Archive for February 6th, 2010

Polish man charged with harassing Keira Knightley (AFP)

AFP – A Polish man appeared in court Saturday charged with harassing British actress Keira Knightley, two days after being arrested outside a London theatre where the star is currently performing.

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Polish man charged with harassing Keira Knightley
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Authorities: 2 planes collide in Colorado; 3 die (AP)

AP – An airplane towing a glider and another plane collided in Colorado, sending the two planes crashing into the ground and killing at least three people Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

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Authorities: 2 planes collide in Colorado; 3 die
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Mudslides damage, wreck homes in L.A. foothills (Reuters)

Reuters – Mudslides touched off by torrential rains poured down onto upscale neighborhoods in the fire-scarred foothills above Los Angeles on Saturday, damaging dozens of homes and destroying some of them.

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Mudslides damage, wreck homes in L.A. foothills
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Kidnappers free Red Cross worker held in Darfur (AFP)

AFP – French Red Cross worker Laurent Maurice arrived Saturday in Khartoum hours after being freed following 89 days in captivity, first in Chad and then in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region.

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Kidnappers free Red Cross worker held in Darfur
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Appalachian St. holds off W. Carolina 89-77 (AP)

AP – Donald Sims scored 29 points, leading four Appalachian State players in double figures as the Mountaineers held off Western Carolina 89-77 on Saturday.

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Appalachian St. holds off W. Carolina 89-77
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Kaka ends barren spell as Real close gap (AFP)

AFP – Brazilian superstar Kaka scored his first league goal in three months as Real Madrid closed back to within five points of pacesetters Barcelona at the top of the Spanish top-flight with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Espanyol.

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Kaka ends barren spell as Real close gap
(AFP)

Smith, Rice lead 7 new football Hall of Famers (AP)

AP – All-time greats Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith led a class of seven into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

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Smith, Rice lead 7 new football Hall of Famers
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Rice, Smith among seven elected to Hall of Fame (Reuters)

Reuters – Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith, two record-setting offensive powerhouses, were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday in their first year of eligibility.

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Rice, Smith among seven elected to Hall of Fame
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