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Lockerbie Bomber Returns to Libya
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The only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of a U.S. passenger jet over Lockbie, Scotland, returns home to a hero's welcome in Libya after his release from prison. Rejecting pleas from the U.S. and family members of victims, Scotland released Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence agent, on compassionate grounds because he has terminal cancer.
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Cash for Clunkers to End on Monday
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The federal government will end its hugely popular Cash for Clunkers program Monday at 8 p.m. Auto dealers have made deals worth $1.9 billion and are on track to exhaust the $3 billion set aside for rebates on older cars.
Girl Survives Fall From 7th-Story Window
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An 8-year-old New York girl falls from her seventh-story window but lives. The child, appropriately named Destiny, suffers a broken hip, shattered pelvis, broken leg and other injuries. A neighbor calls her survival a "gift from God."
Hurricane Bill Churns Toward Bermuda
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Bermuda issues a tropical storm warning as Hurricane Bill regains some muscle. Bill is a Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 125 mph, but it could return to Category 4 by Friday. Forecasters warn the storm could bring dangerous waves and riptides along the eastern U.S. coast over the weekend.
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Hurricane Bill, shown Thursday night, could pick up strength as it feeds on warm Atlantic waters.
26 Afghans Die in Election-Day Violence
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Afghan electoral workers count ballots at a polling station in Kabul. Dozens of civilians and security force members were killed by militants Thursday as Afghans cast their ballots for president and provincial councils. The attacks have dampened turnout in some regions, especially in the violent south.
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Newly Found Giant Plant Eats Rodents
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Researchers have discovered a giant pitcher plant atop a remote mountain in the Philippines. The carnivorous plant, called Nepenthes attenboroughii, can grow to be more than 4 feet tall. It can also devour bugs and even rodents, dissolving them in a bath of acids and enzymes.
Ex-Reporter Trades Scandal for Coaching
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A reporter forced to resign in disgrace from The New York Times finds a new career -- as a life coach. Jayson Blair, whose fabrications threw the paper into a turmoil in 2003, now counsels patients at a respected mental health practice in Virginia. Says Blair: "I like the idea that I can help people avoid some of the mistakes I made."
Ailing Kennedy Wants Seat Filled Quickly
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Ted Kennedy, diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008, writes a letter to Massachusetts leaders asking them to change the succession laws so that his seat in Congress can be filled quickly. The ailing senator's absence from last week's funeral for his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, has prompted questions about his health.
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