News briefs - Signal

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

News briefs - Signal
A Santa Clarita city employee will be hosting a fundraising event on Saturday to raise money for fellow city employee Steve Rodriguez, who is in need of a kidney transplant. Rodriguez, a street maintenance worker, is in his 20s, said Nick Miller, who
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75 students arrested in San Diego State University drug bust - Salon
May 6th, 2008 | SAN DIEGO — Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities
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Second round of China-Tibet talks planned - Newsday
SHENZHEN, China - Chinese officials and envoys of the Dalai Lama have agreed to a second round of talks, China’s state-run news agency said in an apparent sign of progress in easing tensions raised by violent anti-government riots in Tibet. Xinhua
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Captive woman ‘had 7 children by father’ - CNN

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Captive woman ‘had 7 children by father’ - CNN
(CNN) — Austrian police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and had seven children with her, according to police and state-run news reports Sunday. The woman, identified as 42-year-old Elisabeth
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Obama pastor recalls his ‘crucifixion’ in Dallas sermon - Houston Chronicle
DALLAS — The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the embattled pastor of presidential candidate Barack Obama, gave a 45-minute sermon on Sunday that included a reference to his “public crucifixion” for past comments from the pulpit. Wright received a standing
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Porsche, VW file charges on suspected bugging of CEO’s hotel room - Forbes
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Porsche SE. and Volkswagen AG . have filed charges against unknown persons on suspicion that Porsche ’s chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking’s hotel room was wiretapped during a visit to Volkswagen ’s headquarters in
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