PARIS – France’s anti-doping agency says seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong violated its rules and that it could punish him. French doctors say they tested Armstrong’s hair, urine and blood March 17. They say they found no traces of drugs. However, the agency, known as AFLD, said in …
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SANTA ANA, Calif. – A judge sentenced a former Southern California sheriff on Monday to 5 1/2 years in prison for witness tampering and gave him a tongue lashing for boasting that he had been acquitted of most charges. U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford sentenced Michael Carona to the …
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CHICAGO – Drew Peterson, charged in the death of his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth, soon might face another legal battle: a custody fight. The ex-cop had two children with Kathleen Savio, whom he’s accused of killing, and another two with Stacy Peterson, who has …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bruce Windsor lived the life of a respectable family man — father of four, deacon in his South Carolina church, youth soccer coach, a volunteer who helped build orphanages in Brazil. Then four days after his 43rd birthday, authorities say, he donned a mask, wig and sunglasses …
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NEW ULM, Minn. – As a 13-year-old, Daniel Hauser doesn’t have many rights. He can’t drive. He can’t vote. He can’t enlist in the armed services. He can’t buy cigarettes or alcohol. Some retailers won’t even let under-18s buy glue without a parent present. But does that mean Daniel, who …
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Thanks to a dramatic change in the weather, residents have begun returning home to areas that had been threatened by a devastating wildfire — but they’ve been told to remain alert in case conditions worsen again The blaze that charred an area of more than 13 …
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RANGOON, Burma – Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed a “security breach” for a bizarre visit by an American that put her in a prison courtroom this week and implied that Burma’s military government was at fault, according to a statement released by her political party Wednesday. “The fact …
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Pfizer Inc. is unveiling a new program Thursday that will let people who have lost their jobs and health insurance keep taking some widely prescribed Pfizer medications — including Lipitor and Viagra — for free for up to a year. The world’s biggest drugmaker will provide more than 70 of …
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MINGORA, Pakistan – Pakistan’s army says 55 Taliban and three soldiers have died in the last 24 hours of its offensive in the Swat Valley area. A military statement issued Friday says militants are fleeing the valley after shaving off their beards. It appealed to fleeing civilians to help authorities …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – A Colombian man with links to a pyramid scheme that bilked Colombians out of hundreds of millions of dollars was deported by Venezuela on Thursday to the United States, where he is wanted on money-laundering charges. Venezuelan authorities took Luis Cediel to Caracas’ main airport for the …
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