Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — The Internal Revenue Service has intensified its hunt for secret offshore banking after more than 7500 Americans revealed undeclared accounts in 70 countries on six continents. Today is the deadline to take advantage of a partial amnesty for disclosing the secret accou...
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PlusViolence Up Sharply As Afghan War Nears 7th YearViolence Up Sharply As Afghan War Nears 7th YearThe Associated PressWhile Iraq enjoys a lower level of violence, attacks in Afghanistan have spiked. The AP's Sagar Meghani reports from the Pentagon. (July 14)(FILE Iraq) as violence in Iraq has...
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As Hurricane Ike nears the Texas coast, hospital staff in Galveston is working to evacuate patients away from the threatening weather. Several medical facilities along the coast are also moving patients to safer locales. (Sept. 11)
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Powerful winds have pushed a raging wildfire in to the doorstep of Santa Barbara, California, threatening more homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. (May 8)) ... us wildfires fire nears santa barbara city; 20 000 evacuate
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Powerful winds have pushed a raging wildfire to the doorstep of the wealthy coastal city of Santa Barbara, California, threatening to destroy dozens more homes and leading to the evacuation of thousands. (May 8) ... wildfires fire nears santa barbara; thousands evacuated
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Hurricane Gustav grew rapidly as it closed in on impoverished Haiti on Tuesday, and sent global oil prices soaring on fears it could become 'extremely dangerous' in the Gulf of Mexico. (Aug. 26)
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John McCain is hoping a final push in Pennsylvania will propel him to a win in the Keystone State and a victory over Barack Obama in Tuesday's election. Jason Bronis is covering the McCain campaign. (Nov. 1)
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Several storms are heading toward the East Coast of the United States, starting with Hanna that could strike the Carolinas over the weekend. The more dangerous Hurricane Ike could come next. Preps are underway from Florida north. (Sept. 4)
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