PROVIDENCE, R.I. – “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch has appealed his tax evasion conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court, his attorney said Tuesday. Hatch was convicted two years ago of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won on the debut season of the hit CBS reality series. …
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KINGMAN, Ariz. – An Arizona judge dropped four of eight charges against Warren Jeffs, even as authorities in Texas looked into whether the polygamist sect leader had relationships with four girls at the west Texas ranch raided in April. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn dismissed the charges at …
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LOS ANGELES – A Missouri woman pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles federal court Monday to charges in an Internet hoax blamed for a 13-year-old girl’s suicide. Forty-nine-year-old Lori Drew stood quietly beside her attorney Monday. She pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and accessing protected computers without authorization …
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Washington – Last week the Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo Bay detainees could challenge their detention in federal court. Now it’s up to the federal judges to figure out how that will work. Judge Royce C. Lamberth, the chief judge of Washington’s federal courthouse, met behind closed doors Wednesday with …
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – A reactor at Slovenia’s only nuclear power plant was being shut down Wednesday after a water leak, but there was no danger to people or the environment, the country’s nuclear watchdog said. A statement from the Nuclear Safety Administration said the reactor at the Krsko power plant …
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Viagra may be good for boosting a man’s sex life, but it also may harm sperm and fertility, according to a new study. The British study concluded that young men who take the drug could be ruining their chances of fathering children, it is reported by Australian news agency AAP. …
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WASHINGTON – The following is a partial transcript of the Feb. 3, 2008, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace”: “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” HOST CHRIS WALLACE: And we’re back live from Fox News election headquarters in New York. Joining us now, the Democratic frontrunner as we head into Super …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Wanted: computer virus writers. Must be fluent in Mandarin. Or Russian. Or Portuguese. These hacker help wanted ads are appearing on underground Internet channels as malicious code designers increasingly want programmers with foreign-language skills to help launch country-specific attacks, security vendor McAfee Inc. said in a report …
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Pink and her husband of two years, motocross racer and former “Surreal Life” star Carey Hart, have separated, People magazine reported. Her publicist, Michele Schweitzer, told the magazine, “Pink and Carey Hart have separated. This decision was made by best friends with a huge amount of love and respect for …
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Budget hawk John McCain took a fresh shot at Barack Obama Thursday, calling on him to publicly identify the “pork barrel” projects he sponsored in the Senate. It was the Arizona senator’s latest attempt to simulate a general election and cut down Obama as he creeps ahead of Hillary Clinton …
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