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LONDON - Oil prices retreated Monday from last week's record close near $126 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against the euro and yen.
NEW YORK - Stocks are up modestly in early trading, with a slightly lower price for oil easing some of the market's inflation worries.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- Media are now bunking in Camp Justice, a Spartan tent city on a sun-scorched abandoned airstrip set up on this base to stage an international spectacle.
BEIJING - A powerful earthquake struck central China on Monday and state media reported that as many as 5,000 people were killed in a single county while nearly 900 students were trapped after their school collapsed.
TALLAHASSEE - No tickets matched all five "Fantasy 5" numbers, meaning the 217 tickets with four numbers correct are worth $985 each, the Florida Lottery said Monday.
NEW YORK - Cablevision Systems Corp. says it is buying Newsday for $650 million from Tribune Co.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Pollo Campero, a Latin American fried-chicken favorite that had been seen in the U.S. only in takeout boxes aboard arriving flights, has teamed up with Wal-Mart to expand its reach to the nation's growing Hispanic population.
By BRADENTON -- Just before 8 a.m. today, a line of people waited outside the new Manatee County Judicial Center.
MALABAR - Wildfires burning in central Florida have forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes.
MANATEE - A 31-year-old man was stabbed Sunday during an argument with his girlfriend.
MANATEE - A 70-year--old woman was seriously injured Sunday in Charlotte County when the car she was driving struck a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser.
MANATEE - There are several traffic incidents reported this morning that may cause traffic delays during the morning commute.
MANATEE - The National Weather Service station in Ruskin has issued a wildfire warning for today and fire weather watch for Tuesday afternoon.
MANATEE - The National Weather Service station in Ruskin issued a rip tide warning today along the Gulf Coast from Levy County to Lee County.
MANATEE - Clear skies and temperatures in the high 70s and low to mid-80s will dominate the weather all week.
MANATEE - The National Weather Service station in Ruskin issued a small craft warning in waters off the Gulf Coast.
MANATEE - There's a $16 million dollar lottery winner out there - and possibly in our midst.
BRADENTON - One block of 14th Avenue West will be closed to traffic this morning for sewer repairs, the city of Bradenton said.
BRADENTON - At long last, the Manatee County Judicial Center is opening.
MALABAR - Roads in central Florida remain closed today, and brush fires forced hundreds of residents to evacuate, authorities said.
