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Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800
2010-07-31T18:01:23Z
NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems....
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Russian police arrest Kremlin opponent at rally
2010-07-31T17:30:00Z
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian police arrested a leading Kremlin opponent and dozens of fellow activists Saturday at a demonstration demanding freedom of assembly....
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Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800
2010-07-31T17:04:56Z
NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems....
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Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments
2010-07-31T16:42:48Z
LONDON (AP) -- A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism....
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Local News
Whoa, Nelly! Yoga on horseback in Pa.
2010-07-31T04:00:37Z
WEST BRANDYWINE, Pa. (AP) -- When her horse stopped for water during a ride through the woods several years ago, Tina Smith, feeling a bit tight and stiff, wondered if it would be possible to execute a few yoga moves while still on back of the animal....
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15-year-old charged in slaying of Pitt law student
2010-07-31T03:07:12Z
YORK, Pa. (AP) -- A 15-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of a University of Pittsburgh law school student in what police say was an attempted robbery gone bad....
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Military IDs 4 killed in Alaska cargo plane crash
2010-07-31T01:42:15Z
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) -- Military officials Friday released the names of the four airmen who were killed when their military cargo plane crashed....
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I-380 reopened in northeastern Pa. after crashes
2010-07-31T00:58:23Z
TOBYHANNA, Pa. (AP) -- An interstate has reopened in northeastern Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains after separate crashes, one of which killed two people....
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Now hear this: Northeast Pa. gets '272' area code
2010-07-31T00:37:13Z
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Northeastern Pennsylvania is getting a new area code: 272....
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Pa. woman sentenced for lying about boat crash
2010-07-30T23:28:23Z
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania woman will serve time for lying about her role in what authorities call a drunken boating accident that killed a 12-year-old girl....
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Moms work full-time for hikers' release from Iran
2010-07-30T22:48:59Z
PINE CITY, Minn. (AP) -- Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, then nearly hung up, thinking it was a sales call....
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Autopsy: Pa. treatment plant worker died of fall
2010-07-31T13:22:46Z
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a worker killed at a sewage treatment plant died of injuries from a fall down a 30-foot underground shaft and not as a result of toxic fumes....
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NJ man gets jail for Phillies game vomit-assault
2010-07-30T22:25:27Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A 21-year-old man who intentionally vomited on a spectator and his 11-year-old daughter at a Philadelphia Phillies game was sentenced Friday to up to three months in jail and community service, which the judge suggested be fulfilled by cleaning ballpark toilets and trash....
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Rescuers find body of missing Pa. teen in river
2010-07-30T20:15:40Z
DRUMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Rescue crews have recovered the body of a teenager who went missing after diving off a cliff into the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania....
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