BAGHDAD, Iraq – The bodies of 38 men shot execution-style were found dumped around an abandoned chicken farm, a trash-strewn lot and an insurgent stronghold west of the capital, police said Sunday. The grisly finds were the latest in an endless stream of violence, much of it designed to destabilize …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush’s effort to get Congress moving on Social Security (search) by proposing cuts in benefits for high and middle-income retirees has exposed a fissure in the House Republican leadership. Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) and many conservatives unhappy with the Senate’s cautious approach want a House bill …
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LANSING, Mich. – A man who admits picking on Eminem (search) when they were schoolmates cannot sue the rapper over a song that depicts his bullying as a brain-jarring attack, the state appeals court said. “Brain Damage,” released on 1999’s “The Slim Shady LP (search),” was not intended to be …
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In a new study of women at higher risk of breast cancer, few said they were willing to take the drug tamoxifen to prevent the disease. Only about 18 percent of the 255 women surveyed said they were inclined to take tamoxifen, says the study in Cancer’s May 15 edition. …
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LOS ANGELES – A recent close call with paparazzi at a traffic light in Beverly Hills gave Jennifer Lopez (search) “goosepimples.” Lopez says she was almost involved in an accident when a car went “screeeech” right in front of her vehicle. “It was the paparazzi (search) trying to beat the …
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CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday said the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system will go on sale at the end of this month. Its shares rose in early trading. The highly anticipated upgrade, code-named “Tiger,” will hit shelves at Apple’s retail stores and …
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WASHINGTON – Beyond the sound and fury of the Senate fight over U.N. ambassador-nominee John R. Bolton (search) is the reality that presidents typically get their man — or woman — and President Bush boasts one of the better records on high-level appointments. The stunning turn of events in the …
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After the blizzard of e-mails you all sent about the 5-year-old in Florida being handcuffed by police, I figure you’ll be intrigued to hear that Rev. Al Sharpton (search) is now getting involved. Footage of the girl throwing a tantrum then getting cuffed has literally caused a worldwide sensation — …
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It may sound as far-fetched as cryogenics (search), the deep-freeze technique whereby baseball great Ted Williams’ body was submerged in liquid nitrogen in a post-mortem attempt at cheating death. But the technology of egg freezing (search), which allows young women to harvest and preserve their fresh, healthy eggs for later-in-life …
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BOSTON – Diners will have to wait at least a couple more days to eat at the Powow River Grille, where sandbags and boarded-up windows protected the restaurant from the flooded Powow River. Floodwaters began receding in New England on Wednesday, but not before the damage was done to businesses …
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