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Teen "pregnancy pact" shocks Massachusetts city
19.06.2008 23:02
reuters.com
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts city is investigating an apparent teenage "pregnancy pact" that has at least 17 high-school girls expecting babies, four times more than last year, including many aged 16 or younger.
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Woman charged with helping hedge fund manager flee
19.06.2008 23:02
reuters.com
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested on Thursday the girlfriend of fugitive former hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III, accusing her of helping to stage his suicide on the day he was to report to prison for fraud.
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Australia vies with Pacific, U.S. to be fattest
19.06.2008 23:02
reuters.com
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is on track to become the fattest nation, although experts questioned on Friday whether it had overtaken the United States and small Pacific countries for the unenviable title.
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Prosecutors want dismissed Haditha case reinstated
19.06.2008 23:02
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors will ask a military appeals court to reinstate the case against the top-ranking U.S. Marine charged in the 2005 death of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha, a Marine spokesman said on Thursday.
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U.S. motorists brave Mexico border violence for fuel
19.06.2008 23:02
reuters.com
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. motorists are risking rampant drug violence in Mexico to drive over the border and fill their tanks with cheap Mexican fuel, some even coming to blows over gas shortages and long queues.
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Guantanamo prisoner cites 2-week sleep deprivation
19.06.2008 23:02
reuters.com
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - An Afghan prisoner subjected to 14 consecutive days of sleep deprivation at Guantanamo interrupted his war crimes hearing on Thursday to ask why a Harvard sleep expert was needed to testify about the effects of such treatment.
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U.S. drivers should think in gallons per mile: report
19.06.2008 23:01
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - If soaring gasoline prices have prompted you to look for a more fuel-efficient ride, using miles per gallon as a guide could lead you astray, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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U.S. lawmakers want Mandela off terror list
19.06.2008 23:01
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. lawmakers are trying to pass legislation to remove former South African President Nelson Mandela from a U.S. list of terrorists by his 90th birthday next month, officials said on Thursday.
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Officers raid Petco warehouse, alleging infestation
19.06.2008 23:01
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officers on Thursday raided a warehouse outside Chicago operated by Petco Animal Supplies Inc and seized pet food it alleged had been stored under unsanitary conditions there, the U.S. Attorneys Office in Chicago said.
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Angelina Jolie: The world's most 'Wanted'
19.06.2008 22:29
usatoday.com
There's sexy, and then there's scary-sexy. Angelina Jolie certainly earns the extra adjective. Angelina Jolie certainly earns ...
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Cinema, Video & DVD
New on DVD: 'Be Kind' to this week's releases
19.06.2008 22:29
usatoday.com
The story of the the rough rock-star life and the story of the rough gang life, with a little Technicolor flair thrown in for ...
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Cinema, Video & DVD
Spunky 'Kit' has kaboodles of charm
19.06.2008 22:29
usatoday.com
When it comes to movies based on a line of dolls, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is light-years away from the ultra-commercialized ...
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Cinema, Video & DVD
Road-course specialists will be out in force at Infineon
19.06.2008 22:28
usatoday.com
Answers to pressing questions heading into Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway:
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Motorsports
Hot times in the Windy City for first-place Cubs, White Sox
19.06.2008 22:28
usatoday.com
The Second City? You must mean New York. It couldn't be Chicago, where both of the city's baseball teams are in first place ...
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Baseball
Bush takes no-hit bid into 8th, Brewers hold on
19.06.2008 22:28
usatoday.com
Dave Bush took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before it was broken up by the player he was traded for, and the Milwaukee ...
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