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Thursday March 11, 2010, 3:32 PM, MST

Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Federal regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-themed charm bracelets....
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NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he has recused himself and appointed an independent counsel to probe whether Gov. David Paterson illegally took World Series tickets or had improper contact with a woman who accused an aide of domestic violence....
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Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state....
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Man convicted in slaying of Broncos cornerback

DENVER (AP) -- Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago....
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Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo said she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday....
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NY, NJ jets hit birds, return safely to airports

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large birds forced the pilots to make emergency landings. No one was hurt....
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Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout

BUENA, N.J. (AP) -- Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held after a sweep of al-Qaida members, authorities said Thursday....
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2 Marine fighter pilots rescued; SC crash probed

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) -- Two Marine aviators aboard a flaming F/A-18D reacted quickly enough to slow their jet so they could safely eject over the Atlantic Ocean, their commander said Thursday....
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US police departments seeking more bilingual cops

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police departments across the country are stepping up efforts to recruit officers who can speak more than one language, in some cases offering raises or even sending cops abroad as part of immersion programs....
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EPA to let states address rising ocean acidity

SEATTLE (AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans....
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