Ogden strip club fighting city order to close
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OGDEN, Utah (AP) – The owner of an Ogden strip club is challenging a city order that says it must shut down by Tuesday because of zoning violations.
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Crews contain one NV fire, make progress on other
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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Firefighters in Nevada have contained one fire in the mountains northwest of Las Vegas and report good progress on another that burned more than a dozen buildings in a small ranching town.
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Girl shot in LA during July 4th gathering
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Police are seeking the gunman who opened fire at a July 4th gathering near downtown Los Angeles, shooting and killing a 14-year-old girl.
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AP News in Brief
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Texas official says first known tar balls from Gulf oil spill wash up on state beaches
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Ex-Raiders QB Russell arrested on Ala. drug charge
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell has been charged with possession of a controlled substance – codeine syrup – after being arrested at his home in Alabama on Monday, authorities said.
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Church asks Chile pardons, including rights abuses
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – The Roman Catholic Church is petitioning Chile’s government for prisoner pardons that would include people responsible for crimes against humanity, angering rights activists and some conservatives.
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N. Idaho liquor store named state’s top-seller
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POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) – A state liquor store in Post Falls has become Idaho’s top-seller of booze, with customers from nearby eastern Washington helping drive up sales of distilled spirits.
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Mont. delegation pushes EPA on asbestos cleanup
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s congressional delegation is seeking assurances from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the government will not leave the asbestos-contaminated town of Libby before its cleanup is complete.
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Two house fires cause limited damage
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Two residential fires were reported today and Sunday in Port Hueneme and Camarillo.
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NYC anglophiles aflutter ahead of queen’s visit
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Queen Elizabeth II, left, smiles while talking to jockey David Moran at The Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The royal couple is on a nine-day tour of Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Nathan Denette)
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