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China's Bo Xilai appeals conviction | | One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party official Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN. |
Deadly car bomb hits Kirkuk, Iraq | | Oct. 2 - At least two people were killed and 12 others wounded in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. |
Report Drug war is failing | | The global war on drugs is failing, new research suggests, as the price of heroin, cocaine and cannabis has fallen while their purity has increased. |
No charges for biker | | Prosecutors have dropped charges against one of two bikers arrested in connection with the beating of an SUV driver. |
Billionaire Republican donor Adelson loses libel lawsuit | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, has lost a $60 million libel lawsuit in which he claimed a Democratic group spread a false accusation that he had condoned prostitution in his casinos in Macau. |
In Venezuela, more cocaine arrests | | Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday announced additional arrests in connection with a massive shipment of cocaine in an Air France flight from Caracas that landed in Paris. |
Amanda Knox retrial View from the courtroom | | Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were not in the Florentine appellate court Monday for the opening day of their appeal against their 2009 convictions for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher. |
No. 20 Florida Tops Kentucky 24-7 | | Matt Jones rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown and Tyler Murphy threw for 156 yards and a score as No. 20 Florida beat Kentucky 24-7 on Saturday night, its 27th straight win over the Wildcats. |
New Yorks Top Recruit Selects Seton Hall | | Isaiah Whitehead, the 12th-best prospect in the country, according to Scout.com, had whittled his choices to Indiana, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Seton Hall and St. Johns. |
Ripples hit Americans in pocket | | It took virtually no time at all. As soon as the government shutdown took effect at midnight, Americans of all stripes found their lives affected, and for some, their livelihoods threatened. |
Islanders Beat Senators 4-1 to Sweep SS Series | | Riley Wetmore and Ryan Strome scored first-period goals to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over Ottawa and a sweep of a split-squad series against the Senators on Sunday night that closed out the NHL preseason. |
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