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Fla. house smashed by small plane 'a total loss'
pOAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) — A small plane crashed into a house shortly after taking off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Friday morning, slicing the home down the middle into two charred pieces./p pThe plane, believed to be a twin-engine Cessna 421,
04-17-2009 by revenant Tags people, shared ap national news, top

Boat captain tries to escape Somali pirates
pWASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Department officials say the American boat captain held by Somali pirates tried to escape but was recaptured. Captain Richard Phillips jumped over the side of the small lifeboat where he has been held for two days and began swim
04-10-2009 by revenant Tags business, life, local, people, shared ap national news, weather

Truck slams into Calif. bookstore; 2 dead, 12 hurt
pLA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — A car transporter truck careened out of control at a busy intersection and smashed into a bookstore on Wednesday, killing two, critically injuring three and leaving several damaged and overturned vehicles strewn acro
04-02-2009 by revenant Tags law, people, shared ap national news, top

Environmentalists hail Earth Hour as a big success
pBONN, Germany (AP) — For environmental activists, the message was clear: Earth Hour was a huge success./p pNow they say nations have a mandate to tackle climate change./p pThe world said yes to climate action, now governments must follow, the World Wildl
03-29-2009 by revenant Tags life, people, shared ap national news, top, weather, world

With jokes and tears, Fargo mayor fights flood
pFARGO, N.D. (AP) — He's the rumbling voice of Fargo's flood fight, the 6-foot-5 big guy from a small town who tempers a gruff exterior with constant quips and a tendency to break down in tears when he visits volunteers./p pNow Mayor Dennis Walaker fa
03-28-2009 by revenant Tags law, people, politics, shared ap national news, top, weather

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