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Davy Jones, star of the 1960s TV series "the Monkees," died Wednesday at the age of 66.
The Martin County medical examiner’s office in Florida said it had been notified of his death but would provide no further details; TMZ is reporting that Jones dies [...]

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Football Emperor “Franz Beckenbauer said in an interview with Sky television:” We basically have a consensus, Robben is a very self, which he played after scoring the canadiensjerseys will be able to see it: he often does not assists to give him his teammates ran to celebrate with the team, but the direction of the [...]

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29-Feb-12, 11:14 PM | Agence France-Presse
SEOUL – North Korea confirmed Wednesday it has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests and a suspension of its uranium enrichment program in return for US food aid.
It said Washington had promised 240,000 tons of “nutritional assistance”, with the prospect of additional food aid, at talks between [...]

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This is what was then a record-breaking test of the Navy railgun project. in this 2008 demonstration, the Office of Naval Research reached muzzle energy of more than 10 megajoules. in 2010, another record-breaking test reached 33 megajoules.
(Credit:Office of Naval Research)
Imagine a Naval gun so powerful it can shoot a 5-inch projectile up to 220 [...]

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum are tied for delegates in Michigan
Romney’s victory in Arizona gained him all of the state’s 29 delegates
Despite his loss in Michigan, Santorum says he performed better than expected
The outcome shows it’s a “two-person race right now,” Santorum says

(CNN) — a relieved Mitt Romney headed back to the [...]

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Good Thursday morning everyone.  Well training week continues for me as I am working on a new graphics system.  Also of course a new and unbelievable radar system that we will have for you for the severe weather season.  Koam and I wanted to make sure we had the very best software and radar to [...]

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Jamie Squire/GettyRyan Braun successfully won an appeal Thursday of a positive drug test for performance enhancers.
Ryan Braun wins his appeal, and we are left to wonder …again.
Left to wonder if the game will ever be clean. Left to wonder exactly how long steroids have been around. Left to wonder who used and who’s still using. [...]

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Minnesota Timberwolves rookie and former No. 2 overall pick in last summer’s NBA draft, Derrick Williams was a colossal disappointment in his first ever Sprite Slam Dunk competition. 
The 6’8″ forward failed to complete the task on the first try to start and end the contest, ultimately deflating the crowd and destroying his own confidence along [...]

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Damage is seen early Wednesday morning in the town of Harveyville in Wabaunsee County Kansas after an apparent tornado passed through the town Tuesday night. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency late Tuesday after an apparent tornado struck Harveyville, part of a powerful storm system that pounded the state’s midsection. (AP Photo/Matthew [...]

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Back in 2009 I noticed a trend among companies towards awarding really large numbers of stock options and I wrote a report on it for GMI Ratings called Return of the Mega Grant.
For most of the decade, the majority of stock option grants had not been excessive. In fact, the 1990s was the last time there [...]

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