Highlights of this day in history: Islam’s Prophet Mohammed dies; James Earl Ray caught, wanted for killing civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.; Architect Frank Lloyd Wright born; The NY Yankees retire Mickey Mantle’s number. (June 8)
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Highlights of this day in history: Islam’s Prophet Mohammed dies; James Earl Ray caught, wanted for killing civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.; Architect Frank Lloyd Wright born; The NY Yankees retire Mickey Mantle’s number. (June 8)
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Relatives of a Northern California nursing student who disappeared 11 days ago said Tuesday they are holding out hope for her safe return even though police believe the 26-year-old is dead. (June 7)
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A sheriff’s official says no bodies have been found at a Texas farmhouse where a person claiming to be a psychic told officials multiple bodies were buried. (June 7)
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says that although the economy has weakened in recent weeks, growth will pick up later this year due to the temporary nature of Japan’s nuclear crisis and the slowdown from high gas prices. (June 7)
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Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty pitched an economic plan that includes deep cuts in personal and business taxes to spur the struggling economy but would add to deficits in the short term in the hope that needed jobs would follow. (June 7)
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In Vicksburg, Mississippi, a massive effort is underway to help hundreds displaced by record floods. (June 7)
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The lawyer for Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor says the quarterback won’t return for his senior season. Pryor had been suspended for the first five games for breaking NCAA rules by accepting improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo parlor. (June 7)
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As Defense Secretary Robert Gates urges NATO to keep up the pressure on the Taliban, President Obama must soon decide how many US troops will return home from Afghanistan this summer. (June 7)
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These dogs aren’t afraid of the ruff waters. (Sorry, we had to.) This past weekend in Imperial Beach, Calif., more than 60 canines hit the waves to compete in the sixth annual Lowes Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition. (PHOTOS: Surf Dogs Ride the Wave) The pups were escorted by their owners past the breakers
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