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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.319 per lb., London Metal Exch. today. Copper -$3.7985 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.7410 N.Y. Merc spot Tue. Lead - $1992.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $1.0076 per lb., delivered. Gold - $902.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $907.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue. Silver - $17.480 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver...
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Plane makes emergency landing TULSA (AP) -- A Texas man says engine problems forced him to make an emergency landing on U
Plane makes emergency landing TULSA (AP) -- A Texas man says engine problems forced him to make an emergency landing on U.S. 75 near Tulsa. No injuries are reported and the only damage appears to be to a road sign. Allen Braden says he was flying his single-engine Cessna from Emporia, Kan., to his home in Houston when he developed engine trouble. Braden says he tried to make it to Tulsa International Airport but couldn't so he landed on the h...
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Nepal prepares to end monarchy KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's lawmakers opened the first session of the newly elected assembly today and were discussing a resolution to end 239 years of royal rule in the Himalayan nation
Nepal prepares to end monarchy KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's lawmakers opened the first session of the newly elected assembly today and were discussing a resolution to end 239 years of royal rule in the Himalayan nation. Across Katmandu, young men marched with red Maoist flags as residents celebrated what many here see as the culmination of a two-year peace process with communist rebels that began after weeks of unrest forced King Gyanendra t...
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The era of big Clintons is soon to be over
WASHINGTON -- There's been a Clinton running for the White House or living in it for approximately forever. Bill, it could be said, was born to run. Running became Hillary's destiny, too. One quarter of Americans have never known life without a Clinton trying for or having the presidency. Millions have gone from diapers to diplomas in the time of the Clintons. When Hillary Rodham Clinton finally exits the 2008 Democratic presidential rac...
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Tiller attended reception at governor's residence
TOPEKA (AP) -- Abortion provider Dr. George Tiller bought his way into a reception with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius last year at her official residence while he remained under investigation by the attorney general's office. Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said Wednesday that Tiller attended an April, 9, 2007, event at Cedar Crest, the governor's residence. She said the reception had been offered as a prize at an earlier fundraising auction fo...
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Topeka teen recovering from ATV accident
TOPEKA (AP) -- Fifteen-year-old Tyler Hughes used to get made fun of for taking so long to get ready to ride his ATV. The Shawnee Heights freshman wasn't allowed to get on his four-wheeler, or quad, without all his safety gear -- helmet, chest protector, gloves and so on. And his friends impatiently waited a few extra minutes for Hughes before each ride, occasionally poking fun of the gear. "They're not making fun of him anymore," said Jenny ...
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Wichitan among blacks resettling in Ghana
WICHITA (AP) -- Shukura Sentwali is going home -- to Ghana, West Africa. Sentwali, a Wichitan and longtime community activist, said she's moving to Africa next year because two Ghanaian chiefs are offering free land to descendants of slaves. The gesture means to atone for Ghana's participation in the African slave trade, but the land holds deeper meaning for Sentwali because it provides her a way to fulfill a lifelong mission to improve life ...
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Big Brown takes to track NEW YORK (AP) -- Big Brown was back on the track a day earlier than expected, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr
Big Brown takes to track NEW YORK (AP) -- Big Brown was back on the track a day earlier than expected, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. said the unbeaten colt looks as good as ever -- maybe even better. The Triple Crown hopeful took a 1 1/2-mile jog around Belmont Park on a rainy morning. It was the first time since Friday that Big Brown was out exercising following the discovery of a quarter crack on the inside of his left front hoof. "I was very...
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Casino contracts move ahead TOPEKA -- Ten proposals for state-owned casinos have been forwarded to a review board that will pick three
Casino contracts move ahead TOPEKA -- Ten proposals for state-owned casinos have been forwarded to a review board that will pick three. Developers of an 11th proposal dropped out of the competition for a contract with the Kansas Lottery. The Kansas Lottery Commission endorsed proposed contracts for two projects in Ford County, three in Sumner County and five in Wyandotte County. Next, a seven-member review board will decide which applicant ge...
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McDyess leads Pistons past Celtics
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Antonio McDyess is relieved he didn't retire when his knees and career were in shambles. The Detroit Pistons are, too. Playing his best playoff game in perhaps a decade, McDyess had 21 points and 16 rebounds to lift Detroit to a 94-75 series-evening win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. McDyess' banged-up left knee limited him to 10 games during the 2001-02 seas...
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Myanmar extends detention YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's military junta extended opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's detention by one year today, ignoring worldwide appeals to free the Nobel laureate who has been detained for more than 12 of the past 18 years
Myanmar extends detention YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's military junta extended opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's detention by one year today, ignoring worldwide appeals to free the Nobel laureate who has been detained for more than 12 of the past 18 years. The move came as officials said that international aid workers had finally begun entering Myanmar's cyclone-devastated delta area after being blocked for more than three weeks by the jun...
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Warm spring, rain make it prime year for insects
WICHITA (AP) -- This is a good year for bugs -- and a bad year for people who want bugs to stay out of their homes and yards. Ants have already infiltrated houses in greater numbers than usual, say bug experts and exterminators. They are being followed by swarms of termites -- and by spiders and other pests. "This is shaping up to be one of the most significant swarm seasons we've seen a long time," said Kathleen Kaiser, owner of Kaiser Pest ...
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Program guides expanding families
HUTCHINSON (AP) -- Parenting doesn't come easy for everyone. When Teresa Corwin had her first child, a baby girl named Mauryn, in the summer of 2004, she acknowledged to being a little overwhelmed. She was a single mother trying to care for a newborn while holding down a full-time job. "I've always had a job or two or three to get by," she said. Coming from an abusive background, she had some uncertainties about being a parent, Corwin sa...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.339 per lb., London Metal Exch. today. Copper -$3.8125 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.7550 N.Y. Merc spot Fri. Lead - $2013.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9949 per lb., delivered. Gold - $906.75 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $925.60 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri. Silver - $17.570 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $18.241 troy oz...
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Debate over energy likely to continue next year
TOPEKA -- A legislative battle this year over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas is likely to represent only the first few rounds of a longer debate over energy policy. This year's fight ended quietly last week. House leaders decided against attempting to override Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' lastest veto of a bill allowing the two plants and limiting the power of the regulator who's been blocking them. Supporters never muste...
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Citizens learning from city police offers
JUNCTION CITY (AP) -- Imagine over a dozen people following you at work for 10 weeks. It's not a game show, but a reality for 14 everyday citizens who stepped into the lives of Junction City police officers during the Citizen's Police Academy. "It is for their information, to give an insight into our successes and some of the challenges we face," Capt. Chuck Leithoff said about the course. After being promoted to captain this past year, Le...
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No winner in Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 33-40-41-51-52
No winner in Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 33-40-41-51-52. The Powerball was 6. The Power Play was 2. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $20 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $25 million for Wednesday. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $...
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Veteran mental health an issue
TOPEKA (AP) -- Soldiers in Kansas can get free hunting and fishing licenses and extra time to pay their taxes when they're deployed. The state will even give their families $1,000 to help them through rough financial times. But after several years of enacting laws to help soldiers, veterans and their families, legislators and other state officials are turning their attention to the long-term mental health of veterans who've survived combat an...
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Sydney Pollack dies at 73 LOS ANGELES -- Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents
Sydney Pollack dies at 73 LOS ANGELES -- Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie" and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents. Pollack, diagnosed with cancer about nine months ago, died Monday afternoon, surrounded by family, at his home in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, said his publicist, Leslee Dart. He...
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