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  • 4 questions about missing Malaysian plane answered

    Travelers at Asian airports have asked questions about the March 8 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Here are some of them, followed by answers.

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    • How Victoria Beckham Celebrated Her 40th Birthday

      There is no competition: Victoria Beckham wins for the best way to spend one's 40th birthday.

      Yahoo Celebrity

      • Looming, creeping landslide splits home in Wyoming

        JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A sudden lurch in a creeping landslide in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson split a house in two and forced workers to abandon just-begun efforts to stabilize the hillside.

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        • Fiat-Chrysler to produce iconic Jeep in China from 2015

          A model poses with a Jeep on display at the Auto China exhibition, in Beijing, on April 22, 2012

          AFP52 mins ago

          • Road cameras 'pose privacy threat'

            There is a "very real risk" that members of the public are having their privacy impacted upon by the network of roadside surveillance in the UK, the Government's new Surveillance Camera Commissioner has warned.

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            • 20-year-old West Ham player loses battle with cancer

              The young Hammers striker continued to play while undergoing treatment but passed away this morning.

              TheJournal.ie

              • Debbie Gibson Details Her Struggle With Lyme Disease

                Debbie Gibson isn't just a pop star. For the past year, she's also been a patient. Gibson, who is best known for her '80s songs such as "Only in My Dreams" and "Shake Your Love," revealed on her blog Wednesday that she's been diagnosed with Lyme disease.

                Yahoo Celebrity

                • Who are the 'little green men' helping Ukraine's rebels?

                  The expertly armed, masked men in matching camouflage stripped of all insignia are tough, taciturn and tactically devastating.

                  AFP

                  • 15 clever beauty uses for Vaseline

                    If I had to name one beauty product that I can't live without, Vaseline ranks pretty high on my list. I have tins of the stuff of everywhere including on my desk, in my bag and in the car. Not only is it super cheap but it has endless beauty uses. Want to use yours as a more than just a lip balm?…

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                    • Why Portland Reservoir Was Flushed After Teen Peed in It

                      Officials in Portland, Ore., are flushing 38 million gallons of public drinking water after a 19-year-old was caught on camera urinating into an open reservoir on Wednesday (April 16). As expected, the sample came back clean, Jaymee Cuti, a spokeswoman for the Portland Water Bureau, told Live…

                      LiveScience.com

                      • Was There Really An Empty Tomb?

                        What makes Jesus different from the prophets of the world’s other great religions? The claim that he rose from the dead and left behind an empty tomb. But how much do we know about it?

                        The Daily Beast

                        • Justin Bieber Petition: White House Responds

                          The White House has responded to the call to deport Justin Bieber from the US by saying: "We won't be commenting". Since January almost 275,000 US citizens have added their names to a petition on the White House website calling on President Barack Obama to revoke the Canadian-born singer's green…

                          Sky News

                          • Anger mounts after bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry

                            By Ju-min Park and Jungmin Jang JINDO/MOKPO, South Korea (Reuters) - Angry relatives of more than 200 people, mostly children, missing inside a sunken South Korea ferry demanded authorities act now to raise the vessel and hit out at officials, including the country's president, as hopes of finding…

                            Reuters

                            • Putin's choice of words shed light on Ukraine

                              MOSCOW (AP) — To understand Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions in Ukraine, it helps to pay close attention to his choice of words and his reading of history. Here is what Putin had to say Thursday in a nationally televised call-in program:

                              Associated Press

                              • Soap spoilers 21-25 April: We preview EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale

                                Find out what's coming up in this week's Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale.

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                                • Teachers warn over pupil poverty

                                  Children are turning up for school cold, hungry and wearing unwashed or unsuitable clothes because their families are facing money problems, teachers are warning.

                                  Press Association

                                  • One of the oldest surviving copies of all four Gospels is in Dublin

                                    The manuscripts are believed to have been discovered in Egypt in 1929.

                                    TheJournal.ie

                                    • David Moyes: Manchester United Have Plans Ready for Signing Players This Summer

                                      Manchester United manager David Moyes revealed he has already got plans in place in signing players for the next campaign, just after the end of the current season. The Red Devils have endured a disastrous season under the guidance of the former Everton boss. United sit seventh in the league…

                                      IB Times

                                      • Former Belfast Leader Of Continuity IRA Killed

                                        A prominent dissident republican in Belfast has been shot dead on an industrial estate in the city. Tommy Crossan was attacked near the Peter Pan centre in Springfield Road, West Belfast, police said. Mr Crossan was reportedly the Continuity IRA's former leader and was believed to be the subject…

                                        Sky News52 mins ago

                                        • 'Earth Cousin' Discovery a Milestone in Search for Alien Life

                                          Astronomers announced today (April 17) that they have found the first "Earth cousin" — a rocky world roughtly the size of Earth called Kepler-186f that may be capable of supporting life as we know it. The discovery further bolsters the emerging view that Earth is not such a unique place, and that…

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