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• Hundreds at funerals for 2 victims of SC killings (AP)
• Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee (AP)
• Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking (AP)
• Harvard pres.: School has tough choices in decline (AP)
• Who won Jackson memorial passes? 1.6M fans on edge (AP)
• In Philly schools, most students get a free lunch (AP)
• Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties (AP)
• Texas teen says father wrapped chain around him (AP)
• Jackson family plans private event at LA cemetery (AP)
• `Transformers,' `Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at $42.5M (AP)
• Television networks planning Jackson coverage (AP)
• In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky (AP)
• Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan (AP)
• Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows (AP)
• Coast Guard plucks French kayaker from Bering Sea (AP)
• Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP)
• Colleges focus on veterans as GI Bill ups numbers (AP)

Hundreds at funerals for 2 victims of SC killings (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of mourners thronged Sunday's funeral services for an elderly mother and her daughter, two of five victims of a suspected serial killer whose crime spree has terrorized this rural South Carolina community for more than a week.

Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.

Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.

Harvard pres.: School has tough choices in decline (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 12:43 PM PDT AP - Drew Gilpin Faust started as Harvard's president when the university's prosperity seemed limitless. With its ballooning wealth, Harvard planned almost frenzied growth, from a building boom into Boston to vast increases in student financial aid.

Who won Jackson memorial passes? 1.6M fans on edge (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Who's getting the tickets?

In Philly schools, most students get a free lunch (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 11:52 AM PDT AP - For students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, there IS such a thing as a free lunch — and a free breakfast, too. With no strings attached.

Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.

Texas teen says father wrapped chain around him (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 08:07 AM PDT AP - Authorities in Texas have accused a man of wrapping a 20-foot chain around his teenage son's neck and spraying him in the face with Mace.

Jackson family plans private event at LA cemetery (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 12:47 PM PDT AP - Los Angeles police say Michael Jackson's family is planning a private ceremony at a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

`Transformers,' `Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at $42.5M (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 10:45 AM PDT AP - Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied with $42.5 million each.

Television networks planning Jackson coverage (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 10:40 AM PDT AP - NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week.

In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:20 AM PDT AP - Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 03:59 AM PDT AP - The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper's journalists.

Movement to shut down shark tours in Hawaii grows (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:16 PM PDT AP - Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.

Coast Guard plucks French kayaker from Bering Sea (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 12:42 AM PDT AP - A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a French kayaker who became fatigued in the Bering Sea during his quest to circumnavigate the world.

Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter (AP) Posted: 05 Jul 2009 04:28 AM PDT AP - Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.

Colleges focus on veterans as GI Bill ups numbers (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:21 PM PDT AP - With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million. That's left many universities looking for ways to ease the transition from combat to the classroom.

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