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No. 7 Carolina Runs Past No. 3 Ohio St.

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Tyler Hansbrough started and ended North Carolina's game-breaking 17-2 run in the second half and the seventh-ranked Tar Heels went on to a 98-89 victory over No. 3 Ohio State on Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.  more
Kidman Tops Highest-Paid Actress List

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Nicole Kidman is the queen of Hollywood when it comes to money. The Oscar winner, who earns as much as $17 million per movie, tops the fifth annual list of highest-paid actresses released Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter.  more
Panel Reaches Deal on U.S. Iraq Policy

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A bipartisan commission, under pressure to offer a U.S. exit strategy for the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq, has reached a consensus and will announce its recommendations next week, the group's co-chairman said Wednesday.  more
7M in U.S. Jails, on Probation or Parole

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A record 7 million people _ or one in every 32 American adults _ were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of last year, according to the Justice Department. Of those, 2.2 million were in prison or jail, an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous year, according to a report released Wednesday.  more
Strahan Verbally Confronts ESPN Reporter

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Losing isn't the only thing contagious on the New York Giants these days. Blowups are just as popular, and Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan on Wednesday joined the ranks of Jeremy Shockey and Tiki Barber in mouthing off in what is quickly becoming a season of frustration for the team.  more
Market Reports
Oil Prices Fall Slightly in Asia
Oil prices fell Thursday morning in Asian trading but the market was expected to remain strong going into the Northern Hemisphere's winter season, when demand is typically highest.  more
HP Lawsuit Adds Insider Trading Claims
A shareholder lawsuit over Hewlett-Packard Co.'s ill-fated boardroom spying probe added claims of insider trading on Wednesday, alleging that executives sold millions of dollars in stock just before the scandal broke.  more
TiVo Posts Narrower Loss, Beating Views

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TiVo Inc. posted a narrower third-quarter loss Wednesday as the maker of digital video recorders gained a modest number of new subscribers amid tough competition, but the company forecast a wider loss for the current quarter, sending shares down 5 percent.  more
Ford Says 38,000 Accepted Buyout Offers

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Ford's hourly work force is shrinking to half its current size, following the announcement Wednesday that 38,000 hourly workers have agreed to accept early retirement or buyout packages this year.  more
Stocks End Higher on Positive GDP Report

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Wall Street rallied for a second straight session Wednesday after the government's latest gross domestic product reading showed the economy was in better shape than expected, easing concerns that growth was moderating too sharply. The Dow Jones industrials rose 90 points.  more
Entertainment
Broken Wrist Sidelines Buddy Jewell
Country singer Buddy Jewell has pulled out of a tour to recover from a broken wrist.  more
Wiggles' Lead Singer to Stop Performing

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The lead singer of the hugely popular children's group The Wiggles announced Thursday he will stop performing after being diagnosed with a chronic condition that causes dizziness, fatigue and nausea.  more
Kidman Tops Highest-Paid Actress List

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Nicole Kidman is the queen of Hollywood when it comes to money. The Oscar winner, who earns as much as $17 million per movie, tops the fifth annual list of highest-paid actresses released Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter.  more
Lachey Becomes Part Owner of Rainiers

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Nick Lachey is the latest celebrity to stake ownership in a team in the Pacific Coast League. Lachey was introduced Wednesday as a part-owner of the Tacoma Rainiers. Now, he's part of the Schlegel Sports Group based out of Dallas, and a one-third owner of the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.  more
Mel Gibson Feels Michael Richards' Pain

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Though he's lost many fans after being captured on video hurling racist epithets at a comedy club audience, Michael Richards has an ally: Mel Gibson. "I felt like sending Michael Richards a note," Gibson says in an interview in Entertainment Weekly's Dec. 8 issue.  more
Health & Medical
Needle Exchange Program on Rise in India

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It's the beginning of another workday in New Delhi's bustling Kotla Mubarakpur market, and among the busiest lanes is "Nashewali Gali" _ "Addiction Alley" in Hindi.  more
N.H. to Offer Girls Free Cancer Vaccine

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New Hampshire announced plans Wednesday to become the first state to offer the new cervical-cancer vaccine free to all girls. Beginning in January, the vaccine against the human papilloma virus, or HPV, will be provided to girls ages 11 through 18 as part of a state program that offers various immunizations to children at no cost.  more
FDA Panel OKs Celebrex Use for Children
Federal advisers recommended Wednesday that Pfizer Inc. be allowed to market the painkiller Celebrex as a treatment for children with a devastating form of arthritis, even though they split on whether it was safe.  more
Study: Break From Medications Dangerous
One of the largest-ever studies of HIV treatment has found that patients who temporarily stop taking their powerful medicines more than double their risk of dying.  more
Industry Ties Common on Hospital Boards
A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.  more
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High Tech
Group Cites Video Games for Violence
A chainsaw-wielding killer and blood-splattered shooting rampages are featured in some of the 10 video games that a media watchdog group says should be avoided by kids and teens.  more
Audible Magic Has Anti-Piracy Technology
The maker of software to thwart unauthorized online file-sharing has obtained technology that can scan video files and block computer users from making copies.  more
Britain OKs Radio Transmitters for iPods

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Britain is legalizing the small wireless transmitters commonly used to play music from iPods over car radios.  more
Police Track Reckless Driver on YouTube
Police took up pursuit in cyberspace after a young Norwegian posted on the Internet video of his wild car driving. Following an electronic trail that he left online, police caught him and slapped him with real-life fine $1,300.  more
Google to Abandon Answer Service
Google Inc. doesn't have all the answers _ a fact underscored by the Internet search leader's decision to abandon a 4-year-old service that hired researchers to field questions on everything from school homework to sports trivia.  more
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