| Trainer drowns in SeaWorld killer whale 'attack' Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:01 AM PST ![]() AFP/Getty Images – The sign at the entrance to SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. A 40-year-old female trainer was killed Wednesday … MIAMI (AFP) – A 40-year-old female trainer was killed Wednesday in an apparent attack by a killer whale at Florida's SeaWorld , police and the park manager said.
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| Syria, Iran affirm ties despite US calls (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:08 AM PST  AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.
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| Obama spars with McCain, Cantor at health summit Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:35 AM PST ![]() The health care summit-ers have moved on to discussing changes to the health insurance system.
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| Obama Rejects Criticism of Agenda as 'Socialism' Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:06 AM PST ![]() From the entire S&P 500, which stocks are analysts expecting to have the biggest pops? Celebs' wealth and glamour doesn't insulate them from the scams and hoaxes that plague investors.
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| Dead Whale Honored With Royal Funeral in Vietnam Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:49 AM PST ![]() Around 10,000 gathered in Bac Lieu province of Southern Vietnam to pay their final respects to "Your Excellency", a 52-foot dead whale carried along their coast a day earlier.
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| Shark-filled aquarium in Dubai mall springs leak (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:07 AM PST  AP - Water gushed from a leak in a shark-filled aquarium in a ritzy Dubai mall on Thursday, sending startled shoppers scattering and shutting down nearby shops in one of the city's proudest attractions.
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| Steven Tyler Rejoins Aerosmith for European Tour Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:26 AM PST  Walk this way... again. Aerosmith is back in business, and original frontman Steven Tyler is ready to rock again. The iconic band has anounced their troubles are settled and a new tour, dubbed "Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock," will rumble through Europe this summer.
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| Amid latest scandal, New York Governor David Paterson screws likely opponent Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:01 PM PST ![]() Image by AFP/Getty Images via Daylife New Yorkers are going to wake up tomorrow morning to news that Governor Paterson has suspended David W. Johnson, one of his senior aides. This is an administration that never should have been, and now it's in a profound crisis. The question is whether or not it's an administration that's still going to fool around with the fiction that it can actually be elected to a full term in the governor's office. I don't want to get too caught up in the question of Mr. Johnson's relationship with a woman who apparently had sought a protection order against him afte
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| Fact or Fiction: Happiness and Health Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:43 AM PST ![]() For years and years, experts pooh-poohed a link between health and happiness. Study after study looks for connection between the two. So, what's the verdict? Are healthy people happier? Are happy people healthier?
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| Cheney's 5 heart attacks unusual, shows good care Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:18 AM PST ![]() But the number, attention-grabbing as it is, isn't the real issue: It's how much damage a heart attack does to the muscle of your heart that determines how well you recover, and the quality of remaining years.
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| Missile kills Pakistani Taliban leader: official (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:07 PM PST  AP - A Pakistani Taliban commander wanted in the deadly 2006 bombing of the U.S. consulate in Karachi was killed in a suspected CIA missile strike in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday — the latest blow in a crackdown on militants in the region.
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| John Mayer's surprising onstage moment Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:48 PM PST ![]() An 11-year-old finds a clever way to get onstage with the singer and play a song he's practiced for two years.
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| Many Americans see U.S. influence waning as that of China grows Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:03 PM PST ![]() Facing high unemployment and a difficult economy, most Americans think the United States will have a smaller role in the world economy in the coming years, and many believe that while the 20th century may have been the "American Century," the 21st century will belong to China.
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| Disgraced snowboarder's speaks out Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:05 AM PST ![]() Scotty Lago addresses his controversial exit from the Olympics for the first time.
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| Study: Autism Can Be Detected in the First Year Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:33 PM PST  California researchers found that parents typically do not notice the early symptoms that may be associated with autism. The study followed babies from the age of 6 months to 3 years and found "a steady loss of sociability and responsiveness in the babies who would progress to an autism diagnosis." The loss of social skills in the babies with autism appeared in a variety of behaviors, such as "reduced rates of face-gazing, vocalizations and social engagement." These behaviors were apparently obvious to researchers, but not to the parents. The study also questions parental assertions that the
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