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Crude prices dip below $40 for the first time this year on jobs report
AP Energy WriterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oil prices dipped below $40 per barrel Friday for the first time this year as the government reported the nation's worst annual job losses since World War II. People are traveling less, manufacturers are slashing production...Tags: Energy Saving, Kerosene, Metal and Mineral, KB Home, AAA
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Boston fire truck smashes through wall and hits apartment building; 1 dead, several injured
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) — A Boston Fire Department ladder truck coming down a hill plowed through an intersection Friday and crashed into a high-rise apartment building, killing one firefighter and injuring several other people. Dozens firefighters bowed their...Tags: Injuries, Fires, Roxbury, Heavy Engineering, Hospitals and Clinics
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Car hits, kills 4-year-old Tallahassee boy
Sentinel Staff WriterA 4-year-old pre-kindergarten student has died from injuries he suffered after being struck by a van driven by a teacher in front of a Tallahassee elementary school. Tallahassee police spokesman David McCranie said it appeared the youngster, identified... -
Ford says new Fusion to lead class in gas mileage
Ford Motor Co. on Friday said the conventional version of its new Fusion sedan will get the best gas mileage in the highly popular mid-size segment of the U.S. market. Ford said the Environmental Protection Agency certified that a Fusion equipped with a...Tags: Ford, Toyota, Petroleum Industry, Honda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Elderly woman swindled in lottery scam
Sentinel Staff WriterAn elderly Orlando woman was robbed of $10,000 by a young couple posing as lottery winners. The victim, Eva Barbatis, 79, told Orlando police that while shopping at the Save Rite on Semoran Boulevard Thursday she was approached by a young Hispanic...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Gaming and Lotteries, Police
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34 arrested in BSO drug enforcement wave
SunSentinel.comThe Broward Sheriff's Office today announced 34 men have been arrested in a crime crackdown called "Operation Dirty South," which focused on the southern part of the county. What had started as an anti-drug sweep quickly expanded to include getting...Tags: Weaponry, Police, Dania Beach, Law Enforcement, Hollywood Police Department
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States with worst jobless rates share root causes
Associated Press WritersUnlike the last recession, today's unemployment hot spots are all over the map. The five states with the highest unemployment rates -- Michigan, Rhode Island, South Carolina, California and Oregon -- all have something in common, though: a heightened...Tags: Charleston, Energy, Countrywide Financial Corp., North Dakota, New Century Financial Corporation
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Boat show, Shore Line, Strictly Sail
Tribune staffBOAT, RV SHOW The 79th annual Chicago Boat, RV and Outdoors Show comes to McCormick Place North Jan. 14-18. Hundreds of boats and recreational vehicles along with accessories, travel tips and a trout pond are among the attractions. Hours are 11 a.m. to...Tags: Toys, Farms, Railway Transportation, Society, Academic Progress
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Ga. lawmakers hope budget crisis will force seat belt law change for pickup trucks
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) — The sputtering economy may give Georgia legislators the extra push they need to require adults in pickup trucks to wear seat belts — changing the law would instantly give the state about $4 million in federal highway funds. The...Tags: New Hampshire, Executive Branch, Clothing Accessories, Georgia, Budgets and Budgeting
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Death toll from Costa Rica's magnitude-6.1 quake rises to 9, more missing
Associated Press WriterSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Helicopters plucked tourists from destroyed, mountaintop resorts as the death toll from Costa Rica's magnitude-6.1 earthquake rose to at least 9 victims, the Red Cross said Friday. Dozens more remained missing as...Tags: Disasters, San Pedro, Avalanches and Landslides, Death and Dying
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Prosecutor: Parents of Va. boy who tried to drive to school didn't give proper parenting
Associated Press WriterHEATHSVILLE, Va. (AP) — An eastern Virginia couple arrested after their 6-year-old son crashed the family car while trying to drive himself to school appeared in court Friday on child-endangerment charges. A juvenile and domestic relations judge...Tags: Family, Virginia, Game Playing, Lawyers, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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GM Europe says Opel, Vauxhall sales plunged 10.5 percent in 2008 amid economic downturn
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Friday that sales of its Opel and Vauxhall cars plunged 10.5 percent last year, with Saab sales down a massive 21.9 percent, as the global economic crisis deepened. Saab sales were particularly...Tags: Passenger Cars, Saab, Chevrolet, Sales, General Motors Corp.
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