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Germany Court Stabbing
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Defendant Alexander Wiens, right, is escorted to the courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

A Russian-born German man was found guilty Wednesday of murder and sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court, an attack that triggered outrage in the Muslim world.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

The mystery over whether the military knew Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was communicating with a radical Muslim imam lapsed into finger-pointing ahead of congressional investigations looking into the Army psychiatrist's contacts with any extremists.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Brazil emerged Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.

Wall Street
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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2007 file photo, New York Stock Exchange signs top trading posts on the floor of the NYSE. Wall Street anticipates a stronger open Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, as investors keep rallying around the expectation that interest rates will remain low for some time.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

The stock market resumed a broad advance as a slumping dollar lifted commodities and Federal Reserve officials signaled that borrowing would remain inexpensive.

Browns QBs Football
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FILE -- This is an oct. 25, 2009, file photo showing Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini before the Browns play the Green Bay Packers in an NFL football game, in Cleveland. Mangini has returned to his secretive ways with his starting quarterback. Mangini said Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that he will wait until Wednesday to announce whether Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn will start next Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Brady Quinn is getting his second chance at starting.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

The German goalkeeper who was struck and killed by a train left a suicide note, police said, and Robert Enke's widow says he had been suffering from depression.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

In a Nov. 9 story about envelopes containing suspicious powder that were mailed in Manhattan, The Associated Press, relying on information from New York City police, erroneously described the recipients. The envelopes were sent to the French, Austrian and Uzbekistan foreign missions to the United Nations, not those nations' consulates.

Afghanistan US Veterans Day
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American soldiers salute while the national anthem is played during a ceremony marking Veterans Day at the U.S. Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Military divers have found the body of a U.S. soldier who disappeared last week along with another soldier as the two tried to recover airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

A roadside bomb killed nine Pakistani security officers close to the Afghan border Wednesday, while two other soldiers died in a separate militant assault on a security post in the same area, officials said.

France Tennis BNP Masters
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Marat Safin, of Russia, holds the key of the Bercy stadium, a farewell trophy to mark the end of his career, during BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Safin ended his career with style with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 defeat by Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Paris Masters. The 29-year-old Safin, a two-time Grand Slam title winner, put on a great performance on center court Wednesday against the U.S. Open champion but was unable to extend his career for at least one more day.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Marat Safin ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.

Earns Macys
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In this photo made Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, a bicyclist rolls past the Macy's Downtown Crossing store in Boston. Macy's Inc. is reporting Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, a smaller loss in its third quarter from a year ago as the department store operator benefits from tight inventory controls and a move to localize merchandise to regional markets.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Macy's Inc.'s third-quarter loss shrunk as tight inventory controls and a move to localize merchandise at its department stores by region paid off. The company also raised its full-year profit and sales outlook.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

The sun-baked fans let out a cheer Wednesday when Tiger Woods pulled his driver from the bag, a rarity at the Australian Masters on the shortest golf course he has played all year.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.

Crane Accident
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Kansas City Missouri police officers look at a portable boom lift that fell at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site, police said.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site of a Kansas City, Mo., performing arts center, police said.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

A United Airlines pilot who failed a breath test shortly before he was due to take off has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said.

Singapore APEC
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U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses a press conference after attending APEC ministerial meetings in Singapore, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Singapore will host 21 world leaders at the APEC summit later in the week.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Amid rising tension between North and South Korea after a naval skirmish, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged calm and said diplomatic efforts to resolve the nuclear standoff with the North would continue.

Kerik Investigation
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Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, center, leaves court after making bail Tuesday Nov. 10. 2009 in White Plains, N.Y.. Kerik admitted that he lied to the White House while being considered for chief of Homeland Security. Kerik, hailed as a hero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack, also pleaded guilty to lying on tax returns, a loan application and a questionnaire he filled out when he was seeking a separate U.S. government position.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner and one-time candidate for Homeland Security chief, was freed from jail Tuesday for the holidays to await sentencing on federal crimes.

Oil Prices
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In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, a Hess Corp. oil storage facility is shown in this aerial photo in Newark, N.J. Oil prices rose to near $80 a barrel Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 as the effects of a weaker dollar trumped a report pointing to a rise in U.S. oil inventories.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

OPEC on Wednesday cautioned that a sustained increase in oil prices above their current level could erode crude demand next year amid a shaky global economic recovery.

TUALATIN SHOOTING
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Map locates a shooting in Tualatin, Oregon

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

A woman was killed and two of her co-workers were injured when the woman's estranged husband opened fire Tuesday at a drug-testing laboratory in suburban Portland before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Hartford police say a city officer investigating a series of burglaries was shot during an early morning foot chase with a fleeing suspect, who was caught and arrested by other officers.

Wall Street
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Traders gather at the post that trades Carter's Inc. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Wall Street is looking at a stronger open as investors keep rallying around the expectation that interest rates will remain low for some time.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Helicopter gunships shelled militant hide-outs in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 suspected fighters after gunmen murdered two paramilitary soldiers at a checkpoint in the area, officials said.

Trail Blazers Grizzlies Basketball
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Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy shoots over Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol in the third quarter of NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Memphis, Tenn.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Brandon Roy scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their third straight with a 93-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not impose new conditions on Myanmar's junta in exchange for better relations, but will not lift sanctions until it makes progress on democracy.

Published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Cambodia turned down a request Wednesday from Thailand to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court to two years imprisonment for violating a conflict of interest law.

Rockets Maverics Basketball
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Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard reacts after making a shot in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Dallas on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday night.

Predators Sharks Hockey
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San Jose Sharks goalie Thomas Greiss blocks a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in San Jose, Calif. Nashville Predators Francis Bouillon is at center and Sharks Marc-Edouard Vlasic is at right.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Dan Boyle scored with a minute left in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

Nuggets Bulls Basketball
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, right, drives on Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, in Chicago.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Chauncey Billups hit the go-ahead free throw with six-tenths of a second left and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 90-89 on Tuesday night after a potential winning jumper by Brad Miller was overturned following a replay review.

Thunder Kings Basketball
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Sacramento Kings forward Donte Greene, left, and Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden chase after a loose ball during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Jason Thompson had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Sacramento beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night, giving the Kings their first three-game winning streak in over a year.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Shaquille O'Neal's wife is splitting up with the Cleveland Cavaliers center.

Sosa Photo Baseball
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Sammy Sosa arrives at the Latin Recording Academy Person of The Year event in honor of Juan Gabriel on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Las Vegas. Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone. Sosa says he has been using the cream for a long time, and combined with bright TV lights, it made his face look whiter than it really is.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

The University of Arkansas suspended five players Tuesday, including three athletes identified in a rape complaint that did not result in charges, for violating unspecified team rules.

Nuggets Heat Basketball
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade gestures to the crowd after making a basket during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 in Miami. Wade had 22 points as the Heat defeated the Nuggets 96-88.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Rest a bit easier, Miami fans. Heat owner Micky Arison says he has "every indication" Dwyane Wade will be starring in South Florida for many years to come.

Canucks Blues Hockey
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St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) celebrates with teammates on the bench after scoring a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in St. Louis. Perron scored twice in the period.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

David Perron scored three goals, two in a span of 1:54 during a four-goal first period, and Brad Boyes added a goal and three assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

Magic Bobcats Basketball
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Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace (3) is fouled by Orlando Magic's Vince Carter (15) as Magic's Matt Barnes, back, and Bobcats' Vladimir Radmanovic, left, of Serbia, look on in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Dwight Howard had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points in his return from a sprained ankle, and the Orlando Magic bounced back from an ugly loss to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 93-81 on Tuesday night.

Oilers Senators Hockey
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Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher crashes into Edmonton Oilers goalie Jeff Deslauriers during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Jason Spezza scored the winning goal in the shootout for the Ottawa Senators, who twice came from behind to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel, a 42-year-old father of an Army veteran sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said.

Flames Canadiens Hockey
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Montreal Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec, left, is stopped by Calgary Flames' goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Nov., 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Miikka Kiprusoff got his first shutout of the season and Jarome Iginla extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, leading the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Mikko Koivu scored one goal and assisted on two others in the second period as the Minnesota Wild ended the Toronto Maple Leafs' two-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.

Wizzards Heat Basketball
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Miami Heat's Jermaine O'Neal (7) tries to block a shot by Washington Wizards' Andray Blatche (7) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and the Miami Heat remained in first place in the Southeast Division by holding off the Washington Wizards 90-76 on Tuesday night.

Vin Scully Baseball
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Vin Scully, the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, speaks to media during the Hollywood Radio and Television Society's Newsmaker Luncheon Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Scully says he will continue in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the 2010 season, then decide whether he will walk away.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Vin Scully said Tuesday he will continue in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the 2010 season, then decide whether he will walk away.

Penguins Bruins Hockey
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) tries to control the puck as Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, right, of Slovakia, moves in during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Tuesday night.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo is back in the nets after missing two weeks because of a broken rib.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.

Jefferson City Lockdown
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Capt. Mike Smith, of the Jefferson City Missouri Police Department, right, briefs members of the media about what was initially believed to be a hostage situation at the Governor Office Building Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, 2009, in Jefferson City, Mo. with Capt. Tim Hull, of the Missouri State Highway Patrol at his side.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Police said they were investigating what led to an unfounded report of a hostage situation that prompted a lockdown and office building evacuation near the Missouri governor's mansion Tuesday.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

Upon further review ... baseball general managers like instant replay the way it is.

Texas Execution
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This photo made Oct. 28, 2009, shows Texas death row inmate Yosvanis "El Cubano" Valle at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas. Valle, 34, is scheduled for execution by lethal injection in Huntsville, Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009, for the 1999 robbery and slaying of Jose Martin Junco.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

A Cuban-born man identified as a leader in a Hispanic prison gang was executed Tuesday evening for the robbery-slaying of a Houston drug dealer more than 10 years ago.

US Foreign Aid
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This undated handout photo provided by the State Department shows Rajiv Shah. The Obama administration will nominate Shah, a former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run America's top foreign assistance program, the U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID)

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation's top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post.

Published Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

David Letterman was on the receiving end of a sales pitch, not a shakedown, a defense lawyer said Tuesday as he argued that a TV producer accused of extorting the comic was simply peddling a screenplay.


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