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... on driving distractions: We cringe to think common sense is becoming more common in California than Kansas, but that appears to be the case
... on driving distractions: We cringe to think common sense is becoming more common in California than Kansas, but that appears to be the case. The home of Hollywood and unlimited ballot propositions is well ahead of the Sunflower State in recognizing the danger of driving while holding a cell phone to your ear. Beginning July 1, it will be illegal in California to hold a cell phone and conduct a conversation while driving. Exceptions will b...
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Bus bombings hit Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels blew up two passenger buses in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 23 people and raising the specter of an escalating cycle of attacks on civilian targets
Bus bombings hit Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels blew up two passenger buses in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 23 people and raising the specter of an escalating cycle of attacks on civilian targets. An additional 67 people were wounded in the attacks, which came two days after a bombing that targeted civilians in Colombo, the capital. The government also blamed that blast on Tamil Tiger rebels, who have made such a...
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Clinton, Obama talk without aides
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sat in comfortable chairs, sipped water and spoke for an hour about the presidential campaign to come. Just the two of them, without aides. And they parted laughing. Aside from a fleeting backstage encounter in between their respective speeches to a pro-Israel group Wednesday, this was the first face-to-face meeting between Obama and Clinton since he clinched the Democratic presidenti...
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Dems to push Obama's goals with bills
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Between now and Election Day, Democrats say they will use Congress to showcase the kinds of change promised by their presidential candidate, Barack Obama. Some legislation they'll choose has good prospects of passage -- policy blueprints for higher education and the military; a ban on lead in toys -- and skip over debates on spending plans and some taxes until a new president takes office. Other bills they'll debate are doo...
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Berroa dealt to Dodgers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Royals traded shortstop Angel Berroa, the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year, to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday for minor league infielder Juan Rivera. The Dodgers also received cash in the trade. Berroa is making $4.75 million this season in the last of a four-year $11 million contract, which also includes a $500,000 buyout for next season on a club option of $5.5 million. Berroa, 30, is batti...
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Davies, bullpen shut down Yanks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kyle Davies won his second consecutive start since being called up from the minors and the struggling Kansas City Royals earned a rare victory Friday night at Yankee Stadium, shutting down New York 2-1 to snap an 11-game road skid. David DeJesus hit an RBI single and the Royals got splendid relief work from Ron Mahay and Joakim Soria to win for only the third time in 18 games. They also got a break from plate umpire Ed Montag...
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Oil price leap drags down stock market
By The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Oil prices made their biggest single-day leap ever Friday, dragging the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 400 points and raising the once-unthinkable prospect of $150 oil and more record gas prices by the Fourth of July. The meteoric rise of nearly $11 for the day piled atop an increase of almost $5.50 the day before, taking oil futures more than 13 percent higher in just two days, easily a record on the Ne...
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Triple Threat
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Triple Crown trail is littered with colts whose feet failed them along the way. Less than 24 hours before the biggest horse race in three decades, favorite Big Brown and his Japanese challenger, Casino Drive, took steps in opposite directions. The cracked hoof that stood between trainer Rick Dutrow Jr.'s big bay colt and the sport's first Triple Crown since 1978 was covered with an acrylic patch Friday, ending a weeklong ...
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Nadal, Federer in finals
PARIS (AP) -- As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday: That Rafael Nadal would be so dominant during a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over Novak Djokovic, a man who is, after all, ranked No. 3 and a Grand Slam champion? Or that Roger Federer would run into so much trouble before winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 against Gael Monfils, a m...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday's Game Boston 98, L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday's Game Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88, Boston leads series 1-0 Sunday's Game L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. Tuesday's Game Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 12 Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 15 Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m., if necessary Tuesday, June 17 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m., if necessary Th...
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Slattery adds Republicans TOPEKA -- Two Republicans who worked for Bob Dole and former Gov
Slattery adds Republicans TOPEKA -- Two Republicans who worked for Bob Dole and former Gov. Bill Graves are joining Democrat Jim Slattery's U.S. Senate campaign team. Nelson and Judy Krueger endorsed Slattery and joined his campaign steering committee. Nelson Krueger was an administrative assistant for Dole in Kansas, his wife served as campaign manager for Graves and later secretary of appointments and deputy chief of staff. Slattery faces L...
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ChiSox complete sweep
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jose Contreras won his fourth straight decision and Jim Thome homered Thursday as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Orlando Cabrera's two-run single capped a four-run second inning for the first-place White Sox, who came home in turmoil this week after manager Ozzie Guillen called out his team and general manager Kenny Williams on Sunday following a frustrating series at Tamp...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.3150 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Copper -$3.6105 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.5530 N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Lead - $1941.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9091 per lb., delivered. Gold - $890.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $871.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu. Silver - $17.440 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $1...
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BostonGleeParty
BOSTON (AP) -- Just like that, those familiar chants of "Beat L.A.," dormant for more than two decades, were silenced once again. As Paul Pierce laid in pain near the edge of the famed parquet floor, clutching his injured right knee and weeping, a new cry -- "Let's go Paul" -- filled the air before Boston's captain was carried from the floor by his teammates and whisked to the locker room in a wheelchair. Game over. Series over. Any chance...
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Ivanovic to meet Safina for title
PARIS (AP) -- Ana Ivanovic let out a girlish squeal and covered her face, delighted with what she had just achieved. And this was before the young Serb learned she had clinched the No. 1 ranking for the first time. Ivanovic advanced to the French Open final for the second year in a row, sweeping the final three games Thursday to beat Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Ivanovic's opponent Saturday will be No. 13-seeded Dinara Safina, who will be t...
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Foreclosures hit a record high, and more are coming
By Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON -- The foreclosure hammer is hitting ever harder. People lost their homes at the highest rate on record in the first three months of the year, and late payments soared to a new high, too -- an alarming sign that the housing crisis and its damage to the national economy may only get worse. Dumping more empty homes on an already glutted market also is likely to put a further drag on home prices ...
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Storms produce 30 tornadoes
Twister destroys home in Missouri By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press Writer Several tornadoes dropped from a line of strong storms that moved across Kansas into Missouri on Thursday, destroying at least one home and spooking a pair of circus elephants that escaped their enclosure. The elephants, part of a traveling circus in WaKeeney, were apparently frightened by the storm and wandered through the town after breaking loose, said Trego Cou...
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Royals draft 1B
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Help may be on the way for the weakest-hitting club in the major leagues. The Kansas City Royals took Eric Hosmer, a power-hitting high school first baseman, with the third overall pick of the baseball draft on Thursday. The 6-foot-4 Hosmer, the son of a Plantation, Fla., firefighter, batted .470 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI while leading American Heritage High School to the Florida state championship. If the Royals f...
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Gates fires Air Force chiefs WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is likely to recommend to President Bush that he nominate a former Air Force executive, Michael B
Gates fires Air Force chiefs WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is likely to recommend to President Bush that he nominate a former Air Force executive, Michael B. Donley, to the service's top civilian post, a senior defense official said today. Donley, who was acting secretary of the Air Force for seven months in 1993 and served as the service's top financial officer from 1989 to 1993, would replace Michael Wynne, who was fired b...
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