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California cabin, how the ex-LA police officer suspected of killing four people died may prove elusive. • • 5. THE CONSEQUENCES OF BACKING GAY MARRIAGE • An AP analysis of same-sex marriage votes in eight states show that Republican lawmakers who backed it often faced consequences -- including loss of their seats. • • 6. A REAL CLOSE ENCOUNTER • NASA promises a 150-foot asteroid hurtling toward Earth's backyard will miss the planet by 17,150 miles, but it's destined to make the closest known flyby for a rock of this size. • • 7. SOME QUESTION PAKISTANI TALIBAN LEADER'S MOTIVES • Those familiar with the militant group say the chief's peace offering is an attempt to regain stature, silence critics and gain concessions from a weak government. • • 8. BOTTOMS UP, FOR A GOOD CAUSE • A new Houston bar is offering its customers a pledge that 100 percent of its profits will be donated to a different local charity or social cause each month. • • 9. NO TIGER BLOOD REQUIRED FOR THIS ALTRUISM • Charlie Sheen donates $10,000 for a therapy dog to help a Florida girl severely injured in an amusement park ride in Wisconsin. • • 10. WHO MAY BE BEHIND SUSPECTED MATCH FIXING • Prosecutors investigating dozens of Italian soccer games they believe were fixed have followed a trail back to a mysterious figure in Singapore. •
AP News in Brief Crippled cruise ship docks at Ala. port; passengers celebrate end of miserable Gulf odyssey
• MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- The passengers of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph began the process of getting back to normal early Friday, checking into hotels for a shower, hot meal and good night's sleep or boarding buses bound for other cities after five numbing days at sea on a powerless ship disabled by an engine-room fire.
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