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Death Toll in Haiti Earthquake Rises to 15; 333 Injured

PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a 5.9 earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend rose to at least 15 people with 333 injured, according to updated figures released Monday by authorities, as rescue crews worked to help victims spooked by strong aftershocks. Haiti's civil protection agency said in a statement that it…
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Governor: Limo That Crashed Shouldn’t Have Been on the Road

SCHOHARIE, NY (AP) — The supersized limousine involved in a crash that killed 20 people outside a country store failed a recent safety inspection and shouldn't have been on the road, and the driver wasn't properly licensed, New York's governor said Monday. The state ordered the owner, Prestige Limousine, shut down while an investigation continues…
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China Says Detained Former Interpol Chief Accused of Bribery

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities scrambled to contain a public relations mess over the disappearance of the former Interpol president during his trip home to China, saying Monday that he was being lawfully investigated for bribery and other crimes. But the government's announcement did little to address concerns raised about the risks of appointing Chinese…
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2 Americans Win Econ Nobel for Work on Climate and Growth

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel prize in economics was awarded Monday to one American who has studied the economics of climate change — and to another whose research on technological innovation has raised hopes that human beings are creative enough to do something about it. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the $1 million…
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Roads where Limo Crash Killed 20 Are A Menace, Store Says

By MICHAEL HILL and BOB SALSBERG , Associated Press SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — The site of a devastating accident that killed two pedestrians and 18 occupants of a limousine headed to a birthday party, including four sisters, is a known danger spot that has long worried locals, according to a manager of the store that…
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