Australia investigates deadly crocodile attack DARWIN, Australia ? An Australian coroner started an investigation Monday into the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a crocodile last year, as two fresh attacks refocused public scrutiny on how to manage the animals. The inquest will look into the death of Briony Goodsell, one of four people …
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Australian coroner investigates deadly crocodile attack as 2 new encounters grab attention
more images more images more images Obama achieves health law success that eluded past WASHINGTON ? Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president’s pen. Such a moment has come.
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Obama?s health plan, less audacious than it might have been, still among history?s bold acts
NEW DELHI – Europe, for the first-time traveller, can be a teaser: the distances are vast, the stops too tempting and the costs mind-blowing. So how does one save a few extra euros on a summer junket? Through a car pool, says travel writer and columnist Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu
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more images more images more images more images more images more images more images more images more images Congress clears historic health care bill WASHINGTON ? Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest … Original article on : Congress clear historic health care bill, sends it to Obama for his signature .
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more images more images Congress approves historic health care legislation WASHINGTON ? The Democratic-controlled Congress has approved historic legislation extending health care to tens of millions of Americans who lack it and cracking down on insurance company abuses.
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Dubnyk leads Oilers past Sharks, 5-1 EDMONTON, Alberta ? Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves for his second straight victory, and Dustin Penner and Shawn Horcoff each had a goal and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers’ 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Robert Nilsson, Fernando Pisani and Aaron Johnson also scored for Edmonton.
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Devan Dubnyk makes 27 saves, Oilers beat Sharks 5-1
more images more images Boehner: Health bill fails the country WASHINGTON ? House Republican leader John Boehner says congressional health care legislation fails the country and says Congress has failed to listen to America. Boehner drew hisses from Democrats as he criticized the Democratic overhaul of health coverage.
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Kramer lifts Purdue over Texas A&M 63-61 in OT SPOKANE, Wash. ? Chris Kramer ignored his coach’s final play call and demanded the ball with Purdue’s season on the line. The two-time Big Ten defensive player of the year, the rugged soul of Boilermakers basketball with do-it-all leader Robbie Hummel out for the season, forgot he is …
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more images more images MUMBAI – Manoj Bajpai says his character in forthcoming “Raajneeti” is very similar to Duryodhana from the Hindu epic Mahabharata – he is powerful, regal and politically motivated. “I am playing Virendra Pratap Singh. My role is almost like Duryodhana in Mahabharata,” Manoj told IANS
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Coyotes beat Stars for 9th straight win DALLAS ? Adrian Aucoin scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Phoenix Coyotes matched a franchise record with their ninth straight victory, 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. The Winnipeg Jets, who moved to Phoenix in 1996, also won nine in a row from March ….
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Adrian Aucoin scores SO winner, extends Coyotes? winning streak to 9 with 3-2 win over Stars
Bynum has strained tendon, return uncertain LOS ANGELES ? Andrew Bynum’s left Achilles’ tendon is not torn, and the Los Angeles Lakers are cautiously optimistic their starting center can return from his latest injury in two weeks.
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Lakers C Andrew Bynum has strained Achilles? tendon, likely out at least 2 weeks
Green Bay upsets Virginia 69-67 in first-round AMES, Iowa ? Celeste Hoewisch scored 23 points and 12th-seeded Wisconsin-Green Bay let most of a 16-point lead slip away before holding on to beat Virginia 69-67 Sunday night in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament. After it appeared the Phoenix (28-4) would win in a rout, fifth-seeded …
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Late free throws help Wisconsin-Green Bay upset Virginia in first-round NCAA women?s game
Furyk ends long drought by winning Transitions PALM HARBOR, Fla. ? Jim Furyk finally won after 32 months and 58 tournaments, and it became a footnote Sunday. When he finally reached the 18th green after a wild detour through the trees at Innisbrook, two television networks broadcast the first interview with the Tiger Woods since revelations he …
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After nearly 3 years, Jim Furyk is a winner again on PGA Tour
Selanne scores 600th NHL goal ANAHEIM, Calif. ? Teemu Selanne became the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone Sunday night in the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche
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Griffin, Nebraska overwhelm Northern Iowa 83-44 MINNEAPOLIS ? After watching Northern Iowa shock top-seeded Kansas in the men’s tournament on Saturday night, Nebraska women’s coach Connie Yori turned to her husband and said, “I hope it’s not UNI’s year.” Her Cornhuskers proved that it definitely is not, on the women’s side at least. Kelsey Griffin had 22 points ….
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Not this time Northern Iowa: No. 1 seed Nebraska throttles UNI 83-44 in women?s tourney
more images more images Obama, Democrats show command of health care votes WASHINGTON ? Triumph in their grasp, President Barack Obama and House Democrats demonstrated command of the votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation Sunday night, a climactic chapter in a century-long quest for near universal coverage.
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Cavs complete rare sweep of Pistons CLEVELAND ? J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker combined for 20 points in the decisive third quarter and Cleveland beat Detroit 104-79 on Sunday to give the Cavaliers their first season sweep of the Pistons in 30 years
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NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness The NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy. On Thursday in Salt Lake City, No
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PETA feathers ruffled by Mike Tyson NY pigeon show NEW YORK ? An animal welfare group wants New York City prosecutors to investigate Mike Tyson’s reality television show about pigeon racing.
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PETA feathers ruffled over Mike Tyson?s NYC pigeon racing TV show, calls for investigation
PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered one of the worst defeats of his political career in Sunday’s second round of regional elections. According to projections by the CSA institute, the opposition Socialists and their allies received 56 percent of the vote, compared to only 37 percent for Sarkozy’s conservative UMP. Prime Minister Francois Fillon admitted ….
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Sarkozy suffers heavy defeat in French regional elections