| Report: 1 in 8 Female Students Pregnant at Chicago High School Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:07 AM PDT  FoxNews: The number of teenage moms has increased in recent years -- and one Chicago high school has reportedly become a shocking example of that, revealing that one in eight of its female students are pregnant.
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| Kerry: too soon to send more troops to Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:12 PM PDT ![]() AP - With Afghanistan's election crisis deepening, Sen. John Kerry says it would be irresponsible for the U.S. to consider sending additional troops to the region at this time.
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| NYC neighbor sues Madonna over loud music, dancing Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:10 AM PDT  AP - One of Madonna's New York neighbors says the superstar's loud music and frequent dance sessions are causing a commotion.
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| Dracula legend revived by Bram Stoker descendant Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:18 AM PDT ![]() PARIS (AFP) – Bram Stoker 's own blood runs through the veins of a sequel to his 1897 novel "Dracula," which goes on worldwide release this month, in a work penned by his great-grandnephew who is hoping to revive the original vampire myth.
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| Youth face uphill struggle amid Detroit's troubles (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:47 AM PDT  AP - Like the rundown houses and shuttered storefronts in his Detroit neighborhood, bleakness abounds in LeRoy Taylor's future.
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| Cold War: Moscow's mayor in a flurry over snowfall Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT ![]() Moscow's mercurial mayor, famous for seeding clouds to prevent rain during parades, is escalating his war on weather with plans ...
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| Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:02 AM PDT  AP - Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
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| Beach-ball goal deflates opponent in England Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:12 PM PDT ![]() Maybe a lifeguard should have run on the field and declared no goal. A beach ball from the stands floated on the field in the opening minutes of Saturday's Sunderland-Liverpool game in the Premier League. It might as well have been a set piece for Sunderland. Sunderland's Darren Bent took a shot that Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina appeared to have covered.
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| Maldives government dives for climate change (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 01:51 AM PDT  AP - Members of the Maldives' Cabinet donned scuba gear and used hand signals Saturday at an underwater meeting staged to highlight the threat of global warming to the lowest-lying nation on earth.
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| Models, Clouds, and Hockey Goals: Buzz Week in Review Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:10 PM PDT  by Mike Krumboltz At the risk of sounding like the tagline to "Transformers," is anything what it seems? With Photoshop and similar software, pictures and videos can be airbrushed or expanded and the average schmo can never tell the difference. This past week, three stories' footage looked just too bizarre or fantastic to be real. Amazingly, only one of 'em was doctored. The model that wasn't there By now, you're probably aware of the saga of Filippa Hamilton. She's the former model for Ralph Lauren whose image was airbrushed for an advertisement, turning a healthy-looking woman into an ema
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| U.S. must live within its means: Geithner (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:35 PM PDT ![]() Reuters - The United States must live within its means once its economy recovers if it is to preserve global confidence in the U.S. dollar's status, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday.
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| Bear Run! Black bear chills in Wis. beer cooler (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:35 PM PDT ![]() AP - Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler.
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| Texas-Oklahoma predictions Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:46 PM PDT ![]() • Rick Perry, Texas governor Texas 23, OU 13: Texas is home to not only the most Fortune 500 companies, but also the best college football teams. No way Oklahoma beats Texas in anything. Tim Griffin, ESPN.com Big 12 Writer
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| Video shows more crude behavior from Maradona (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:31 AM PDT  AP - A video showing Diego Maradona making crude gestures on the team bus after his profanity-filled tirade on live television could complicate Argentina officials' efforts to put the scandal behind them.
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| Obama Weekly Radio Address: Insurers Are "Filling The Airwaves With Deceptive And Dishonest Ads" Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:18 AM PDT  WASHINGTON — Pushing back against his critics, President Barack Obama says overhauling the health care system, while helping millions of people, also will test whether policy makers can "serve the national interest despite the unrelenting efforts of the special interests." The administration is trying to build momentum for the president's overhaul effort after the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 vote this week for a bill that would extend health care coverage to millions of people. One Republican, Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, supported the bill, and the measure faces considerable opposition
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