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Giants beat Cowboys, 21-17
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 Democrat hopefuls in debate Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are taking part in a television debate. Obama is the favourite for the party's nomination
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 States to hold crucial ballots The races for both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations could be settled as four states vote in a major round of primary e...
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 Clinton takes key primary polls| Hillary has revived her campaign for the presidency with projected primary election wins in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island | |
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Police entered YFZ compound  Map of Eldorado TX USA Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
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Kansas 84, North Carolina 66
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Police storm temple at polygamist ranch Authorities stormed the temple that's home to a rogue Mormon sect, as part of a search for victims of physical and sexual abuse
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Kansas pulled away victory in NCAA Chalmers' 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation put the game in OT, and Kansas become first national champion since 20 years ago
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DNA tests on sect children A judge has ordered that 416 children, removed from a polygamous Christian sect in police raids, remain in custody for genetic testing
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Paul-led Hornets finish off Mavericks
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Champions San Antonio win series
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Sharks lost series to Stars in Game 6
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Wings advance to Cup finals
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Spurs bounce Hornets
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Sect children set to go home A judge has signed an order allowing parents to take home more than 400 children who had been removed from a polygamist sect
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  FARC 'don't recognize humanity' The 3 Americans rescued from captivity in the Colombian jungle carried with them a metal lock, a bullet, a chess board made of cardboar
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 Hurricane warning for Texas, Mexico A flurry of warnings were issued along the coasts of Texas and Mexico as Tropical Storm Dolly advanced across the Gulf of Mexico
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Hurricane Dolly lashes Gulf Coast Hurricane has hit the Mexico-Texas coast, lashing the region with winds of up to 100mph, dumping about 12in of rain over Texas
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 Iraq contractor bans cell phones KBR Inc., a major defense contractor, has ordered its employees in Iraq to turn in their personal cell phones because of a safety
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Mexican executed after appeal denied| Jose Ernesto Medellin's death penalty conviction in the rape and murder of 2 teen girls sparked international controversy | |
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17 people die when bus falls off bridge Bus had substandard tire. The unlicensed bus was carrying 55 members of a Vietnamese Catholic group from Houston to Carthage, Mo.
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Texans flee as Hurricane Ike approaches Residents along part of the Gulf Coast have been told to leave after Ike left Cuba and began to gain strength in the warm Gulf of Mexico
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Sea floods island Map of Galveston Island USA Floodwaters surged into Galveston Island neighborhoods with the center of Hurricane Ike still more than 200 miles from landfall.
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Texas officials: Too late to flee Ike Map of Houston Texas| As Galveston's west end was deluged, Houston officials warned residents to stay put because it was no longer safe to try to escape the harricane. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff: Texas faces 'potentially catastrophic' damage... | |
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Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast Map of Houston Texas As Galveston's west end was deluged, Houston officials warned residents to stay put because it was no longer safe to try to escape
| Hurricane Ike has made landfall on the Gulf coast with winds of up to 110 mph, where it is expected to cause 'potentially catastrophic' flooding and damage
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 Bush declares Texas disaster zone US President has declared Texas a federal disaster zone after Hurricane Ike battered the state with winds in excess of 110mph
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Rescuers search storm-hit Texas Map of Galveston USA A huge search and relief operation is under way, after the state was hit by powerful Hurricane Ike
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Fuel shortage fear after storm Oil refineries put out of action by Hurricane Ike could take eight to nine days to recover
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Ike blamed for 27 deaths The remnants of the hurricane moved into Canada after the storm left a trail of destruction from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes
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 Charity guilty of funding terror Map of Dallas Texas Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a Muslim charity and 5 of its former leaders have been convicted of funding the Hamas
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