Egypt Arrests 31 in Banned Muslim Group
CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian authorities detained 31 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, police said, bringing to nearly 700 the number of members arrested since a crackdown began in March.
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On DVD: Charlie Chan is on the case
In a medium founded on action, Charlie Chan remains one of the few heroic figures in American film to function proudly as an intellectual. Chan's adventures in ratiocination were first recounted by Earl Derr Biggers in a series of six successful novels and eventually in 47 films made from 1926 to 1949 (as well as in a few parodies and semi-parodies that came after). This courtly detective -- an
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Celebrating 80 years of amusement
Tom Spackman Jr. has learned the key to amusement parks is to find the right blend and balance for old and new experiences.
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Yakima in the national eye
They came in droves. Armed with signs, cameras and plenty of coffee, between 300 to 400 people flocked to the Millennium Plaza on Wednesday morning for one purpose.
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International briefs
MOSCOW - A landing plane careened off a rain-slicked Siberian runway early Sunday, plowed into garages and burst into flames, killing at least 122 people in Russia's second major commercial airline crash in two months.
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