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Mon September 10, 2012
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Princess Cruises Says Video Disproves Guilt

Originally published on Mon September 10, 2012 3:17 am

Credit Dan Peled / AP

The owners of the Star Princess cruise ship say that they have new video evidence that proves they are not responsible for ignoring a stranded fishing vessel 100 miles off the coast of South America in March.

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3:46am

Sun September 9, 2012
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VFW Posts Become Refuge For Women, Too

Originally published on Sun September 9, 2012 11:43 am

Credit Jennifer Simonson / MPR

For decades, Veterans of Foreign Wars posts have played vital roles in small towns throughout America. But in recent years, as World War II veterans have passed away, membership in VFWs has fallen drastically, and many posts have closed. Now, though, some are facing a possible renaissance, thanks to female soldiers returning from overseas.

The main room of the VFW post in Rosemount, Minn., is half-bar and half-bingo hall, with long card tables. In a corner, two men on a stage rotate a round cage of balls and call out bingo numbers.

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6:16am

Sat September 8, 2012
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Gamblers Win Big In Atlantic City With Unshuffled Decks

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

A case of unshuffled card decks has riled up casino owners and players in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Fourteen gamblers at the Golden Nugget there raked in more than $1.5 million playing a game called mini-baccarat in April. But they didn't have Lady Luck to thank so much as a technical malfunction. The players realized after a few hands that they were being dealt cards in the exact same sequence.

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