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Wall Street finds profit in the mortgage mess
Palin attracts big crowds, rekindles campaign spirit
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College student mistaken for deer, shot to death
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
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Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
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For your Saturday entertainment …
Akron Zips:
Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (68) Democrats Secure 60 Votes for Cloture
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Monday, Jan 26, 2009
PORTLAND, ORE.
Two slain, eight hurt
A gunman opened fire outside an under-21 nightclub, killing two girls and injuring eight other people before shooting himself in the head, police said. Police spokeswoman Mary Wheat said there was no indication the man knew the people he shot while they were standing in front of the Zone nightclub late Saturday. The shooter, 24, was in critical condition.
LOS ANGELES
'Mall Cop' rules
The Kevin James comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop kept its grip on first place at U.S. and Canadian theaters for a second straight weekend, taking in $21.5 million in ticket sales. The film fended off the vampire tale Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which opened in second place with $20.7 million, Media by Numbers LLC said Sunday. It also held off Oscar contenders Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which moved up in the rankings to fifth and ninth, respectively.
COATESVILLE, PA.
15 homes burn
The latest in a string of suspicious fires in a Philadelphia suburb tore through a block of row houses, damaging 15 homes, leaving several dozen people homeless and prompting city officials to declare a state of emergency. One firefighter suffered an ankle injury, but no other injuries were reported.
WASHINGTON
Building evacuated
Washington fire officials said the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House was evacuated briefly after smoke from a fireplace clouded one of the floors about 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The Secret Service evacuated the building for about 30 minutes as a precaution. There were only a few people inside the building, which houses White House staff.
COLEMAN, FLA.
Inmates injured
Eight male inmates were taken to a hospital after a ''large-scale fight'' Sunday at a federal prison, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. The fight broke out in the recreation yard at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex, spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said.
Compiled from wire reports.
PORTLAND, ORE.
Two slain, eight hurt
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