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Palin resigning as Alaska governor
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26.
Her spokesman wouldn’t say why Palin decided to step down, but the announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a 2012 bid for the Republican nomination for president.
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Doctor says heart groups too cozy with industry
A prominent cardiologist accused leading heart organizations of being too cozy with industry and allowing those ties to influence its policies and education programs for doctors.
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Woman hit with rock in car dies
Authorities say a South Carolina woman initially left in critical condition after she was struck by a rock that flew through her windshield when a pickup truck hit a pothole along Interstate 20 near the Alabama-Georgia line Monday has died.
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PepsiCo cuts sugary drinks from schools worldwide
PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.
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Woods will return to golf at Masters on April 8
For Tiger Woods, this figures to be a Masters like no other.
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Ivy League’s Cornell responds to 3 gorge deaths
Cornell University, an Ivy League school known for its spectacular gorges and haunted by a reputation for suicides, took the extraordinary step of posting lookouts on bridges and going door-to-door to check on students after three undergrads plunged to their deaths in the past month.
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Brazen Conn. warehouse heist nets $75M in pills
In a Hollywood-style heist, thieves cut a hole in the roof of a warehouse, rappelled inside and scored one of the biggest hauls of its kind — not diamonds, gold bullion or Old World art, but about $75 million in antidepressants and other prescription drugs.
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Clinic: Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid
A woman championed as the Obama administration’s emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio hospital where she is being treated.
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Students pitch in to help save town from flood
Some children lugged sandbags that weighed more than they did. Determined teens showed up just after dawn with groups of friends, ready and willing to shovel. New groups of kids arrived by the busloads, all ready to join the race to protect their city from the rising Red River.
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Calvin Klein parent to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B
Two iconic American clothing labels — preppy Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, known for its modern aesthetic — are coming together under one roof.
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Boston art heist rattles investigators 20 years on
It remains the most tantalizing art heist mystery in the world.
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Doctor says heart groups too cozy with industry
