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Michael Jordan is inducted into basketball's Hall of Fame

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2:26 PM on 09/11/2009

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside basketball's other greats...
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World's oldest person dies at 115

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1:53 PM on 09/11/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest known person, died Friday at a nursing home. She was 115. Baines likely suffered a heart attack but an autopsy...
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Jermaine Jackson moves MJ tribute to London

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8:25 AM on 09/11/2009

VIENNA (AP) - The original plan had been to stage the tribute outside a 17th century palace in Vienna. Instead, it will be held at London's Wembley Stadium...
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South African track star is a hermaphrodite, report says

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5:10 PM on 09/10/2009

SYDNEY (AP) -- World 800-meter champion Caster Semenya of South Africa has male and female sexual organs, the Sydney Morning Herald said on Friday, posing an ethical and political quandary for athletics' ruling body...
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Obama to Congress: 'The time for games has passed'

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8:58 AM on 09/10/2009

VIDEO- WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama urged Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and...
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Somali president plans to tour the US

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7:29 AM on 09/10/2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The newly elected president of Somalia plans a tour of U.S. communities with large Somali populations this fall...
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NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman accused of beating Tila Tequila

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5:13 PM on 09/09/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Merriman was arrested early Sunday after Tequila accused him of choking and throwing her while she was at his suburban San Diego home...
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Toddler killed in dispute over washer, dryer and $20

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2:35 PM on 09/09/2009

WHEATON, Minn. (AP) - Aundrea Brownlow's father says he's forgiven the man who came into church swinging a baseball bat that killed the 14-month-old girl.
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Sudanese journalist locked up for wearing pants is freed

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1:23 PM on 09/09/2009

CAIRO (AP) - A woman journalist convicted of public indecency for wearing trousers outdoors was freed Tuesday...
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Michael Vick warns students about the dangers of peer pressure

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3:02 PM on 09/08/2009

VIDEO -- The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback addressed a rapt audience of 200 freshmen on their first day at Nueva Esperanza Academy, a North Philadelphia charter school...
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Obama challenges students to take pride in their education

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1:25 PM on 09/08/2009

VIDEO -- In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride and ownership in their education...
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Results from track star's gender test expected to return soon

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11:28 AM on 09/08/2009

LONDON (AP) -- The results of Caster Semenya's gender tests are expected to arrive at the IAAF headquarters any day, and its unlikely the world 800-meter champion will...
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Man arrested in connection to the killing of 9 women

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10:01 PM on 09/07/2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A man whose DNA authorities say linked him to the slayings of nine women since 1986 has been charged with two counts of homicide...
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Rapper Ludacris gives away cars to people in need

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7:16 AM on 09/07/2009

MORROW, Ga. (AP) -- Talk about a one-man stimulus package: Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris has given away 20 cars...
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Motown turns 50, but the party's far from over

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8:05 AM on 09/06/2009

Fifty years later, Motown Records Corp. and its stable of largely African-American artists have become synonymous with the musical, social and cultural fabric of America. The company spawned household names...
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Obama's environmental adviser resigns over controversial remarks

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9:15 AM on 09/05/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's environmental adviser Van Jones, who became embroiled in a controversy over past inflammatory statements...
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Billy Graham sued over claim of racism

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7:25 AM on 09/04/2009

A black woman is suing the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, saying she was abruptly fired after complaining that the organization was not reaching out to African-American churches.
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Jackson finally laid to rest in private service

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6:00 AM on 09/04/2009

Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with...
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Grocery truck caters to underserved market

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6:00 PM on 09/03/2009

DETROIT (AP) -- In a U.S. neighborhood served by 26 liquor stores but only one grocery, a community group is peddling fresh fruits and vegetables like ice cream.
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Somali refugee camps are "barely fit for humans"

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10:45 AM on 09/03/2009

Hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are jammed into camps that are "barely fit for humans," with poor sanitation and little access to water and medicine, an international aid agency said...
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