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August 5, 2012

Record flake no fluke for 138 skydivers

OTTAWA, Ill. – Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, a group of 138 skydivers shattered the vertical skydiving world record as they flew heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in northern Illinois. Three judges representing the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the international air sports agency, certified that 138 skydivers created the formation Friday evening […]
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August 5, 2012

Acid scars run deep for female victims

The cheap way of destroying a woman's life is common in parts of Asia, but incidents are on the rise in the West.
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August 5, 2012

Even seasoned investigators stunned by child porn case

Authorities have made 43 arrests and identified 140 victims, and there is no end in sight.
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August 5, 2012

Charleston Light needs infusion of capital

The National Park Service is considering possibilities for the lighthouse at Charleston Harbor.
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August 5, 2012

Paterno family advised against NCAA appeal

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Joe Paterno’s family said it planned to appeal the sanctions imposed by the NCAA against Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The governing body’s response: Don’t bother. Family lawyer Wick Sollers in a letter sent Friday to the NCAA said the Paternos would like to appeal the […]

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August 5, 2012

47 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria

The abduction exposes the inability of the regime to control even the environs of the capital.
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August 5, 2012

Paul McCracken, 96, economic adviser to presidents

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Paul W. McCracken, a former economic adviser to several U.S. presidents, died Friday in Ann Arbor at age 96. McCracken was a member of President Dwight Eisenhower’s Council of Economic Advisers and later chair of the council under President Richard Nixon. Herbert Hildebrandt, a retired University of Michigan business professor and […]
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August 5, 2012

Suspense high as Mars touchdown looms

NASA is bracing for 'seven minutes of terror' as the rover Curiosity enters the Martian atmosphere.
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August 5, 2012

Headliner provides a fine, fitting finish

PORTLAND — Tickets were more coveted than Willy Wonka’s golden one for the more than 15,000 concert goers assembled at Portland’s Eastern Promenade for the sold-out Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road stopover festival. The British folk-rock band chose Portland as one of only four cities in the U.S. to host these one-day events. […]
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August 4, 2012

Could tougher voting laws squelch youth vote?

In Maine, groups such as the ACLU criticized Secretary of State Charlie Summers after he told out-of-state students they needed to register their vehicles in Maine and get Maine driver's licenses if they wanted to continue voting in the state.