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CHICAGO Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
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RENO, Nev. Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.
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LOS ANGELES Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office record previously held by "The Dark Knight," which had a $67.2 million opening day last year.
BERLIN A German auction house says it has withdrawn from sale a painting that the Max Stern estate claims was one of hundreds the Jewish art dealer was forced to sell off by the Nazis.
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild.
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DETROIT Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
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OCALA, Fla. John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.
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AMES, Iowa The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."
Over the Garden Fence
I really enjoy the spring flowers from fall-planted bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and crocuses. Bulbs are plants in miniature, having within them the flowers, leaves, etc. Bulbs are only waiting for warmth and moisture to start rapid growth toward a complete blooming plant in the spring.
Haiti is the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, the size of the state of Maryland, its population — 7.6 million.
“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — The Rev. Dr. Martin
CHICAGO The thick, black binder that Paula Gillett keeps charts her son Jack's battle last year against a food-borne illness caused by E. coli. Filled with medical records, meal calendars and other papers, the binder documents Jack's initial illness, the kidney failure that struck next and his eventual recovery.
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