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Large Hadron Collider back online
"The LHC is back," the European Organization for Nuclear Research announced triumphantly Friday, as the world's largest particle accelerator resumed operation more than a year after an electrical failure shut it down.
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Sri Lanka agrees to release 130,000 Tamils displaced by war
The Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.
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Senate vote next step on what could be a long road for health care
If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.
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Rape victim's parents charged with abuse
The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July were arrested Friday on child abuse charges, according to Arizona police.
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What to expect in Senate's Saturday health care vote
To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
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2 linked to Mumbai terror attacks arrested in Italy
Two Pakistani men were arrested in Italy on Saturday for providing logistical support to terrorists who carried out last year's deadly attacks in India, police said.
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Baby gorillas in Congo getting a new playpen: Paradise
The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced Friday.
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8-year-old rape victim's parents charged with abuse
The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July were arrested Friday on child abuse charges, according to Arizona police.
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Italian police arrest 4 in Mumbai terror attacks
Four Pakistani men have been arrested in connection with last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, Italian police said Saturday.
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Parents of 8-year-old rape victim charged with abuse
Arizona police arrested the parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July.
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Pope to meet with Anglican leader amid rising tension
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, the first meeting between the religious leaders since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans that some commentators compared to a hostile takeover on Wall Street.
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Attorney: Court hearing for Fort Hood suspect to be held in hospital
Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in his hospital room on Saturday, Hasan's attorney said on Friday.
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'Office' plotlines reflect recession anxieties
Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company at the center of NBC's prime-time comedy "The Office," is facing bankruptcy. Staffers in the Scranton branch are anxious about their fate.
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CDC: H1N1 cases decrease as vaccine availability increases
Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.
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Protesters clash with police in Egypt near Algerian Embassy
Hundreds of angry demonstrators in Egypt's capital fought with police near the Algerian Embassy early Friday, the Interior Ministry said.
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Fans mourn end of 'Oprah'
There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else's couch to jump on.
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British hostages say pirates will kill them
A British couple kidnapped from their yacht in October by pirates pleaded for their life in a video broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 Friday, warning that their captors were running out of patience and could kill them if no ransom is paid.
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Woman to plead guilty to misdemeanors in Missouri Wal-Mart scuffle
A woman accused of cutting in line at a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers will plead guilty to disturbing the peace and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.
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Two charged in Arkansas killings
Authorities have charged two people with murder in the slaying of five people in Arkansas last week, police said Friday.
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Woman to plead guilty to resisting arrest after Wal-Mart scuffle
A woman accused of cutting in line at a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers will plead guilty to disturbing the peace and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors.

