NEWS
IN A FEW
State:
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CAMPBELL (AP) -- Less than two weeks after
a grand jury cleared a police officer of
criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting
of a Vietnamese mother, the victim's parents
and sons filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified
damages in federal court.
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MODESTO (AP) -- An FBI scientist on Wednesday
defended the forensic evidence offered by
a co-worker that linked Laci Peterson to
a hair found in a boat her husband said
he took fishing the day she disappeared.
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SAN JOSE (AP) -- Police said Wednesday they've
arrested all three teenage girls who escaped
from a group home after allegedly tying
up their counselor at knifepoint. Police
also safely recovered another young resident,
whom authorities believe was kidnapped.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Thousands of immigrants
-- mostly Middle Eastern men -- must reregister
with the government this month under a federal
policy that civil rights advocates say has
confused and alienated its targets but failed
to net any terrorists.
National:
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- One of the most powerful
politicians in southern Nevada resigned
as chairwoman of the Clark County Commission
on Wednesday, less than a week after being
indicted on charges she received kickbacks
from a strip club owner.
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MASONVILLE, Colo. (AP) -- Cooler temperatures
and lighter wind helped crews gain ground
Wednesday against a wildfire that burned
125 acres and forced the evacuation of 63
homes.
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EAGLE, Colo. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant will be
back in a Colorado courtroom this week for
a brief hearing that will put the NBA star
before his trial judge for the first time.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Members of the Nevada
Army National Guard's 321st Signal Company
were called to active duty Wednesday for
deployment to the Middle East.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- About 4,500 commercial
fishermen will receive an average of about
$2,145 each as part of a $40 million settlement
fund generated in the Bristol Bay salmon
antitrust case.
•
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The slot machine market
was shaken up this week after Alliance Gaming
Corp. announced it will buy privately held
Sierra Design Group for $191 million.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Forests in the Southwest
were the victims of ''a perfect storm''
of drought and bark beetles this past summer,
and that will continue until more moisture
penetrates the region, a forest health specialist
said Wednesday.
International:
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat swore in a new Palestinian
Cabinet on Wednesday, getting the government
he wanted after a long wrangle and setting
the stage for a renewed push to implement
the stalled, U.S.-backed ''road map'' peace
plan.
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NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- A suicide bomber
blew up a truck packed with explosives at
an Italian paramilitary base Wednesday,
killing at least 26 people. The United States
struck at the Iraqi insurgency hours later,
destroying a warehouse in Baghdad and chasing
attackers who were seen firing mortars.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An Afghan soldier
opened fire on a coalition convoy at a checkpoint
southern Afghanistan, killing one Romanian
soldier and wounding another convoy member
before escaping, a senior Afghan military
commander said Wednesday.
UNITED
NATIONS (AP) -- In a major boost to a U.N.
campaign to eradicate an eye infection that
causes blindness, Pfizer announced that
it will provide an antibiotic free to treat
about 90 percent of the 150 million people
afflicted.
LONDON
(AP) -- A British-built craft designed to
scour the surface of Mars for signs of life
is scheduled to land on the planet on Christmas
Day, scientists said Tuesday.
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