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San Francisco police said yesterday that a 23-year-old Ohio man bled to death early Friday after a brawl in a Tenderloin bar.





San Francisco police said yesterday that a 23-year-old Ohio man bled to death early Friday after a brawl in a Tenderloin bar.

A 23-year-old Ohio man bled to death early Friday after a brawl in a Tenderloin bar, San Francisco police said yesterday




What’s wrong with this lead?There was a report out Friday that identity thieves have stolen more than 40 million credit card accounts in perhaps the single largest case of consumer data theft ever.




What’s wrong with this lead?There was a report out Friday that identity thieves have stolen more than 40 million credit card accounts in perhaps the single largest case of consumer data theft ever.

Identity thieves have stolen more than 40 million credit card accounts in perhaps the single largest case of consumer data theft ever, according to a report released Friday.





Nevada City resident Harriet Swank suffered serious injuries Sunday when she triggered a methane explosion by lighting a match in a portable toilet.





Nevada City resident Harriet Swank suffered serious injuries Sunday when she triggered a methane explosion by lighting a match in a portable toilet.

A Nevada City resident suffered serious injuries Sunday when she triggered a methane explosion by lighting a match in a portable toilet.





A state prosecutor was asked by Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday to explore the circumstance of a dead woman’s collapse 15 years ago.





A state prosecutor was asked by Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday to explore the circumstance of a dead woman’s collapse 15 years ago.

Gov. Jeb Bush on Friday asked a state prosecutor to explore the circumstance of a dead woman’s collapse 15 years ago.





In their fourth such action since last month’s disappearance of an Alabama teen, Aruban police arrested a party boat disc jockey on Friday.





In their fourth such action since last month’s disappearance of an Alabama teen, Aruban police arrested a party boat disc jockey on Friday.

Aruban police arrested a party boat disc jockey on Friday, making him the fourth person taken into custody in connection with last month’s disappearance of an Alabama teen.




What’s wrong with this lead?In Kyrgistan on Monday, police battled protesters who swarmed into government buildings in the nation’s biggest unrest since the ouster of its president in March.




What’s wrong with this lead?In Kyrgistan on Monday, police battled protesters who swarmed into government buildings in the nation’s biggest unrest since the ouster of its president in March.

Kyrgistan police battled protesters who swarmed into government buildings Monday in the nation’s biggest unrest since the ouster of its president in March.





Roughly 1,000 U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers backed by American fighter jets attacked insurgent strongholds in the western Iraqi town of Karabilah on Friday and pushed along the banks of the Euphrates River valley looking for terrorists and “terrorist-support” systems that have taken advantage of Syria’s porous border.




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Roughly 1,000 U.S. Marines and Iraqi soldiers backed by American fighter jets attacked insurgent strongholds in the western Iraqi town of Karabilah on Friday. The allied U.S. and Iraqi soldiers pushed along the banks of the Euphrates River valley looking for terrorists and “terrorist-support” systems that have taken advantage of Syria’s porous border.





Mount Clemens police arrested a former parking meter attendant last week after finding thousands of dollars in coins in his home.





Mount Clemens police arrested a former parking meter attendant last week after finding thousands of dollars in coins in his home.

A former parking meter attendant was arrested in Mount Clemens last week after police found thousands of dollars in coins in his home.




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Investigators are looking into another suspicious fire at Oakdale Adult School.




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An arsonist set a predawn fire at the Oakdale Adult School Tuesday, causing about $35,000 damage, Oakdale Police Chief Bryant Tam said. It is the second suspicious fire in two years at the school.




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An arsonist set a predawn fire at the Oakdale Adult School Tuesday, causing about $35,000 damage, Oakdale Police Chief Bryant Tam said. It is the second suspicious fire in two years at the school.

Arson appears to be the cause of a fire that broke out Tuesday morning at Oakdale Adult School, Oakdale Police Chief Bryant Tam said.




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Which lead is best?A PDQ airliner with 117 passengers and six crew members made a successful emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday after a landing gear malfunction forced the pilot to abort the flight to Los Angeles.





The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the reasons that led to a PDQ airliner with 117 passengers and six crew members making an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday evening.





The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the reasons that led to a PDQ airliner with 117 passengers and six crew members making an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport Saturday evening.

A planeload of passengers and crew members are counting their blessings after an emergency landing Saturday at San Francisco International Airport.




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Cypress City Council members will await the approval of a November ballot measure, which they approved last night at City Hall, that would allow the city to fluoridate its water.




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A ballot measure that, if approved, would allow the city to fluoridate its water will appear on the November ballot, thanks to a Cypress City Council vote authorizing it last night.




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A ballot measure that, if approved, would allow the city to fluoridate its water will appear on the November ballot, thanks to a Cypress City Council vote authorizing it last night.

Cypress City Council members authorized a ballot measure last night that would, if approved in November, allow the city to fluoridate its water.




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A parliamentary debate at a Cornelis Banta School Parent-Teacher Association meeting Tuesday in the school’s cafeteria erupted in gunfire after one of the participants shot and killed the association’s president with a small, automatic pistol.




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A shooting Tuesday night at a meeting of the Cornelis Banta School’s Parent-Teacher Association left the group’s president dead and one of its members in the county jail.




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A shooting Tuesday night at a meeting of the Cornelis Banta School’s Parent-Teacher Association left the group’s president dead and one of its members in the county jail.

Mrs. Noah ten Floed was shot between the eyes and died during a parliamentary exchange at the Cornelis Banta School Parent-Teacher Association meeting Tuesday in the school’s cafeteria.


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