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Kidnapped Brothers Killed in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities found the bullet-ridden bodies of three Canadian boys who had been kidnapped more than a month ago in the South American country, the justice minister said. The bodies of 17-year-old John Faddoul, along with his brothers Kevin, 13, and Jason, 12, were found Tuesday afternoon …

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AOL Awarded $5.6 Million Judgment Against Spammer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A man who sent billions of junk e-mails hawking online college degrees, sexually explicit Web sites and “generic Viagra” must pay more than $5 million in penalties to America Online Inc., a federal judge ruled. Christopher William Smith, of Prior Lake, Minn., was considered one of the …

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Strike Strains U.S. Relations

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The pre-dawn airstrike purportedly aimed at Usama bin Laden’s deputy has strained ties with a key U.S. ally in the war on terror and could provoke more anti-American fanaticism in Pakistan, analysts said Monday. Friday’s alleged CIA mission in the Bajur tribal region, which Pakistani officials say …

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