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WWF: Toilet paper destroys tiger, elephant habitat
 Is your toilet paper wiping out forests used by tigers, elephants, orangutans and other wildlife? The World Wildlife Fund alleged that a major paper supplier is clearcutting in Indonesia.
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Lacrosse player on trial in girlfriend's death
A former University of Virginia lacrosse player and the ex-girlfriend he is accused of killing traded allegations of infidelity and angry emails in the months before her death, with one of his messages saying: "I should have killed you," prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Cop accused of stealing from slain officers' fund
A 34-year-old Lakewood police officer was charged with embezzling more than $120,000 from a fund for families of four slain colleagues and spending the money on a trip to Las Vegas.
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Nuns fight strip club near Illinois convent
A group of nuns is ready to fight a new strip club adjacent to a Roman Catholic convent in suburban Chicago.
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Tainted wipes destroyed as firm moves forward
Truckloads of alcohol wipes, tankers of bulk liquids and cartons of chemicals have been hauled to secure landfills and waste disposal centers as a Wisconsin medical products supplier works to recover from a year-long contamination scandal blamed for illness and death.
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| BBC World News |
Maldives president 'forced out'
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed says he was forced to resign at gunpoint in a coup, a charge the country's new leader denies.
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US contraceptive rule 'must go'
The top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders' anger.
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News Corp profits swing to growth
Media giant News Corporation sees its net profits rise 65% in the three months to the end of December 2011 compared to 2010.
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Mali 0-1 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast beat Mali 1-0 in Libreville to reach Sunday's Nations Cup final, where they will face Zambia.
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Groupon reports unexpected loss
In its first set of results as a public company, Groupon reports an unexpected loss of $42.7m (£27.0m), when a small profit had been expected.
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| Health and Wellness News |
Komen charity under scrutiny for funding, science
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity defines its mission as finding a cure for breast cancer. In recent years, however, it has cut by nearly half the proportion of fund-raising dollars it spends on grants to scientists working to understand the causes and develop effective new treatments for the disease.
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Most docs tell white lies, study fiinds
More than half of doctors surveyed told patients an untruth and 20 percent didn't report a medical mistake, new research finds.
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Care to downsize that order? Many want smaller portions
 Study finds that, when offered, many restaurant patrons choose to consume less food and fewer calories.
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Tainted wipes destroyed as firm moves forward
Truckloads of alcohol wipes, tankers of bulk liquids and cartons of chemicals have been hauled to secure landfills and waste disposal centers as a Wisconsin medical products supplier works to recover from a year-long contamination scandal blamed for illness and death.
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Americans significantly lower trans fat over decade
Study finds that Americancs have experienced a decline in their blood levels of trans fat, which could mean a decreased risk of heart disease.
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| Oddly Enough |
Has Iceland’s Nessie shown itself?
Feb. 8 - Icelandic television reports on the buzz around footage possibly showing Iceland's version of the Loch Ness monster, the Lagarfljot river worm. Tara Cleary reports.
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Flimsy rhino attempts zoo escape
Feb. 8 - Keepers at a Tokyo zoo round up a life-sized paper mache rhino in a training drill to help staff deal with potential animal escapes. Tara Cleary reports.
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Huge baby shocks parents
Feb. 7 - A baby boy weighing 7.04 kilograms or 15.5 pounds, is born in central China. State media reports that it may be the heaviest baby on record in China. Tara Cleary reports.
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Old fat still good
Feb. 7 - A German pensioner opens a 64-year-old container of pork lard, which he received as a student following World War II. Tara Cleary reports.
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"Sky villages" plan elevates debate over tsunami security
Feb. 7 - Nearly one year after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, a Japanese architect is proposing a novel solution to the ongoing problem of how and where to rebuild villages destroyed by the disaster. Keiichiro Sako says the answer lies in what he calls "sky villages." Rob Muir reports.
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| Quote of the Day |
Nadia Boulanger
"The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion."
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Virgil Thomson
"Let your mind alone, and see what happens."
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Ethel Waters
"We are all gifted. That is our inheritance."
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George Eliot
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
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| Ask Yahoo |
What happened to Ask Yahoo!?
Ask Yahoo! is teaming up with Yahoo! Answers to bring you Ask Mike. It's another way to pose questions, get answers, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two. Please visit us at our new home on Yahoo! Answers, and join our network today. To learn more about Yahoo! Answers, the Answers Network, and Ask Mike, head to our help pages...
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What happened to Ask Yahoo!?
Ask Yahoo! is teaming up with Yahoo! Answers to bring you Ask Mike. It's another way to pose questions, get answers, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two. Please visit us at our new home on Yahoo! Answers, and join our network today. To learn more about Yahoo! Answers, the Answers Network, and Ask Mike, head to our help pages...
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Is the postmaster general really a general?
The postmaster general (PMG) has one of the coolest job titles in the United States government. But the position, while important, has little to do with the military...
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Why do people yell "Free Bird!" at rock concerts?
It happens at nearly every rock show. During a lull, while the band's in between tunes, someone in the audience requests Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird." It's meant as a joke, but it's never really funny. So how did the unfortunate tradition begin?...
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Who "invented" zombies?
Filmmaker George Romero turned zombies into movie icons in his epic "Night of the Living Dead" horror series. But to say he "invented" them is giving the guy too much credit. The truth is, these lurching, brain-crazed creatures have deep roots in Haitian folklore...
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Santorum wins 3 Republican contests
Rick Santorum awoke to a new reality Wednesday after sweeping all three Republican presidential contests a day earlier, reshaping the contest that will decide who runs against President Barack Obama in November.
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Soccer: England boss Capello resigns
The English Football Association have confirmed that England national manager Fabio Capello has resigned from his post with immediate effect.
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Activist: Infants, medical staff killed in Syria crackdown
Syrian opposition activists say the regime is continuing its brutal crackdown, hours after Russia touted President Bashar al-Assad's "commitment" to ending violence.
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NGO crisis tests U.S.-Egypt relations
As though there were not enough tumult in Egypt, a new crisis has soured its strongest Western ally and threatened to sever military aid a year after revolution felled a longtime dictator.
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'No negotiations' on Falklands, UK vows
The British Foreign Office Wednesday dismissed a complaint from Argentina about the "militarization of the South Atlantic" as tensions rise over the Falkland Islands, over which the two countries fought a war 30 years ago.
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