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Jay-Z, Legend among early Grammy winners

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

Neil Young accepts his award for Best Rock Song for "Angry World" at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.Jay-Z and John Legend were the early leaders at the Grammys on Sunday, as both were awarded three trophies each during the show's pretelecast ceremony.




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Groupon users find FTD Valentine's deal smells

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST

The online coupon site Groupon.com and the FTD flower company are giving refunds after getting complaints that a Valentine's Day flower deal wasn't so sweet.

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Best bets: 'Survivor' seeks 'Redemption'

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

Sixteen contestants, including a couple of familiar faces, duke it out for a million dollars on "Survivor: Redemption Island.""Survivor" and "Amazing Race" return this week. Plus: Liam Neeson loses his identity in "Unknown'; James Frey's hit sci-fi novel for kids becomes a film.




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Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

Lady Gaga arrives at Grammys in giant egg

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:36 PM PST

Lady Gaga, being carried in an egg-shaped vessel, arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.The outrageous singer arrived at this year's awards encased in a giant egg carried by four half-naked attendees.




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Howard, Magic too much for Lakers to handle

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 04:48 PM PST

Orlando center Dwight Howard blocks a shot by Lakers forward Pau Gasol. Howard helped the Magic to an 89-75 win on Sunday.Dwight Howard had 31 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic earned their first victory over a winning team in more than a month, downing the Los Angeles Lakers 89-75 on Sunday.




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'The King's Speech' royal winner at BAFTAs

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:26 PM PST

Colin Firth poses with the award for Best Actor backstage during the BAFTA Film Awards 2011 at The Royal Opera House in London on Sunday."The King's Speech," in which Colin Firth plays stammering King George VI, reigned supreme at Britain's BAFTA awards on Sunday, picking up seven prizes with just two weeks to go before the Oscars.




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Obama official: New budget won't be pain-free

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:03 PM PST

President Barack Obama will send Congress on Monday a $3 trillion-plus budget for 2012 that promises $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by freezing many domestic programs for five years.

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Mental health a frequent theme in threats cases

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST

An FBI agent on Jan. 10 writes down information as he looks around the area at a local Safeway in Tucson, Ariz., where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot, two days after a mass shooting there left six dead. Just making a threat against a federal official — whether it's a worker at the local Social Security office or the president, even without any intent to follow through — is a federal crime.




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Cops: Hostage-taker at N.C. bank was unarmed

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 01:00 PM PST

A man who told hostages and police he had a gun was actually unarmed during a three-hour standoff that ended with officers shooting and killing him outside a North Carolina bank, police said Sunday.

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Egypt unrest puts Mideast peace efforts on hold

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 01:50 PM PST

A Palestinian holds up an Egyptian flag during a demonstration in support of the Egyptian people, outside the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by many Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on Sunday.Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's downfall appears to have nudged Israel and the Palestinians toward some common ground: Neither side seems to think now is the time for brave moves toward peace.




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Gaddafi tells Palestinians: Revolt against Israel

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST

Palestinian refugees should capitalize on the wave of popular revolts in the Middle East by massing peacefully on the borders of Israel until it gives in to their demands, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Sunday.

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Posted: 13 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST

Celtics surge in second half, stay perfect vs. Heat

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 02:21 PM PST

Miami's LeBron James drives against Boston's Paul Pierce during Sunday's game.Rajon Rondo had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 85-82 on Sunday, with the defending Eastern Conference champions clinching the season series against their top pursuer.




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PhotoBlog: Westminster unleashed

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST

Dogs and owners converge on New York City on the eve of the Westminster Dog ShowDogs and owners converge on New York City on the eve of the Westminster Dog Show




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Fire roars through town on Wash. reservation

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST

A house burns on Second Street in the eastern Washington town of White Swan on Saturday.Firefighters from several Yakima Valley departments have contained a roof fire that spread to the ground Saturday damaging or destroying 20 homes, officials said.




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Obama reportedly to seek changes in Pell Grants

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 07:56 AM PST

Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., right, with Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, speaks to media outside the White House in Washington after their luncheon with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Feb. 9.President Barack Obama's budget plan would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants over a decade through belt-tightening but use the savings to keep the maximum college financial aid award at $5,550, an administration official said.




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Katrina's ruins home to thousands of homeless

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 03:49 AM PST

Katy Quigley, left, and Clarence White III, right, members of the abandoned buildings outreach team of Unity Of Greater New Orleans, counsel a homeless person on housing options, in New Orleans on Jan. 19. More than five years after Katrina, New Orleans is struggling to deal with more than 40,000 abandoned properties, many of which the homeless now call home. More than five years after the hurricane, New Orleans is struggling to deal with more than 40,000 abandoned properties, where an estimated 3,000 homeless find refuge every night.




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Death toll in Iraq blast rises to 36

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 07:28 AM PST

Pilgrims walk in front of the famous al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq, on Feb. 2, 2004. A car bomb killed eight pilgrims Thursday, Feb. 10, on the road to one of Iraq's holiest Shiite shrines, a highly sensitive site still being rebuilt after a 2006 attack that sheered off its gleaming golden dome and engulfed the country in years of sectarian bloodshed.The death toll for a suicide bombing the day before on a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims rose to 36, Iraqi officials said Sunday about one of the deadliest acts of violence against the country's majority Muslim sect this year.




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Video: Engel: Revolution has changed, ‘inspired’ Egypt

Posted: 13 Feb 2011 06:08 AM PST

Feb. 13: From subway cars to office buildings, From subway cars to office buildings, "new" Egyptians continue to state their intention to reclaim their political and individual rights as free citizens of the world. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (TODAY show)




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