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Queens Woman Charged With Beating Bulldog Pup With a Shovel
March 10, 2010A Queens woman has been charged with animal cruelty after her neighbors caught her on video beating an 11-month-old English bull dog with a snow shovel.
‘Amazing Grace’ leaves $7m for alma mater
March 10, 2010An Illinois woman who lived through the Great Depression and worked as a secretary for 43 years before passing away at age 100 has left $7 million to Lake Forest College.
Girl’s remains found near recent killing
March 10, 2010When 17-year-old Chelsea King vanished last month, Maurice Dubois had a sinking feeling that his 14-year-old daughter had fallen victim to the same killer.
3 arrested in theft of Cyprus ex-leader’s body
March 10, 2010Three men are arrested over the theft of the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was found reburied in another grave three months after being dug up and reportedly held for ransom.
WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare
March 10, 2010Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods, and critics are taking aim.
Toyota, U.S. officials probe runaway Prius
March 10, 2010U.S. safety regulators and Toyota Motor Corp dispatched investigators to San Diego on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier.
Obama using 'bounty hunters' to root out fraud (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.
U.S. Sitting on Mother Lode of Rare Tech-Crucial Minerals (LiveScience.com)
March 10, 2010LiveScience.com - China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation.
Soldier tells how he threw back Taliban grenade (Reuters)
March 10, 2010
Reuters - A soldier serving with the British Army in Afghanistan has told of the moment he threw back a Taliban hand grenade, telling himself: "I've really only got one chance to do this."
Bank of America ends overdraft fees on debit cards (AP)
March 10, 2010
AP - Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees.
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