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Huge financial losses figure in suicides of five rich men
They’re among the wealthiest people in the world. Even when they lose big, as many have in the ongoing economic meltdown, their piles of cash are still bigger than most. But in the... Full story
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First Responders - Lt. Brian Ferguson
Lt. Brian Ferguson, 35, is one of Prince William County’s newest fire marshals. After spending more than eight years as an emergency medical technician for the county’s fire department,... Full story
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U.S. marshals still searching for third man in foiled kidnapping, bank robbery plot
U.S. marshals continue to hunt for a college student accused of abducting a Prince George’s County family in a failed bank robbery scheme last month. Authorities are asking for the... Full story
Former Sen. Larry Craig dropping further appeals
Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting, one of his lawyers said Thursday. Attorney Tom Kelly said... Full story
China's jobless migrants go home early for holiday
Some hefted their luggage on bamboo shoulder poles. Others carried their things in plastic buckets. All were migrant workers hurrying to get home Thursday before China's Lunar New Year festival _ a... Full story
Sports
Mets talk free agents with Boras at Citi Field
Scott Boras took a tour of Citi Field and sat down for lunch Wednesday with top executives from the New York Mets. Next, the Mets hope they can lure one of Boras' high-profile free agents to their... Full story
Business
Venezuela to keep sending free fuel to US poor
President Hugo Chavez will keep donating heating oil for poor American families in a costly decision that suggests the Venezuelan leader wants to keep to his pledges _ and buttress his image _ in... Full story
Entertainment
Michael Jackson leases pricey Bel Air estate
The King of Pop is back _ in town, that is. Michael Jackson has signed a yearlong lease on a mansion in the swanky Bel Air area of the city, a spokesman for the singer said Wednesday. Jackson has... Full story
