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1. Haiti aid effort marred by slow U.N. response (Reuters)
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Reuters - Clutching automatic assault rifles, truckloads of U.N. troops patrolled the streets of Haiti's shattered capital on the day after the earthquake hit last month, seemingly oblivious to the misery ...

2. Pair jailed after £4.5m tax fraud
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A Dungannon couple are jailed over the biggest ever case of tax fraud in Northern Ireland, amounting to more than £4.5m.

3. Woman jailed for sex with boy, 12
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A woman aged 36 is jailed for nine years after admitting having sex with a 12-year-old boy nearly 200 times. ...

4. VA to reopen Gulf War vets' files (AP)
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... first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended. ...

5. Death charge hospital is guilty
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A hospital where a disabled man died after getting his head trapped between bars admits health and safety breaches. ...

6. Police say 'Growing Pains' actor Koenig found dead (AP)
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AP - Former "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig was found dead Thursday in a wooded area of a sprawling downtown park where he enjoyed spending time, apparently after committing suicide. ...

7. £1.9m for thalidomide survivors
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Victims in Wales of the thalidomide scandal are to share £1.9m to improve their care, nearly 50 years after the drug was withdrawn. ...

8. Cynicism in both India and Pakistan after talks (Reuters)
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Reuters - Commentators in both India and Pakistan greeted on Friday the first official talks between their countries since the 2008 Mumbai attacks with a degree of cynicism even though no breakthrough ...

9. Star Trek actor's son found dead
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The actor son of Star Trek veteran Walter Koenig is found dead in a wood after apparently taking his own life. ...

10. Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves (Reuters)
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Reuters - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next ...

11. Toyota's problems loom large even after hearings (AP)
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AP - Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a grueling appearance before Congress, the head of the world's largest automaker wasn't leaving his problems behind.

12. Fla. woman sues 50 Cent in NYC over her sex video (AP)
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AP - A Florida woman has sued rapper 50 Cent in New York City, claiming he unlawfully distributed her homemade sex video over the Internet after editing himself into it as a wig-wearing narrator. ...

13. GM to end Hummer after sale fails
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General Motors is to wind down operations of its Hummer vehicles - after a planned takeover by a Chinese firm failed. ...

14. Panorama in breach of BBC rules
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The BBC's Panorama will broadcast an apology after an independent watchdog said it breached editorial guidelines. ...

15. Google bosses convicted in Italy
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Google executives are convicted in Italy after a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied was posted online. ...

16. 2 teens injured in Colorado middle school shooting (AP)
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AP - A teacher tackled a man armed with a high-powered rifle just after two teenage students were shot Tuesday at a suburban Denver middle school that's just miles from Columbine High School, the site ...

17. Toyota chief faces congress spotlight (Reuters)
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Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp's president braced for tough questions from a congressional panel on Wednesday after the Japanese automaker conceded it had let safety standards slip and could still not explain ...

18. Nigerian president 'returns home'
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Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has gone home in secret after three months in Saudi Arabia, reports say. ...

19. University TV show mocking blacks sparks freeze (AP)
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AP - The University of California, San Diego has halted funding for student media after a TV segment ridiculed black students outraged by a party mocking Black History Month. ...

20. Pa. abortion doctor's license suspended after raid (AP)
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AP - Federal agents raided a clinic where abortions are performed and found "deplorable and unsanitary" conditions, including blood on the floor and parts of aborted fetuses in jars, according to the state ...

21. GOP's Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote (AP)
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AP - A month after being crowned the darling of national conservatives, Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts is being branded "Benedict Brown" for siding with Democrats in favor of a jobs bill ...

22. Former VP Cheney hospitalized, resting comfortably (AP)
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AP - Former vice president Dick Cheney was hospitalized after experiencing chest pains Monday, an aide said. ...

23. 3 NYC police officers are acquitted in sodomy case (AP)
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AP - A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a drug suspect in a subway station was acquitted Monday after defense attorneys spent weeks chipping away at the credibility of the accuser, a ...

24. Cheney hospitalized after experiencing chest pains (Reuters)
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Reuters - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized on Monday after experiencing chest pains, and his office said he was resting comfortably while doctors evaluated the situation. ...

25. Ex-US Vice-President Cheney ill
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Former US Vice President Dick Cheney is in hospital in Washington after experiencing chest pains, his office says. ...

26. Outlook no brighter for Obama's new health plan (AP)
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AP - Starting over on health care, President Barack Obama knows his chances aren't looking much more promising. A year after he called for a far-reaching overhaul, Obama unveiled his most detailed plan ...

27. Former Merrill exec seeks $20 million from BofA: report (Reuters)
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Reuters - Former Merrill Lynch & Co President Greg Fleming is seeking $20 million from his previous employer more than a year after he left the firm, according to a Fox Business report on Monday. ...

28. BA cabin crew back strike action
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British Airways passengers face the risk of fresh strikes after cabin crew backed a ballot for industrial action. ...

29. Man City give Tevez more time off
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Manchester City allow striker Carlos Tevez as much time off as he needs after his baby daughter was born prematurely, BBC Sport understands. ...

30. Canada lose U.S. ice hockey crunch, Bode gold (Reuters)
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Reuters - It was indeed "Miller Time" -- as the beer slogan goes -- for the U.S. Olympic team Sunday after skier Bode Miller snatched his first Olympic gold medal and ice hockey goalkeeper Ryan Miller ...