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Oscars 2013: "Argo" wins best picture

CBS News - ‎38 minutes ago‎
Updated 12:16 a.m. ET. Ben Affleck's Iran rescue thriller "Argo" has won best picture from the Academy Awards. It's the first best picture winner not to be nominated for best director since 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy.
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Parties trade blame as budget cuts loom

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Washington --. The White House and Republicans traded blame Sunday for budget cuts set to take effect at week's end that both sides roundly condemn.
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New South Korean Leader Warns North Against Nuclear Pursuits

New York Times - ‎26 minutes ago‎
SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a late military strongman, was sworn in Monday as South Korea's first female president, warning North Korea that the primary victim of its pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles will be the ...
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50 Cent helps NASCAR reach new audience

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - When rapper 50 Cent arrived at the Daytona 500, he immediately made an observation. "Damn I don't see no black people lol," he tweeted.
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Castro re-elected as Cuban leader, picks heir

ABC Online - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Cuban president Raul Castro has been re-elected to what he vowed would be his last term in office, and unveiled a political heir tasked with securing the future of communism in the country after 2018.
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New Bank of Japan Head Branded 'Out of Mainstream'

Wall Street Journal - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, one of the candidates for the BOJ's next chief, defends the devaluation of the yen as good for Japan as well as the global economy, in an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal.
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Amid torture allegations, Karzai orders US to leave Afghan province

CBS News - ‎30 minutes ago‎
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan's president ordered all U.S. special forces to leave a strategically important eastern province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans.
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SportsLog: Oscar Pistorius' brother faces “culpable homicide” charge

Boston.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
OLYMPICS Pistorius's brother also faces charges. The murder case involving Olympic star Oscar Pistorius took another unexpected turn Sunday with the news that his older brother, Carl, is himself facing charges for the death of a woman in a traffic accident.
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IDF on high alert ahead of Palestinian prisoner funeral

Jerusalem Post - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Security sources prepare for more rioting in the West Bank following funeral of Arafat Jaradat, who the PA claim died of torture during interrogation; Israel Health Ministry says autopsy did not reveal cause of death.
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Farrakhan Focuses on Economics in Chicago Speech

ABC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday called on blacks nationwide to curb economic disparities by cutting back on excessive spending, pooling resources and investing in land - an action plan he laid out during a three-hour speech at the ...
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High court's DNA case pits crime solving vs. privacy

USA TODAY - ‎20 hours ago‎
Katie Sepich was raped, murdered and set on fire nearly a decade ago, and her parents' campaign for justice has reached the Supreme Court.
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China's Manufacturing May Expand at Slower Pace, HSBC PMI Shows

Bloomberg - ‎31 minutes ago‎
China's manufacturing is expanding at the slowest pace in four months, a private survey showed, underscoring the headwinds faced by policy makers in the world's second-biggest economy.
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Yum's KFC to Tighten Supplier Reviews After China Sales D

Businessweek - ‎1 hour ago‎
Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM), owner of the KFC food chain, pledged to ramp up safety and tighten requirements for suppliers in China to win back consumers after a probe into chicken providers dragged down local sales.
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Intel Mobile Moves Include Refocus on Android Tablets

Wall Street Journal (blog)
2 hours ago
Written by
Don Clark
Intel com es to Barcelona this week bearing new chips for mobile devices. Besides the products, there's an underlying strategy shift concerning tablets–symbolized by a new device from Asustek.
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Telstra undecided on Firefox OS

ZDNet
2 hours ago
Written by
Josh Taylor
Summary: Despite a glowing endorsement of Firefox OS in Mozilla's announcement on Monday, Telstra hasn't yet committed to stocking mobile devices that come equipped with the new operating system.
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Samsung confirms Galaxy S4 to launch March 14

CNET
2 hours ago
Written by
Roger Cheng
The company is expected to issue invitations this morning to a "Samsung Unpacked" event in New York next month. CNET has confirmed it will be the Galaxy S4 launch.
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AT&T, General Motors to sell 4G LTE-connected cars next year

CNET
2 hours ago
Written by
Roger Cheng
The smart-car wars heat up as AT&T snatches a deal from Verizon Wireless, which has long been a partner with GM's OnStar unit.
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HP backs into tablet, commodity device game: Can it win?

ZDNet
17 minutes ago
Written by
Larry Dignan
Summary: HP is clearly on the Google and Android bandwagon with a new 7-inch tablet. That's great news for Google. Likely bad news for HP's profit margins.
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Oscars 2013: Academy Awards coverage

Washington Post (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Follow our merry band of reporters, bloggers and movie critic Ann Hornaday as we covered the 85th Annual Academy Awards. We tracked everything from the red carpet to the best picture, with reports from Dan Zak straight from the Dolby Theatre and beyond ...
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Oscars Red Carpet: Jessica Chastain on Boyfriend Gian Luca Passi

Extra - ‎1 hour ago‎
“Extra's” Mario Lopez spoke with Jessica Chastain on the 2013 Oscars red carpet, who opened up about her relationship with boyfriend Gian Luca Passi, an Italian fashion exec.
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Yankees' Granderson out with broken arm

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Yankees' Curtis Granderson is expected to be out until May after breaking his right forearm. The outfielder, who led New York with 43 homers last season, was hit by a pitch from the Blue Jays' J.A.
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Kuchar understands his game to win

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
MARANA, Ariz. -- Matt Kuchar took off his white ski cap only twice on Sunday during the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. The first time came after he beat Jason Day 4 and 3 in the morning semifinals.
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Smoke screen engulfs Mathieu

Boston Herald - ‎40 minutes ago‎
INDIANAPOLIS - Tyrann Mathieu was woken up yesterday at 4 a.m. and handed a cup on his way to the bathroom. That's the way life is going to be as long as the defensive back has aspirations to gain employment in the NFL.
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1. Kyrie And LeBron: The Speculation Game

ESPN - ‎1 hour ago‎
MIAMI -- After the final seconds ticked off the clock in Sunday's first half, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving hoisted a meaningless length-of-the court shot toward his team's basket just to see if he could make it.
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Fragments of ancient continent buried under Indian Ocean

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Map of Rodinia Land on Earth was once gathered together in a supercontinent known as Rodinia, shown here as it was during its break-up 750 million years ago.
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Drug to Treat Asthma Could Relieve Hives Patients of a Chronic Itch, Study Says

New York Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
An asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives who do not get relief from traditional antihistamine treatment.
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Anti-HIV drug effort in South Africa yields dramatic results

Los Angeles Times
Feb 23, 2013
Written by
Monte Morin
Two studies find that an expensive antiretroviral drug campaign in rural KwaZulu-Natal province has reduced risk and extended life expectancy by more than 11 years.
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