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Mandela appears an ailing man in video
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Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South African President Jacob Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela "in good shape and in good spirits" Monday, but a video of his encounter with the ailing anti-apartheid icon belies those cheery words, showing him with a vacant look on his face. It's been more than three...
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Michael Jackson song played for jury in civil case
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Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother has played a song during opening statements at a wrongful death trial that the lawyer says the superstar wrote for his children. Attorney Brian Panish also read jurors a note on Monday that the singer wrote to his mother to...
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Surviving hell in a Bangladesh factory collapse
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Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) -- Merina was so tired. It had been three days since the garment factory where she worked had collapsed around her, three days since she'd moved more than a few inches. In that time she'd had nothing to eat and just a few sips of water. The cries for help had long since...
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Bangladesh police interrogate building's owner
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Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) -- A Bangladesh court on Monday gave police 15 days to interrogate the owner of a building that collapsed last week, killing at least 382 people, as rescuers used heavy machinery to cut through the destroyed structure after giving up hopes of finding any more survivors....
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APNewsBreak: Illinois Senate gun bill to get overhaul
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Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Senate legislation touted as a compromise between Chicagoans weary of street violence and gun owners eager to legally carry concealed weapons elsewhere appears more restrictive than promised, according to a copy obtained by The Associated Press. It will be...
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NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay
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Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
NEW YORK -- NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. The 34-year-old center, who has played for six teams in 12 seasons, wrote a first-person account that was posted on Sports Illustrated's website Monday....
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