Cook County has been dominated by Democrats for decades. But Roger Keats insists he has a chance in November to be the first Republican in 41 years elected president of the County Board.

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Could A Republican Become County Board President?

MAYWOOD, Ill. — Indiana State Police say a movie extra has been critically injured on the production set of “Transformers 3.”

Spokeswoman Sgt. Ann Wojas said Thursday that Gabriella Cedillo is in critical condition, according to a family member.

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‘Transformers 3′ Extra Critically Injured On Set In Chicago

LOS ANGELES — Court records show a lawsuit in which Nicolas Cage accused a former business manager of mismanagement has been dismissed.

A counterclaim by the manager, Samuel J. Levin, also was dismissed.

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Nicolas Cage $20M Lawsuit Against Business Manager Dismissed

STERLING, Colo. — Now that an escaped inmate has been captured, Colorado corrections officials will focus on how he managed to flee a maximum-security prison.

Forty-eight-year-old Douglas Alward surrendered Wednesday at a home near Yuma where he had been holding a woman hostage.

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Douglas Alward Escape: Colorado Trying To Determine How Inmate Escape Jail For Fourth Time

The release of Jindal’s book, titled Real Hope, Real Change: New Conservative Solutions to Rescue America, has been pushed back to November.

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Bush Vs. Jindal: Gov. Jindal’s Book Release Pushed To November, Same Date As Bush Memoir To Be Published

BOSTON — An American Airlines flight from New York to Brussels has been diverted to Boston after experiencing severe turbulence due to thunderstorms in the New York metropolitan area.

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American Plane Diverted By Turbulence

Haitian-born hip-hop star Wyclef Jean’s bid to become the next president of Haiti has been quashed.

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Wyclef Jean NOT On Haiti’s Presidential Candidates List, Reuters Reports

The music-streaming app Grooveshark has been booted out just eight days after it hit the App Store, thanks to a complaint by Universal Music Group UK.

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Grooveshark Music Streaming App Yanked After Record Label Complains

An 18-year-old Longmont man, who police say has been arrested previously on suspicion of sex assault on a child, has been arrested again on suspicion of using his role as a babysitter or the friend of a babysitter to make sexual advances on young boys.

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Ryan Wappel, Longmont Teen, Suspected Of Luring Children With Text Messages

Apple’s iPod has been singled out as the reason for more than 17 accidents per day in the UK. The situation has been dubbed “iPod Oblivion”: people so “into” what’s playing on their iPod that they ignore the world around them, necessarily leading to accidents.

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‘iPod Oblivion’ Blamed For Rash Of Traffic Accidents