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Cincinnati Jazz Festival canceled because of boycott

CINCINNATI -- This year's Cincinnati Jazz Festival, a popular annual attraction for four decades, is the biggest victim so far in an economic boycott called by black activists. With no corporate sponsor, possible headliner cancellations and slumping ticket sales, producer Joe Santangelo said he will notify city officials of his decision Wednesday.

Lawmakers wary over special session

INDIANAPOLIS -- With backing from rank-and-file, most leading lawmakers are miffed at Gov. Frank O'Bannon's order for a special session and are skeptical of its chances for compromise tax legislation.

Notre Dame players accused of rape

SOUTH BEND -- Police are investigating a woman's allegations that she was raped by three Notre Dame football players and a former player. The 20-year-old Notre Dame student reported the alleged rape Saturday, nine days after it allegedly occurred. She told police she did not file a report immediately because she knew it would be a high-profile case and feared her name would be made public.

Appliance cited as cause of DePauw dormitory fire

GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- An electrical appliance was the source of a weekend fire that caused $1 million in damage at a DePauw University dormitory, fire officials said Tuesday.

Firefighters honored at meeting

INDIANAPOLIS -- Firefighters gazed in silence at a slowly scrolling list of names Wednesday as they gathered for a solemn tribute to colleagues who died Sept. 11. The names, projected onto television screens in a candlelit ballroom, were those of firefighters lost during the terrorist attacks, as well other firefighters who died last year while trying to rescue people from flames.

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Stage theatrics cool but not crucial

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Love fuels Kweller's inspired debut and makes it a classic

Who says women can't play guitar?

The man called E sprouts a big beard

SFA runs 'Rings' around other acts

Young's latest lacks 'Passion'

No time left for 'Clockstoppers'

'The Rookie' a good sports flick

'Panic Room' entertains through stunning visuals

Pucker up, this romantic comedy is a winner

Death to Smoochy

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More deaths in West Bank

JENIN, West Bank -- Palestinians ambushed Israeli troops in the cramped quarters of a West Bank refugee camp Tuesday, setting off a suicide bomb trap in a narrow alley and firing on soldiers in a courtyard, the military said. Thirteen Israelis were killed, the biggest blow to the army in its West Bank offensive.