 Bomb Described As 'Little Boom Thing'
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AP - A man who pleaded guilty to lobbing a homemade bomb at his girlfriend said he was actually aiming for a beaver dam. In the end, he was the only person injured, and he now faces 10 months in prison as well.
Conn. Mayor's MySpace.com Profile Altered
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AP - The city's 23-year-old mayor took down his profile on MySpace.com after his occupation ended up reading: "malebigalow."
Texas Teens Accused of Filming Brawls
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AP - Police arrested four teens accused of filming and selling DVDs of students brawling in arranged fights outside schools, in a restaurant and in the streets.
Demolitions Begin in Katrina-Hit Parish
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 AP - Workers on Wednesday began tearing down thousands of condemned homes in St. Bernard Parish, a blue-collar territory adjacent to New Orleans, where Hurricane Katrina spared only a few structures.
Lost Hikers Stumble on Camp of Missing Man
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AP - Two lost hikers who survived three nights in rugged terrain were rescued after they scavenged supplies from the campsite of another hiker who vanished last year and is presumed dead.
Police Shoot Bear Wandering in City Yard
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 AP - A 300-pound black bear that had been wandering urban New Jersey for two days was shot and killed by police Wednesday in a backyard on the edge of Newark after it reared up on his hind legs and appeared ready to charge, authorities said.
Last U.S. Survivor of Titanic Laid to Rest
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 AP - Lillian Gertrud Asplund lived a quiet life. She held down a job at a life insurance company, never married and had no children. Her only known survivors were two distant cousins.
Tornadoes Tear Through N. Texas, Killing 3
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 AP - One survivor said it was like a thunderstorm that "went crazy" as twisters ripped through rural North Texas, reducing homes to concrete slabs and killing three people, including a teenager cowering in the stairwell of his home.
WTC Staircase Leads Endangered Sites List
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 AP - Anyplace else, the scarred concrete steps would be an eyesore. At ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001, they were a last chance for escape. Now they stand as the last surviving above-ground piece of the World Trade Center.
More Legal Immigrants Seek Citizenship
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 AP - Juana Elba Benitez is studying for the U.S. citizenship test she failed eight years ago — an exam the 75-year-old native of El Salvador swore she would never take again.
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