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Knicks set themselves up for 2010 with 2 deals

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NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their two top scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the summer of 2010. Cra Read Story.

Hoax witness: Neighbor hoped to 'mess with Megan'

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A friend of the Missouri woman accused of sending cruel Internet messages to teenage neighbor Megan Meier, who later committed suicide, testified Friday that the defendant told her Read Story.

Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks

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WASHINGTON (AP) - While President-elect Barack Obama publicly sidelined himself during congressional debate over an auto industry bailout this week, he and his top aides quietly prodded congressional Read Story.

Knicks trade Randolph, Collins to Clips for Mobley

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The New York Knicks have completed their second big deal of the day, trading leading scorer Zach Randolph and guard Mardy Collins to the Los Angeles Clippers for Cuttino Mobley and Read Story.

Dow up 494 as Obama prepares to name treasury boss

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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street staged a comeback Friday, with the major indexes jumping more than 5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials surging nearly 500 points. The late afternoon rally ended another Read Story.

Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience

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MIAMI (AP) - A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG i Read Story.

Germany drops attempt to ban Scientology

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POTSDAM, Germany (AP) - Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday. Domestic intelligence services Read Story.

AP Interview: Libya wants to invest billions in US

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NEW YORK (AP) - Libya wants to open a new chapter in relations with the United States by investing some of its $100 billion sovereign wealth fund in U.S. companies and sending thousands of students to Read Story.

Officials: Obama plans to tap Geithner at Treasury

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, Read Story.

Warriors swap Harrington for Knicks' Crawford

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Golden State Warriors traded disgruntled forward Al Harrington to the Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford on Friday in a swap that addresses both the Warriors' injury problems a Read Story.

Suspect arrested for greasy imprints in Neb. town

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected of leaving greasy, graphic imprints on the windows of stores, churches and schools in a small Nebraska town. A 35-year-old man was caught in the Read Story.

Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Chanting "no to America," supporters of a radical Shiite cleric burned an effigy of President George W. Bush Friday in a protest demanding parliament scuttle a U.S.-Iraqi security pact Read Story.

Dow ends up nearly 500 on Geithner treasury report

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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street staged a surprising comeback Friday, with the major indexes jumping more than 5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials surging nearly 500 points in a late afternoon rally, e Read Story.

Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton 'on track'

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time of intense economic turmoil as he rounds o Read Story.

Neb. police arrest 'Butt Bandit' vandalism suspect

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VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) - Authorities said they've arrested a suspect in the rash of so-called "Butt Bandit" vandalism cases. County Attorney Eric Scott said a 35-year-old man was arrested early Wednesda Read Story.

Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination

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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street got a boost of confidence late Friday following a report that President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as Treasury sec Read Story.

AP source: Geithner likely Treasury pick

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Tim Geithner, president of the New York Federal reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time of intense economic turmoil as he rounds out t Read Story.

Robber apologizes during Vt. general store holdup

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WEST DANVILLE, Vt. (AP) - A thief who robbed a general store apologized to the owner and left the singles behind so workers on the next shift would have something in the till. The knife-wielding man m Read Story.

Rapper T.I. testifies in Ohio murder trial

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CINCINNATI (AP) - Rapper T.I. testified Friday that he believes the bullets fired at his entourage during a wild vehicle chase two years ago were meant for him. He took the witness stand in the trial Read Story.

Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot

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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation Read Story.

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