May 21, 2013

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AMBER ALERT: Looking For 4 Children Abducted By Their Mother

Amber Alert: Independence MO PD looking for four children who were abducted by their mother. May be seen driving: Maroon, 1992 Dodge Caravan, minivan with Mo license MB6-C8M. Possibly headed toward Denver Colorado or Oklahoma. Call: (816) 325-7330

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Suicide bomb guts Pakistan Marriott hotel; 40 dead

A massive suicide truck bomb gutted the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding hundreds. Dozens more were feared dead inside the building that was still burning hours after the attack.

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Battered Galveston ready to rebuild after Ike

The eight-pointed star on the wall outside Trey Click's office marks it as a "survivor." The squat, orange building withstood the ravages of the 1900 hurricane, which nearly flattened this barrier island city and still stands as the nation's deadliest natural disaster.

Black fraternal society rediscovered in Barbados

The history of the Mosaic Templars was believed to have drawn to a close in the 1930s, when the Great Depression swallowed one of the largest benevolent societies for blacks in the nation and likely the world.

Algae Floating on Lake Erie

Giant floating fields of algae are back in strength this year on Lake Erie and scientists are trying to figure out why.

China Seeks Public Trust Amid Milk Scandal

China's leaders scrambled Saturday to contain public dismay over widespread contamination of milk supplies, castigating local officials for negligence while moving to tamp down criticism of the government's response.

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ANC Forces South African President Mbeki To Resign

President Thabo Mbeki bowed to heavy pressure from his own party to resign Saturday, tossed to the sidelines of the economic powerhouse he built up as punishment for allegedly abusing his power in trying to quash a popular rival.

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Paulson Oversees Historic Government Intervention

The man behind the Bush administration's sweeping intervention in the U.S. financial system is a former Goldman Sachs executive who came to Washington two years ago hoping to streamline regulation of the financial services sector.

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As Fares And Fees Rise, Passengers Want Service

On a recent rainy day at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, a suitcase bound for Colorado Springs, Colo., lay on the ground outside a terminal under a maze of American Airlines conveyor belts that ferry bags to and from nearby planes.

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Judge Says Lehman Can Sell Units To Barclays

A bankruptcy judge decided just after midnight Saturday that Lehman Brothers can sell its investment banking and trading businesses to Barclays, the first major step to wind down the nation's fourth-largest investment bank.

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Bush Team, Congress Negotiate $700B Bailout

The Bush administration asked Congress on Saturday for the power to buy $700 billion in toxic assets clogging the financial system and threatening the economy as negotiations began on the largest bailout since the Great Depression.

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4 killed in SC plane crash; drummer, DJ injured

Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.

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Bush team, Congress negotiate $700B bailout

The Bush administration asked Congress on Saturday for the power to buy $700 billion in toxic assets clogging the financial system and threatening the economy as negotiations began on the largest bailout since the Great Depression.

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