NEW YORK – U.S. stocks finished slightly higher Tuesday as investors were cautious about taking new positions before the Thanksgiving holiday, while shares of aircraft maker Boeing Co. (BA) and Web search leader Google Inc. (GOOG) soared to record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 5.05 points, or 0.04 …
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LITTLETON, Colo. – This time last year, Monique White was living in a tiny motel room and looking for work, pining for the Thanksgivings of her childhood when dozens gathered for the holiday feast. On Thursday, White will fulfill her holiday wish. She has a home and a job, and …
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GOMA, Congo – Angola announced Wednesday it is mobilizing troops to send to neighboring Congo, heightening fears that the fighting in this central African nation will engulf other countries in the region. Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Georges Chicoty did not say how many troops will go to Congo or what …
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This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” December 15, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Culture Warrior” …
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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. – A Riviera Beach man who was hit by a stray bullet in the back of the head is back at work — with the slug still stuck in his skull. E.T. Strickland says the bullet hurts, but not enough to keep him from his job. The …
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NEW YORK – Although readers keep shifting to the Internet, Esquire magazine’s editor is sure print isn’t dying, and he aims to prove it Monday by unveiling a 75th-anniversary issue with a cover that features electronic ink. “For the last couple of years I’ve been in search of ways to …
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PITTSBURGH – A woman who had an after-hours tryst with a county prosecutor in his office has filed a private criminal complaint in which she says the sex wasn’t consensual, but the district attorney called the allegations untrue. Bedford County District Attorney William Higgins said he committed no crime and …
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NEW YORK – About to turn 30, a newly slimmed down Jennifer Love Hewitt says she wishes she stayed naked from age 12 until 28. “I so wish I had listened to my mom and grandma when I was 18 and would complain about some little tiny bump or feeling …
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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s inspector general is resigning after just over a year in the job to take a teaching position at George Mason University and the top investigator at the Labor Department has been picked to fill the post. The Defense Department announced the changes Wednesday. It comes as …
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WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday approved extending federal “wild and scenic” environmental protection to the lower Taunton River in Massachusetts, dealing a blow to developers who want to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on an urbanized stretch of riverbank. The 242-175 vote, split largely along party lines, came …
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