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GOOD NEWS

NC man exonerated, freed after 17 years

Gregory Taylor, 47, wasted more than half his adult life in prison after what his lawyers declared a reckless rush to judgment by Raleigh police and Wake County, N.C., prosecutors.

Boston Herald

Woman's new heart has happy ending

The Valentine's Day gift turned her life around after more than 20 years of living with steadily progressing heart disease and numerous cardiac procedures.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Michigan town one of the happiest places in the US

Despite its 16 percent unemployment rate, Holland has more than 100-volunteer based service organizations fanned out through the city.

ABC News

WORLD

UFO files revealed in UK archive

Thousands of UFOs have been spotted in the last 20 years around the U.K., according to newly released documents.

BBC

Believe it or not - UFO speculation ramps up

Herald Sun

More top secret UFO files released

YouTube

Pakistani village market hit by bomb

A bomb attack in a crowded market selling hashish in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 15 people and injured up to 100, officials say.

BBC

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Another Taliban leader captured in Pakistan

Newsweek

BUSINESS

Wine producers guilty of US scandal

A dozen French winemakers and traders have been found guilty of a massive scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir to a leading U.S. buyer.

BBC

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Guardian

Dollar rises versus euro

The dollar rose against the euro as signs the U.S. economy is gaining momentum fueled speculation the Federal Reserve is moving to withdraw stimulus measures.

Bloomberg

Dollar to reach high

BusinessWeek

WINTER OLYMPICS

White rides to repeat in halfpipe, Lago takes bronze

Putting on a show when he didn't even have to, Shaun White capped his gold-medal night on the halfpipe with his signature trick — the dangerous, spiraling Double McTwist 1260.

MSNBC

Davis wins gold, Hendrick bronze

With a furious kick on the final lap, Shani Davis stuck his skate across the line and won his second straight Olympic title in 1,000-meter speedskating.

ESPN

HEALTH

Happy, enthusiastic people less likely to develop heart disease

People with a tendency to experience positive emotions, such as being happy, enthusiastic and content, are less likely to to develop heart disease, suggests a new American study.

Medical News Today

Calif. research shows pot can ease muscle spasms

The first U.S. clinical trials in more than two decades on the medical benefits of marijuana confirm pot is effective in reducing muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis.

Google News

SPORTS

Tiger Woods to break silence and apologize at press conference

Tiger Woods intends to end his silence by apologizing, the first time he will be seen in public since a Thanksgiving car crash started a domino effect of sexual allegations against him.

ABC News

Tiger Woods to talk to media

ESPN

Wall leads Kentucky past Miss. St. 81-75 in wild overtime

The second-ranked Wildcats showed they learned their lessons from their only loss of the season and got a preview of the intensity of postseason basketball beating Mississippi State 81-75 in overtime.

Sports Illustrated

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