Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said. (AP/Nov. 22)
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An Oregon appeals court has ruled against an Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class. She has been battling for years and says she needs the gun for protection. (AP/Nov. 20)
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In Duzkoy, Turkey, a man watched in despair as a building collapsed in front of him. Local media report at least four people died in the northeastern part of the country on Saturday as a result of heavy flooding. (AP/Nov. 22)
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A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. That man, Mario McNeil, is due in court Friday. (AP/Nov. 20)
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Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. (AP/Nov. 20)
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Natalie Cole, Russell Simmons and Joe Silver offer their views on Oprah Winfrey’s announcement that her talk show will end in 2011. (AP/Nov. 20)
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Ohio police believe they have their man. But they fear their suspected bank robber may have eaten some of the evidence - the holdup note demanding cash - all while handcuffed and leaning over the hood of a police cruiser. (AP/Nov. 21)
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Outside Harpo Studios in Chicago, audience members and fans of Oprah Winfrey describe how the talk show host broke the news that her program is ending. (AP/Nov. 20)
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Fla. authorities say a couple and their son were held captive for two days by armed intruders who forced the woman to withdraw nearly $24,000 from her bank and then shot her as she tried to escape. She is expected to recover. (AP/Nov. 19)
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29 people dead, missing after ferry sank
