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Calif. requires TVs to be more energy efficient (AP)
November 18th, 2009 | 
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AP – Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.
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Fifth person arrested in NH burglary killing (AP)
AP – New Hampshire authorities say a fifth person has been arrested in a home-invasion attack that killed a woman and severely injured her 11-year-old daughter.
Iran rejects deal on sending uranium abroad (AP)
AP – Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again rejecting a U.N. plan aimed at thwarting any attempt by Tehran to make nuclear weapons.
Ex-crewmen: Company wouldn’t rename targeted ship (AP)
AP – The company that owns the Maersk Alabama, a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not heed a request to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after the first attack off the coast of Africa in the spring, former crew members say.
Fatalities reported in Minnesota tour bus crash (AP)
AP – A state official says fatalities have been reported after a tour bus crashed and rolled over in southern Minnesota, but the number of people killed wasn’t immediately known.