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Los Angeles City firefighters extinguish flames that spread to the roof of a home from a nearby brush fire in Beverly Hills, Calif. A wind-driven wildfire damaged or destroyed several homes as dangerous gusts swept dry Southern California, knocking out power to thousands and triggering a fatal highway pileup. (Photo by Dan Steinberg / AP)

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Rutgers coach says Imus' apology accepted

Hours after he was fired by CBS, radio host Don Imus met with the Rutgers women athletes whom he had ridiculed with racist and sexist comments.

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CNN

N.J. Gov. Corzine in car accident, leg broken

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Reuters

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Did Don Imus deserve to be fired by CBS?

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MSNBC

Pentagon opens claim files against military

Chilling accounts of hundreds of fatal encounters between the U.S. military and civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan were released by the Pentagon.

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Guardian

Iraq lawmakers say bombing will unite them

The Iraqi parliament met in special session in a show of defiance after a suicide bombing in the building that deputies said united them in their resolve to fight terrorism.

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Reuters

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Iraq MPs discuss bombing

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Yahoo! News

Major earthquake shakes Mexico

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico, knocking out power in parts of Mexico City and Acapulco and sending frightened residents into the streets.

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Quake shakes Mexico

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ABC News

Howard: No HIV-positive immigrants

Prime Minister John Howard said that people with HIV should not be allowed to migrate to Australia, and that the government was investigating whether it could tighten existing restrictions.

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Yahoo! News

Nifong admits Duke lacrosse players were 'wrongfully accused'

Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong acknowledged that three former Duke University lacrosse players were "wrongfully accused" of sexual assault.

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NATION

U.S. court ruling for anti-Castro 'terrorist' denounced by Cuba, Venezuela

Cuba and Venezuela, along with relatives of those killed in anti-Castro attacks, are protesting a U.S. district court ruling to free Luis Posada Carriles from jail, a Cuban exile militant and former CIA operative.

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Christian Science Monitor

Teen among those thought trapped in capsized tug

A 15-year-old schoolboy is believed to be among five people trapped in the hull of an oil rig support vessel that capsized in calm weather off northern Scotland, killing another three crew members, reports said.

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Guardian

BBC journalist abducted in Gaza is alive, Abbas says

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, says he has evidence that a BBC reporter abducted in Gaza a month ago is alive and well, the BBC's director general said.

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International Herald Tribune

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UN head: release BBC reporter

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BBC

POLITICS

Bush defends No Child Left Behind Act

President Bush, acknowledging public frustration over his No Child Left Behind Act, said the point of the law is not to punish schools that fall short, but to help them.

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CBS News

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White House can't say if lost e-mails referenced firings

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Bloomberg

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Leahy: Aides lying about White House-Justice e-mails

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CNN

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Gonzales crams for a Senate grilling

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Newsweek

Hill leaders to meet with Bush on war funding bill

The White House and Democratic congressional leaders agreed to meet next week to discuss the stalled war funding bill, but only after a day of dueling statements left prospects for bipartisan cooperation remote.

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Real Clear Politics

BUSINESS

Morgan Stanley buys 13 Japan hotels for nearly $2.4B

In what is being touted as the largest real estate transaction ever in Japan, Morgan Stanley has agreed to buy 13 hotels owned by All Nippon Airways for 281.3 billion yen ($2.37 billion).

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Forbes

Drug giants accused of ignoring fake medicines that kill millions

The world's major drug companies have been accused of turning a blind eye to the multibillion-dollar trade in fake medicine that has resulted in an explosion of child malaria deaths in developing countries.

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London Independent

SPORTS

Rangers end playoff skid with win over Thrashers

The New York Rangers won their first playoff game in almost 10 years with a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Bledsoe calls it quits

Drew Bledsoe has retired, ending a 14-year career in which he made two Super Bowls.

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Sports Illustrated

HEALTH

Poor older Americans are missing out on government aid

Volunteers and counselors who help elderly people apply for Medicare's low-cost prescription drug coverage are having a tough time locating the remaining eligible people.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Yahoo! News

Diabetes may be linked to increased risk of mild cognitive impairment

Individuals with diabetes may have a higher risk of developing difficulties thinking and learning, which may be a step toward Alzheimer's disease, a report in the Archives of Neurology says.

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Medical News Today

Some foods take taste out of cigarettes

What do a slice of cheese, a glass of water, and a plate of broccoli have in common? According to new research, consuming any of these foods seems to diminish the taste of cigarettes.

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Health Day

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GOOD NEWS

6 million children immunized against measles in North Korea

Six million children in North Korea aged six months to 15 years have been immunized in a massive United Nations-backed emergency campaign.

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Good News Network

Venture philanthropy goes into politics

In recent years, Silicon Valley venture capitalists have led a growing effort to transform the philanthropic sector through what's been dubbed "venture philanthropy."

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BusinessWeek

NATION

Wildfire erupts in Los Angeles hills

Fires erupted in the hills above Los Angeles, damaging or destroying several homes as dangerous north winds fueled the flames. Farther inland, a sandstorm triggered a deadly highway pileup.

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Examiner

World Bank's Wolfowitz apologizes for role in staffer's promotion

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz apologized for his role in the promotion of a woman with whom he was romantically involved as the international finance agency's employees demanded he quit.

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Bloomberg

U.S. man accused of plot to bomb resorts

A federal grand jury indicted a U.S. citizen on charges of joining al-Qaida and conspiring to bomb European tourist resorts and U.S. government facilities and military bases overseas, officials said.

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Examiner

ENVIRONMENT

Project looks at trees for biofuel

Weyerhaeuser and Chevron are hoping to squeeze one more useful product out of trees and the lands they're grown on - transportation fuel.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Schwarzenegger: Make climate hip

The environmental movement must become "hip and sexy" if it is to succeed, California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.

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BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Wikipedia to bar 'Office' contributions

Yes, Michael Scott has some interesting theories on how to gain the edge in salary talks. No, Wikipedia's not really interested in them.

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E! Online

Report: Beatles join iPod revolution with EMI settlement

The Beatles have settled a long-running legal row with record company EMI over royalty payments, clearing the way for the release of the band's entire back catalogue over the Internet.

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Monsters and Critics

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Homeland Security finally transcends F cybersecurity grade

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CNET News

Spiders check the weather before flying

Spiders love to fly. But before casting out a silk thread and swooping miles through the air, a spider checks the weather just as a human pilot might do during a pre-flight routine, a new study finds.

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LiveScience

EDUCATION

Duke case spurs U.S. colleges to clean up campus culture

While the case is over for the former lacrosse players, it has prompted soul-searching at many colleges and refining of student policies.

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Christian Science Monitor

Education Dept. oversight questioned

An Education Department official placed on leave over a potential conflict of interest in his management of the government's student loan program filed disclosure forms that raise oversight questions.

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Houston Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

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Vatican ambassador to boycott Holocaust Memorial

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Beliefnet

Catholic bishops say reported sexual abuse was down in 2006

The number of allegations of sexual abuse against Roman Catholic clergy dropped 9 percent in 2006, according to a survey of U.S. dioceses and religious orders.

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National Catholic Reporter

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Man buried for 8 hours in snow survives

A man buried by an avalanche for almost eight hours emerged with little more than scratches after a relative found him using a probe. Ryan Roberts said he was astonished he survived the avalanche.

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A Cuban student screams chants against anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carilles' release in San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba. An appeals court blocked Carilles' release from jail just as he began the process to be freed on bond. (Photo by Javier Galeano / AP)

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