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Union County, SC, sheriff says he's '99.9 percent sure' remains are missing nurse
Associated Press WriterUNION, S.C. (AP) — A sheriff said Thursday afternoon he is "99.9 percent sure" human remains found in a wooded area in northern South Carolina are a nurse who's been missing for four months. Union County Sheriff David Taylor and several other law...Tags: South Carolina, Charlotte, Medical Staff, Police, Crimes
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Va.-based appeals court says government can't hold sex offenders beyond end of prison sentence
Associated Press WriterRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Congress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The law...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Oklahoma, Government, George Bush, Charles Miller
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Daschle promises aggressive action on overhauling health care system he calls mediocre
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from former President Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to...Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Wyoming, Government, Parliament, Medical Services
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Brand's 17, big night from long range helps Appalachian State rout Elon 76-52
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Kellen Brand scored 17 points to lead Appalachian State in a 76-52 win over Elon on Thursday night. Ryann Abraham added 14 points and Eduardo Bermudez chipped in with 13 for the Mountaineers (6-5, 3-0 Southern Conference)....Tags: Climbing
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Police: Teen planning school shooting in custody after tip from Internet chat
BREVARD, N.C. (AP) — A teenager who authorities say was plotting to "shoot up" a North Carolina high school is in custody because of a tip from a teen who chatted with the suspect online, investigators said Thursday. Investigators took a 15-year-...Tags: Teen-agers, People, High Schools, MySpace, Schools
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Phish announces first summer tour in five years
247-4732Phish, the beloved Vermont-based jam band, announced Thursday that it will play 10 concerts in June. These will be the band's first shows after ending a 4-and-a-half-year hiatus with three concerts at Hampton Coliseum March 6-8. Tickets for the June tour...Tags: Comcast Center, Vermont, Phish, St. Louis, Wantagh
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Boston College beats North Carolina, falls to Harvard
WatchdogInteresting week for BC coach (Malverne) Al Skinner, beating No. 1 North Carolina Sunday, then losing to Tommy Amaker's Harvard squad Wednesday. At least he didn't get fired for talking to the Jets. (It was kind of like the Knicks......Tags: New York Knicks, Oklahoma, Boston Celtics, Rose Bowl Game, Colleges and Universities
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Chuck: Medicaid grandstanding?
Spin CycleToday, Schumer issues multiple press releases and convenes a conference call announcing that he is coming to the rescue of New York's beleaguered localities with a provision in the stimulus package giving them more money for Medicaid -- $100......Tags: Medicaid, Executive Branch, Government, State Budgets, Medical Services
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North Carolina Education Lottery results
Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the North Carolina Education Lottery: Midday Pick 3 3-0-9 (three, zero, nine) Evening Pick 3 1-1-4 (one, one, four) Cash 5 11-26-39-25-37 (eleven, twenty-six, thirty-nine, twenty-five,...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Pick 3 Lottery
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Harvard turns tables, upsets BC
Boston College coach Al Skinner had been warning his players all along. It showed they didn't listen. Jeremy Lin scored 27 points to lead Harvard to an 82-70 upset over No. 17 Boston College on Wednesday night, three days after the Eagles upset... -
Big 12 launches conference games
Big 12 teams have spent two months pounding non-conference opponents at a .791 clip. Now almost everyone's winning percentage is about to start dropping because the time has come for them to start tearing into one another. Every conference team but...Tags: Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan
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Several hoops coaches to go barefoot for charity
AP Sports WriterLast year, IUPUI's Ron Hunter was the only basketball coach to go barefoot on the sideline during an effort to collect shoes for needy children around the world. This year, hundreds of foot soldiers have joined the cause. Samaritan's Feet, the...Tags: North Dakota, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Indiana University, Martin Luther King Jr.
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