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German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
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AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:29 GMT
| Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
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AP - Myanmar's military regime took yet another step to expunge Aung San Suu Kyi from the political scene Wednesday by effectively barring her from the first elections in 20 years and pressuring her opposition party to expel her from its ranks.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:59:58 GMT
| US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead
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AP - Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani employees, police and the organization said.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:53 GMT
| In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
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AP - Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:35 GMT
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Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP) Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won an MVP award with Boston and became a beloved player in the city. The shortstop signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday before announcing he's leaving baseball at 36 to become an ESPN analyst.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:01:17 PST
| A-Rod to interview with feds soon (AP) Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone. The Yankee slugger said from the team's spring training complex Wednesday that the interview site is under discussion but he would like it to be in Tampa so his training is not...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:17:25 PST
| Bryant's late jumper ends Lakers' slide (AP) Kobe Bryant never gets tired of being the Lakers' closer. And though he savored the chance to stop Los Angeles' longest losing streak in nearly three years with yet another flawless game-winning shot, Bryant is hoping he won't have to bail out the Lakers quite so frequently in the final weeks before they defend their title.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:38:41 PST
| Edwards placed on 3 weeks' probation (AP) Sticking with its ``boys, have at it'' attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:02:45 PST
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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38
(AP)
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:23:34 GMT
| Glenn Beck Felled by Eric Massa's Performance
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Time.com - Many conservatives had rightly warned the Fox News superstar to steer clear of the aggrieved Democratic Congressman, but he just couldn't resist
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:35:00 GMT
| Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious
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AP - The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:48 GMT
| 7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack
(AP) AP - A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:46 GMT
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