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at 22:47 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

Advocates question number of deaths from wild-horse roundup in Nevada

RENO, Nev. - Activists in the southwestern United States are questioning the rising death toll from a government roundup of wild horses in the state of Nevada.

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at 22:14 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

US, international diplomats call on Israel and Palestinians to return to negotiations

MOSCOW - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.

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at 22:10 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

4th convicted member of Texas polygamist group gets 75-year sentence for child sexual assault

SAN ANGELO, Texas - The latest member of a polygamist group whose sprawling West Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexual assault of a child.

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at 20:10 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

Struggle over health care reform tilts Obama's way; key vote expected Sunday

WASHINGTON - The long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's favour as one by one, undecided Democratic lawmakers began choosing sides Friday.

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at 19:13 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

3 dead in gunbattles between drug gang suspects, military in northern Mexico

MONTERREY, Mexico - A shootout erupted in the streets of a northeastern Mexican city Friday, killing two suspected drug cartel gunmen and wounding a soldier.

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at 19:12 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

Jailed for months in Myanmar, American activist released, flies home to US

CHANTILLY, Va. - A pro-democracy activist jailed for months in Myanmar after trying to visit his sick mother in prison arrived home in the United States on Friday, capping weeks of discussions between the ruling military junta and the U.S. State Department.

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at 19:09 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

Bolivian ex-general who captured 'Che' summoned for questioning in alleged separatist plot

LA PAZ, Bolivia - The retired general who captured legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was summoned Friday by Bolivian authorities investigating an alleged plot against President Evo Morales.

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at 19:08 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

NYC prosecutor: Mom accused of killing son had illness-inventing disorder; her atty disagrees

NEW YORK - A prosecutor suggested Friday that a mother accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son in an apparent murder-suicide attempt had a mental problem that spurs people to seek attention by inventing illnesses for their loved ones.

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at 19:07 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

False report of mine disaster in Sierra Leone prompts government rescue effort, minister says

DAKAR, Senegal - A top official in Sierra Leone's government said he raced to a town in the country Friday after news reports said at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident there, only to find out it was a hoax.

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at 18:55 on March 19, 2010, EDT.

Yemen president says long-running war with northern rebels is over following cease-fire

CAIRO, Egypt - Yemen's president on Friday declared the country's six-year war with northern rebels over, saying the Shiite militants are living up to a cease-fire agreement signed last month.

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