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DIED. DON TOSTI, 81, hard-driving bandleader who inspired a Latin-music craze in the '40s with the tune Pachuco Boogie; in Palm Springs, Calif. Originally a violinist for the El Paso Symphony, he played bass in jazz combos led by Jimmy Dorsey and Jack Teagarden. But it was his fusion of boogie, blues, swing and Latin beats that propelled him to become the first Latin artist to sell a million records...
...Officers were sent to the Holyoke Center to take a report of a stolen computer, palm pilot, camera, cash, keys and a credit card from multiple offices. These thefts occurred between July 16 and July 19 and the hours...
...years ago, the mayor of Paris bestowed an unusual gift upon residents stuck in the city during the annual grandes vacances, or summer break. An artificial beach was laid out next to the river Seine, complete with imported white sand, palm trees and sun loungers, becoming an instant hit with tourists and locals alike. The inspired notion of turning a busy strip of asphalt into a downtown beach has now found another convert?the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Located on the banks of the river Maas at Leuvehaven, Rotterdam's beach is set against a backdrop of high-rises...
...database that misidentified so many voters in 2000 and has done little to improve its accuracy. Hood staunchly denies that politics is at play, but her critics point out that almost a third of those listed reside in the heavily Democratic South Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Polls show that Democratic contender John Kerry and President Bush are running neck and neck in the state, where the President's brother Jeb is Governor...
...Persian Gulf coastal city. They murdered the British vice president of a Saudi company, then dragged his body from the back of their car for nearly two miles around Khobar's busy streets. Then they took their terror to Oasis, a compound of luxury residences, swimming pools and palm groves. For some 20 hours they rampaged through the complex, sparing Muslim residents while stalking and executing any non-Muslims they could find with machine-gun fire and ritualistic dagger slashes across their necks. "I am al-Qaeda, I am Muslim and I am good," one of the terrorists told...