Highlights of this day in history: Germans dance on top of Berlin Wall as communism crumbles in Eastern Europe; Nazis target Jews during ‘Kristallnacht’; A massive blackout hits the Northeast; Poet Dylan Thomas and Actor Art Carney die. (Nov. 9)
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A 2-year-old North Carolina boy remains in critical condition after being mauled in the yard by his family’s pit bulls. (Nov. 8)
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A Texas middle school football team’s trick play has become world famous on the internet. The Driscoll Middle School quarterback takes the ball from the center then walks past the defense before sprinting to the end zone for a touchdown. (Nov. 9)
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Police are investigating a bizarre crash in California. Witnesses say a naked woman staggered out of a smashed pick-up truck moments after it crashed. But, police are investigating if she was sexually assaulted or stole the truck. (Nov. 8)
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Protesters interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a prominent American Jewish group Monday, the same day his government said it would move ahead with hundreds of new housing units in disputed east Jerusalem. (Nov. 8)
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American Lori Berenson told a throng of reporters gathered outside her home Monday night that she had no comment about her release from prison after serving 15 years for working with leftist rebels. A top Peru prosecutor is appealing her parole. (Nov. 8)
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The parents of a college football player who was shot to death by police went before a local judge and had a meeting with the district attorney coordinating the investigation. They want federal authorities to investigate the matter. (Nov. 8)
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Elizabeth Smart and her family took the stand on Monday to testify against her accused kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell. Her testimony revealed vivid details of what happened the night she was abducted from her Utah home in 2002. (Nov. 8).
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Microsoft has returned to the cell phone market with the release of its Windows Phone 7 software.
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The presidential commission investigating the BP Gulf oil spill challenged claims in Congress that the oil company and others sacrificed safety to cut costs. Investigators supported many of BP’s own conclusions about what led to the disaster. (Nov. 8)
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