Aug

13

Documents: Julia Child part of WWII-era spy ring (AP)

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AP - Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the world. They served in an international spy ring managed by the Office of Strategic Services, an early version of the CIA created in World War [...]

Aug

13

Fake coyotes fooling the motorists, not the geese (AP)

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AP - Phony coyotes set up to discourage ducks and geese from gobbling up seeds and fresh shoots from wetlands plants didn’t fool the fowl, but humans were another matter. Hammond Port Authority Director Milan Kruszynski said his office has fielded several calls from passing motorists who mistook the two-dimensional cutouts on islands in Wolf [...]

Aug

13

Gunman kills Arkansas Democratic Party chairman (AP)

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AP - A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase.

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Aug

13

Roger avenges 2004 defeat, joins Rafa in quarters (AP)

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AP - Perhaps Roger Federer’s not washed up yet. Signaling his recent tailspin may be over, Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (4) Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals.

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Aug

13

U.S. flies aid into Georgia, backs ceasefire (Reuters)

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Reuters - U.S. military planes began delivering
aid to Georgia as Washington stepped up support for a shaky
ceasefire with Russian troops around the breakaway region of
South Ossetia.

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