding unaccounted for
A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday.
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Inquiry into suspected leak widens
The U.S. Army has expanded its investigation into a soldier allegedly involved in the earlier leak of a combat video and military documents, according to the Pentagon.
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Lawyer in Iran stoning case in hiding
Human rights attorney Mohammed Mostafaei helped bring the world's attention to his client, Sakineh Mohammedie Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two who was set to be stoned to death for allegedly committing adultery in Iran
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Fisherman tapes gator 'feeding frenzy'
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Boat hits well; oil mist spews 100 ft. up
A towing vessel struck an oil well in the Barataria Waterway off the southeastern Louisiana coast on Tuesday, causing the well to emit oil and natural gas into Barataria Bay, the Coast Guard said in a news release.
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County fights waste dumped in landfill
What happens to all the tar balls, oily sand and vegetation, and soiled gloves and suits from the thousands of temporary BP workers who've been working to clean up beaches along the Gulf of Mexico?
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Missing teen believed with sex offender
A 19-year-old Kentucky woman who has been missing for more than a week is believed to be with a registered sex offender who has a history of kidnapping and unlawful confinement, authorities said Tuesday.
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Allen: Don't underestimate oil's impact
The man taking over BP says "there will be changes" in the oil industry because of the Gulf disaster. Robert Dudley is replacing Tony Hayward.
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City officials cut pay after outcry
City council members in the small California town of Bell -- where outrage over high salaries forced three officials to resign last week -- voted Monday night to slash their pay.
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