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Eagles' Michael Vick owns 'pet'

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 03:36 PM PDT

Michael Vick does own a 'pet'. In a statement released by his publicist Thursday, the NFL's number one overall draft pick in 2001 admitted what many already suspected.

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14 now dead in fungal meningitis outbreak

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Fourteen people have died and 170 diagnosed infected in an outbreak of rare fungal meningitis linked to contaminated pain injections, federal health officials said on Thursday.

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Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Foreclosure slowdown pushing up home prices

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Home buyers looking for bargains on foreclosed houses are having a harder time finding them. When the housing market crashed in 2007, a wave of foreclosures accelerated the plunge in prices, which lopped roughly a third off the median price of a home.Home buyers looking for bargains on foreclosed houses are having a harder time finding them. When the housing market crashed in 2007, a wave of foreclosures accelerated the plunge in prices, which lopped roughly a third off the median price of a home.




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7 UK marines arrested in Afghan murder probe

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT

Seven Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with an incident in Afghanistan last year, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense announced Thursday.

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Firefighters in pink? Mayor now OK with fundraiser

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:53 AM PDT

For weeks, the mayor of Bristol, Conn., and the firefighters' union have been battling over allowing firefighters to wear pink shirts for breast cancer awareness. Now the battle is over.For weeks, the mayor of Bristol, Conn., and the firefighters' union have been battling over allowing firefighters to wear pink shirts for breast cancer awareness. Now the battle is over.




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Reaching NLCS an 'unbelievable feeling' for Giants

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey hits a grand slam in the fifth inning.Buster Posey hit the third grand slam in Giants' postseason history, and San Francisco completed its startling comeback by holding off the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 Thursday in the decisive Game 5 of the NL division series.




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Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:01 PM PDT

HBT: Girardi to manage tonight after father's death

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT



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Pair cleared of theft in 'M-A-S-H' hot dog feud

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:54 AM PDT

The grandson of an Ohio man who founded a hot dog eatery made famous on the TV series "M-A-S-H" was acquitted Thursday of scheming with a company controller to steal nearly $250,000 from the restaurant.

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Professional clown gets 10 years for child rape

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 10:48 AM PDT

A professional clown is sentenced to 10 years in state prison after DNA evidence matched the Southern California man to the 2002 rape of a 12-year-old girl.A professional clown is sentenced to 10 years in state prison after DNA evidence matched the Southern California man to the 2002 rape of a 12-year-old girl.




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How to raise a happy geek kid

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:08 AM PDT

Proud geek parents face a host of vexing questions that aren't answered in the standard oarenting books: When should you give your child his first lightsaber? What if her love of J-pop excludes her from the Disney Princess conversations on the playground?Proud geek parents face a host of vexing questions that aren't answered in the standard oarenting books: When should you give your child his first lightsaber? What if her love of J-pop excludes her from the Disney Princess conversations on the playground?




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Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:08 AM PDT

Free returns can increase online purchases 357%

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:45 PM PDT

It may not be fair for online retailers to pay for returns that aren't their fault, but it makes them more money, a new study finds. A lot more money.It may not be fair for online retailers to pay for returns that aren't their fault, but it makes them more money, a new study finds. A lot more money.




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PFT's picks: 49ers over Giants, Texans over Pack

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 07:42 AM PDT

PFT: No amount of Rodney Dangerfield cliches from coach Tom Coughlin will overcome the fact that the 49ers are hungrier and, for now, better. There's a chance it will get ugly.PFT: No amount of Rodney Dangerfield cliches from coach Tom Coughlin will overcome the fact that the 49ers are hungrier and, for now, better. There's a chance it will get ugly.




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Fight night: More jabs expected in VP showdown

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:05 PM PDT

In contrast to the presidential debates, the running mates often serve as the unofficial "attack dog" for the top of the ticket, raising the prospect for fireworks in the 90-minute affair.In contrast to the presidential debates, the running mates often serve as the unofficial "attack dog" for the top of the ticket, raising the prospect for fireworks in the 90-minute affair.




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Photojournalist documents child marriage around the world

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 07:19 AM PDT

Married at the age of 8. That fact alone is hard to fathom. It's even more difficult to stomach when you think of the resulting forced sex, physical abuse and early pregnancies that often result. But for girls in more than 50 countries around the world and in the U.S.Married at the age of 8. That fact alone is hard to fathom. It's even more difficult to stomach when you think of the resulting forced sex, physical abuse and early pregnancies that often result. But for girls in more than 50 countries around the world and in the U.S.




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Posted: 11 Oct 2012 07:19 AM PDT

Turkey: Syria plane carried Russian-made munitions

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's defense ministry.Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's defense ministry.




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Billionaires get 'low income' tax breaks in NYC condo

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 08:08 AM PDT

The billionaires paying more than $90 million for top apartments at the new One57 tower in New York have some very special amenities, incuding tax breaks of more than $150,000 a year from a program aimed at low-income housing.The billionaires paying more than $90 million for top apartments at the new One57 tower in New York have some very special amenities, incuding tax breaks of more than $150,000 a year from a program aimed at low-income housing.




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