Posts Tagged ‘runaway’

Southern swamp holds clues about runaway slaves (AP)

In a June 9, 2011 photo, Cindy Goode, of Virginia, sorts through artifacts uncovered at a dig site in Great Dismal Swamp, N.C.  Goode is one of the students that are helping American University professor Daniel Sayers, who has been working for a decade to piece together the stories  of thousands of people who once made their home in settlements scattered on patches of dry land. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP – The oppressive heat, venomous serpents and boot-snatching muck that made the Great Dismal Swamp a barrier to European settlement ever since colonial times also made it a haven for thousands of people escaping slavery before the Civil War.


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MTA’s overtime pay a runaway train at $590 million, state audit finds

MTA overtime is a runaway train, rising 25% to $590 million annually in the last four years, according to a scathing new state audit.

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Lawrence Taylor rape case: Ex-con told teen runaway to lie about age

The ex-con accused of setting up former Giants great Lawrence Taylor up with a 16-year-old sex partner told the teenager to lie about her age, a criminal complaint revealed Friday.

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Runaway cargo train crashes in Norway, 3 dead (AP)

AP – Several railway cars broke loose from a cargo train and crashed into a building at an industrial port in the Norwegian capital, killing at least three people and injuring three others Wednesday, police said.

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Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius (AP)

Bob Waltz, Toyota Motor Sales USA Vice President of Product Quality and Service Support, left, speaks as Toyota Motor Sales USA Vice President of Communications Mike Michels looks on during a news conference held Monday, March 15, 2010 in San Diego.  Toyota held the news conference to share preliminary findings of the company's technical investigation into an alleged incident of unintended acceleration involving a 2008 Toyota Prius driven by James Sikes. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP – Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.


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Federal investigators can’t explain runaway Prius (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP – The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego freeway and acknowledged it may not be able to solve the mystery of what happened to the hybrid.


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Gov’t says it cannot explain runaway Toyota (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP – The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.


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