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NY Senate gets to work after resolving roadblock

By MICHAEL GORMLEY - Updated: 10:07 pm

New York's Senate stalemate ended Thursday as it started 31 days ago, with a freshman Democrat convulsing the 62-seat house by switching sides and getting a powerful leadership post in the majority.

Lincecum's no-hit bid falls short

By JANIE McCAULEY - Updated: 10:07 pm

Tim Lincecum carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and won his fourth straight start, baffling San Diego with his nasty changeup and a curveball nearly as impressive in the San Francisco Giants' 9-3 victory over the Padres on Thursday night.

Gutierrez's 3-run homer gives Mariners 3-1 win

The Associated Press - Updated: 9:57 pm

Franklin Gutierrez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.

Ugly ending mars Panama-Mexico game

By CHRIS DUNCAN - Updated: 9:47 pm

Mexico and Panama played to a 1-1 tie in a Gold Cup match on Thursday night that ended in chaos after a confrontation between Mexican coach Javier Aguirre and a Panamanian player triggered fights between fans in the stands.

Airstrikes in northwest Pakistan kill 24 militants

By MUNIR AHMAD - Updated: 9:32 pm

Pakistani fighter jets killed 24 insurgents close to the Afghan border while security forces arrested 40 militants in raids in another northwestern region, officials said Friday.

National News

Petraeus: Tough fight still ahead in Afghanistan

By TERRY COLLINS - Published: 10:12 pm

The head of U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan warned that months of fighting lie ahead in what will likely be the biggest military operation there since the American-led invasion of 2001.

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World News

Aung San Suu Kyi's trial resumes in Myanmar

The Associated Press - Updated: 10:12 pm

Riot police deployed outside Myanmar's main prison Friday as the trial of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumed, a week after the ruling generals blocked efforts by the U.N. chief to save her from a possible five-year prison term.

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Political News

Cities to receive money for fighting homelessness

The Associated Press - Published: 7:52 pm

State-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department: