down continues, as two weeks of early voting came to an end Friday. In Bell County, 2,629 voters went to four polling locations Friday, bringing the early vote total to 19,446

Although Artrain USA will not be in Temple for viewing today, as originally scheduled, it will be open to the public Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, said Mary L. Irving, director of the Railroad and Heritage Museum at 315 W. Ave. B. A scheduled visit by Gov. Rick Perry to Temple on Sunday has been canceled, she said.

SAN GIULIANO DI PUGLIA, Italy (AP) Wails of grief gave way to howls of panic Friday when aftershocks jolted this village as it recovered the last of 26 children

William Black Jr. heard about seven years ago his chances to become a marrow donor were like

SAN FRANSCISCO(AP)West Coast longshoremen and shipping companies reached a tentative agreement Friday on computer technology that would make hundreds of union jobs obsolete, the major sticking point in their bitter contract talks. Both sides hailed the deal to track waterfront cargo more efficiently as the first tangible progress since a 10-day lockout of dockworkers last month shut down 29 major Pacific ports.

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David Beal held a piece of blue-and-white rope in his hands. Temple's football coach then explained that it represented something in his Wildcats, who ever since have revered it as symbolic."It's all about teammates holding on to the rope," he said, following his team's 21-7 victory over Bryan on Friday at Wildcat Stadium. "And it's about not letting go of that rope."Last week, the Wildcats' state playoff hopes were about as frayed as the end of the twine Beal cradled. Losers of six straight with an 0-3 mark in District 13-5A play, the Wildcats seemed destined to once again become homebound shut-ins when postseason play begins in two weeks.But an incredible week that began with Copperas Cove's forfeitures ended with the Wildcats back in the race. Now, all they need to do is defeat Belton next Friday to secure their first playoff appearance since 1999."Win and in

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