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Chiney Ogwumike scored 24 points and grabbed a Class 5A tournament record 25 rebounds, leading Cypress Fairbanks to a 54-50 win over Cedar Hill in the state semifinals.
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Foreign hospitals help quake-damaged health system
Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of people displaced by the earthquake and the tsunami that heavily damaged or destroyed 36 hospitals and made garbage dumps of coastal towns and cities.
Prosecutor: Greed prompted Ill. fire that killed 7
The owner of a suburban Chicago apartment house had his maintenance man set fire to the building, killing seven people including a newborn, because he wanted to cash in on a $250,000 insurance policy, prosecutors said Friday.
Iraqis abroad cast ballots in homeland's election
Thousands of Iraqis living abroad lined up at polling stations to cast ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday, a constituency Iraq's Sunni Arab minority hope will boost their showing.
Disposal of spilled coal ash a long, winding trip
More than a year after a Tennessee coal ash spill created one of the worst environmental disasters of its kind in U.S. history, the problem is seeping into several other states.
Stocks jump after better-than-expected jobs report
Stocks jumped Friday after the government's employment report showed fewer jobs were cut in February than expected.
Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard shares home videos
Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, held captive for 18 years in a ramshackle backyard compound, was seen cooking with her sister and mother and riding horses in recently shot home videos aired on ABC Friday.
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