NEW YORK – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is offering his expertise to a candidate for mayor of Kiev, Ukraine. The ex-mayor’s firm, Giuliani Partners, announced Wednesday that it is advising the campaign of Vitali Klitschko in the May 25 election. Klitschko is a former heavyweight boxing champion …
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PALENQUE, Mexico – There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power of saving the Earth — a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie. Experts dismiss the hundreds of existing crystal skulls as fakes …
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JONESBORO, Ark. – A Snickers bar did in one Arkansas burglar. Police in Jonesboro say Brian D. Bass, 39, left the half-eaten candy bar on a counter at the Cato Animal Hospital during a Jan. 24 robbery. Detective Jason Simpkins says police sent the chocolate and peanut treat to the …
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SALT LAKE CITY – A woman has survived a three-story plunge from a parking garage in Salt Lake City. The Toyota RAV 4 landed on its roof after its driver, Sandy Creswell, drove over a small parking barrier and through a railing before falling three stories, according to the Salt …
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CLEVELAND – Jurors have toured the place in Cleveland where prosecutors say a city firefighter shot and killed a neighbor and his friends in a dispute over Fourth of July fireworks. Thirty-six-year-old Terrance Hough Jr. is accused of killing three people and wounding two others. He has pleaded not guilty …
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LAS VEGAS – Candid footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of her last completed film brought in $60,000 at an auction of movie memorabilia Saturday. The two reels of silent, 8-millimeter color film shot on the set of “The Misfits” had been expected to draw starting bids of between …
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LYMAN, S.C. – A 74-year-old South Carolina man and his nephew have been found dead at their homes in Lyman, and investigators say they want to talk to another relative about the killings. Spartanburg County deputies say 46-year-old Marshall Tapp’s son found him dead in his home Thursday evening. Investigators …
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NEW YORK – On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old. Being Big Bird is sweaty, physical work. But Spinney, who has worked on Sesame Street for nearly …
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MANAMA, Bahrain – A U.S. Navy ship rescued a small boat carrying about 70 people, some suffering from severe dehydration, in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, the military said Monday. The USS Russell responded to a ship distress call on Sunday and found the 45-foot boat, which …
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A number of U.S. congressmen and their families — including former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert — have personally profited from congressional earmarks they slipped into federal legislation, a FOX News documentary reveals. The documentary, “Porked: Earmarks for Profit,” hosted by Chris Wallace, premieres Sat., May 31, at 8 …
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