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Syria unrest: West deplores UN veto by Russia and China - BBC News
Western nations have deplored the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria on anti-government protests
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Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban - Reuters
By Rob Taylor | KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally
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Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world - USA TODAY
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus' nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent
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Russians stage rival protests over Putin - Times of India
Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers
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Israeli defense minister says he sees widening global support for possible - Washington Post
HERZLIYA, Israel - Capping a day of strident warnings by Israeli officials about the dangers posed by Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that the world is increasingly ready to consider a military strike against Iran if economic sanctions
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European chill moves west, 122 die in Ukraine - Reuters
Russian gas exporter cannot meet increased demand * Family of nine die in Russian home fire * Homeless in Ukraine, Poland bear the brunt * Heathrow flights threatened (.) By Richard Balmforth KIEV, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather that has
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Russia, China block UN resolution on Syria violence - Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM BEIRUT--Russia and China on Saturday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution backing an Arab League plan that may have hastened the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad
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Russia protest movement shows its staying power with massive rally - Christian Science Monitor
Defying sub-zero temperatures, tens of thousands of Russians protested in Moscow Saturday to demand fair elections next month. Many singled out Prime Minister Putin as a threat to reforms
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NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan Withdrawal - New York Times
BRUSSELS - The secretary general of NATO echoed Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Thursday and said that the United States and its allies would step back from a combat role in Afghanistan in mid-2013, leaving Afghan forces in the lead to defend
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Egypt army, police blamed for soccer bloodshed - CBS News
Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt, Feb. 1, 2012
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Is There A U.F.O. At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea? - NewsSpoiler.com
Is there a U.F.O. at the bottom of the Baltic? UFO and treasure hunters DELIGHT! Very intriguing many say. Skeptics brace, and hopes rise. Is the world awaiting its first true glimpse of our past or a true first contact with an alien species and/or civilization?
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IAEA, Iran see more talks ahead on nuclear issue - Reuters
By Michael Shields | VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior UN nuclear inspectors plan another trip to Iran soon after holding what both sides described as good talks on the Islamic state's disputed atomic program
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Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout - Reuters
By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni | KABUL (Reuters) - The US military said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw, raising the prospect of a major failure of
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Russia Says Resolution on Syria Has No Chance of UN Approval - Voice of America
February 01, 2012 Russia Says Resolution on Syria Has No Chance of UN Approval A Russian diplomat says a Western and Arab-backed plan to resolve Syria's escalating government-rebel conflict has no chance of UN Security Council approval because Moscow
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UNSC Syria draft resolution refrains from intervention call - Jerusalem Post
By BLOOMBERG 01/31/2012 16:59 Draft resolution based on Arab League plan backed by US, EU; calls for Assad to hand power to his deputy; expresses "strong commitment to sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria
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Afghan police: Man kills wife for giving birth to daughter instead of son - CNN
By Nematullah Sarfraz, for CNN File photo of women near the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, where police say a man strangled his wife for not bearing him a son
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UN warns world lacks food - ABC Online
Within the next 20 years the world's population will need 50 per cent more food and vast new reserves of energy and water, according to UN estimates
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Myanmar says will put stability ahead of economy-report - Reuters
Myanmar lacks skills, expertise on economy - president * Looks at future trade in currencies, stocks * ASEAN chief says Myanmar needs to work with ASEAN * Thein Sein gives rare interview as reforms speed up (Adds comments from ASEAN secretary-general
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Death toll from severe cold spell in eastern Europe hits 58, many of them homeless - Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine - Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell
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Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan - Voice of America
January 31, 2012 Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan VOA News US President Barack Obama has publicly acknowledged for the first time that the United States uses drone strikes against militants in Pakistan
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Move to shelter 3 Americans points up US rift with Egypt - Los Angeles Times
The three workers for a democracy group seeking refuge at the US Embassy in Cairo have been barred from leaving Egypt and fear for their safety
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Search for Costa Concordia missing called off - CBS News
View of the bow of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo) GIGLIO, Italy - Italian emergency officials are ending the search for missing people in the submerged part of the Costa
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Daybreak: Iran Thaw? - Tablet Magazine
By Marc Tracy|January 30, 2012 8:59 AM|0Leave a comment Iran reportedly offered to extend a three-day visit by international nuclear inspectors, in what would be seen as an effort to calm recent tensions
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Assad troops fight back against Syria rebels - Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Street battles raged at the gates of the Syrian capital on Monday as President Bashar al-Assad's troops sought to consolidate their grip on suburbs that rebel fighters had taken only a few miles from the
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Federal Opposition calls for Australia Day inquiry - ABC Online
After a protest on Australia Day that embroiled the Prime Minister and Federal Opposition leader, the Opposition has called for an inquiry by the Australian Federal Police in to the events of that day
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Costa Concordia rescue 'could take months' - BBC News
The operation to recover the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia could take up to 10 months, a top Italian rescue official has said
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Ex-Pakistani envoy to US wins court victory - The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's top court Monday lifted a travel ban imposed on the country's former ambassador to the US during an investigation into a memo sent to Washington that had enraged the army, in a sign that a scandal that once looked capable ofEx-Pakistani envoy to US wins court victory…
Term limits approved for Cuba's Communist Party, government officials - MiamiHerald.com
By Juan O. Tamayo Cuba's Communist Party Sunday cleared the way for a long-term renovation of its Central Committee that might hint at the island's future leaders, while Raúl Castro issued a strong call for openness within the party and mass media
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Sunni-backed bloc ends boycott of Iraq parliament - Washington Post
BAGHDAD - A Sunni-backed political bloc ended its boycott of Iraq's parliament Sunday, a boost for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, as he tries to consolidate power in the wake of the US troop departure
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Nigeria on edge as Islamist group extends campaign of violence - CNN
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suddenly shifted his attitude toward the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, as violence spreads across northern Nigeria
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Three sisters and Shafia's first wife were found dead in a car that plunged - CNN
Kingston, Ontario (CNN) -- Three members of an Afghan immigrant family, who were found guilty of murder in what the judge called "a completely twisted concept of honor," intend to appeal their convictions
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Taliban talks: Another Karzai tiff with the US? - Christian Science Monitor
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will personally attend a meeting with Taliban figures in Saudi Arabia, working around Western efforts to coordinate the peace process
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African Union left in limbo following leadership vote impasse - The Guardian
A high-profile race for the post of chairman of the African Union (AU) commission entered deadlock on Monday, splitting the organisation into anglophone and francophone blocs
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In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad - New York Times
The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws
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Putin's Russia tries to sap opposition - Washington Post
MOSCOWThe opposition movement that began to emerge here after last month's parliamentary elections is dashing toward its next confrontation with the authorities this week, trying to rally supporters, develop strategy and groom leaders as it goes along
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Sudan, S. Sudan crisis 'major threat' to peace: UN chief - AFP
ADDIS ABABA - UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Sunday a crisis between former enemies Sudan and South Sudan has become a major threat to regional peace and security
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Official: Yemen president in US for treatment - Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK - The embattled president of Yemen arrived Saturday in the United States for medical treatment, according to a statement from the country's foreign press office
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List of dead or missing from the Costa Concordia cruise ship that grounded off - Washington Post
A list of those confirmed dead or missing in the grounding of the cruise ship Costa Concordia off Italy. Italian officials released a list of the missing
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Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school - Chicago Tribune
LE ROY, New York (Reuters) - State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to assure parents the
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Whooping crane migration comes up short - Los Angeles Times
While following an ultralight aircraft guiding them to Florida, young Maryland-bred birds get distracted in Alabama. They'll stay there for now
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Ore. mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days - USA TODAY
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search helicopters flying low and slow overhead
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Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC; 7 held - Boston.com
An Occupy DC demonstrator, who did not provide his name, yells at US Park Police after they tore-down his tent as police enforced a no camping law at McPherson Square, a federal park near the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
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100 cruise passengers struck by norovirus - STLtoday.com
Officials with Princess Cruise Lines say a stomach virus affected nearly 100 passengers on a ship that arrived in South Florida
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Major snowstorm barrels down on Central Plains - Reuters
By Eric Johnson | CHICAGO (Reuters) - A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour
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Super Bowl ad makes New York Mayor Bloomberg gun control king - Christian Science Monitor
The gun control movement has faltered in recent years. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to spend his own fortune to buck that trend, most notably with a Super Bowl ad
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Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter - TIME
Pennsylvania's iconic groundhog has "seen" his shadow, meaning we're in for a long winter. By Samantha Grossman | @sam_grossman | February 2, 2012 | + Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha smiles as he holds Phil after he made his prediction on Feb. 2, 2012
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Government Securities Dealers Estimate $1.127 Trillion Deficit For FY12 - Fox Business
WASHINGTON - Primary dealers of US government debt are projecting a federal budget deficit of $1.127 trillion for fiscal 2012 as they anticipate the payroll tax cut will be extended
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No major injuries in Michigan train derailment - CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- No life-threatening injuries were reported after the derailment of an Amtrak train near Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wednesday, officials said
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11th victim found days after deadly crash on Florida highway - Fox News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Another victim has been found in the mangled wreckage from Sunday's deadly pileup on Interstate 75, bringing the death toll to 11, MyFoxOrlando
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Intelligence chief: Iran, Russia, China top intel threats to U.S. - Washington Times
By Shaun Waterman Iran has joined Russia and China as one of the most menacing foreign intelligence threats to the United States, according to the top US intelligence chief
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TSA agents reportedly wait 6 hours before alerting cops about potential bomb - Fox News
Transportation Security Administration agents at New York's La Guardia Airport reportedly found two possible pipe bombs in a passenger's luggage and left the materials in a public area for six hours before alerting police
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Catholic Church Vows to Fight Contraception Coverage - Fox News
Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories Contraception Could Be Free Under Health Care Law Obama Administration Orders Insurers to Pay for Women's Health Screenings, Contraception The Catholic Church is vowing to fight back against
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Oakland to seek 'stay away' orders against Occupy protesters - Los Angeles Times
With more than 400 arrests in the Occupy Oakland protests in recent days and City Hall vandalized, officials will seek "stay away" orders against more than 100 repeat protesters to prevent them from returning
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Ayla Reynolds probably not abducted by stranger, cops say - New York Daily News
By Nina Mandell / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS AP A search for a missing Maine toddler is beginning to sound like a real-life game of Clue
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US set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is on track for a fourth straight year with a $1 trillion-plus budget deficit as a sluggish economy holds down corporate tax revenues, congressional forecasters said on Tuesday, but they warned that extension
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Occupy DC Tries to Stave off Eviction in Court - ABC News
Members of one of the last major Occupy encampments are making a last-minute court effort to stave off eviction from public land in Washington
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No relief in rising gasoline prices as refineries shut down - Los Angeles Times
By Ronald D. White American motorists may well be wondering when, if ever, they will again see a sustained and significant drop in retail gasoline prices
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Occupy Oakland: Outrage grows after flag burned, City Hall vandalized - Los Angeles Times
Officials in Oakland expressed outrage that protesters vandalized City Hall during an Occupy Oakland demonstration on Saturday. "We're tired of one faction using Oakland as their playground," Mayor Jean Quan said
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Officers investigating robbery find 5 dead in Alabama home - CBS News
(CBS/AP/WIAT) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Authorities say police found five people dead inside a Birmingham home Sunday when they arrived at a home to investigate a possible robbery
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Missing Maine toddler's blood found in dad's home - Boston.com
WATERVILLE, MaineSome of the blood found in a Maine home where a missing toddler was last seen six weeks ago belonged to the little girl, an official said
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Occupy DC camps out, protests - Washington Post
Demonstrators have entrenched themselves in Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square downtown. Patience with the protests seems to be wearing thin for some officials, and the National Park Service director says Park Police soon will begin to enforce the ban
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Cause sought for deadly Fla. highway pileup - Fox News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Authorities in Florida were trying to determine Monday what caused the horrific pileup on Interstate 75 south of Gainesville, where a long line of cars and trucks collided one after another on a dark highway so shrouded in haze and
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Sea lions found shot on Puget Sound, US officials say - BBC News
Eight sea lions have been found shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials have told a local TV station
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At least 9 dead in crashes on Florida highway - Fox News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - At least nine people were killed in a series of vehicle crashes on a Florida highway, officials said Sunday. Visibility on Interstate 75 near Gainesville was greatly reduced overnight due to smoke from a brush fire, The Gainesville
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Ayla Reynolds Case: Parents Meet for First Time Since Disappearance - ABC News
The parents of missing Maine toddler Ayla Bell Reynolds met at a vigil Saturday for the first time since their daughter's disappearance, as police wait for test results for blood found in the toddler's father's home
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SUV hits light-rail train in Sacramento, killing 3 - Fox News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An SUV ignored flashing warning lights and veered around a rail crossing arm moments before it collided with a light-rail train, killing two adults and an 18-month-old boy in the vehicle, authorities said
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Occupy Oakland: Police arrest 300, officials decry 'illegal activity' - Los Angeles Times
Oakland police made more than 300 arrests during a tense Occupy Oakland protest Saturday, with city officials expressing frustration and outrage at the tactics of some demonstrators
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Obama pushes energy plan in campaign-style tour - Reuters
By Caren Bohan | LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost US use of natural gas and open more land for offshore drilling during a campaign-style tour aimed at bolstering confidence in his economic stewardship
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Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site - Fox News
CINCINNATI - A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others
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Governance Matters at Las Vegas Sands in the hands of Sheldon Adelson - Forbes
Yesterday, Las Vegas Sands' CEO's wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, gave a further $5 million to Winning Our Future, a so-called super PAC set up to support Newt Gingrich's presidential candidacy, on top of the $5 million already given by the CEO himself
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Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition - Albany Times Union
JIM KUHNHENN, AP, KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press President Barack Obama reaches out to shake hands with supporters at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo
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Experts divided on Pentagon's proposed cuts - CNN
By Michael Martinez, CNN (CNN) -- Some military experts Friday called Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's proposed budget cuts "much to do about nothing," but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking US military in the strategic Mideast
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Doctor convicted in Jackson death seeks release - The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death asked a judge Friday to release him from jail pending his appeal
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Occupy DC must stop camping overnight on Monday, Park Service says - Washington Post
The National Park Service said Friday that it will begin enforcing its long-standing regulation prohibiting camping on federal parkland at the Occupy sites at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza at noon Monday
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"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges = Reuters
By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a
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Dealers' Group : Auto Sales to Hit 13.9 Million This Year - Wall Street Journal
By Jeff Bennett LAS VEGAS (Dow Jones) - US automotive sales should hit 13.9 million new vehicles this year as low interest rates and a mild recession in Europe keep the American economy humming
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Gazprom says unable to meet greater Europe gas demand - Reuters
Exports flows back to normal after reduction * Plans to increase overall shipments to Europe * Putin asks Gazprom for "maximum efforts" * Norway flows to UK healthy By Vladimir Soldatkin and Henning Gloystein MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russian
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Oil risks fuelling flames of Sudan conflict - Reuters
By Hereward Holland and Ulf Laessing PALOUGE OIL FIELD, South Sudan/KHARTOUM, Feb 2 - South Sudan's oil minister was riled when he discovered production from one of his remote oil fields was out by 40000 barrels per day, and immediately knew who to
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Jobs Report A Pleasant Surprise As US Payrolls Add 243K Workers - Forbes
The US economy added 243000 jobs in January, more than in December even as the impact of temporary holiday hiring came out of the measure, and the best reading in several years
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Clock ticks on Greece's bailout deadline - Reuters
Venizelos says deal should be concluded by Sunday night * Wage, spending cuts remain key sticking points * Papademos expected to call in political leaders By George Georgiopoulos and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Lucas
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Confidence in eurozone returns - Khaleej Times
It is easy to get carried away with a positive view of the markets. Interest rates are falling, markets are rising and global economic activity has surprised to the upside
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Dow at Highest Since May 2008 - Wall Street Journal
By ES BROWNING The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through to its highest close since May 2008, back before the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. collapse, as investors increasingly put aside fears of economic calamity and focused again on fundamentals
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European Stocks Climb as US Jobless Claims Fall; Xstrata Jumps - BusinessWeek
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks climbed for a third day as a report showed that US jobless claims dropped more than economists had estimated and Glencore International Plc held talks to buy Xstrata Plc, boosting mining companies
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Bernanke: Fed will protect U.S. economy from Europe - CNNMoney
By Annalyn Censky @CNNMoney February 2, 2012: 10:31 AM ET Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a House panel Thursday, that the Fed will 'take every available step to protect the US financial system and the economy' from Europe's debt crisis
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Chrysler and Ford Car Sales Improve - New York Times
DETROIT - Chrysler Group and the Ford Motor Company on Wednesday reported sales increases for January, as the auto industry's momentum from 2011 extended into the new year
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Construction Spending in US Climbs by Most in Four Months - BusinessWeek
By Alex Kowalski Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Construction spending in the US rose in December at the fastest pace in four months, reflecting broad- based gains that signal the industry is stabilizing
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US Factory Activity Rose Last Month - New York Times
Growth in the American manufacturing sector picked up in January to its highest level since June as new orders improved, according to an industry report released Wednesday
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Dow Average Caps Longest Slump Since August - Bloomberg
Play Video Play Video US stocks declined, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward its longest retreat since August, as reports showed consumer confidence trailed economists' estimates and business activity cooled
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Eurozone Unemployment Ends 2011 at Record High - ABC News
Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro ended 2011 at a record high of one person in every 10, official figures showed Tuesday, a day after EU leaders acknowledged that they would have to boost economic growth with the same urgency that
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India to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets in $11B deal with French aviation company - Washington Post
NEW DELHI - India is buying 126 French-made combat aircraft in a massive $11 billion deal that will update its military with the first exported Rafale jets, officials said Tuesday
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WTO ruling on Chinese exports unlikely to ease rare earth prices - Globe and Mail
A World Trade Organisation ruling against China's restrictions on raw material exports could force changes to some of its rare earth policies but is unlikely to yield the boost in exports of the metals that consumers want to see
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US lawmakers to press Obama on China auto parts - Reuters
By Doug Palmer | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Midwestern lawmakers and groups from the US auto parts sector plan on Tuesday to urge President Barack Obama to take action to restrict imports of auto parts from China, a US industry official said
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Consumer Confidence in US Declined in Jan - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Consumer Confidence in US Unexpectedly Declined in January Consumer Confidence in US Unexpectedly Declined in January Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Job seekers including Michael Collins, out of work since 2008, center, at a career fair sponsored
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Hawaii sees a bigger wave of tourists - Los Angeles Times
Visitor numbers dropped sharply during the recession, and Japan's earthquake and tsunami last year stifled the flow of Japanese vacationers
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Greece Fights for Second Bailout as EU Leaders Seal Fiscal Pact - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Greece Debt Greece Debt Jock Fistick/Bloomberg Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, right, speaks with Lucas Papademos, Greece's prime minister, at the European Leaders at the European Council headquarters in Brussels
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Insight: Davos elite see euro surviving, for now - Reuters
By Lisa Jucca, Paul Taylor and Paritosh Bansal | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - At a discreet farewell dinner in Davos for Swiss National Bank chief Philipp Hildebrand, a handful of guests including central bankers past and present were handed blank
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EURO GOVT-Italy under pressure after auction, Portugal at risk - Reuters
Italy sells 7.5 billion euros of Italian debt * Portugal CDS prices at record high * Greece to cast shadow over EU summit By Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Italian government debt came under pressure on Monday as the country sold
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Oil flat near $111.40, EU and Iran eyed - Reuters
By Claire Milhench | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices traded sideways at around $111.40 a barrel on Monday as uncertainty around Iranian crude exports to Europe continued to provide support and markets awaited a deal on Greek debt
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Natural gas may not be as plentiful as thought - Houma Courier
The difficulty and uncertainty in predicting natural gas resources was underscored last week when the Energy Information Administration released a report containing sharply lower estimates
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Wall Street falls at open on Greek budget woes - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks fell at the open on Monday as concerns grew about the state of Europe's finances as Greece and Germany sparred over budget measures for Athens
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Greek Debt Talks Risk Derailing EU Summit - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Greece Debt Greece Debt Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg In front of the Greek finance ministry in Athens on Jan. 24, 2012
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FDA seizes nearly 14% of imported orange juice over fungicide - Los Angeles Times
The imported orange juice contained trace amounts of carbendazim, used to combat a fungus that leaves black spots on tree leaves. The fungicide is not allowed in the US By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times Nearly 14% of orange juice imported to the US
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Davos founder Klaus Schwab: Focus on jobs, morals - USA TODAY
By Angela Charlton, AP DAVOS, Switzerland - Capitalism is out of whack, the founder of the World Economic Forum says, welcoming critics' ideas of how to fix it - even those camped out in protest igloos near his invitation-only gathering of global VIPs
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Exxon Mobil to Sell Its Japanese Arm for $3.9 Billion - New York Times
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Exxon Mobil said on Sunday that it has agreed to sell its Japanese subsidiary to TonenGeneral Sekiyu, a major refinery operator in Japan, for about $3.9 billion, as part of a revamping of the oil giant's operations in that
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Economic growth not enough to sharply reduce unemployment - Chicago Sun-Times
AP January 28, 2012 6:08PM FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, 2011 Chevrolet Malibus are lined up at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif
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Fannie, Freddie to Get Paid for Forgiving Debt in Mortage Pl - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Fannie, Freddie to Get Paid for Forgiving Debt in Mortage Pl Fannie, Freddie to Get Paid for Forgiving Debt in Mortage Pl Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Abandoned houses at the Desert Mesa subdivision in North Las Vegas Nov. 13, 2011
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After 70 years, right-to-work issue remains a hot potato - USA TODAY
By Tom Lobianco, AP INDIANAPOLIS - The battle over the right-to-work issue may be reaching a conclusion in Indiana as the state prepares to become the first to adopt the law in more than a decade, but the argument over exactly what the measure means
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Quest for the golden cross - Reuters
By Rodrigo Campos | NEW YORK (Reuters) - January has turned out to be strong for stocks with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in
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Schneiderman: Objection resolved in mortgage deal - Wall Street Journal
AP ALBANY, NY - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says there's been a resolution of one major objection to a proposed settlement between US states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over deceptive foreclosure practices
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The book store's last stand - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
William Lynch, chief executive of Barnes & Noble, with a wall full of e-readers at a company site, where 300 employees are aiming to build the company's digital side, in Palo Alto, Calif
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Iran may impose long-term EU oil sales ban - Reuters
By Ramin Mostafavi and Daniel Fineren | TEHRAN/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is considering banning all oil exports to the European Union (EU) for five to 15 years, a senior Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying on Sunday, while its deputy oil minister said
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Critic's Notebook: Enter action hero, Liam Neeson - Los Angeles Times
Currently starring in 'The Grey,' the towering, 59-year-old actor impresses audiences and critics alike with his steely toughness
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LA Reid Signs On for Season Two of The X Factor - E! Online
Drew: Flower Power! Plus, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel McAdams, Kristin Davis & Ashley Tisdale. Rate the highs and lows! As it turns out, not everyone got the boot from The X Factor
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Ben Gazzara, Risk-Taking Actor, Is Dead at 81 - New York Times
Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors, died on Friday in
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Robinson: Wishing you love, peace and soul - Alexandria Town Talk
If you grew up a child of the 1970s, this past week you saw another one of our childhood icons leave this life. Don Cornelius, creator of "Soul Train," died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 75
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Whales Trapped in Ice Warm Moviegoers' Hearts? - Wall Street Journal
By John Jurgensen Animal-loving volunteer Rachel Kramer (played by Drew Barrymore) offers comfort to one of the trapped whales in Big Miracle
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Box Office Report: Young People Rush to See 'Chronicle,' 'Woman in Black' - Hollywood Reporter
"Chronicle" zooms past expectations to gross $8.7 million on Friday, "Woman in Black" likewise overperforms with $8.3 million; Drew Barrymore-John Krasinski whale pic "Big Miracle" opens to No
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'American Idol' Recap: Portland Comes Alive - RollingStone.com
By Melissa Locker Welcome back the eleventh season of American Idol and the eleventy billionth round of auditions. I am slightly (completely) irrationally excited that Idol is visiting my hometown of Portland, Oregon
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The 2012 Hollywood Cover, Revealed: 11 Thoroughly Modern Actresses - Vanity Fair
By Vanity Fair In the first-ever Hollywood Issue cover shoot from Vanity Fair contributing photographer Mario Testino, a bevy of Hollywood's most precocious beauties lounge across a three-panel foldoutincluding two new Oscar nominees
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Many Super Bowl commercials are out - ESPN
By Kelley Carter As usual, potty trips will be frowned upon during Super Bowl Sunday's commercial breaks -- the time that the men on Madison Avenue (women too!
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Secrets Of Winning Super Bowl Car Ads - Forbes
Judging by the Super Bowl XLVI car ads already released, the nearly dozen automotive companies airing commercials Sunday scrutinized what past winners did to make their $3-million-plus ad spend worth it
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SAG Awards Style: Stars Who Stunned in Marchesa Gowns - Us Magazine
In recent years, Marchesa has become the go-to label during awards season, with every star from Halle Berry to Lea Michele stepping out in its head-turning gowns
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Gossip Girl revealed: Where were the clues? - Entertainment Weekly
by Lanford Beard Did you see it coming, Gossip Girl fans? For all who haven't yet watched last night's 100th episode of The CW's UEStravaganza, read no further, as there will be SPOILERS aplenty
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'The Bachelor' recap: After skinny-dip, Ben's under Courtney's spell - Los Angeles Times
Weirdly enough, I was at the Sundance Film Festival just as Ben was on TV in Park City, Utah, wooing women in the snow. Ben actually flew into town to promote the episode last week, and I ran into him before a Drake concert
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'X Factor' Shakeup an Admission of Failure; Enter Mariah? - Reuters
By Tim Molloy at TheWrap ANALYSIS "X Factor" judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger may have sealed their fates when they let a 13-year-old go home bawling
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Fashion News: 'The Help' best-dressed at SAG Awards 2012 - Los Angeles Times
The women of "The Help" mopped up trophies at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning for best ensemble cast, among other things -- and they could have won an award for best ensemble on the red carpet too, if there had been such a thing
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Directors Guild singles out maker of 'The Artist' - Chicago Sun-Times
By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer January 29, 2012 10:22PM Director Michel Hazanavicius arrives at the 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) The Directors Guild of America
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2012 Oscar Nominations: Snubs, Surprises and More - The Quad News
Each year, film makers and actors eagerly wait for what is known as "Award Season." Besides the red carpet, high-end fashion and after parties, walking away with an award often tops the list of nightly excitement
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SAG Awards Red Carpet Ruled By Pastels, Sexy Details - MTV.com
Emma Stone, Lea Michele and Angelina Jolie flaunt what they've got in couture on Sunday night. By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) The SAG Awards may honor actors and their hard work, but on the red carpet on Sunday (January 29), it was all about
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Luck Pilot Series Premiere Preview: HBO, David Milch and Michael Mann Team Up - TheHDRoom
HBO's horse racing series Luck from co-showrunners and executive producers Michael Mann and David Milch, and starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, premieres tonight with lofty expectations for the pay cable cable
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DGA Awards 2012: Michel Hazanavicius is finally a believer - Los Angeles Times
Michel Hazanavicius would be the first to tell you that never in a million years did he expect to win the top award from the Directors Guild of America for his film "The Artist
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SAG Awards: Steve Buscemi wins for male actor in TV drama series - Los Angeles Times
Steve Buscemi won the SAG Award for male actor in a drama series for his role in HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Buscemi plays Enoch Nucky Thompson, a politician modeled after real-life mob boss Enoch Johnson, who ruled Atlantic City during the Prohibition
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Rainn Wilson Drops Details on "Crazy" Office Spinoff for Dwight! - E! Online
For the first time, Rainn Wilson confirmed today that an Office spinoff with his character Dwight Schrute is currently in the very early stages of development at NBC
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'Scary Potter' movie comes to theaters - msnbc.com
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Christina Aguilera Sings 'At Last' In Etta James' Funeral - KOvideo
On Saturday, legendary Blues singer Etta James' funeral took place in Gardena, California, where her memories were remembered, both in words and music
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Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of 'Welcome Back Kotter' dead at 60 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger WARNER BROS.Robert Hegyes, top right, starred as one of the Sweathogs in the '70s hit "Welcome Back Kotter," alongside John Travolta, left, Ron Palillo, second from left, Gabe Kaplan, center, and Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
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'Fear Factor' Donkey Semen Episode Off the NBC Schedule - TMZ.com
Donkey semen will not be served on network TV tomorrow night -- the"Fear Factor" episode featuring the stunt has been yanked ... at least according to a website where NBC posts its media releases. The controversial episode is entitled, "Hee Haw!
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2012 Sundance Film Festival Winners: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild', 'Surrogate - AceShowbiz
Other winners at the annual film festival include drug war documentary 'The House I Live In', a singer's life story 'Searching for Sugar Man' and millionaire family doc 'The Queen of Versailles'
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Mary Tyler Moore's Life Achievement Honored at SAG Awards - People Magazine
By Alison Schwartz Before she was a household name, Mary Tyler Moore was just another 18-year-old actress trying to make a name for herself in the industry - which meant finding a name that wasn't already registered with the Screen Actors Guild
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Sneak a Peek at New Seasons of Game of Thrones and True Blood! - E! Online
HBO, ever the gracious network, decided to gift two huge fantasy fanbases tonight with trailers for the new seasons of Game of Thrones and True Blood
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'The Grey' is gold for Neeson - MiamiHerald.com
By JOE FLINT LOS ANGELES -- With an estimated $20 million opening weekend under his belt, Liam Neeson has secured his status as the thinking man's action star
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Spencer, Plummer win supporting SAG trophies - USA TODAY
By Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY 9:34:TNT trots out Dallas stars Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray and Larry Hagman (complete with white cowboy hat) to present the TV drama ensemble prize
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Union news: AFTRA approves merger with SAG - Entertainment Weekly
by Lynette Rice Hollywood's two big acting unions just took another step toward a significant merger. The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or AFTRA - which oversees more than 70000 actors
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ban kids from Googling their names - Digital Spy
Brad Pitt has said that his children are not allowed to search for his name on the internet. The actor has admitted that he has taken certain precautions at home to ensure that his three biological and three adopted offspring with Angelina Jolie
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Mcg - Mcg Shot Multiple This Means War Endings - Contactmusic.com
Filmmaker Mcg shot a variety of endings to This Means War to prevent audiences from discovering which leading man Reese Witherspoon picks in the romantic comedy
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With DGA Win, 'The Artist' and Its Artist Look Virtually Unstoppable at Oscars - Hollywood Reporter
The DGA has a better track record of predicting the best picture and best director Oscars than any other precursor award. On Sunday night, Michel Hazanavicius' black-and-white silent film The Artist might well lose all three SAG Awards for which it has
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'Runway' designers show good taste with gelato-inspired challenge - msnbc.com
Jerell Scott and Mondo Guerra try to get in the mood for designing on "Project Runway All Stars." By Liane Bonin Starr , HitFix
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Spencer Levin leads Phoenix Open by 6 strokes - San Francisco Chronicle
AP Spencer Levin, with plenty of witnesses, follows the flight of his tee shot on the 18th hole. Spencer Levin remained in control at the PGA's Phoenix Open in front of the largest crowd in tournament history, shooting a 3-under 68 on Saturday to take
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Azarenka Pulls Out With Injury, and the US Takes Advantage - New York Times
WORCESTER, Mass. - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the newly minted No. 1 player in the world, withdrew from what was to be her first match since winning the Australian Open, pulling out of the opening Fed Cup singles match Saturday against the United
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Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame - Wall Street Journal
AP INDIANAPOLIS - Running back Curtis Martin and four linemen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with one senior committee choice
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NFL MVP Award: Aaron Rodgers Prevails Over Drew Brees, Tom Brady - SB Nation
By Gethin Coolbaugh - Regional Editor There just isn't any love for Tom Brady. That was the case for the 2012 NFL MVP Award, at least, as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the award over both Drew Brees of the Saints and Brady of the
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Lawrie edges one clear - SkySports
Former champion Paul Lawrie moved into a one-stroke lead at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters after carding a second round 67. With just 18 holes of the truncated event to play on Sunday, the Scot will be looking to repeat his success of 13 years ago
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Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz and more: What to watch for at UFC 143 - Yahoo! Sports
By Dave Doyle | Cagewriter - Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:15 PM EST Nick Diaz fights for the interim title belt on Saturday (Getty)LAS VEGAS -- All the attention focused this week on a potential Nick Diaz vs
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CUP: Explaining The Inexplicable - SPEEDtv.com
So Danica Patrick's already in the Daytona 500 and the driver who won it last year isn't? And also on the outside looking is in Dave Blaney, the driver who drove the car that earned the spot that Patrick now holds for the 500?
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Wozniacki fires coach Sanchez after two months - SI.com
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has fired coach Ricardo Sanchez of Spain after just two months. Wozniacki's father Piotr told Wednesday's edition of the Ekstra Bladet that his daughter didn't get "new impulses'' from
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Young Golfers Emerge as Woods Fades From View - New York Times
SAN DIEGO A ghost was in Kyle Stanley's gallery, a flash of red that kept tripping the mind throughout his final round at the Farmers Insurance Open
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WPS suspension could have a significant impact on Olympic preparations - Yahoo! Sports
By Andrew Bucholtz By Andrew Bucholtz | Fourth-Place Medal - 4 minutes 13 seconds ago It's been a few days of highs and lows for women's soccer
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Super Bowl XLVI Media Day Live Blog - SI.com
It's Media Day in Indianapolis - a swarm of players, media members, the same questions being asked over and over and the random absurdities that the spectacle has become known for
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50th Rolex 24 at Daytona ends with Jacksonville's Brumos Racing netting - Florida Times-Union
Their Porsche 911 race car dirty from 24 hours of racing, Brumos Racing drivers [lr] Leh Keen, Andrew Davis, Hurley Haywood and Marc Lieb wait their turn in Victory Circle after a third in class finish
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For Tiger, things still need working out - ESPN
By Bob Harig ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Perhaps it is rare to think of Tiger Woods mingling among a crowd of people wealthier than him, but there he was Sunday afternoon on the 18th green at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, as UAE sheikhs worth billions
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Gig Harbor's Stanley loses 7-stroke lead at Torrey Pines - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By Todd Milles, The (Tacoma) News Tribune, If every PGA Tour tournament came down to an easy drive, chip and two-putt finish, Gig Harbor's Kyle Stanley would have won the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday afternoon in San Diego
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Epic final sets up Djokovic grand slam bid - Yahoo! Sports
Rod Laver was the last man to complete the grand slam back in 1969 and after Novak Djokovic's astonishing win in the Australian Open final it looks like the Serb could be next
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Colts owner not 'sentimental' about Manning: 'This isn't fantasy football' - USA TODAY
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY Based on Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's Tuesday TV sitdown with ESPN's Hannah Storm, it's looking more likely the Colts won't pay injured Peyton Manning the $28 million bonus he's due March 8 -- and may show him the
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Brandon Marshall scores four TDs as AFC beat NFC in Pro Bowl - The Guardian
Brandon Marshall was the star of the show with a Pro Bowl record four touchdowns to lead the AFC to 59-41 victory over the NFC at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Sunday
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James Stewart wins Supercross race at Oakland's O.co Coliseum - Washington Post
OAKLAND, Calif. - James Stewart of Haines City, Fla., won the Monster Energy AMA Supercross race Saturday night at O.co Coliseum, his first Supercross Class Main Event victory of the season
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Joey Hand puts Ganassi team in lead at Rolex 24 - USA TODAY
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates was back out front of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, with the defending race winners clinging to the lead Sunday morning in the twice-around-the-clock endurance race
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FA Cup: Liverpool paired with Brighton in fifth round draw - The Guardian
Having seen off Manchester City in the Carling Cup semi-final, Liverpool will need to beat Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield to keep their tilt for two Wembley final appearances this season on course, having been paired with the Championship side in
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Kyle Stanley builds 5-shot lead - ESPN
AP SAN DIEGO -- Hang gliders were taking off from the cliffs behind the 13th tee at Torrey Pines where Kyle Stanley was waiting to tee off on the 524-yard hole
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Azarenka expects competitive season - Mirror.co.uk
Victoria Azarenka is predicting a competitive future for women's tennis after her victory at the Australian Open saw her become the fifth different title-winner in the last five grand slams
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UFC On Fox 2 Results: Dana White Thinks Michael Bisping Beat Chael Sonnen - Bloody Elbow
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 29, 2012 11:27 AM EST in UFC Quotes The co-main event of UFC on Fox 2 saw Michael Bisping put on a much better performance than most expected against Chael Sonnen
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Tiger Woods finishes tied for third - ESPN
By Bob Harig ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- The steady, solid play that marked Tiger Woods' golf through his first three rounds of the year in the Middle East suddenly and surprisingly left him Sunday
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Australian Open: Djokovic tops Nadal in longest final - Chicago Tribune
MELBOURNE, Australia -- In certainly the longest and arguably one of the greatest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis, Novak Djokovic outlasted Rafael Nadal over 5 hours, 53 minutes to win a third Australian Open title
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US women's soccer team qualifies for London Olympics with 3-0 win over Costa Rica - Chicago Tribune
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The final goal in the game that put the US women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup
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Novak Djokovic Vs. Rafael Nadal: Previewing The 2012 Australian Open Final - SB Nation
By Bill Connelly - NCAA Football Contributor Previewing the 2012 Australian Open finals between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal, the 30th match between the two
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Tiger Woods shares lead in Abu Dhabi - USA TODAY
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Tiger Woods took a share of the lead at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Saturday by "staying away from trouble" with a 6-under 66
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Azarenka solidifies spot as top player - FOXSports.com
Richard Evans has covered tennis since the 1960s, reporting on more than 150 Grand Slams. He is author of 15 books, including the official history of the Davis Cup and the unofficial history of the modern game in "Open Tennis
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Kyle Stanley takes lead - USA TODAY
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The tougher South Course at Torrey Pines suited Kyle Stanley just fine Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open. By Gregory Bull, AP Kyle Stanley hits his tee shot on the 14th hole at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif
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Pushed to Limit, Djokovic Defeats Murray to Set Up a Familiar Final - New York Times
MELBOURNE, Australia - There were big hints of a power shift at this Australian Open. There were grueling, long-form semifinals bristling with uncertainty
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A miniature success amid Phil Mickelson's woeful play at La Jolla - Los Angeles Times
Phil Mickelson misses the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, but he gives his fans a brief flash of that Phil magic from the rough on No
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Woods Climbs to Two Shots Behind Leader at Abu Dhabi - New York Times
Tiger Woods moved into contention Friday with a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates, putting him two shots behind the leader, Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark
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Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka eye big payoff in Australian Open final - SI.com
Victoria Azarenka (left) has defeated Maria Sharapova in their two matchups in finals, including one in Key Biscayne, Fla., last April
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Sonnen victory likely nets title shot - Chicago Tribune
Chael Sonnen's fight against Michael Bisping on Saturday night at the United Center isn't the main event. But don't tell him that
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NASCAR announces that it will disclose all fines - Yahoo! Sports
By Nick Bromberg By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles - Wed, Jan 25, 2012 5:46 PM EST NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will stop the practice of 'secret fines' and publicly announce all monetary punishments
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Brad Pitt Claims He Was the Original Prankster - Not George Clooney - People Magazine
By Liz Raftery George Clooney recently revealed that he has a career-ending prank up his sleeve for Brad Pitt - but Pitt is already thinking up his own retaliation
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Jason Segel honored by Harvard theater group - Albany Times Union
AP Actor Jason Sege tells a joke during a roast before he was honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass
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Radcliffe admits being drunk during "Harry Potter" scenes - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview
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Three cheers for Madonna - Boston Herald
By Jed Gottlieb Madonna's betting on a lot of overlap between her fan base and Gronk's. Not only is she jumping back into the scene with her Sunday halftime gig, but her Give Me All Your Luvin' video is an orgy of rah-rahing cheerleaders and beefy
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Demi is in Utah rehab report - New York Daily News
By Barry Paddock / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Actress Demi Moore has reportedly checked into a Utah rehab clinic after her recent drug-induced collapse
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Kim Kardashian Shoots Down Mark Sanchez Dating Rumors - Access Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Is Kim Kardashian turning her attention to the football field for a post-marriage rebound? Not according to the reality star
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David Lee Roth Says Van Halen Are Terminally Unhip - Ultimate Classic Rock
Van Halen's David Lee Roth insists his band isn't cool, never was cool and probably would say they never will be cool - and he seems totally at ease with that
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Lana Del Rey 'Compelled' By Britney Spears - MTV.com
By Gil Kaufman To look at her, you'd think Lana Del Rey's inspirations come mostly from 1940s detective movies and sepia-toned Hollywood pin-ups
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Taylor Swift won't be in movie version of 'Les Miserables' - Los Angeles Times
Taylor Swift might be golden when it comes to selling her music and winning trophies, but the popular country singer has lost out on the role of the tragic Eponine in the all-star movie version of "Les Miserables
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Has Madonna Given Up Acting For Good? - MTV.com
'WE' director tells MTV News she prefers directing because 'If I'm the actor, I'm just ... I'm a pawn.' By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) , with reporting by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) Madonna has given the whole thespian thing a try several times
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Tabloid Makes Angelina Jolie Pregnant With Twins! Both Boys! Yay! - The Hollywood Gossip
In the tabloids, anyway. Just yesterday, she was headed to rehab after a heroin relapse, having withered away to 99 pounds. Today?
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Inside Demi's Dangerous Desperation to 'Stay Young and Skinny' - People Magazine
By Michelle Tauber Never shy about flaunting her bikini body onscreen and off, Demi Moore had long been regarded as Hollywood's most age-defying beauty
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Confirmed: Rumer Willis Was Present During Demi Moore's Emergency - E! Online
SAG Awards Special Edition! From Emma Stone to Lea Michele to Angelina Jolie, see whose style soared and whose went splat Well, at least one of our five lingering questions has been answered
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Demi Lovato Returns to Twitter but Not TV (For Now, at Least) - E! Online
Just a week after announcing she was so done with Twitter, Demi Lovato is back to tweeting. Hmm, might it have something to do with all those return-to-rehab rumors that ran rampant immediately following her self-imposed exile from the social media
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Undies to insults: Madonna's best TV moments - msnbc.com
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Adele Will Make First Post-Surgery Performance at Grammys - People Magazine
By Alison Schwartz Music's biggest night was already a big night for Adele: She's nominated in six categories - a career high, and Kanye West only has her outnumbered by a single nod
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David Guetta Builds Nicki Minaj Doll In 'Turn Me On' Video - MTV.com
By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) David Guetta has enlisted Nicki Minaj for a steam-punk-inspired affair for the pair's "Turn Me On" music video
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Vergara, Upton top 'most desirable' list - CNN
By Ashley Strickland, Special to CNN (CNN) -- Looking at the world's most beautiful women, from actresses to musicians to models, AskMen
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Lana Del Rey Thinks She 'Looked Beautiful And Sang Fine' On 'SNL' - MTV.com
By John Mitchell Lana Del Rey was raked over the Internet coals following her January 14 performance on "Saturday Night Live
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Demi Moore's Friends Say "She's Doing Great" - The Daily Blabber
Demi Moore is having a tough week, but her Hollywood pals have every confidence that she'll pull through. The actress was rushed to the hospital last Monday
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Christina Aguilera suffers fake tan faux pas - New York Daily News
By Cristina Everett / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Christina Aguilera may have delivered a heartfelt performance at Etta James' funeral on Saturday, but the singer's tribute was overlooked when spectators caught a glimpse of her dirrty legs
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Daniel Radcliffe Says Good Morning America - The Gossip Girls
Kicking off the week with some media duties, Daniel Radcliffe was spotted out and about in New York City this morning
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Kyra Sedgwick Exposes a New Tattoo on SAG Red Carpet - People Magazine
By Justine Harman Despite the many gorgeous celebrities flocking last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet, Kyra Sedgwick stood out thanks to a bold new accessory
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Ringo Starr stays positive on 17th solo album 'Ringo 2012' - USA TODAY
By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY BEVERLY HILLS - "This is an anthem of peace and love," Ringo Starr sings with irony-free fervor on the opening track of his 17th solo album
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Cute Kid Alert! Kourtney & Kim Kardashian Do Lunch With Kris Jenner & Baby - Celebuzz
Can you think of anything better than getting lunch with your fam on a beautiful day? Neither can we! Kim and Kourtney Kardashian were seen dining at Marmalade Cafe in Calabasas, Calif
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Spoiler Alert: On The Grey and The Punching of the Wolves - TIME
A new, semi-regular series in which we totally spoil one of the weekend's films. If you saw The Grey, please chime in below. By Gilbert Cruz | @gilbertcruz | January 30, 2012 | + It was pretty clear from the first few minutes of The Grey that it was
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Alec Baldwin sheds weight after pre-diabetic diagnosis - USA TODAY
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY Did you notice that a slimmer Alec Baldwin took the stage at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday night
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Guns N' Roses to play NYC's Webster Hall - New York Daily News
Tickets on sale Jan. 31 for show at the site of a legendary performance 24 years ago By Jim Farber / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Guns N' Roses will play at Webster Hall in the East Village on Feb. 15
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George Clooney to Mary Tyler Moore: 'I love you' - New York Post
Mary Tyler Moore might have been honored for Life Achievement at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but the 75-year-old actress was far more excited about the possibility of talking to George Clooney than getting a trophy
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Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony on Reuniting for Reality TV - The Daily Blabber from iVillage
When Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced their separation in July, many people assumed that their joint passion project, the reality TV competition Q'Viva, was dead in the water
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New Madonna single to debut on 'American Idol' - New York Daily News
By Jim Farber / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A scant three days before her hotly anticipated Super Bowl performance, Madonna will release her new single, Give Me All Your Luvin'
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Demi Moore's Friend Thinks Hollywood Is Partially At Fault - Cinema Blend
Now that everyone has had a chance to let the last gasps of shock about the Demi Moore situation fade away, many are beginning to wonder how exactly the actress got to the point of needing rehab
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Brad Pitt 'Getting A Lot Of Pressure From The Kids' To Marry Angelina Jolie - Access Hollywood
Caption Brad Pitt smiles while speaking at the 'Moneyball' Press Conference during 2011 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, on September 9, 2011As Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's six children grow older, it's becoming harder and
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Je t'aime! Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley look so in love as they - Daily Mail
By Jade Watkins It is often referred to as the 'City Of Love' for it's ability to evoke romance. And it seems that Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley have completely fallen under the spell of Paris
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Katy Perry Debuts Light-Blue Locks In Vegas - MTV.com
By Rebecca Thomas Katy Perry is feeling a little less blue these days. The pop star began rocking an electric-blue bob not long after news broke that husband Russell Brand had filed for divorce late last year
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ban kids from Googling their names - Digital Spy
Brad Pitt has said that his children are not allowed to search for his name on the internet. The actor has admitted that he has taken certain precautions at home to ensure that his three biological and three adopted offspring with Angelina Jolie
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David Lee Roth talks Van Halen - TG Daily
For a long time in the Van Halen camp, things looked very shaky at best that they'd ever be able to hold it together and get an album finished, let alone out in the world
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Does defiant Gingrich help or hurt GOP's chances? - CNN
By John Helton and Shawna Shepherd, CNN Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- After a bruising 10 days in Florida, Newt Gingrich wasn't conceding anything to Mitt Romney following his devastating, momentum-shifting loss in the state's primary
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Ron Paul supporters crash special religious caucus - Los Angeles Times
By Michael J. Mishak When Rabbi Shea Harlig took in the packed room at a special evening caucus for Republicans who observe a Saturday sabbath, he couldn't believe his eyes
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Mormons grapple with media attention during Romney run - Kansas City Star
By MANYA A. BRACHEAR As Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues his drive to win his party's nomination, Mormons worry they could face a barrage of negative scrutiny, much like that which engulfed President Barack Obama's former church
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man sues Gingrich, alleging assault - Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Christopher Seward Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, who lost this week's Florida primary to Mitt Romney, now is the target of an assault and battery lawsuit filed by a Ron Paul supporter, according to published reports
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Super PACs increase Gingrich, Romney, Santorum funding - Etownian
The recent Jan. 21 South Carolina Primary reestablished GOP contender Newt Gingrich as a viable candidate to many Republican voters, much to the dismay of former Republican frontrunner and New Hampshire Primary winner Mitt Romney
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Gingrich sued for using 'Eye of the Tiger' - msnbc.com
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Perry was struggling to raise funds for presidential race - Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Dave Montgomery AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry, who was flush with campaign cash when he appeared to be a viable contender for the Republican presidential nomination, sustained a steep drop-off in fund-raising as he nosed downward in the polls
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Romney's tax plan really does favor the rich - Christian Science Monitor
Romney's tax plan is not for the middle class. In fact, high-income households would win big and poor families would actually fare worse
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The Vote That Won't Count: Missouri Republican Primary Co-Opted by Caucus - Patch.com
The presidential primary is set for the Feb. 7 ballot, Super Tuesday, but Missouri's March 17 caucus will help choose the Republican presidential nominee
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Gingrich Will Continue Race Against Romney After Florida - BusinessWeek
By Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney prepared for victory in the Republican presidential primary in Florida today, as Newt Gingrich, trailing in public opinion polls, vowed to wage a prolonged fight for the nomination
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Obama, Bush: Polarizing presidents - USA TODAY
By David Jackson, USA TODAY Democratic and Republican views of President Obama continued to diverge during his third year in office, the Gallup Poll reports, reflecting a continued era of political polarization
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Indiana secretary of state's voter fraud trial starts - Fox News
Indiana's top elections official is himself facing allegations of voter fraud. Secretary of State Charlie White, a Republican, is in the unusual position of being the person entrusted to protect the integrity of the ballot box, while at the same time
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Obama Campaign: GOP Rhetoric 'Sealed Political Fate' With Hispanics - ABC News
As the Florida primary hurtles to a close tomorrow, President Obama's re-election campaign is claiming an early victory: the loyalty of a strong majority of Hispanics, including swing voters disgusted by the GOP candidates' rhetoric on immigration
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Rick Santorum says 3-year-old daughter recovering, and he's back to campaigning - Christian Science Monitor
Rick Santorum said that his 3-year-old daughter has now 'turned a corner' after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Santorum is schedule to speak in Missouri and Minnesota Monday
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Your Florida Field Guide - Fox News
Your Florida Field Guide You've got to rage against the machine and save what is good and prosperous about this nation. We need somebody who is engaged in sudden and relentless reform
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With Audiences Encouraged to React, Primary Debates Seem More Made for TV - New York Times
"Hello, Charleston!" It was a few minutes before CNN's debate in South Carolina last week, and a director for the network took the stage to make sure the audience was primed and limber
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Facing Second Loss to Gingrich, Romney Went on Warpath - New York Times
MIAMI - Facing the unthinkable here just seven days ago - a second loss in a row to Newt Gingrich - Mitt Romney's campaign team hatched a two-part plan to win in Florida: make Newt mad and Mitt meaner
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Romney backers at Gingrich events run into political pit bull - Los Angeles Times
Sharp-tongued spokesman RC Hammond goes head-to-head with Republican House members who show up to criticize his boss. By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Dubbed the "proxies with moxie," Mitt Romney's congressional backers have been crashing Newt
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MA Health Reform: Got to Admit It's Getting Better - Boston.com
On a host on indicators, Massachusetts shows substantial progress on measure after measure between 2006 and 2010 -- I saw only two measures showing a slight reversal, and neither statistically significant
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Romney's strength with Cuban-American establishment, absentee voters may prove - Washington Post
HIALEAH, Fla. - If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons
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Gingrich Invoking Reagan, Implausibly - New York Times
WASHINGTON - To listen to the candidate, the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s was about the Gipper and Newt. I worked with President Reagan in the entire recovery of the 1980s, Newt Gingrich declared in a recent debate of Republican presidential
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Newt Gingrich: Businesses Will Start Creating Jobs On Election Night If Obama - Huffington Post
THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- Everyone wants to create jobs. Candidates and politicians propose a mix of tax breaks, government assistance, new legislation and so forth
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Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich's secret weapon - Politico
Newt Gingrich has a new unofficial campaign surrogate and her name is Sarah Palin. As the 2008 veep nominee sees it, Gingrich is getting a raw deal from the national media and conservative elite, the very same forces who conspired against her when she
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It's Mitt Assertion That He Is Not Anti-Immigrant That Is Repulsive - Huffington Post
The squawking heads were all in such a rush to declare Mitt Romney the winner of the debate on Thursday night that they forgot to listen to what he actually said
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John McCain: Time to end 'mud wrestling' - The State Column
Arizona US Senator John McCain used an interesting metaphor Sunday, calling on the media to end a string of mud wrestling Republican presidential debates
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Ron Paul: I will stay in the race until the convention - The State Column
Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Sunday that he will remain in the race for the 2012 nomination until the Republican Party convention
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Why the Florida primary vote matters - New York Daily News
By Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The primary in the swing state is the biggest yet, with 50 delegates up for grabs. Early races in Iowa and New Hampshire -- while critical in shaping national perception and infusing campaigns with momentum -- had
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Reince Priebus: Obama 'Abandoning The Ship' - Fox News
by Josh Feldman | 1:25 pm, January 29th, 2012 Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus appeared on Face the Nation today, and dismissed concerns that the fighting in the GOP was overblown by the media and drew parallels to the 2008
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Newt Gingrich courts senior voters of Florida's The Villages - USA TODAY
By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Fresh off the endorsement of former presidential contender Herman Cain in Palm Beach Saturday night, Newt Gingrich heads to central Florida this afternoon to court a crucial voting bloc: the seniors of
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EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policy - Reuters
By Claire Davenport | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect users' data
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SpaceX launch will be a key test for NASA - USA TODAY
By Ledyard King, Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - NASA controllers and curious spectators won't be the only ones watching the upcoming launch of the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station
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The Surface Of Mars Is Too Dry For Life - Forbes
A new study by a research team at the Imperial College in London has confirmed what has been the most probable result since the Viking lander first visited Mars - it's far too dry to be inhabited
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Report: Smartphone Shipments Overtake PCs in 2011 - PC Magazine
By Damon Poeter The era of smartphones has officially arrived. More were shipped globally last year than client PCs for the first time ever, according to Canalys
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Rescuers release beached dolphins - Boston Globe
Two dolphins were rescued after stranding themselves on a beach opposite Duck Creek in Wellfleet yesterday, officials said. The dolphins, a male and a female, were rescued by members of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and were released from
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Does Mars have life? New study says it's unlikely on the surface - The State Column
If there is life on Mars it is likely it is found far under the surface of the arid Red Planet, according to a study released Friday
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FBI probes Anonymous intercept of US-UK hacking call - BBC News
The FBI is investigating how activists linked to the Anonymous network managed to intercept a conference call between British and US police in which they discussed legal action against hackers
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Newfound super-Earth might support life, scientists say - msnbc.com
An artist's conception shows the alien planet GJ 667Cc, which is located in what could well be the habitable zone of its parent sun in a triple-star system
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NASA beams back video from the Dark Side of the Moon - SlashGear
NASA has released footage of the far side of the moon, beamed back by one of the agency's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft as they test their MoonKAM hardware
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New Lava Dome Spotted at Cleveland Volcano in Alaska - Wired News
By Erik Klemetti The dark summit dome on Cleveland volcano seen in August 2011. This dome was destroyed during the explosive eruptions on December 25 and 29, 2011, but a new dome is already forming
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"Alien" matter beyond solar system spotted by NASA probe - CBS News
For the very first time, a NASA spacecraft has detected matter from outside our solar system - material that came from elsewhere in the galaxy.. This so-called interstellar material was spotted by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX),
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Mind-reading breakthrough hailed by US scientists - Fox News
BERKELEY, Calif. - You may idly wish you could hear what others are thinking yet write off telepathy as science fiction. But one day, the ability to read people's minds may not be a talent reserved for psychics and the X-Men
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Apple hit by boycott call over worker abuses in China - The Guardian
Apple, the computer giant whose sleek products have become a mainstay of modern life, is dealing with a public relations disaster and the threat of calls for a boycott of its iPhones and iPads
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Microsoft Launches Kinect for Windows SDK - PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Microsoft on Wednesday released its Kinect for Windows 1.0 SDK, which is intended to take the Kinect sensor technology beyond entertainment and use it for things like healthcare
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Apple Loses German Court Bid to Ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N, Nexus Phone - Bloomberg
Apple Inc. lost a bid in a Munich court for a preliminary ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus mobile phone
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Is There A U.F.O. At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea? - NewsSpoiler.com
Is there a U.F.O. at the bottom of the Baltic? UFO and treasure hunters DELIGHT! Very intriguing many say. Skeptics brace, and hopes rise. Is the world awaiting its first true glimpse of our past or a true first contact with an alien species and/or civilization?
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Video: Divers find large, unexplained object at bottom of Baltic Sea
A team of salvage divers has discovered an unexplained object resting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near Sweden. "This thing turned up. My first reaction was to tell the guys that we have a UFO here
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Powerful Sun Storms May Sweep Away Space Junk - Space.com
by Nola Taylor Redd, SPACE.com Contributor Violent sun storms that shoot bursts of energy in Earth's direction have the potential to damage satellites and power infrastructures, but they can also clear the skies of dangerous space debris
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Mouse to elephant in 24M generations - Futurity: Research News
Alistair Evans holds up a mouse skull for comparison to the elephant skull behind him. (Credit: Monash University) MONASH (AUS) - A new study says that it would take 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant
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UFO or Ship of Gold? Sonar Image of Anomalies at the Bottom of the Baltic - JDJournal.com
While the captain of the crew which made the discovery would like their find to be 60 meters of gold, the finding of two huge unidentified objects at the bottom of the Baltic has made speculations run rife across the world
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Mars-bound Rover Feels Wrath of Sun's Radiation - Discovery News
Last week, as the sun crackled with flare activity and launched a succession of coronal mass ejections, it wasn't only Earth that felt the sun's wrath
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THEMIS satellite sees a great electron escape - PhysOrg.com
Artist concept of the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes spacecraft, scheduled for launch in August 2012. Credit: NASA (PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists discovered two great swaths of radiation encircling Earth in the 1950s, it spawned over-the-top fears
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Russia postpones launch of 3 astronauts to International Space Station - Washington Post
MOSCOW - The head of Russia's space agency says that a manned launch to the International Space Station is being postponed from March 30 because of faults found in the Soyuz capsule
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NASA Study Says Global Energy Is Out Of Balance - PC Magazine
By Andrew Webster A new study released by NASA provides further evidence that greenhouse gases are the main driving force behind global warming
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Volcanoes may have sparked 'Little Ice Age' - Fox News
A mysterious, centuries-long cool spell, dubbed the Little Ice Age, appears to have been caused by a series of volcanic eruptions and sustained by sea ice, a new study indicates
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Pythons strangling the Everglades - USA TODAY
South Florida Water Management District workers hold a 16-foot-long Burmese python that was captured and killed in Florida's Everglades National Park
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Email Giants Move to Slash 'Phishing' - Wall Street Journal
By BEN WORTHEN Email-service providers Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL are backing a new effort by 15 companies to dramatically reduce "phishing" emails
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Google responds to US Congress privacy concerns - SlashGear
Google has responded to US Congress demands for information on the search giants recent privacy policy changes, detailing the amendments in a 13-page letter that attempts to hammer home that Google's approach to privacy has not changed
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Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US - BBC News
Holidaymakers have been warned to watch their words after two friends were refused entry to the US on security grounds after a tweet
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GM Launches Industry-First, Voluntary Eco-Label on All Cars - SustainableBusiness.com
When the 2012 Chevy Sonic goes on sale in early March, it will sport GM's new eco-label, dubbed Ecologic. "Putting an Ecologic label on each Chevrolet is just one more way for us to share our environmental progress," the company says
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Shipwreck hunters stumble across mysterious find - CNN
By Brooke Bowman, CNN (CNN) -- Deep down on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Swedish treasure hunters think they have made the find of a lifetime
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NASA aims for early 2014 test of Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft - SlashGear
Lockheed Martin has been hard at work on the Orion spacecraft for a long while. The Orion spacecraft is more like the capsules used in the Apollo era than the space shuttle that has been retired from service
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We must blame Apple for China - BetaNews
By Ryan Tyler Charles Duhigg and David Barboza's recent New York Times article, "iEconomy: Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad", has created quite a firestorm
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Teens migrating to Twitter sometimes for privacy - msnbc.com
Jeff Roberson / AP Taylor Smith checks her Twitter feed while posing for a photograph at her home in Kirkwood, Mo. By Martha Irvine CHICAGO - Teens don't tweet, will never tweet - too public, too many older users
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Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out - Washington Post
Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices
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Kinect Inside: Asus Bakes Motion-Control Tech into Laptops - PCWorld
By Matt Peckham, PCWorld Jan 30, 2012 8:05 AM It sounds like Asus wants to cash in on Microsoft's recently announced Kinect for Windows setup -- the company roll out actual laptops that include Microsoft's motion-sensing technology built in
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Timeline Launch Nears, But Few Users Like it, Survey Finds - PCWorld
By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Jan 30, 2012 6:36 AM Every Facebook change prompts a backlash, and this time it's about the impending arrival of Timeline for all users of the social network
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision - Los Angeles Times
Nancy G. Brinker says abortion is not the reason that grants for breast cancer exams are being cut off. Lawmakers, women's health advocates and others continue to criticize the move, and both groups see donations pour in
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Paying for stem cells: A bad idea - Los Angeles Times
The practice might lead to donors who wouldn't admit to having a medical condition that could potentially endanger the recipient
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NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics - CNN
By Steve Almasy and Jim Spellman, CNN Editor's note: Tune in to "Dr. Drew" on HLN next week at 9 ET/6 PT for the latest on the investigation into this strange illness that's causing 15 teens to suffer uncontrollable twitching and outbursts
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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study - BBC News
By Neil Bowdler Science and health reporter, BBC News Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports
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Alzheimer's disease jumps across brain cells to spread like infection - CBS News
(CBS) Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain like an infection, jumping from one cell to another, according to a new study
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Bird flu data should be kept under wraps, science panel says - CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Amid rising concerns about avian flu, a government worker sprays disinfectant at a market in Medan, Indonesia, on January 20
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New Type of Cancer Drug Gets Approval - Wall Street Journal
By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN and RON WINSLOW The Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug developed by the US unit of Roche Holding AG to treat advanced cases of basal-cell skin cancer, the most common type of skin cancer
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Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth-Control Packs on Wrong Dosage - BusinessWeek
By Molly Peterson Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million birth-control packs after discovering that pills were mixed up inside the packages, possibly putting women at risk for unintended pregnancies
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Mysterious Tics in Teen Girls: What Is Mass Psychogenic Illness? - TIME
About a dozen upstate New York girls have been diagnosed with a psychogenic disorder. Does that make their symptoms any less real?
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"Parasitic twin" found in Peru toddler's stomach - CBS News
Leonidas Pacunda holds up the shirt of his son Isbac Pacunda, who was diagnosed with "Fetus in fetu" at Las Mercedes hospital in Chiclayo, Peru, Saturday Jan. 28, 2012
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Prostate Cancer Found in 2200-Year-Old Mummy, Researchers Say - Fox News
File PhotoGetty Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories 20-Year Study Finds Prostate Cancer Test Doesn't Cut Death Risk 5-Minute Colon Cancer Test Could Save Thousands 20 Cancer Cases Found in Women With 'Faulty' Implants Researchers
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Cell Therapeutics calls retreat on bloodied pixantrone app - FierceBiotech
Two years after Cell Therapeutics ($CTIC) took one of the worst regulatory beatings of the decade at the time the FDA and its experts rejected the company's cancer drug pixantrone, the Seattle-based biotech has pulled a puzzling about-face
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Teen Wishing to Donate to Locks of Love Is Suspended for Violating School's - TIME
JT Gaskins says his Michigan high school should amend its policy to allow boys to grow their hair long for charitable causes. By Bonnie Rochman | @brochman | January 30, 2012 | + Michigan high school student JT Gaskins, a leukemia survivor
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Baby weighing nearly 14 pounds born in Iowa - Fox News
These chunky babies look more like 1-year-olds than newborns. Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounceswithout the aid of surgery
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Scientists zap sperm counts with ultrasound: Next male birth control? - CBS News
(CBS) Is a new method of male birth control on the way? It's not a pill or surgery, but can provide months of pregnancy protection, according to a new study
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GOP Leaders Predict Quick Action On Payroll Tax Break Extension, Medicare 'Doc - Kaiser Health News
Top GOP lawmakers took to the airwaves Sunday and said they expect to reach a deal with Democrats before the current payroll tax break and temporary Medicare physician payment fix expire at the end of February
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Mystery teen illness: Brokovich team meets resistance - msnbc.com
By Linda Carroll Jan. 29 update: Famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich met resistance as her team tried to test the area around an upstate New York school for clues to a case involving more than a dozen teens plagued by mysterious
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Autism signs 'can be detected in 6-month-old babies' by measuring brain activity - Daily Mail
By Jenny Hope Scientists have detected signs of autism in babies as young as six months, leading to hopes of a test for the disorder
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J&J Recalls Aveeno Baby Lotion After Test For Bacteria - Wall Street Journal
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said it is voluntarily recalling a lot of Aveeno-brand baby lotion from retailers in the US Southeast after a sample contained too much of a common type of bacteria
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White House: Don't Scrap ACA If Mandate Thrown Out - MedPage Today
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- If the Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law doesn't need to be thrown out, lawyers for the Obama
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CDC: U.S. cancer screening remains below national targets - The State Column
In a report released on Thursday, cancer screening among Americans remains lower than national targets. While cancer is a growing issue in the US, some Americans are neglecting to screen for colon, breast, and cervical cancers
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Erin Brockovich Launches Investigation Into Tic Illness Affecting NY Teenagers - ABC News
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched her own investigation into the mysterious illness causing facial tics and verbal outbursts among 15 teenagers in Le Roy, NY Most of the teens have been diagnosed with conversion disorder
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PIP breast implant founder arrested - CNN
The founder of a French company that makes breast implants linked to a health scare was arrested Thursday, the French national police said
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Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US - Medical News Today
An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the number of leg and foot amputations among US individuals, aged 40+ with diagnosed diabetes, decreased by 65%
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Study Says Overtime Work Doubles Depression Risk - CBS Local
A woman works online in her office cubicle. (credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBS) - Think the link between depression and work exists only in those who are unhappy with their jobs?
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New Gene Test Could 'Sort' Lung Cancer Cases - ABC News
"I wish there was something more." That is how Joyce Gillet, a 66-year-old grandmother, feels about her lung cancer every day
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Health Insurers Say Telling Truth On Costs Is Just Too Expensive - Forbes
One of the lesser knownbut highly useful creations of the Affordable Care Act is a provision which requires heath insurance companies to provide plan summaries that allow people to read, in simple and clear English, what they are getting for their
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Men Are More Likely to Have Oral HPV than Women - TIME
A rise in oral sex may be pushing up HPV infection rates in men, along with head and neck cancers caused by the virus. By Alice Park | @aliceparkny | January 27, 2012 | + Oral infections of human papillomavirus, or HPV, affect nearly 7% of Americans
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Babies' gaze may reveal early signs of autism - Bangor Daily News
By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times An early symptom of autism might be found in a baby's gaze, researchers reported Thursday. Diagnosing autism as early as possible is of critical importance
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Experts React To New Definition Of Autism - KDLT News
Experts React To New Definition Of Autism - KDLT News
by Jennifer Hudspeth It's a disorder that's skyrocketing. It's estimated one in every 110 children will be diagnosed with autism
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Marijuana-Based Painkiller Seeks FDA Approval - TIME
Marijuana-Based Painkiller Seeks FDA Approval - TIME
A British company is testing the first drug developed from pot - a mouth spray to treat cancer pain. By Lisa Leff | AP | January 23, 2012 | + A quarter-century after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the
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Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies - CIDRAP
Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies - CIDRAP
Jan 23, 2012 (CIDRAP News) - More experts weighed in recently on various aspects of yet-unpublished H5N1 avian influenza transmissibility studies that have raised concerns about the risk of an intentional or accidental release of the mutant pathogens
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Embryonic stem cells restores some sight - The Seattle Times
Embryonic stem cells restores some sight - The Seattle Times
Two Southern California women were treated. One no longer needs a large magnifying glass to read and can reportedly thread a needle
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Mind-altering drugs research call from Prof David Nutt - BBC News
Mind-altering drugs research call from Prof David Nutt - BBC News
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News Former government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt has said that regulations should be relaxed to enable researchers to experiment on mind-altering drugs
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Syria unrest: West deplores UN veto by Russia and China - BBC News
Western nations have deplored the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria on anti-government protests
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Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban - Reuters
By Rob Taylor | KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally
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Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world - USA TODAY
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus' nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent
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Russians stage rival protests over Putin - Times of India
Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers
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Israeli defense minister says he sees widening global support for possible - Washington Post
HERZLIYA, Israel - Capping a day of strident warnings by Israeli officials about the dangers posed by Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that the world is increasingly ready to consider a military strike against Iran if economic sanctions
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European chill moves west, 122 die in Ukraine - Reuters
Russian gas exporter cannot meet increased demand * Family of nine die in Russian home fire * Homeless in Ukraine, Poland bear the brunt * Heathrow flights threatened (.) By Richard Balmforth KIEV, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather that has
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Russia, China block UN resolution on Syria violence - Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM BEIRUT--Russia and China on Saturday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution backing an Arab League plan that may have hastened the departure of Syrian President Bashar Assad
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Russia protest movement shows its staying power with massive rally - Christian Science Monitor
Defying sub-zero temperatures, tens of thousands of Russians protested in Moscow Saturday to demand fair elections next month. Many singled out Prime Minister Putin as a threat to reforms
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NATO Focuses on Timetable for Afghan Withdrawal - New York Times
BRUSSELS - The secretary general of NATO echoed Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Thursday and said that the United States and its allies would step back from a combat role in Afghanistan in mid-2013, leaving Afghan forces in the lead to defend
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Egypt army, police blamed for soccer bloodshed - CBS News
Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt, Feb. 1, 2012
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Is There A U.F.O. At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea? - NewsSpoiler.com
Is there a U.F.O. at the bottom of the Baltic? UFO and treasure hunters DELIGHT! Very intriguing many say. Skeptics brace, and hopes rise. Is the world awaiting its first true glimpse of our past or a true first contact with an alien species and/or civilization?
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IAEA, Iran see more talks ahead on nuclear issue - Reuters
By Michael Shields | VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior UN nuclear inspectors plan another trip to Iran soon after holding what both sides described as good talks on the Islamic state's disputed atomic program
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Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout - Reuters
By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni | KABUL (Reuters) - The US military said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw, raising the prospect of a major failure of
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Russia Says Resolution on Syria Has No Chance of UN Approval - Voice of America
February 01, 2012 Russia Says Resolution on Syria Has No Chance of UN Approval A Russian diplomat says a Western and Arab-backed plan to resolve Syria's escalating government-rebel conflict has no chance of UN Security Council approval because Moscow
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UNSC Syria draft resolution refrains from intervention call - Jerusalem Post
By BLOOMBERG 01/31/2012 16:59 Draft resolution based on Arab League plan backed by US, EU; calls for Assad to hand power to his deputy; expresses "strong commitment to sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria
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Afghan police: Man kills wife for giving birth to daughter instead of son - CNN
By Nematullah Sarfraz, for CNN File photo of women near the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, where police say a man strangled his wife for not bearing him a son
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UN warns world lacks food - ABC Online
Within the next 20 years the world's population will need 50 per cent more food and vast new reserves of energy and water, according to UN estimates
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Myanmar says will put stability ahead of economy-report - Reuters
Myanmar lacks skills, expertise on economy - president * Looks at future trade in currencies, stocks * ASEAN chief says Myanmar needs to work with ASEAN * Thein Sein gives rare interview as reforms speed up (Adds comments from ASEAN secretary-general
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Death toll from severe cold spell in eastern Europe hits 58, many of them homeless - Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine - Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell
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Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan - Voice of America
January 31, 2012 Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan VOA News US President Barack Obama has publicly acknowledged for the first time that the United States uses drone strikes against militants in Pakistan
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Move to shelter 3 Americans points up US rift with Egypt - Los Angeles Times
The three workers for a democracy group seeking refuge at the US Embassy in Cairo have been barred from leaving Egypt and fear for their safety
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Search for Costa Concordia missing called off - CBS News
View of the bow of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo) GIGLIO, Italy - Italian emergency officials are ending the search for missing people in the submerged part of the Costa
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Daybreak: Iran Thaw? - Tablet Magazine
By Marc Tracy|January 30, 2012 8:59 AM|0Leave a comment Iran reportedly offered to extend a three-day visit by international nuclear inspectors, in what would be seen as an effort to calm recent tensions
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Assad troops fight back against Syria rebels - Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Street battles raged at the gates of the Syrian capital on Monday as President Bashar al-Assad's troops sought to consolidate their grip on suburbs that rebel fighters had taken only a few miles from the
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Federal Opposition calls for Australia Day inquiry - ABC Online
After a protest on Australia Day that embroiled the Prime Minister and Federal Opposition leader, the Opposition has called for an inquiry by the Australian Federal Police in to the events of that day
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Costa Concordia rescue 'could take months' - BBC News
The operation to recover the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia could take up to 10 months, a top Italian rescue official has said
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Ex-Pakistani envoy to US wins court victory - The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's top court Monday lifted a travel ban imposed on the country's former ambassador to the US during an investigation into a memo sent to Washington that had enraged the army, in a sign that a scandal that once looked capable ofEx-Pakistani envoy to US wins court victory…
Term limits approved for Cuba's Communist Party, government officials - MiamiHerald.com
By Juan O. Tamayo Cuba's Communist Party Sunday cleared the way for a long-term renovation of its Central Committee that might hint at the island's future leaders, while Raúl Castro issued a strong call for openness within the party and mass media
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Sunni-backed bloc ends boycott of Iraq parliament - Washington Post
BAGHDAD - A Sunni-backed political bloc ended its boycott of Iraq's parliament Sunday, a boost for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, as he tries to consolidate power in the wake of the US troop departure
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Nigeria on edge as Islamist group extends campaign of violence - CNN
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suddenly shifted his attitude toward the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, as violence spreads across northern Nigeria
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Three sisters and Shafia's first wife were found dead in a car that plunged - CNN
Kingston, Ontario (CNN) -- Three members of an Afghan immigrant family, who were found guilty of murder in what the judge called "a completely twisted concept of honor," intend to appeal their convictions
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Taliban talks: Another Karzai tiff with the US? - Christian Science Monitor
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will personally attend a meeting with Taliban figures in Saudi Arabia, working around Western efforts to coordinate the peace process
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African Union left in limbo following leadership vote impasse - The Guardian
A high-profile race for the post of chairman of the African Union (AU) commission entered deadlock on Monday, splitting the organisation into anglophone and francophone blocs
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In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad - New York Times
The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws
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Putin's Russia tries to sap opposition - Washington Post
MOSCOWThe opposition movement that began to emerge here after last month's parliamentary elections is dashing toward its next confrontation with the authorities this week, trying to rally supporters, develop strategy and groom leaders as it goes along
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Sudan, S. Sudan crisis 'major threat' to peace: UN chief - AFP
ADDIS ABABA - UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Sunday a crisis between former enemies Sudan and South Sudan has become a major threat to regional peace and security
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Official: Yemen president in US for treatment - Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK - The embattled president of Yemen arrived Saturday in the United States for medical treatment, according to a statement from the country's foreign press office
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List of dead or missing from the Costa Concordia cruise ship that grounded off - Washington Post
A list of those confirmed dead or missing in the grounding of the cruise ship Costa Concordia off Italy. Italian officials released a list of the missing
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Parents urge more tests as twitches spread at New York school - Chicago Tribune
LE ROY, New York (Reuters) - State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to assure parents the
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Whooping crane migration comes up short - Los Angeles Times
While following an ultralight aircraft guiding them to Florida, young Maryland-bred birds get distracted in Alabama. They'll stay there for now
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Ore. mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days - USA TODAY
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search helicopters flying low and slow overhead
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Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC; 7 held - Boston.com
An Occupy DC demonstrator, who did not provide his name, yells at US Park Police after they tore-down his tent as police enforced a no camping law at McPherson Square, a federal park near the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
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100 cruise passengers struck by norovirus - STLtoday.com
Officials with Princess Cruise Lines say a stomach virus affected nearly 100 passengers on a ship that arrived in South Florida
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Major snowstorm barrels down on Central Plains - Reuters
By Eric Johnson | CHICAGO (Reuters) - A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour
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Super Bowl ad makes New York Mayor Bloomberg gun control king - Christian Science Monitor
The gun control movement has faltered in recent years. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to spend his own fortune to buck that trend, most notably with a Super Bowl ad
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Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter - TIME
Pennsylvania's iconic groundhog has "seen" his shadow, meaning we're in for a long winter. By Samantha Grossman | @sam_grossman | February 2, 2012 | + Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha smiles as he holds Phil after he made his prediction on Feb. 2, 2012
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Government Securities Dealers Estimate $1.127 Trillion Deficit For FY12 - Fox Business
WASHINGTON - Primary dealers of US government debt are projecting a federal budget deficit of $1.127 trillion for fiscal 2012 as they anticipate the payroll tax cut will be extended
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No major injuries in Michigan train derailment - CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- No life-threatening injuries were reported after the derailment of an Amtrak train near Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wednesday, officials said
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11th victim found days after deadly crash on Florida highway - Fox News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Another victim has been found in the mangled wreckage from Sunday's deadly pileup on Interstate 75, bringing the death toll to 11, MyFoxOrlando
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Intelligence chief: Iran, Russia, China top intel threats to U.S. - Washington Times
By Shaun Waterman Iran has joined Russia and China as one of the most menacing foreign intelligence threats to the United States, according to the top US intelligence chief
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TSA agents reportedly wait 6 hours before alerting cops about potential bomb - Fox News
Transportation Security Administration agents at New York's La Guardia Airport reportedly found two possible pipe bombs in a passenger's luggage and left the materials in a public area for six hours before alerting police
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Catholic Church Vows to Fight Contraception Coverage - Fox News
Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories Contraception Could Be Free Under Health Care Law Obama Administration Orders Insurers to Pay for Women's Health Screenings, Contraception The Catholic Church is vowing to fight back against
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Oakland to seek 'stay away' orders against Occupy protesters - Los Angeles Times
With more than 400 arrests in the Occupy Oakland protests in recent days and City Hall vandalized, officials will seek "stay away" orders against more than 100 repeat protesters to prevent them from returning
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Ayla Reynolds probably not abducted by stranger, cops say - New York Daily News
By Nina Mandell / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS AP A search for a missing Maine toddler is beginning to sound like a real-life game of Clue
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US set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is on track for a fourth straight year with a $1 trillion-plus budget deficit as a sluggish economy holds down corporate tax revenues, congressional forecasters said on Tuesday, but they warned that extension
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Occupy DC Tries to Stave off Eviction in Court - ABC News
Members of one of the last major Occupy encampments are making a last-minute court effort to stave off eviction from public land in Washington
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No relief in rising gasoline prices as refineries shut down - Los Angeles Times
By Ronald D. White American motorists may well be wondering when, if ever, they will again see a sustained and significant drop in retail gasoline prices
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Occupy Oakland: Outrage grows after flag burned, City Hall vandalized - Los Angeles Times
Officials in Oakland expressed outrage that protesters vandalized City Hall during an Occupy Oakland demonstration on Saturday. "We're tired of one faction using Oakland as their playground," Mayor Jean Quan said
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Officers investigating robbery find 5 dead in Alabama home - CBS News
(CBS/AP/WIAT) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Authorities say police found five people dead inside a Birmingham home Sunday when they arrived at a home to investigate a possible robbery
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Missing Maine toddler's blood found in dad's home - Boston.com
WATERVILLE, MaineSome of the blood found in a Maine home where a missing toddler was last seen six weeks ago belonged to the little girl, an official said
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Occupy DC camps out, protests - Washington Post
Demonstrators have entrenched themselves in Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square downtown. Patience with the protests seems to be wearing thin for some officials, and the National Park Service director says Park Police soon will begin to enforce the ban
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Cause sought for deadly Fla. highway pileup - Fox News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Authorities in Florida were trying to determine Monday what caused the horrific pileup on Interstate 75 south of Gainesville, where a long line of cars and trucks collided one after another on a dark highway so shrouded in haze and
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Sea lions found shot on Puget Sound, US officials say - BBC News
Eight sea lions have been found shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials have told a local TV station
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At least 9 dead in crashes on Florida highway - Fox News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - At least nine people were killed in a series of vehicle crashes on a Florida highway, officials said Sunday. Visibility on Interstate 75 near Gainesville was greatly reduced overnight due to smoke from a brush fire, The Gainesville
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Ayla Reynolds Case: Parents Meet for First Time Since Disappearance - ABC News
The parents of missing Maine toddler Ayla Bell Reynolds met at a vigil Saturday for the first time since their daughter's disappearance, as police wait for test results for blood found in the toddler's father's home
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SUV hits light-rail train in Sacramento, killing 3 - Fox News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An SUV ignored flashing warning lights and veered around a rail crossing arm moments before it collided with a light-rail train, killing two adults and an 18-month-old boy in the vehicle, authorities said
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Occupy Oakland: Police arrest 300, officials decry 'illegal activity' - Los Angeles Times
Oakland police made more than 300 arrests during a tense Occupy Oakland protest Saturday, with city officials expressing frustration and outrage at the tactics of some demonstrators
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Obama pushes energy plan in campaign-style tour - Reuters
By Caren Bohan | LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pitched a plan on Thursday to boost US use of natural gas and open more land for offshore drilling during a campaign-style tour aimed at bolstering confidence in his economic stewardship
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Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site - Fox News
CINCINNATI - A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others
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Governance Matters at Las Vegas Sands in the hands of Sheldon Adelson - Forbes
Yesterday, Las Vegas Sands' CEO's wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, gave a further $5 million to Winning Our Future, a so-called super PAC set up to support Newt Gingrich's presidential candidacy, on top of the $5 million already given by the CEO himself
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Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition - Albany Times Union
JIM KUHNHENN, AP, KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press President Barack Obama reaches out to shake hands with supporters at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo
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Experts divided on Pentagon's proposed cuts - CNN
By Michael Martinez, CNN (CNN) -- Some military experts Friday called Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's proposed budget cuts "much to do about nothing," but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking US military in the strategic Mideast
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Doctor convicted in Jackson death seeks release - The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death asked a judge Friday to release him from jail pending his appeal
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Occupy DC must stop camping overnight on Monday, Park Service says - Washington Post
The National Park Service said Friday that it will begin enforcing its long-standing regulation prohibiting camping on federal parkland at the Occupy sites at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza at noon Monday
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"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges = Reuters
By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a
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Dealers' Group : Auto Sales to Hit 13.9 Million This Year - Wall Street Journal
By Jeff Bennett LAS VEGAS (Dow Jones) - US automotive sales should hit 13.9 million new vehicles this year as low interest rates and a mild recession in Europe keep the American economy humming
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Gazprom says unable to meet greater Europe gas demand - Reuters
Exports flows back to normal after reduction * Plans to increase overall shipments to Europe * Putin asks Gazprom for "maximum efforts" * Norway flows to UK healthy By Vladimir Soldatkin and Henning Gloystein MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russian
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Oil risks fuelling flames of Sudan conflict - Reuters
By Hereward Holland and Ulf Laessing PALOUGE OIL FIELD, South Sudan/KHARTOUM, Feb 2 - South Sudan's oil minister was riled when he discovered production from one of his remote oil fields was out by 40000 barrels per day, and immediately knew who to
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Jobs Report A Pleasant Surprise As US Payrolls Add 243K Workers - Forbes
The US economy added 243000 jobs in January, more than in December even as the impact of temporary holiday hiring came out of the measure, and the best reading in several years
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Clock ticks on Greece's bailout deadline - Reuters
Venizelos says deal should be concluded by Sunday night * Wage, spending cuts remain key sticking points * Papademos expected to call in political leaders By George Georgiopoulos and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Lucas
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Confidence in eurozone returns - Khaleej Times
It is easy to get carried away with a positive view of the markets. Interest rates are falling, markets are rising and global economic activity has surprised to the upside
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Dow at Highest Since May 2008 - Wall Street Journal
By ES BROWNING The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through to its highest close since May 2008, back before the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. collapse, as investors increasingly put aside fears of economic calamity and focused again on fundamentals
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European Stocks Climb as US Jobless Claims Fall; Xstrata Jumps - BusinessWeek
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks climbed for a third day as a report showed that US jobless claims dropped more than economists had estimated and Glencore International Plc held talks to buy Xstrata Plc, boosting mining companies
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Bernanke: Fed will protect U.S. economy from Europe - CNNMoney
By Annalyn Censky @CNNMoney February 2, 2012: 10:31 AM ET Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a House panel Thursday, that the Fed will 'take every available step to protect the US financial system and the economy' from Europe's debt crisis
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Chrysler and Ford Car Sales Improve - New York Times
DETROIT - Chrysler Group and the Ford Motor Company on Wednesday reported sales increases for January, as the auto industry's momentum from 2011 extended into the new year
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Construction Spending in US Climbs by Most in Four Months - BusinessWeek
By Alex Kowalski Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Construction spending in the US rose in December at the fastest pace in four months, reflecting broad- based gains that signal the industry is stabilizing
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US Factory Activity Rose Last Month - New York Times
Growth in the American manufacturing sector picked up in January to its highest level since June as new orders improved, according to an industry report released Wednesday
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Dow Average Caps Longest Slump Since August - Bloomberg
Play Video Play Video US stocks declined, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward its longest retreat since August, as reports showed consumer confidence trailed economists' estimates and business activity cooled
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Eurozone Unemployment Ends 2011 at Record High - ABC News
Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro ended 2011 at a record high of one person in every 10, official figures showed Tuesday, a day after EU leaders acknowledged that they would have to boost economic growth with the same urgency that
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India to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets in $11B deal with French aviation company - Washington Post
NEW DELHI - India is buying 126 French-made combat aircraft in a massive $11 billion deal that will update its military with the first exported Rafale jets, officials said Tuesday
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WTO ruling on Chinese exports unlikely to ease rare earth prices - Globe and Mail
A World Trade Organisation ruling against China's restrictions on raw material exports could force changes to some of its rare earth policies but is unlikely to yield the boost in exports of the metals that consumers want to see
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US lawmakers to press Obama on China auto parts - Reuters
By Doug Palmer | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Midwestern lawmakers and groups from the US auto parts sector plan on Tuesday to urge President Barack Obama to take action to restrict imports of auto parts from China, a US industry official said
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Consumer Confidence in US Declined in Jan - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Consumer Confidence in US Unexpectedly Declined in January Consumer Confidence in US Unexpectedly Declined in January Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Job seekers including Michael Collins, out of work since 2008, center, at a career fair sponsored
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Hawaii sees a bigger wave of tourists - Los Angeles Times
Visitor numbers dropped sharply during the recession, and Japan's earthquake and tsunami last year stifled the flow of Japanese vacationers
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Greece Fights for Second Bailout as EU Leaders Seal Fiscal Pact - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Greece Debt Greece Debt Jock Fistick/Bloomberg Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, right, speaks with Lucas Papademos, Greece's prime minister, at the European Leaders at the European Council headquarters in Brussels
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Insight: Davos elite see euro surviving, for now - Reuters
By Lisa Jucca, Paul Taylor and Paritosh Bansal | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - At a discreet farewell dinner in Davos for Swiss National Bank chief Philipp Hildebrand, a handful of guests including central bankers past and present were handed blank
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EURO GOVT-Italy under pressure after auction, Portugal at risk - Reuters
Italy sells 7.5 billion euros of Italian debt * Portugal CDS prices at record high * Greece to cast shadow over EU summit By Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Italian government debt came under pressure on Monday as the country sold
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Oil flat near $111.40, EU and Iran eyed - Reuters
By Claire Milhench | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices traded sideways at around $111.40 a barrel on Monday as uncertainty around Iranian crude exports to Europe continued to provide support and markets awaited a deal on Greek debt
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Natural gas may not be as plentiful as thought - Houma Courier
The difficulty and uncertainty in predicting natural gas resources was underscored last week when the Energy Information Administration released a report containing sharply lower estimates
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Wall Street falls at open on Greek budget woes - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks fell at the open on Monday as concerns grew about the state of Europe's finances as Greece and Germany sparred over budget measures for Athens
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Greek Debt Talks Risk Derailing EU Summit - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Greece Debt Greece Debt Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg In front of the Greek finance ministry in Athens on Jan. 24, 2012
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FDA seizes nearly 14% of imported orange juice over fungicide - Los Angeles Times
The imported orange juice contained trace amounts of carbendazim, used to combat a fungus that leaves black spots on tree leaves. The fungicide is not allowed in the US By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times Nearly 14% of orange juice imported to the US
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Davos founder Klaus Schwab: Focus on jobs, morals - USA TODAY
By Angela Charlton, AP DAVOS, Switzerland - Capitalism is out of whack, the founder of the World Economic Forum says, welcoming critics' ideas of how to fix it - even those camped out in protest igloos near his invitation-only gathering of global VIPs
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Exxon Mobil to Sell Its Japanese Arm for $3.9 Billion - New York Times
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Exxon Mobil said on Sunday that it has agreed to sell its Japanese subsidiary to TonenGeneral Sekiyu, a major refinery operator in Japan, for about $3.9 billion, as part of a revamping of the oil giant's operations in that
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Economic growth not enough to sharply reduce unemployment - Chicago Sun-Times
AP January 28, 2012 6:08PM FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, 2011 Chevrolet Malibus are lined up at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif
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Fannie, Freddie to Get Paid for Forgiving Debt in Mortage Pl - Bloomberg
Enlarge image Fannie, Freddie to Get Paid for Forgiving Debt in Mortage Pl Fannie, Freddie to Get Paid for Forgiving Debt in Mortage Pl Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Abandoned houses at the Desert Mesa subdivision in North Las Vegas Nov. 13, 2011
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After 70 years, right-to-work issue remains a hot potato - USA TODAY
By Tom Lobianco, AP INDIANAPOLIS - The battle over the right-to-work issue may be reaching a conclusion in Indiana as the state prepares to become the first to adopt the law in more than a decade, but the argument over exactly what the measure means
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Quest for the golden cross - Reuters
By Rodrigo Campos | NEW YORK (Reuters) - January has turned out to be strong for stocks with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in
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Schneiderman: Objection resolved in mortgage deal - Wall Street Journal
AP ALBANY, NY - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says there's been a resolution of one major objection to a proposed settlement between US states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over deceptive foreclosure practices
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The book store's last stand - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
William Lynch, chief executive of Barnes & Noble, with a wall full of e-readers at a company site, where 300 employees are aiming to build the company's digital side, in Palo Alto, Calif
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Iran may impose long-term EU oil sales ban - Reuters
By Ramin Mostafavi and Daniel Fineren | TEHRAN/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is considering banning all oil exports to the European Union (EU) for five to 15 years, a senior Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying on Sunday, while its deputy oil minister said
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Critic's Notebook: Enter action hero, Liam Neeson - Los Angeles Times
Currently starring in 'The Grey,' the towering, 59-year-old actor impresses audiences and critics alike with his steely toughness
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LA Reid Signs On for Season Two of The X Factor - E! Online
Drew: Flower Power! Plus, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel McAdams, Kristin Davis & Ashley Tisdale. Rate the highs and lows! As it turns out, not everyone got the boot from The X Factor
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Ben Gazzara, Risk-Taking Actor, Is Dead at 81 - New York Times
Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors, died on Friday in
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Robinson: Wishing you love, peace and soul - Alexandria Town Talk
If you grew up a child of the 1970s, this past week you saw another one of our childhood icons leave this life. Don Cornelius, creator of "Soul Train," died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 75
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Whales Trapped in Ice Warm Moviegoers' Hearts? - Wall Street Journal
By John Jurgensen Animal-loving volunteer Rachel Kramer (played by Drew Barrymore) offers comfort to one of the trapped whales in Big Miracle
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Box Office Report: Young People Rush to See 'Chronicle,' 'Woman in Black' - Hollywood Reporter
"Chronicle" zooms past expectations to gross $8.7 million on Friday, "Woman in Black" likewise overperforms with $8.3 million; Drew Barrymore-John Krasinski whale pic "Big Miracle" opens to No
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'American Idol' Recap: Portland Comes Alive - RollingStone.com
By Melissa Locker Welcome back the eleventh season of American Idol and the eleventy billionth round of auditions. I am slightly (completely) irrationally excited that Idol is visiting my hometown of Portland, Oregon
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The 2012 Hollywood Cover, Revealed: 11 Thoroughly Modern Actresses - Vanity Fair
By Vanity Fair In the first-ever Hollywood Issue cover shoot from Vanity Fair contributing photographer Mario Testino, a bevy of Hollywood's most precocious beauties lounge across a three-panel foldoutincluding two new Oscar nominees
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Many Super Bowl commercials are out - ESPN
By Kelley Carter As usual, potty trips will be frowned upon during Super Bowl Sunday's commercial breaks -- the time that the men on Madison Avenue (women too!
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Secrets Of Winning Super Bowl Car Ads - Forbes
Judging by the Super Bowl XLVI car ads already released, the nearly dozen automotive companies airing commercials Sunday scrutinized what past winners did to make their $3-million-plus ad spend worth it
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SAG Awards Style: Stars Who Stunned in Marchesa Gowns - Us Magazine
In recent years, Marchesa has become the go-to label during awards season, with every star from Halle Berry to Lea Michele stepping out in its head-turning gowns
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Gossip Girl revealed: Where were the clues? - Entertainment Weekly
by Lanford Beard Did you see it coming, Gossip Girl fans? For all who haven't yet watched last night's 100th episode of The CW's UEStravaganza, read no further, as there will be SPOILERS aplenty
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'The Bachelor' recap: After skinny-dip, Ben's under Courtney's spell - Los Angeles Times
Weirdly enough, I was at the Sundance Film Festival just as Ben was on TV in Park City, Utah, wooing women in the snow. Ben actually flew into town to promote the episode last week, and I ran into him before a Drake concert
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'X Factor' Shakeup an Admission of Failure; Enter Mariah? - Reuters
By Tim Molloy at TheWrap ANALYSIS "X Factor" judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger may have sealed their fates when they let a 13-year-old go home bawling
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Fashion News: 'The Help' best-dressed at SAG Awards 2012 - Los Angeles Times
The women of "The Help" mopped up trophies at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning for best ensemble cast, among other things -- and they could have won an award for best ensemble on the red carpet too, if there had been such a thing
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Directors Guild singles out maker of 'The Artist' - Chicago Sun-Times
By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer January 29, 2012 10:22PM Director Michel Hazanavicius arrives at the 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) The Directors Guild of America
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2012 Oscar Nominations: Snubs, Surprises and More - The Quad News
Each year, film makers and actors eagerly wait for what is known as "Award Season." Besides the red carpet, high-end fashion and after parties, walking away with an award often tops the list of nightly excitement
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SAG Awards Red Carpet Ruled By Pastels, Sexy Details - MTV.com
Emma Stone, Lea Michele and Angelina Jolie flaunt what they've got in couture on Sunday night. By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) The SAG Awards may honor actors and their hard work, but on the red carpet on Sunday (January 29), it was all about
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Luck Pilot Series Premiere Preview: HBO, David Milch and Michael Mann Team Up - TheHDRoom
HBO's horse racing series Luck from co-showrunners and executive producers Michael Mann and David Milch, and starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, premieres tonight with lofty expectations for the pay cable cable
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DGA Awards 2012: Michel Hazanavicius is finally a believer - Los Angeles Times
Michel Hazanavicius would be the first to tell you that never in a million years did he expect to win the top award from the Directors Guild of America for his film "The Artist
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SAG Awards: Steve Buscemi wins for male actor in TV drama series - Los Angeles Times
Steve Buscemi won the SAG Award for male actor in a drama series for his role in HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Buscemi plays Enoch Nucky Thompson, a politician modeled after real-life mob boss Enoch Johnson, who ruled Atlantic City during the Prohibition
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Rainn Wilson Drops Details on "Crazy" Office Spinoff for Dwight! - E! Online
For the first time, Rainn Wilson confirmed today that an Office spinoff with his character Dwight Schrute is currently in the very early stages of development at NBC
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'Scary Potter' movie comes to theaters - msnbc.com
From breaking news to news you can't use, but enjoy anyway, we offer the hot stories of the day in TV, movies, music and celebrities
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Christina Aguilera Sings 'At Last' In Etta James' Funeral - KOvideo
On Saturday, legendary Blues singer Etta James' funeral took place in Gardena, California, where her memories were remembered, both in words and music
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Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of 'Welcome Back Kotter' dead at 60 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger WARNER BROS.Robert Hegyes, top right, starred as one of the Sweathogs in the '70s hit "Welcome Back Kotter," alongside John Travolta, left, Ron Palillo, second from left, Gabe Kaplan, center, and Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
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'Fear Factor' Donkey Semen Episode Off the NBC Schedule - TMZ.com
Donkey semen will not be served on network TV tomorrow night -- the"Fear Factor" episode featuring the stunt has been yanked ... at least according to a website where NBC posts its media releases. The controversial episode is entitled, "Hee Haw!
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2012 Sundance Film Festival Winners: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild', 'Surrogate - AceShowbiz
Other winners at the annual film festival include drug war documentary 'The House I Live In', a singer's life story 'Searching for Sugar Man' and millionaire family doc 'The Queen of Versailles'
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Mary Tyler Moore's Life Achievement Honored at SAG Awards - People Magazine
By Alison Schwartz Before she was a household name, Mary Tyler Moore was just another 18-year-old actress trying to make a name for herself in the industry - which meant finding a name that wasn't already registered with the Screen Actors Guild
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Sneak a Peek at New Seasons of Game of Thrones and True Blood! - E! Online
HBO, ever the gracious network, decided to gift two huge fantasy fanbases tonight with trailers for the new seasons of Game of Thrones and True Blood
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'The Grey' is gold for Neeson - MiamiHerald.com
By JOE FLINT LOS ANGELES -- With an estimated $20 million opening weekend under his belt, Liam Neeson has secured his status as the thinking man's action star
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Spencer, Plummer win supporting SAG trophies - USA TODAY
By Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY 9:34:TNT trots out Dallas stars Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray and Larry Hagman (complete with white cowboy hat) to present the TV drama ensemble prize
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Union news: AFTRA approves merger with SAG - Entertainment Weekly
by Lynette Rice Hollywood's two big acting unions just took another step toward a significant merger. The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or AFTRA - which oversees more than 70000 actors
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ban kids from Googling their names - Digital Spy
Brad Pitt has said that his children are not allowed to search for his name on the internet. The actor has admitted that he has taken certain precautions at home to ensure that his three biological and three adopted offspring with Angelina Jolie
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Mcg - Mcg Shot Multiple This Means War Endings - Contactmusic.com
Filmmaker Mcg shot a variety of endings to This Means War to prevent audiences from discovering which leading man Reese Witherspoon picks in the romantic comedy
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With DGA Win, 'The Artist' and Its Artist Look Virtually Unstoppable at Oscars - Hollywood Reporter
The DGA has a better track record of predicting the best picture and best director Oscars than any other precursor award. On Sunday night, Michel Hazanavicius' black-and-white silent film The Artist might well lose all three SAG Awards for which it has
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'Runway' designers show good taste with gelato-inspired challenge - msnbc.com
Jerell Scott and Mondo Guerra try to get in the mood for designing on "Project Runway All Stars." By Liane Bonin Starr , HitFix
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Spencer Levin leads Phoenix Open by 6 strokes - San Francisco Chronicle
AP Spencer Levin, with plenty of witnesses, follows the flight of his tee shot on the 18th hole. Spencer Levin remained in control at the PGA's Phoenix Open in front of the largest crowd in tournament history, shooting a 3-under 68 on Saturday to take
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Azarenka Pulls Out With Injury, and the US Takes Advantage - New York Times
WORCESTER, Mass. - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the newly minted No. 1 player in the world, withdrew from what was to be her first match since winning the Australian Open, pulling out of the opening Fed Cup singles match Saturday against the United
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Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame - Wall Street Journal
AP INDIANAPOLIS - Running back Curtis Martin and four linemen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with one senior committee choice
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NFL MVP Award: Aaron Rodgers Prevails Over Drew Brees, Tom Brady - SB Nation
By Gethin Coolbaugh - Regional Editor There just isn't any love for Tom Brady. That was the case for the 2012 NFL MVP Award, at least, as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the award over both Drew Brees of the Saints and Brady of the
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Lawrie edges one clear - SkySports
Former champion Paul Lawrie moved into a one-stroke lead at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters after carding a second round 67. With just 18 holes of the truncated event to play on Sunday, the Scot will be looking to repeat his success of 13 years ago
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Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz and more: What to watch for at UFC 143 - Yahoo! Sports
By Dave Doyle | Cagewriter - Fri, Feb 3, 2012 1:15 PM EST Nick Diaz fights for the interim title belt on Saturday (Getty)LAS VEGAS -- All the attention focused this week on a potential Nick Diaz vs
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CUP: Explaining The Inexplicable - SPEEDtv.com
So Danica Patrick's already in the Daytona 500 and the driver who won it last year isn't? And also on the outside looking is in Dave Blaney, the driver who drove the car that earned the spot that Patrick now holds for the 500?
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Wozniacki fires coach Sanchez after two months - SI.com
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Former top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has fired coach Ricardo Sanchez of Spain after just two months. Wozniacki's father Piotr told Wednesday's edition of the Ekstra Bladet that his daughter didn't get "new impulses'' from
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Young Golfers Emerge as Woods Fades From View - New York Times
SAN DIEGO A ghost was in Kyle Stanley's gallery, a flash of red that kept tripping the mind throughout his final round at the Farmers Insurance Open
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WPS suspension could have a significant impact on Olympic preparations - Yahoo! Sports
By Andrew Bucholtz By Andrew Bucholtz | Fourth-Place Medal - 4 minutes 13 seconds ago It's been a few days of highs and lows for women's soccer
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Super Bowl XLVI Media Day Live Blog - SI.com
It's Media Day in Indianapolis - a swarm of players, media members, the same questions being asked over and over and the random absurdities that the spectacle has become known for
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50th Rolex 24 at Daytona ends with Jacksonville's Brumos Racing netting - Florida Times-Union
Their Porsche 911 race car dirty from 24 hours of racing, Brumos Racing drivers [lr] Leh Keen, Andrew Davis, Hurley Haywood and Marc Lieb wait their turn in Victory Circle after a third in class finish
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For Tiger, things still need working out - ESPN
By Bob Harig ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Perhaps it is rare to think of Tiger Woods mingling among a crowd of people wealthier than him, but there he was Sunday afternoon on the 18th green at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, as UAE sheikhs worth billions
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Gig Harbor's Stanley loses 7-stroke lead at Torrey Pines - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By Todd Milles, The (Tacoma) News Tribune, If every PGA Tour tournament came down to an easy drive, chip and two-putt finish, Gig Harbor's Kyle Stanley would have won the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday afternoon in San Diego
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Epic final sets up Djokovic grand slam bid - Yahoo! Sports
Rod Laver was the last man to complete the grand slam back in 1969 and after Novak Djokovic's astonishing win in the Australian Open final it looks like the Serb could be next
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Colts owner not 'sentimental' about Manning: 'This isn't fantasy football' - USA TODAY
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY Based on Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's Tuesday TV sitdown with ESPN's Hannah Storm, it's looking more likely the Colts won't pay injured Peyton Manning the $28 million bonus he's due March 8 -- and may show him the
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Brandon Marshall scores four TDs as AFC beat NFC in Pro Bowl - The Guardian
Brandon Marshall was the star of the show with a Pro Bowl record four touchdowns to lead the AFC to 59-41 victory over the NFC at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Sunday
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James Stewart wins Supercross race at Oakland's O.co Coliseum - Washington Post
OAKLAND, Calif. - James Stewart of Haines City, Fla., won the Monster Energy AMA Supercross race Saturday night at O.co Coliseum, his first Supercross Class Main Event victory of the season
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Joey Hand puts Ganassi team in lead at Rolex 24 - USA TODAY
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates was back out front of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, with the defending race winners clinging to the lead Sunday morning in the twice-around-the-clock endurance race
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FA Cup: Liverpool paired with Brighton in fifth round draw - The Guardian
Having seen off Manchester City in the Carling Cup semi-final, Liverpool will need to beat Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield to keep their tilt for two Wembley final appearances this season on course, having been paired with the Championship side in
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Kyle Stanley builds 5-shot lead - ESPN
AP SAN DIEGO -- Hang gliders were taking off from the cliffs behind the 13th tee at Torrey Pines where Kyle Stanley was waiting to tee off on the 524-yard hole
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Azarenka expects competitive season - Mirror.co.uk
Victoria Azarenka is predicting a competitive future for women's tennis after her victory at the Australian Open saw her become the fifth different title-winner in the last five grand slams
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UFC On Fox 2 Results: Dana White Thinks Michael Bisping Beat Chael Sonnen - Bloody Elbow
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 29, 2012 11:27 AM EST in UFC Quotes The co-main event of UFC on Fox 2 saw Michael Bisping put on a much better performance than most expected against Chael Sonnen
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Tiger Woods finishes tied for third - ESPN
By Bob Harig ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- The steady, solid play that marked Tiger Woods' golf through his first three rounds of the year in the Middle East suddenly and surprisingly left him Sunday
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Australian Open: Djokovic tops Nadal in longest final - Chicago Tribune
MELBOURNE, Australia -- In certainly the longest and arguably one of the greatest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis, Novak Djokovic outlasted Rafael Nadal over 5 hours, 53 minutes to win a third Australian Open title
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US women's soccer team qualifies for London Olympics with 3-0 win over Costa Rica - Chicago Tribune
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The final goal in the game that put the US women's soccer team into the Olympics was scored by Alex Morgan, the super-sub who made her name at last year's World Cup
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Novak Djokovic Vs. Rafael Nadal: Previewing The 2012 Australian Open Final - SB Nation
By Bill Connelly - NCAA Football Contributor Previewing the 2012 Australian Open finals between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal, the 30th match between the two
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Tiger Woods shares lead in Abu Dhabi - USA TODAY
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Tiger Woods took a share of the lead at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Saturday by "staying away from trouble" with a 6-under 66
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Azarenka solidifies spot as top player - FOXSports.com
Richard Evans has covered tennis since the 1960s, reporting on more than 150 Grand Slams. He is author of 15 books, including the official history of the Davis Cup and the unofficial history of the modern game in "Open Tennis
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Kyle Stanley takes lead - USA TODAY
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The tougher South Course at Torrey Pines suited Kyle Stanley just fine Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open. By Gregory Bull, AP Kyle Stanley hits his tee shot on the 14th hole at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif
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Pushed to Limit, Djokovic Defeats Murray to Set Up a Familiar Final - New York Times
MELBOURNE, Australia - There were big hints of a power shift at this Australian Open. There were grueling, long-form semifinals bristling with uncertainty
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A miniature success amid Phil Mickelson's woeful play at La Jolla - Los Angeles Times
Phil Mickelson misses the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, but he gives his fans a brief flash of that Phil magic from the rough on No
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Woods Climbs to Two Shots Behind Leader at Abu Dhabi - New York Times
Tiger Woods moved into contention Friday with a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates, putting him two shots behind the leader, Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark
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Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka eye big payoff in Australian Open final - SI.com
Victoria Azarenka (left) has defeated Maria Sharapova in their two matchups in finals, including one in Key Biscayne, Fla., last April
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Sonnen victory likely nets title shot - Chicago Tribune
Chael Sonnen's fight against Michael Bisping on Saturday night at the United Center isn't the main event. But don't tell him that
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NASCAR announces that it will disclose all fines - Yahoo! Sports
By Nick Bromberg By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles - Wed, Jan 25, 2012 5:46 PM EST NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will stop the practice of 'secret fines' and publicly announce all monetary punishments
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Brad Pitt Claims He Was the Original Prankster - Not George Clooney - People Magazine
By Liz Raftery George Clooney recently revealed that he has a career-ending prank up his sleeve for Brad Pitt - but Pitt is already thinking up his own retaliation
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Jason Segel honored by Harvard theater group - Albany Times Union
AP Actor Jason Sege tells a joke during a roast before he was honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass
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Radcliffe admits being drunk during "Harry Potter" scenes - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview
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Three cheers for Madonna - Boston Herald
By Jed Gottlieb Madonna's betting on a lot of overlap between her fan base and Gronk's. Not only is she jumping back into the scene with her Sunday halftime gig, but her Give Me All Your Luvin' video is an orgy of rah-rahing cheerleaders and beefy
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Demi is in Utah rehab report - New York Daily News
By Barry Paddock / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Actress Demi Moore has reportedly checked into a Utah rehab clinic after her recent drug-induced collapse
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Kim Kardashian Shoots Down Mark Sanchez Dating Rumors - Access Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Is Kim Kardashian turning her attention to the football field for a post-marriage rebound? Not according to the reality star
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David Lee Roth Says Van Halen Are Terminally Unhip - Ultimate Classic Rock
Van Halen's David Lee Roth insists his band isn't cool, never was cool and probably would say they never will be cool - and he seems totally at ease with that
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Lana Del Rey 'Compelled' By Britney Spears - MTV.com
By Gil Kaufman To look at her, you'd think Lana Del Rey's inspirations come mostly from 1940s detective movies and sepia-toned Hollywood pin-ups
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Taylor Swift won't be in movie version of 'Les Miserables' - Los Angeles Times
Taylor Swift might be golden when it comes to selling her music and winning trophies, but the popular country singer has lost out on the role of the tragic Eponine in the all-star movie version of "Les Miserables
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Has Madonna Given Up Acting For Good? - MTV.com
'WE' director tells MTV News she prefers directing because 'If I'm the actor, I'm just ... I'm a pawn.' By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) , with reporting by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) Madonna has given the whole thespian thing a try several times
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Tabloid Makes Angelina Jolie Pregnant With Twins! Both Boys! Yay! - The Hollywood Gossip
In the tabloids, anyway. Just yesterday, she was headed to rehab after a heroin relapse, having withered away to 99 pounds. Today?
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Inside Demi's Dangerous Desperation to 'Stay Young and Skinny' - People Magazine
By Michelle Tauber Never shy about flaunting her bikini body onscreen and off, Demi Moore had long been regarded as Hollywood's most age-defying beauty
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Confirmed: Rumer Willis Was Present During Demi Moore's Emergency - E! Online
SAG Awards Special Edition! From Emma Stone to Lea Michele to Angelina Jolie, see whose style soared and whose went splat Well, at least one of our five lingering questions has been answered
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Demi Lovato Returns to Twitter but Not TV (For Now, at Least) - E! Online
Just a week after announcing she was so done with Twitter, Demi Lovato is back to tweeting. Hmm, might it have something to do with all those return-to-rehab rumors that ran rampant immediately following her self-imposed exile from the social media
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Undies to insults: Madonna's best TV moments - msnbc.com
From breaking news to news you can't use, but enjoy anyway, we offer the hot stories of the day in TV, movies, music and celebrities
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Adele Will Make First Post-Surgery Performance at Grammys - People Magazine
By Alison Schwartz Music's biggest night was already a big night for Adele: She's nominated in six categories - a career high, and Kanye West only has her outnumbered by a single nod
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David Guetta Builds Nicki Minaj Doll In 'Turn Me On' Video - MTV.com
By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) David Guetta has enlisted Nicki Minaj for a steam-punk-inspired affair for the pair's "Turn Me On" music video
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Vergara, Upton top 'most desirable' list - CNN
By Ashley Strickland, Special to CNN (CNN) -- Looking at the world's most beautiful women, from actresses to musicians to models, AskMen
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Lana Del Rey Thinks She 'Looked Beautiful And Sang Fine' On 'SNL' - MTV.com
By John Mitchell Lana Del Rey was raked over the Internet coals following her January 14 performance on "Saturday Night Live
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Demi Moore's Friends Say "She's Doing Great" - The Daily Blabber
Demi Moore is having a tough week, but her Hollywood pals have every confidence that she'll pull through. The actress was rushed to the hospital last Monday
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Christina Aguilera suffers fake tan faux pas - New York Daily News
By Cristina Everett / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Christina Aguilera may have delivered a heartfelt performance at Etta James' funeral on Saturday, but the singer's tribute was overlooked when spectators caught a glimpse of her dirrty legs
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Daniel Radcliffe Says Good Morning America - The Gossip Girls
Kicking off the week with some media duties, Daniel Radcliffe was spotted out and about in New York City this morning
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Kyra Sedgwick Exposes a New Tattoo on SAG Red Carpet - People Magazine
By Justine Harman Despite the many gorgeous celebrities flocking last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet, Kyra Sedgwick stood out thanks to a bold new accessory
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Ringo Starr stays positive on 17th solo album 'Ringo 2012' - USA TODAY
By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY BEVERLY HILLS - "This is an anthem of peace and love," Ringo Starr sings with irony-free fervor on the opening track of his 17th solo album
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Cute Kid Alert! Kourtney & Kim Kardashian Do Lunch With Kris Jenner & Baby - Celebuzz
Can you think of anything better than getting lunch with your fam on a beautiful day? Neither can we! Kim and Kourtney Kardashian were seen dining at Marmalade Cafe in Calabasas, Calif
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Spoiler Alert: On The Grey and The Punching of the Wolves - TIME
A new, semi-regular series in which we totally spoil one of the weekend's films. If you saw The Grey, please chime in below. By Gilbert Cruz | @gilbertcruz | January 30, 2012 | + It was pretty clear from the first few minutes of The Grey that it was
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Alec Baldwin sheds weight after pre-diabetic diagnosis - USA TODAY
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY Did you notice that a slimmer Alec Baldwin took the stage at the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday night
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Guns N' Roses to play NYC's Webster Hall - New York Daily News
Tickets on sale Jan. 31 for show at the site of a legendary performance 24 years ago By Jim Farber / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Guns N' Roses will play at Webster Hall in the East Village on Feb. 15
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George Clooney to Mary Tyler Moore: 'I love you' - New York Post
Mary Tyler Moore might have been honored for Life Achievement at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but the 75-year-old actress was far more excited about the possibility of talking to George Clooney than getting a trophy
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Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony on Reuniting for Reality TV - The Daily Blabber from iVillage
When Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced their separation in July, many people assumed that their joint passion project, the reality TV competition Q'Viva, was dead in the water
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New Madonna single to debut on 'American Idol' - New York Daily News
By Jim Farber / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A scant three days before her hotly anticipated Super Bowl performance, Madonna will release her new single, Give Me All Your Luvin'
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Demi Moore's Friend Thinks Hollywood Is Partially At Fault - Cinema Blend
Now that everyone has had a chance to let the last gasps of shock about the Demi Moore situation fade away, many are beginning to wonder how exactly the actress got to the point of needing rehab
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Brad Pitt 'Getting A Lot Of Pressure From The Kids' To Marry Angelina Jolie - Access Hollywood
Caption Brad Pitt smiles while speaking at the 'Moneyball' Press Conference during 2011 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, on September 9, 2011As Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's six children grow older, it's becoming harder and
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Je t'aime! Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley look so in love as they - Daily Mail
By Jade Watkins It is often referred to as the 'City Of Love' for it's ability to evoke romance. And it seems that Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley have completely fallen under the spell of Paris
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Katy Perry Debuts Light-Blue Locks In Vegas - MTV.com
By Rebecca Thomas Katy Perry is feeling a little less blue these days. The pop star began rocking an electric-blue bob not long after news broke that husband Russell Brand had filed for divorce late last year
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ban kids from Googling their names - Digital Spy
Brad Pitt has said that his children are not allowed to search for his name on the internet. The actor has admitted that he has taken certain precautions at home to ensure that his three biological and three adopted offspring with Angelina Jolie
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David Lee Roth talks Van Halen - TG Daily
For a long time in the Van Halen camp, things looked very shaky at best that they'd ever be able to hold it together and get an album finished, let alone out in the world
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Does defiant Gingrich help or hurt GOP's chances? - CNN
By John Helton and Shawna Shepherd, CNN Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- After a bruising 10 days in Florida, Newt Gingrich wasn't conceding anything to Mitt Romney following his devastating, momentum-shifting loss in the state's primary
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Ron Paul supporters crash special religious caucus - Los Angeles Times
By Michael J. Mishak When Rabbi Shea Harlig took in the packed room at a special evening caucus for Republicans who observe a Saturday sabbath, he couldn't believe his eyes
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Mormons grapple with media attention during Romney run - Kansas City Star
By MANYA A. BRACHEAR As Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues his drive to win his party's nomination, Mormons worry they could face a barrage of negative scrutiny, much like that which engulfed President Barack Obama's former church
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man sues Gingrich, alleging assault - Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Christopher Seward Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, who lost this week's Florida primary to Mitt Romney, now is the target of an assault and battery lawsuit filed by a Ron Paul supporter, according to published reports
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Super PACs increase Gingrich, Romney, Santorum funding - Etownian
The recent Jan. 21 South Carolina Primary reestablished GOP contender Newt Gingrich as a viable candidate to many Republican voters, much to the dismay of former Republican frontrunner and New Hampshire Primary winner Mitt Romney
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Gingrich sued for using 'Eye of the Tiger' - msnbc.com
From breaking news to news you can't use, but enjoy anyway, we offer the hot stories of the day in TV, movies, music and celebrities
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Perry was struggling to raise funds for presidential race - Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Dave Montgomery AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry, who was flush with campaign cash when he appeared to be a viable contender for the Republican presidential nomination, sustained a steep drop-off in fund-raising as he nosed downward in the polls
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Romney's tax plan really does favor the rich - Christian Science Monitor
Romney's tax plan is not for the middle class. In fact, high-income households would win big and poor families would actually fare worse
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The Vote That Won't Count: Missouri Republican Primary Co-Opted by Caucus - Patch.com
The presidential primary is set for the Feb. 7 ballot, Super Tuesday, but Missouri's March 17 caucus will help choose the Republican presidential nominee
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Gingrich Will Continue Race Against Romney After Florida - BusinessWeek
By Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Mitt Romney prepared for victory in the Republican presidential primary in Florida today, as Newt Gingrich, trailing in public opinion polls, vowed to wage a prolonged fight for the nomination
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Obama, Bush: Polarizing presidents - USA TODAY
By David Jackson, USA TODAY Democratic and Republican views of President Obama continued to diverge during his third year in office, the Gallup Poll reports, reflecting a continued era of political polarization
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Indiana secretary of state's voter fraud trial starts - Fox News
Indiana's top elections official is himself facing allegations of voter fraud. Secretary of State Charlie White, a Republican, is in the unusual position of being the person entrusted to protect the integrity of the ballot box, while at the same time
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Obama Campaign: GOP Rhetoric 'Sealed Political Fate' With Hispanics - ABC News
As the Florida primary hurtles to a close tomorrow, President Obama's re-election campaign is claiming an early victory: the loyalty of a strong majority of Hispanics, including swing voters disgusted by the GOP candidates' rhetoric on immigration
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Rick Santorum says 3-year-old daughter recovering, and he's back to campaigning - Christian Science Monitor
Rick Santorum said that his 3-year-old daughter has now 'turned a corner' after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Santorum is schedule to speak in Missouri and Minnesota Monday
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Your Florida Field Guide - Fox News
Your Florida Field Guide You've got to rage against the machine and save what is good and prosperous about this nation. We need somebody who is engaged in sudden and relentless reform
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With Audiences Encouraged to React, Primary Debates Seem More Made for TV - New York Times
"Hello, Charleston!" It was a few minutes before CNN's debate in South Carolina last week, and a director for the network took the stage to make sure the audience was primed and limber
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Facing Second Loss to Gingrich, Romney Went on Warpath - New York Times
MIAMI - Facing the unthinkable here just seven days ago - a second loss in a row to Newt Gingrich - Mitt Romney's campaign team hatched a two-part plan to win in Florida: make Newt mad and Mitt meaner
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Romney backers at Gingrich events run into political pit bull - Los Angeles Times
Sharp-tongued spokesman RC Hammond goes head-to-head with Republican House members who show up to criticize his boss. By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Dubbed the "proxies with moxie," Mitt Romney's congressional backers have been crashing Newt
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MA Health Reform: Got to Admit It's Getting Better - Boston.com
On a host on indicators, Massachusetts shows substantial progress on measure after measure between 2006 and 2010 -- I saw only two measures showing a slight reversal, and neither statistically significant
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Romney's strength with Cuban-American establishment, absentee voters may prove - Washington Post
HIALEAH, Fla. - If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons
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Gingrich Invoking Reagan, Implausibly - New York Times
WASHINGTON - To listen to the candidate, the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s was about the Gipper and Newt. I worked with President Reagan in the entire recovery of the 1980s, Newt Gingrich declared in a recent debate of Republican presidential
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Newt Gingrich: Businesses Will Start Creating Jobs On Election Night If Obama - Huffington Post
THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- Everyone wants to create jobs. Candidates and politicians propose a mix of tax breaks, government assistance, new legislation and so forth
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Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich's secret weapon - Politico
Newt Gingrich has a new unofficial campaign surrogate and her name is Sarah Palin. As the 2008 veep nominee sees it, Gingrich is getting a raw deal from the national media and conservative elite, the very same forces who conspired against her when she
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It's Mitt Assertion That He Is Not Anti-Immigrant That Is Repulsive - Huffington Post
The squawking heads were all in such a rush to declare Mitt Romney the winner of the debate on Thursday night that they forgot to listen to what he actually said
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John McCain: Time to end 'mud wrestling' - The State Column
Arizona US Senator John McCain used an interesting metaphor Sunday, calling on the media to end a string of mud wrestling Republican presidential debates
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Ron Paul: I will stay in the race until the convention - The State Column
Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Sunday that he will remain in the race for the 2012 nomination until the Republican Party convention
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Why the Florida primary vote matters - New York Daily News
By Aliyah Shahid / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The primary in the swing state is the biggest yet, with 50 delegates up for grabs. Early races in Iowa and New Hampshire -- while critical in shaping national perception and infusing campaigns with momentum -- had
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Reince Priebus: Obama 'Abandoning The Ship' - Fox News
by Josh Feldman | 1:25 pm, January 29th, 2012 Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus appeared on Face the Nation today, and dismissed concerns that the fighting in the GOP was overblown by the media and drew parallels to the 2008
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Newt Gingrich courts senior voters of Florida's The Villages - USA TODAY
By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Fresh off the endorsement of former presidential contender Herman Cain in Palm Beach Saturday night, Newt Gingrich heads to central Florida this afternoon to court a crucial voting bloc: the seniors of
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EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policy - Reuters
By Claire Davenport | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its new privacy policy, saying it needs to investigate whether the proposals sufficiently protect users' data
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SpaceX launch will be a key test for NASA - USA TODAY
By Ledyard King, Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - NASA controllers and curious spectators won't be the only ones watching the upcoming launch of the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station
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The Surface Of Mars Is Too Dry For Life - Forbes
A new study by a research team at the Imperial College in London has confirmed what has been the most probable result since the Viking lander first visited Mars - it's far too dry to be inhabited
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Report: Smartphone Shipments Overtake PCs in 2011 - PC Magazine
By Damon Poeter The era of smartphones has officially arrived. More were shipped globally last year than client PCs for the first time ever, according to Canalys
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Rescuers release beached dolphins - Boston Globe
Two dolphins were rescued after stranding themselves on a beach opposite Duck Creek in Wellfleet yesterday, officials said. The dolphins, a male and a female, were rescued by members of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and were released from
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Does Mars have life? New study says it's unlikely on the surface - The State Column
If there is life on Mars it is likely it is found far under the surface of the arid Red Planet, according to a study released Friday
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FBI probes Anonymous intercept of US-UK hacking call - BBC News
The FBI is investigating how activists linked to the Anonymous network managed to intercept a conference call between British and US police in which they discussed legal action against hackers
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Newfound super-Earth might support life, scientists say - msnbc.com
An artist's conception shows the alien planet GJ 667Cc, which is located in what could well be the habitable zone of its parent sun in a triple-star system
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NASA beams back video from the Dark Side of the Moon - SlashGear
NASA has released footage of the far side of the moon, beamed back by one of the agency's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft as they test their MoonKAM hardware
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New Lava Dome Spotted at Cleveland Volcano in Alaska - Wired News
By Erik Klemetti The dark summit dome on Cleveland volcano seen in August 2011. This dome was destroyed during the explosive eruptions on December 25 and 29, 2011, but a new dome is already forming
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"Alien" matter beyond solar system spotted by NASA probe - CBS News
For the very first time, a NASA spacecraft has detected matter from outside our solar system - material that came from elsewhere in the galaxy.. This so-called interstellar material was spotted by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX),
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Mind-reading breakthrough hailed by US scientists - Fox News
BERKELEY, Calif. - You may idly wish you could hear what others are thinking yet write off telepathy as science fiction. But one day, the ability to read people's minds may not be a talent reserved for psychics and the X-Men
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Apple hit by boycott call over worker abuses in China - The Guardian
Apple, the computer giant whose sleek products have become a mainstay of modern life, is dealing with a public relations disaster and the threat of calls for a boycott of its iPhones and iPads
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Microsoft Launches Kinect for Windows SDK - PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius Microsoft on Wednesday released its Kinect for Windows 1.0 SDK, which is intended to take the Kinect sensor technology beyond entertainment and use it for things like healthcare
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Apple Loses German Court Bid to Ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N, Nexus Phone - Bloomberg
Apple Inc. lost a bid in a Munich court for a preliminary ban on sales of Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus mobile phone
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Is There A U.F.O. At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea? - NewsSpoiler.com
Is there a U.F.O. at the bottom of the Baltic? UFO and treasure hunters DELIGHT! Very intriguing many say. Skeptics brace, and hopes rise. Is the world awaiting its first true glimpse of our past or a true first contact with an alien species and/or civilization?
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Video: Divers find large, unexplained object at bottom of Baltic Sea
A team of salvage divers has discovered an unexplained object resting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near Sweden. "This thing turned up. My first reaction was to tell the guys that we have a UFO here
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Powerful Sun Storms May Sweep Away Space Junk - Space.com
by Nola Taylor Redd, SPACE.com Contributor Violent sun storms that shoot bursts of energy in Earth's direction have the potential to damage satellites and power infrastructures, but they can also clear the skies of dangerous space debris
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Mouse to elephant in 24M generations - Futurity: Research News
Alistair Evans holds up a mouse skull for comparison to the elephant skull behind him. (Credit: Monash University) MONASH (AUS) - A new study says that it would take 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant
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UFO or Ship of Gold? Sonar Image of Anomalies at the Bottom of the Baltic - JDJournal.com
While the captain of the crew which made the discovery would like their find to be 60 meters of gold, the finding of two huge unidentified objects at the bottom of the Baltic has made speculations run rife across the world
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Mars-bound Rover Feels Wrath of Sun's Radiation - Discovery News
Last week, as the sun crackled with flare activity and launched a succession of coronal mass ejections, it wasn't only Earth that felt the sun's wrath
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THEMIS satellite sees a great electron escape - PhysOrg.com
Artist concept of the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes spacecraft, scheduled for launch in August 2012. Credit: NASA (PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists discovered two great swaths of radiation encircling Earth in the 1950s, it spawned over-the-top fears
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Russia postpones launch of 3 astronauts to International Space Station - Washington Post
MOSCOW - The head of Russia's space agency says that a manned launch to the International Space Station is being postponed from March 30 because of faults found in the Soyuz capsule
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NASA Study Says Global Energy Is Out Of Balance - PC Magazine
By Andrew Webster A new study released by NASA provides further evidence that greenhouse gases are the main driving force behind global warming
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Volcanoes may have sparked 'Little Ice Age' - Fox News
A mysterious, centuries-long cool spell, dubbed the Little Ice Age, appears to have been caused by a series of volcanic eruptions and sustained by sea ice, a new study indicates
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Pythons strangling the Everglades - USA TODAY
South Florida Water Management District workers hold a 16-foot-long Burmese python that was captured and killed in Florida's Everglades National Park
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Email Giants Move to Slash 'Phishing' - Wall Street Journal
By BEN WORTHEN Email-service providers Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL are backing a new effort by 15 companies to dramatically reduce "phishing" emails
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Google responds to US Congress privacy concerns - SlashGear
Google has responded to US Congress demands for information on the search giants recent privacy policy changes, detailing the amendments in a 13-page letter that attempts to hammer home that Google's approach to privacy has not changed
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Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US - BBC News
Holidaymakers have been warned to watch their words after two friends were refused entry to the US on security grounds after a tweet
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GM Launches Industry-First, Voluntary Eco-Label on All Cars - SustainableBusiness.com
When the 2012 Chevy Sonic goes on sale in early March, it will sport GM's new eco-label, dubbed Ecologic. "Putting an Ecologic label on each Chevrolet is just one more way for us to share our environmental progress," the company says
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Shipwreck hunters stumble across mysterious find - CNN
By Brooke Bowman, CNN (CNN) -- Deep down on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, Swedish treasure hunters think they have made the find of a lifetime
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NASA aims for early 2014 test of Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft - SlashGear
Lockheed Martin has been hard at work on the Orion spacecraft for a long while. The Orion spacecraft is more like the capsules used in the Apollo era than the space shuttle that has been retired from service
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We must blame Apple for China - BetaNews
By Ryan Tyler Charles Duhigg and David Barboza's recent New York Times article, "iEconomy: Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad", has created quite a firestorm
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Teens migrating to Twitter sometimes for privacy - msnbc.com
Jeff Roberson / AP Taylor Smith checks her Twitter feed while posing for a photograph at her home in Kirkwood, Mo. By Martha Irvine CHICAGO - Teens don't tweet, will never tweet - too public, too many older users
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Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out - Washington Post
Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices
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Kinect Inside: Asus Bakes Motion-Control Tech into Laptops - PCWorld
By Matt Peckham, PCWorld Jan 30, 2012 8:05 AM It sounds like Asus wants to cash in on Microsoft's recently announced Kinect for Windows setup -- the company roll out actual laptops that include Microsoft's motion-sensing technology built in
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Timeline Launch Nears, But Few Users Like it, Survey Finds - PCWorld
By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Jan 30, 2012 6:36 AM Every Facebook change prompts a backlash, and this time it's about the impending arrival of Timeline for all users of the social network
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision - Los Angeles Times
Nancy G. Brinker says abortion is not the reason that grants for breast cancer exams are being cut off. Lawmakers, women's health advocates and others continue to criticize the move, and both groups see donations pour in
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Paying for stem cells: A bad idea - Los Angeles Times
The practice might lead to donors who wouldn't admit to having a medical condition that could potentially endanger the recipient
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NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics - CNN
By Steve Almasy and Jim Spellman, CNN Editor's note: Tune in to "Dr. Drew" on HLN next week at 9 ET/6 PT for the latest on the investigation into this strange illness that's causing 15 teens to suffer uncontrollable twitching and outbursts
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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study - BBC News
By Neil Bowdler Science and health reporter, BBC News Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports
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Alzheimer's disease jumps across brain cells to spread like infection - CBS News
(CBS) Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain like an infection, jumping from one cell to another, according to a new study
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Bird flu data should be kept under wraps, science panel says - CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Amid rising concerns about avian flu, a government worker sprays disinfectant at a market in Medan, Indonesia, on January 20
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New Type of Cancer Drug Gets Approval - Wall Street Journal
By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN and RON WINSLOW The Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug developed by the US unit of Roche Holding AG to treat advanced cases of basal-cell skin cancer, the most common type of skin cancer
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Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth-Control Packs on Wrong Dosage - BusinessWeek
By Molly Peterson Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million birth-control packs after discovering that pills were mixed up inside the packages, possibly putting women at risk for unintended pregnancies
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Mysterious Tics in Teen Girls: What Is Mass Psychogenic Illness? - TIME
About a dozen upstate New York girls have been diagnosed with a psychogenic disorder. Does that make their symptoms any less real?
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"Parasitic twin" found in Peru toddler's stomach - CBS News
Leonidas Pacunda holds up the shirt of his son Isbac Pacunda, who was diagnosed with "Fetus in fetu" at Las Mercedes hospital in Chiclayo, Peru, Saturday Jan. 28, 2012
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Prostate Cancer Found in 2200-Year-Old Mummy, Researchers Say - Fox News
File PhotoGetty Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Related Stories 20-Year Study Finds Prostate Cancer Test Doesn't Cut Death Risk 5-Minute Colon Cancer Test Could Save Thousands 20 Cancer Cases Found in Women With 'Faulty' Implants Researchers
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Cell Therapeutics calls retreat on bloodied pixantrone app - FierceBiotech
Two years after Cell Therapeutics ($CTIC) took one of the worst regulatory beatings of the decade at the time the FDA and its experts rejected the company's cancer drug pixantrone, the Seattle-based biotech has pulled a puzzling about-face
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Teen Wishing to Donate to Locks of Love Is Suspended for Violating School's - TIME
JT Gaskins says his Michigan high school should amend its policy to allow boys to grow their hair long for charitable causes. By Bonnie Rochman | @brochman | January 30, 2012 | + Michigan high school student JT Gaskins, a leukemia survivor
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Baby weighing nearly 14 pounds born in Iowa - Fox News
These chunky babies look more like 1-year-olds than newborns. Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounceswithout the aid of surgery
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Scientists zap sperm counts with ultrasound: Next male birth control? - CBS News
(CBS) Is a new method of male birth control on the way? It's not a pill or surgery, but can provide months of pregnancy protection, according to a new study
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GOP Leaders Predict Quick Action On Payroll Tax Break Extension, Medicare 'Doc - Kaiser Health News
Top GOP lawmakers took to the airwaves Sunday and said they expect to reach a deal with Democrats before the current payroll tax break and temporary Medicare physician payment fix expire at the end of February
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Mystery teen illness: Brokovich team meets resistance - msnbc.com
By Linda Carroll Jan. 29 update: Famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich met resistance as her team tried to test the area around an upstate New York school for clues to a case involving more than a dozen teens plagued by mysterious
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Autism signs 'can be detected in 6-month-old babies' by measuring brain activity - Daily Mail
By Jenny Hope Scientists have detected signs of autism in babies as young as six months, leading to hopes of a test for the disorder
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J&J Recalls Aveeno Baby Lotion After Test For Bacteria - Wall Street Journal
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said it is voluntarily recalling a lot of Aveeno-brand baby lotion from retailers in the US Southeast after a sample contained too much of a common type of bacteria
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White House: Don't Scrap ACA If Mandate Thrown Out - MedPage Today
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- If the Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law doesn't need to be thrown out, lawyers for the Obama
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CDC: U.S. cancer screening remains below national targets - The State Column
In a report released on Thursday, cancer screening among Americans remains lower than national targets. While cancer is a growing issue in the US, some Americans are neglecting to screen for colon, breast, and cervical cancers
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Erin Brockovich Launches Investigation Into Tic Illness Affecting NY Teenagers - ABC News
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched her own investigation into the mysterious illness causing facial tics and verbal outbursts among 15 teenagers in Le Roy, NY Most of the teens have been diagnosed with conversion disorder
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PIP breast implant founder arrested - CNN
The founder of a French company that makes breast implants linked to a health scare was arrested Thursday, the French national police said
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Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, US - Medical News Today
An investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the number of leg and foot amputations among US individuals, aged 40+ with diagnosed diabetes, decreased by 65%
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Study Says Overtime Work Doubles Depression Risk - CBS Local
A woman works online in her office cubicle. (credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBS) - Think the link between depression and work exists only in those who are unhappy with their jobs?
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New Gene Test Could 'Sort' Lung Cancer Cases - ABC News
"I wish there was something more." That is how Joyce Gillet, a 66-year-old grandmother, feels about her lung cancer every day
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Health Insurers Say Telling Truth On Costs Is Just Too Expensive - Forbes
One of the lesser knownbut highly useful creations of the Affordable Care Act is a provision which requires heath insurance companies to provide plan summaries that allow people to read, in simple and clear English, what they are getting for their
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Men Are More Likely to Have Oral HPV than Women - TIME
A rise in oral sex may be pushing up HPV infection rates in men, along with head and neck cancers caused by the virus. By Alice Park | @aliceparkny | January 27, 2012 | + Oral infections of human papillomavirus, or HPV, affect nearly 7% of Americans
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Babies' gaze may reveal early signs of autism - Bangor Daily News
By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times An early symptom of autism might be found in a baby's gaze, researchers reported Thursday. Diagnosing autism as early as possible is of critical importance
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Experts React To New Definition Of Autism - KDLT News
Experts React To New Definition Of Autism - KDLT News
by Jennifer Hudspeth It's a disorder that's skyrocketing. It's estimated one in every 110 children will be diagnosed with autism
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Marijuana-Based Painkiller Seeks FDA Approval - TIME
Marijuana-Based Painkiller Seeks FDA Approval - TIME
A British company is testing the first drug developed from pot - a mouth spray to treat cancer pain. By Lisa Leff | AP | January 23, 2012 | + A quarter-century after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the
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Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies - CIDRAP
Experts debate aspects of H5N1 transmission studies - CIDRAP
Jan 23, 2012 (CIDRAP News) - More experts weighed in recently on various aspects of yet-unpublished H5N1 avian influenza transmissibility studies that have raised concerns about the risk of an intentional or accidental release of the mutant pathogens
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Embryonic stem cells restores some sight - The Seattle Times
Embryonic stem cells restores some sight - The Seattle Times
Two Southern California women were treated. One no longer needs a large magnifying glass to read and can reportedly thread a needle
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Mind-altering drugs research call from Prof David Nutt - BBC News
Mind-altering drugs research call from Prof David Nutt - BBC News
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News Former government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt has said that regulations should be relaxed to enable researchers to experiment on mind-altering drugs
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