Fashion designer’s serial rape case goes to jury
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The serial rape case of fashion designer is in the hands of a Los Angeles jury….
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Cheetahs on plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold
ATLANTA (AP) — A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. Two cheetahs were being flown in the cargo area of a Boeing 757 passenger flight from Portland, Ore., to Atlanta on Thursday when one escaped from its cage, Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton said Friday….
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Long overdue library book returned to Okla. school
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A library book checked out from a Tulsa high school in 1947 has been returned – with a $250 check to cover overdue fees. Holland Hall School librarian Betty Niver says the book “New Word Analysis: Or School Etymology of English Derivative Words” was mailed to the school by Martha McCabe Jarrett….
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Attack ad inadvertently targets wrong candidate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the latest political attack ads is a real blast from the past. Republican state Sen. Diane Black’s re-election campaign says it inadvertently ran a repeat of a 2004 ad from when the Gallatin Republican was running against then-incumbent Jo Ann Graves….
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2009 Ferrari California – First Drive Review
Is Maranello’s latest really an everyday Ferrari?
BY TONY SWAN
Are you ready for a Ferrari to drive to the office, the mall, the beach, the slopes—anywhere, everywhere? That’s the concept behind this revival of a name from Ferrari’s storied past—a fast GT that supplies style, brand panache, plenty of performance, and, thanks to its folding hardtop and “2-plus” interior layout, an unusually high level of all-around usefulness.
At the core of this concept is the hope that the California will attract buyers new to the brand, a notion that raises our eyebrows a degree or two since (a) the waiting list for a new Ferrari averages about 16 months, (b) U.S. Ferrari dealers have habitually given precedence to previous owners, (c) this car has no cup holders, and (d) its pricing will start at “about $200,000” in this country, according to the carmaker.
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