Car parts plant blast in China kills 65, hurts 100

BEIJING — At least 65 people were killed Saturday by an explosion at an eastern Chinese automotive parts factory that supplies General Motors, state media reported. The blast at the factory in the city of Kunshan in Jiangsu province also left more than...

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Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch may be on market soon

Word on the real estate street via the fine folk at Forbes is that "Neverland Ranch," the Los Olivos, CA, mega-estate where Michael Jackson lived in (in)famous, child-like splendor will soon be put on the market for an unrevealed price. The crazy talented...

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Obama: Congress left town with unfinished business

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's taking action on his own because Congress is doing so little for working families. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the economy is improving. He says decisions made now can ensure things...

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Some critical of proposal for ads on school buses

WORCESTER, Mass. — A proposal to allow advertisements to be placed on school buses in Worcester is drawing mixed reviews. John Monfredo, vice chairman of the city's school committee, asked the school department to explore a pilot program to place black-and-white...

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Taiwan explosions probe focuses on petrochem firm

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities in Taiwan's second-biggest city zeroed in on a petrochemical firm Saturday in their investigation into a series of gas pipeline explosions that killed 28 people and injured 286, as anger rose over the handling of the disaster....

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Nuclear plant looks to end emergency planning role

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The soon-to-close Vermont Yankee nuclear plant wants to stop more than $2 million in annual payments for emergency planning in the region, but a watchdog group opposes that, saying nuclear waste on-site will create continuing risks....

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5 things to know about Ebola outbreak in W. Africa

Two Americans who had been working to treat Ebola patients in Africa have been stricken by the disease. Officials say they will be taken to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital in a tightly sealed isolation unit. The first is expected to arrive Saturday,...

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Larry King and Piers Morgan trade jabs

NEW YORK — Clearly, former CNN prime-time stars Larry King and Piers Morgan aren't big fans of each other. After King derided Morgan's interview skills and called him pompous, Morgan responded on Twitter on Friday that King was a "graceless, petty little...

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Mass. group pushing nuclear power ballot question

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A group of local residents say they've collected enough signatures to place a public policy question on the November ballot in the Cape and Islands senate district related to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The group Cape Downwinders...

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US doctor with Ebola arrives in Atlanta

ATLANTA — A person in protective clothing climbed out of an ambulance at an Atlanta hospital where a U.S. doctor infected with Ebola was being brought for treatment. Dobbins Air Reserve Base spokesman Lt. Col. James Wilson says the patient arrived Saturday...

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