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Mets fire manager Willie Randolph
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired in the middle of the night 2 1/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September. Bench coach Jerry Manuel takes over on an interim basis for Randolph, who led the Mets to within one win of the 2006 World Series. They got off to a strong start again last year but plummeted down the stretch and have been unable...
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Gay couples rush to get married SAN FRANCISCO -- County clerk offices opened their doors today to hundreds of gay and lesbian couples with appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows on the first full day same-sex nuptials were legal throughout California
Gay couples rush to get married SAN FRANCISCO -- County clerk offices opened their doors today to hundreds of gay and lesbian couples with appointments to secure marriage licenses and exchange vows on the first full day same-sex nuptials were legal throughout California. From San Diego to Eureka, couples readied their formal wear, local licensing clerks expanded their staffs and conservative groups warned of a backlash as the nation's most po...
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Nasty surprises await locksmiths
KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Locksmith Brent Fasse squints at the map, double-checking the address of a house off the Paseo. "This is it," he says, as he parks his Chevy Astro van, filled with thousands of keys packed into plastic storage boxes. For all the misery of the mortgage crisis, with its foreclosures and evictions and interrupted lives, it's a good time to be a locksmith. Almost all the locks Fasse changes these days are on foreclosed homes. ...
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No winner in Kansas Cash TOPEKA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH: 3-6-22-27-30; the Cashball was 18; there was no winner of the jackpot worth an estimated $1
No winner in Kansas Cash TOPEKA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH: 3-6-22-27-30; the Cashball was 18; there was no winner of the jackpot worth an estimated $1.09 million; two players matched five of the first set, with each ticket worth $2,000; two players matched four plus the Super Cashball, with each ticket worth $250; 142 players matched four of the first set, with each ticket ...
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Radiant Trail offers great scenic beauty
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) -- Hikers and mountain bikers alike can find a mixture of geography and native creatures along a nearby trail. The Radiant Trail, a three-mile hiking and mountain biking path, opened about two years ago at Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site north of Sedalia. The trail took nearly a year to construct, said Jill White, site administrator at historic site. Barney Knight, of Sedalia, came up with the idea after hearing about the...
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Higher gas, food prices result in fewer vacations for families
KANOPOLIS LAKE (AP) -- Jane Darling admitted she had other plans for her Memorial Day -- a trip to Illinois to visit her grandchildren. However, she didn't hesitate to take off for a weekend at the lake. As storms moved in on Sunday afternoon and her arms a little pink from too much sun, the Alden-area woman and her family spent the day on a boat in the middle of Kanopolis Lake before heading back to the cabin for a night of storm watching an...
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Judge sets hearing for nurse in 'pill mill' case
WICHITA (AP) -- A nurse accused of running a "pill mill" with her husband is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on prosecutors' claims that she is a flight risk, a federal magistrate judge ruled Monday. Linda Schneider and her husband, Stephen, were arrested in December on a 34-count federal indictment that accuses them of directly causing four deaths and contributing to the deaths of 11 other patients. The doctor was released in April pendin...
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Gardner teen pleads no contest
OLATHE (AP) -- A suburban Kansas City teenager pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated battery in the death of a schoolmate who collapsed after a fight. Dustin Howard, 16, of Gardner entered the plea the day that his trial was set to begin. Howard had been scheduled to stand trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge in Johnson County Juvenile Court for the February death of Dakota DeRemus, 16. The judge can accept or reject the plea agreeme...
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Suicide case goes to court LOS ANGELES -- A Missouri woman accused of taking part in a MySpace hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl's suicide has so far avoided state charges -- but not federal ones
Suicide case goes to court LOS ANGELES -- A Missouri woman accused of taking part in a MySpace hoax that ended with a 13-year-old girl's suicide has so far avoided state charges -- but not federal ones. Lori Drew, 49, a neighbor of the dead teen, was to make an appearance in federal court here today, accused of one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to get information used to inflict...
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Past accusations surface WICHITA -- Police looked into allegations that Elgin Robinson Jr
Past accusations surface WICHITA -- Police looked into allegations that Elgin Robinson Jr. had taken indecent liberties with a minor and that he had raped another young girl almost two years before he would be charged with plotting the murder of a pregnant 14-year-old, a newspaper reported. Robinson wasn't charged in either case, which authorities said was because of a lack of evidence or a lack of cooperation from a possible victim, The Wich...
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'Clean' campaign offers Ryun advantage
TOPEKA -- Jim Ryun appears to be trying to give himself an advantage by calling for clean campaigning as he seeks the Republican nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. Ryun, the congressman ousted in 2006, and his GOP rival, State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, filed for office hours apart last week. In between, Ryun issued his call for a campaign free of the negative attacks that he said tend to alienate voters. Such declarations -- complete...
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Royals slam Diamondbacks
PHOENIX (AP) -- With the bases loaded in the fourth inning Sunday, David DeJesus was looking for a fastball from Micah Owings. He delivered one and DeJesus hit it into Chase Field's pool area for his first career grand slam, lifting the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. DeJesus also doubled and singled and had a career-high five RBI. "He threw a changeup down for the first pitch, and then I was just ready if ...
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Stayin' Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA finals aren't over yet. The Los Angeles Lakers are headed East to try a historic comeback of their own. Kobe Bryant scored 25 points and Lamar Odom added 20 as the Lakers prevented the Celtics from winning a 17th title Sunday night with a 103-98 win in Game 5 to close to 3-2 in this restored rivalry. No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals t...
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Cardinals 7, Phillies 6, 10 innings Phila
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Tiger, Rocco vie for title
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Superman vs. Everyman. Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate. The U.S. Open is down to two players, one who needs no introduction and another who insists he's not simply happy to be here. The 18-hole playoff today comes courtesy of a last-second save by Woods, whose 12-foot putt on No. 18 pulled him into a tie with Mediate, the unlikely finalist. "I'm playing against a monster (this) morning," Mediate said. Surprisingly, though, not...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 12 Boston 97, L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 12 Boston 97, L.A. Lakers 91 Sunday's Game L.A. Lakers 103, Boston 98, Boston leads series 3-2 Tuesday's Game L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. Thursday's Game L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m., if necessary
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Chalmers to stay in draft
LAWRENCE (AP) -- As expected, Mario Chalmers has decided to skip his senior year at the University of Kansas and stay in the NBA draft. Jayhawks coach Bill Self made the announcement Sunday. He joins teammates Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur in giving up their collegiate eligibility for the NBA. Self said he anticipated Chalmers would pursue an NBA career ever since April when the 21-year-old guard from Anchorage, Alaska, declared without an ...
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Iowa City's flood protections face big test
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Even as flood fears eased in Iowa City, the state's south and east prepared for new problems ahead for a string of towns along the Mississippi River. Sandbagging was under way in Burlington, a key rail hub, to build the city's levee system and protect it from the river; 350 people had been evacuated. Two more deaths were reported, bringing the state's death toll from flooding to five. A 35-year-old man apparently drown...
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EU wants stronger sanctions LUXEMBOURG -- An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran
EU wants stronger sanctions LUXEMBOURG -- An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran. The spokeswoman for EU foreign and security affairs chief Javier Solana says EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg have not formalized the decision. But Cristina Gallach says: "it is clear they are ready to move further. We will definitely take a formal decision." She would not speculate Mo...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal p Aluminum -$1
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal p Aluminum -$1.3325 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Fri. Copper -$3.6515 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.5940 N.Y. Merc spot Fri. Lead - $1800.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.8715 per lb., delivered. Gold - $888.25 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $870.30 troy oz., NY Merc spot Fri. Silver - $17.305 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $16.540 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot...
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