Thousands of demonstrators marched in the streets of La Paz and other cities in Bolivia calling for the repeal of recent price hikes in fuel. (Dec. 30)
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“Darkspore,” the follow-up to Will Wright’s 2008 “Spore,” ups the battling and adventure but keeps those powerful creature creators. AP’s weekly Video Game Video offers a preview. (Dec. 31)
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A pregnant cow had to be rescued after falling into a 12-foot well in Castro Valley, California. Officials had to drain the water from the well and then use a crane to lift the animal out. (Dec. 30)
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Celebrity chef Paula Deen, grand marshal of the Rose Parade, practices her on-float wave and talks about why she doesn’t do New Year’s resolutions. (Dec. 30)
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A New York City family says snow-clogged streets prevented an ambulance from reaching their mother who was having trouble breathing. Laura Freeman says EMS workers had to park 2 blocks away and walk and by then her mother was dead. (Dec. 30)
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Colin Goddard, a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech school shooting, is an advocate with the Brady Campaign, a non-profit aimed at enforcing sensible gun laws. He is also the subject of the new documentary “Living for 32.” (Dec. 30)
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Los Angeles residents braved a windy night and woke up to downed trees. One gust north of Los Angeles was clocked at 94 mph. (Dec. 30)
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Newly released video in Maine shows federal agents in a shootout that led to the death of a motorcycle gang member. 58-year-old Thomas Mayne was killed in the shootout. Tuesday, the Maine attorney general’s office ruled the shooting justified. (Dec. 30)
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Louisiana fire officials say the home of tennis player Chanda Rubin burned down during an intense thunderstorm. Asst. Chief Jerry Delhomme says Rubin was home but got out safely when the fire broke out late Wednesday. He says nobody was hurt. (Dec. 30)
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Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew says he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Killebrew released a statement through the Minnesota Twins saying that he is receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. (Dec. 30)
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