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UC Davis: Silicon In Beer Good For Women's Bones
Everyone knows the role that calcium plays in healthy bones, but many may be surprised to learn that... more
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Super Bowl XLIV Becomes Most-Watched TV Program In History
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H"... more
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Report: 5.7 Earthquake Rattles Southern Mexico
A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off... more
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Push For Sacramento Bishop To Become A Saint
The body of Sacramento Bishop Alphonse Gallegos will soon be exhumed in an effort to make him a... more
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Sri Lanka dissolves parliament, sets stage for new elections after detaining opposition leader Photo
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president dissolved parliament Tuesday to make way for spring elections a day after authorities arrested a key opposition leader, crippling the only serious threat to the ruling party's stifling grip on power. more
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Backless is so last season! New British hospital gown aims to spare patients' blushes
LONDON (AP) — The British government is getting behind a plan to replace drafty open-backed hospital gowns with versions that preserve patients' modesty. more
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Dusty dish on shelf serves up a surprise _ it's a 260-year-old royal antique worth $160,000
LONDON (AP) — A British woman says she's shocked that a dusty dish on her shelf has been identified as a very valuable 260-year-old antique made for the King of Prussia. more
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Ivory Coast protesters say opposition targeted in probe of presidential election voter rolls
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Protesters torched a police station in western Ivory Coast while claiming their names had been removed from voter rolls in advance of this year's presidential election. more
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German traveler camps out in Brazil airport for a month after robbers take cash, belongings
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A German man who went to Brazil for a woman he met on the Internet has been camping out in an airport for more than a month after thieves took all his money and possessions, authorities said Tuesday. more
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Lawmakers go beyond constitution to empower Nigerian vice president to serve as president
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to run Africa's most populous nation Tuesday in place of an ill and absent president, striving for a political end to a crisis that ground the government to a virtual halt and triggered the resumption of an... more
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EU Naval Force: Somali pirates release Panamanian-flagged cargo ship with 26 crew
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have freed a Panama-flagged cargo ship and its crew of 26 after a ransom was paid. more
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Vatican intrigue: Holy See denies leaking documents leading to resignation of Catholic editor
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican denied Tuesday that it leaked documents that led to the resignation of a prominent Catholic editor, intervening in a tale of ecclesiastical intrigue that has dominated Italian headlines for weeks. more
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Perez Hilton, Black Eyed Peas manager settle civil lawsuit over punch; judge dismisses case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit filed against a Black Eyed Peas manager who punched blogger Perez Hilton in a nightclub last year. more
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Pro-Palestinian group in UK urges Elton John to cancel upcoming concert in Israel
LONDON (AP) — A British academic group that supports Palestinian rights is urging singer Elton John to cancel a summer concert in Israel. more
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Famed crooners Sinatra, Martin to receive stars on Las Vegas Walk of Stars
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City is paying homage to iconic singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin by giving them each a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. more
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US actress Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti as goodwill ambassador for UN refugee agency Photo
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading to Haiti to meet with earthquake victims. more
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Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun possession case, could get a year in jail Photo
NEW YORK (AP) — Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was officially released Feb. 2. more

