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EU imposes oil embargo on Iran in support of U.S.-led sanctions ...
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Business News
Stocks hit the gas pedal
NEW YORK -- Stocks surged around the globe Friday, thanks to a pair of good reports on the U.S. economy, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to the highest level since May 2008. Hope on Wall Street that the economy continues to improve also ...
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News & Features
Iranian leader dismisses sanctions, warns US against war
WASHINGTON -- Dismissing economic sanctions that are beginning to bite, Iran's supreme leader said Friday that his country wouldn't bow to Western demands that it stop enriching uranium and warned that a war over its nuclear program would be "10 ...
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UK News
London braces itself as the clock ticks down to Olympics
LONDON -- Preparations continue apace six months ahead of the 2012 London Olympics with organizers promising the right balance will be struck between security and sport at the world's largest sporting event. However, London's citizens remain to ...
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Entertainment News
'The Voice': Turning chairs and heads
LOS ANGELES -- When Paul Telegdy moved to Los Angeles, he was struck by the contrast between U.S. celebrities and those from his native Britain. "People here took themselves extremely seriously once they were in the public eye," Telegdy, NBC ...
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Home and Consumer News
New initiative will coordinate probes of mortgage meltdown
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's new effort to investigate the causes of the nation's mortgage meltdown will focus on coordinating the often overlapping state and federal investigations and on holding accountable those whose misconduct led...
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Parenting News
A boom in smarter monitors
The cry has been heard: After 20 years with little change to baby monitoring devices, new designs premiered in January at the Consumer Electronics Show promising Wi-Fi connectivity and high-definition video that streams live to a smartphone. Some...
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Cats & Dogs News
Cemetery opens plots for pets
KENT, Ohio -- Families have been known to skirt cemetery rules in trying to reunite Fido or Patches with their owners, slipping a tiny tub of ashes into a casket or sprinkling their remains at a grave site when no one's looking. But come spring, ...
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Religious News
Priest who improvised prayers loses his job
ST. LOUIS -- For 18 years, the Rev. William Rowe has done a little improvising while celebrating Mass on Sunday mornings at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mount Carmel, Ill. Now those deviations have led to his resignation in an incident that may ...
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Science & Technology News
Pew report looks at what Facebook users get out of it
LOS ANGELES -- The Pew Research Center released a report about Facebook on Friday, providing insights into the company that you won't find in its IPO filing. Rather than focusing on the company's financials, the report, "Why Most Facebook Users ...
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Senior Living News
Strokes like Sen. Kirk's are rare for healthy adults with few risk factors
CHICAGO -- Strokes like the one that struck Sen. Mark Kirk are rare but not unheard of for men in their 50s who are generally healthy and fit, experts said this week. "It's often a mystery why it happens, but we see it and we see it in people ...
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Women's News
It's showtime as ladies begin skating competition
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Olympian Mirai Nagasu of Arcadia, Calif., is a three-time U.S. figure skating medalist. Alissa Czisny of Detroit is the two-time American champion who placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships. Ashley Wagner of Mission ...
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