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Achievements for Palm Desert High School's Yvette Leizorek:2005 USA Team Member for Internationa... Aztec earns rare gymnastics

Achievements for Palm Desert High School's Yvette Leizorek:2005 USA Team Member for International Maccabiah Games2004 Level 9 National Vault & AA Champion2004 Level 9 Regional Vault & AA Champion2004 Level 9 State Floor, Bars, Beam & AA Champion2003 Level 9 National Qualifier2003 Level 9 Regional Vault Champion 2003 Level 9 State AA Champion2002 Level 8 Regional Vault, Floor & AA ChampionRegio...

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PRESUMABLY, Terrell Owens spent yesterday at home in Lithonia, Ga., trying to figure out what jus... Birds try to make sense of

PRESUMABLY, Terrell Owens spent yesterday at home in Lithonia, Ga., trying to figure out what just happened to his season.

Actually, T.O. was alone, in that his Eagles teammates were gathered more than 800 miles northeast of Lithonia, at the NovaCare Complex, beginning preparations for Monday's visit from Dallas. But they, too, were puzzling over the events of the past week, wondering wh...

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"At Nokia, we are intent on creating entertaining games that are easy to pick-up but hard to put ... Nokia?s Mile High Pinball

"At Nokia, we are intent on creating entertaining games that are easy to pick-up but hard to put down," said Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. "With extensive multiplayer rankings and incredibly imaginative pinball levels, Mile High Pinball is a prime example of a game that grabs you and won't let go, stretching a ten minute experience into hours."

Gamers can now play pinb...

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Charles and Camilla took to the stage in San Francisco. See the pictures here...more Skip over na... Body found in storm traged

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Email this story Comment in our Blog Print this story Steve Francis gave the proper answer,... Magic's First Win Special fo

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Steve Francis gave the proper answer, followed by the true one. He scored 27 points and had two big assists late in the Orlando Magic's 76-74 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. It was the Magic's first win of the season _ and it came against the team that traded Francis to Orlando before last season.

"It doesn'...

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Bodyboarders at Sandy Beach have already learned about Ahmet Gueye the hard way. Now, the U... 'Bows tap into new power sou

Bodyboarders at Sandy Beach have already learned about Ahmet Gueye the hard way.

Now, the University of Hawai'i basketball team is hoping to unleash Gueye on its opponents.

Gueye is in his first season with the Rainbow Warriors, and he is looking to bring much-needed power to the power forward position.

Gueye is 6 feet 7 and a muscular 225 pounds. Whether he starts, he is exp...

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Boy Scouts from Troupe 855 were on hand at HEW to receive the first ballot deliveries from around... Some voters end up in wron

Boy Scouts from Troupe 855 were on hand at HEW to receive the first ballot deliveries from around the county Tuesday night. There was an air of excitement as volunteers and observers awaited some of the first ballot boxes.

Some Nevada County voters went to familiar polling places Tuesday, only to find they were in the wrong place.

In two reported instances, Chicago Park residents en...

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"It doesn't matter where we got it," Francis said. "We just had to have a win. It didn't matter... Magic's first win specia

"It doesn't matter where we got it," Francis said. "We just had to have a win. It didn't matter if it was here or at home."

Now, for the real emotion after beating the franchise that traded him after five seasons and doing it in front of their fans.

"I really enjoyed the win," said Francis, who broke into a smile in the closing seconds, then enthusiastically slapped hands with fri...

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WASHINGTON — The Third Reich is the best example. Following the failed beer hall puts... The downside of democracy...

WASHINGTON — The Third Reich is the best example.

Following the failed beer hall putsch in November 1923 and his trial and imprisonment at Landsberg, Adolf Hitler took another road to power: the democracy road. While engaging in street fights with communists, the Nazis built their numbers and national support politically until, in 1933, Hitler, now leading the largest party in Germa...

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After nearly seven months of court delays, a Tracy man has pleaded not guilty to charges he kille... Rainwater enters not guilt

After nearly seven months of court delays, a Tracy man has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed a 36-year-old Livermore woman.

Brian Rainwater, 33, has been charged with the murder of Jackie Pumphrey-Cassetteri on April 15.

Cassetteri was found bludgeoned to death inside her Livermore apartment.

On Oct. 28, Rainwater’s public defender, Susan Farrow, pleaded not guilty...

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