Cuba thaw good or bad? U.S. fugitives unsure

Some of the dozens of American fugitives in Cuba fear that a thaw in the nearly 50-year-old freeze between neighbors will put them within the reach of U.S. law.

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Noriega fights extradition to France

A panel of federal appeals judges questioned Wednesday whether former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has any legal right to challenge his proposed extradition to France to face money laundering charges.

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Apple's Jobs backtracks on health, takes leave

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he is taking a medical leave - just a week after he tried to assure investors and employees his recent weight loss was caused by a hormone deficiency.

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Investors had complained about missing pilot

Clients of an Indiana financial manager who may have tried to stage his death in a plane crash say he charged them exorbitant, unfair fees.

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Green gadgets got attention at industry confab

Green was in like never before at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, with 3,000 square feet of dedicated floor space and companies having touted the energy-saving attributes of their gadgets.

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Did missing pilot fake his death?

Police were searching on Monday for an Indiana man who may have parachuted from his small plane after calling in an emergency and left the aircraft on autopilot until it crashed in Florida.

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Waiter plays Arabic chant at Jewish wedding

A waiter who shocked guests at a Jewish wedding by playing a recording of a crowd chanting in Arabic has pleaded not guilty to felony harassment.

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Pirate's body washes ashore with $153,000

The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.

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Gotti neighbor allegedly dissolved in acid

It's been one of the last mysteries from John Gotti's gangland career: What happened to the neighbor who accidentally ran over and killed the mobster's 12-year-old son - and then vanished?

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State seeks custody of sect leader's alleged bride

Texas authorities are seeking permanent custody of an 14-year-old girl who was allegedly married to jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, a step toward severing her parents' rights altogether.

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Cuba allows access to Hemingway papers

Cuba on Monday began accepting requests for electronic access to more than 3,000 documents from Ernest Hemingway's home on the island, including the unpublished epilogue of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and coded messages the author sent when using his yacht to hunt for German submar …

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Man's final lotto ticket wins widow $10 million

On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.

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Monkey meat needs permit, N.Y. judge says

A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's argument that she had religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the United States.

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U.S. backs off meeting activist with KGB ties

Reversing itself yet again, the State Department said Wednesday it will not meet with an activist from the Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia who had regular conversations with a KGB official.

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Patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church dies

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but struggled against the influence of other churches, died Friday at age 79.

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Russia upgrades missiles to evade U.S. arms

Russia's military is planning to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective missile shield, a Russian general said Monday.

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British requiring ID cards for foreign nationals

The British government began its identity card program for foreign nationals Tuesday - six years after heated debate over whether the costly plan is an effective tool against terrorism, identity theft and welfare fraud.

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Greenland to vote on more autonomy

Dreaming of oil wealth, Greenland voters are expected to decide in a nonbinding referendum Tuesday to extend the island's self rule in what many see as a key step toward independence from Denmark.

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German court OKs release of ex-leftist terrorist

A former top member of the leftist Red Army Faction terrorist group can be released from prison in January after having served 26 years for multiple murders, a German court ruled Monday.

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Liquid bomb plot targeted jets, court told

Eight British men planned to detonate bombs aboard airliners bound for the U.S. and Canada, hoping to kill hundreds of passengers in a major terrorist attack, a prosecutor said Thursday.

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Not All Smiles Are Created Equal - MSN Health & Fitness - Mental Health

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France condemns Moscow syringe attack

France's Foreign Ministry has condemned an attack on a French activist in Moscow who reportedly says she was jabbed in the leg with a syringe.

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Lost tribes tracked with body-heat sensors

The Brazilian government will begin using a plane equipped with body-heat sensors to locate - and protect - uncontacted Indian tribes in the Amazon, officials said Tuesday.

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U.S. priest facing excommunication will appeal

A Georgia priest facing excommunication for supporting the ordination of women said Friday he plans to visit the Vatican with a contingent of fellow priests and a bishop to appeal the decision.

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