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Experts doubt Georgia 3rd
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By Russ Bynum and
Mike Stobbe
Associated Press Writers
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP)—Allegations that third–graders hatched an elaborate plot to knock out, handcuff and stab their teacher were met with shock by neighbors and with doubt by psychiatry experts who said it is unlikely that children that young seriously intended to hurt anyone. |
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Oprah dedicates show to deceased pet |
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CHICAGO (AP)—Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate a show investigating abuses at puppy mills to her cocker spaniel, Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure.
“Sophie gave me 13 years of unconditional love. She was a true love in my life,” Winfrey says on the broadcast scheduled to air Friday. (Advance remarks from the show were released Tuesday by Harpo Productions.) |
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Manmade flood unleashed in Grand Canyon to boost
ecosystem by redistributing sediment |
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By AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press Writer
Four arcs of water unleashed from a dam coursed through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday in a flood meant to mimic the natural ones that used to nourish the ecosystem by spreading sediment. |
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