STAMFORD, Connecticut – Travis the chimpanzee’s relationship with his owner was closer than those of some married couples. Sandra Herold gave him the finest food, and wine in long-stemmed glasses. They took baths together and cuddled in the bed they shared. Travis brushed the lonely widow’s hair each night and …
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ROME CITY, Ind. – Three men died this weekend when they fell into icy lakes in northern Indiana, two on snowmobiles and one on an ice boat. Indiana Conservation officers say the two Wolcottville men were among four riding in a line across Sylvan Lake. Their snowmobiles broke through the …
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This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” January 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: The media is going to treat stories as separate when they’re actually not. And we’ve put together a little puzzle. And here’s the …
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Search crews have found a young snowboarder apparently missing for three days on a rugged British Columbia mountain. Police Constable Marlene Morton said James William Martin was found Wednesday on Mount Seymour in North Vancouver. He suffered only some minor frostbite. The 21-year-old Martin was last …
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ROME – A Mafia fugitive who narrowly eluded arrest this week by fleeing though a small town’s sewer system was captured Wednesday as he scrambled across a rooftop in another daring escape bid, police said. Investigators say the mobster Giuseppe Setola masterminded a terror spree that has bloodied the Caserta …
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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – An Iowa woman was arrested because she failed to return a library book. Shelly Koontz, 39, was arrested Thursday night on a fifth-degree theft charge. She is accused of keeping “The Freedom Writers Diary,” which she checked out from the public library in nearby Jesup in April. …
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DENVER – Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard’s former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image. Brady Boyd, …
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This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” March 18, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: The only Frenchman I like is Wayne LaPierre. He’s with us now from the NRA, the National Rifle Association, because the Second Amendment …
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TOKYO – A FedEx cargo plane burst into flames after bouncing off a runway in unusually high winds at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the pilot and copilot and closing a major runway for several hours. The flight from Guangzhou, China, skipped along the main runway at Narita Airport …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexico is decrying Forbes Magazine’s decision to include the reputed leader of one of the country’s most violent drug cartels on its list of billionaires. Forbes ranks Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, with an estimated $1 billion fortune, at No. 701 — between a Swiss oil-trading tycoon and …
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