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Justine Henin of Belgium reacts on her way to beating Elena Dementieva of Russia during the women's single match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
The Guardian: By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 9 (Reuters) - Former world number one Justine Henin will have the top seeds looking warily over their shoulders...
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PR Newswire: NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilary Duff, film and television star, recording artist, clothing designer, and philanthropist, has signed a world rights deal with...
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Houston Chronicle: In Girl World, girls talk openly about Facebook attacks, racy cell-phone photos and mean girls at school. But in Girl World, girls don't swap their stories with friends....
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The Daily Mail:   Hitting back: Brooke Shields is preparing to release a book Hollywood actress Brooke Shields is to correct, in a new book, some unflattering revelations in...
 
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Belgium's former number one tennis champion and UNICEF Ambassador Justine Henin speaks during a media conference regarding childhood vaccinations in developing countries at UNICEF headquarters in Brussels, Thursday Sept. 10, 2009. Amid the resurgence of Belgian tennis, Justine Henin has moved from retirement, to confirming she won't come back, and now, to refusing to discuss her future. As UNICEF goodwill ambassador, she now tries hard to stay focused on tetanus vaccinations for mothers and babies in developing nations.
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The Daily Tribune: The Toyota myth is shattered
Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez talks to the media during a press conference at the club's Anfield stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday March 5, 2007.
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Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during the men's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
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Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson, left, and his assistant Carlos Queiroz watch proceedings during a practice session at the team's Carrington training ground before their upcoming FA Cup semi-final soccer match against Watford, in Manchester
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Vitali Klitschko,left, former WBC and WBO heavyweight champion during a training session in Going in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Klitschko will fight against WBC boxing world champion Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 11, 2008 for Peter's WBC heavyweight title.
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Netherlands' Ryan Babel
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 Former Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher
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The Daily Telegraph Australia: Michael Schumacher will fail - Mark Webber
Brazil's top model Gisele Bundchen, right, and U.S. American football star Tom Brady
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USA's Bode Miller reacts in the finish area after taken the second place together in the same time with Mario Scheiber from Austria during the men's Downhill World Cup race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.      (bb2)
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 President George W. Bush discusses the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan at the Etta & Joseph Miller Performing Arts Center in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, April 11, 2006.   ula1
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Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns the ball to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn during their Women's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
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Star Tribune: UNITED NATIONS - The two "bad options" for Iran — letting the country develop nuclear weapons or using force to destroy its nuclear capabilities — are closer than they were a year ago, Israel's U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday. Gabriela...
Star Tribune: As much as half of the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a Security Council report. The report, which was shown to the New York Times, outlines a host of problems so...
Star Tribune: JERUSALEM - In the midst of a high-profile visit by Vice President Joe Biden, Israel on Tuesday revealed plans for new housing in east Jerusalem, a surprise step that embarrassed and angered the highest-ranking Obama administration official yet to visit the...
Star Tribune: PARIS - Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil resources, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy, offering to build one as a joint project with Jordan, under French supervision. Israel's...
Star Tribune: SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's president denies any delay in sending soldiers out to help with the massive earthquake. Michelle Bachelet says "that's false" and insists the military was involved from the start, but in a humanitarian role. She tells local...
Star Tribune: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home. The Comfort has been stationed off the country's coast for seven weeks treating victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. But the U.S....
Star Tribune:   Business: Product sourcing services that help clients find Asian, mainly Chinese factories to manufacture a variety of customized products. The service includes, as needed, design engineering, project management, quality supervision and shipping....
Star Tribune: SHANGHAI - The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for even modest apartments in Shanghai have soared, putting home purchases out of reach for white collar...
Star Tribune: Want to know which way the economy is headed? Find out how much diesel fuel is being burned by the nation's over-the-road truckers. That's the theory behind a new economic index developed by Bloomington-based Ceridian Corp., a provider of electronic payments...
Star Tribune: NEW YORK - Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees. Rules set by the Federal Reserve that...
Star Tribune: Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million, compared with December, the Labor Department said. The report...
Star Tribune: LOS ANGELES - Lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning updates it hopes will restore some of its luster. The changes were unveiled by co-presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones...
Star Tribune: Spring stats don't worry Pavano At least Twins righthander Carl Pavano can look at the bright side. "I'm definitely getting a lot of work out of the stretch,'' he said. "But hey, this is part of the process.'' Pavano gave up three runs on six hits...
Star Tribune:   Potential replacements already on the Twins roster for closer Joe Nathan: Jon Rauch • Converted 17 of 22 save opportunities and posted a 2.98 ERA for Washington in 2008. Matt Guerrier • One of baseball's best setup men in 2007 and 2009 but...
Star Tribune: TWINS AND TOMMY JOHN Recent Twins pitchers who underwent Tommy John surgery: Joe Mays Before surgery: Looked like a future staff ace when he went 17-13 with a 3.16 ERA in 2001 at the age of 25. Year of surgery: 2003 (after battling arm problems since the start...
Star Tribune: FORT MYERS, FLA. -- Third baseman Danny Valencia is wrong. Absolutely wrong. He wants to be seen and not heard, but being loud and drawing attention to yourself is fine as long as it's done with your bat. And the sound of his bat caused heads to turn all over...
Star Tribune: RandBall: Without Joe Nathan, what are the Twins' best options at closer? If Joe Nathan is, indeed, out for the season ... well, that's a huge blow for the Twins. But life has to go on. If there is no Nathan in 2010, here is our list of preferences in terms of...
Star Tribune: FORT MYERS, FLA. - Righthander Joe Nathan, one of baseball's elite closers, is 30-for-30 in save opportunities against Detroit. He has a career ERA of 0.85 against the Royals. He leads all closers with 246 saves since 2004. Watching Nathan jog in from the...
Star Tribune: FORT MYERS, FLA. - The Twins began compiling a list of external candidates to replace Joe Nathan late Monday night, when their scouts joined a teleconference and learned disturbing news about the closer's right elbow. According to team officials, no trades...
Star Tribune: FORT MYERS, FLA. - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire slumped behind his desk, hatless, rubbing his face. General Manager Bill Smith stood beside him, ashen and quiet. Joe Nathan, the team's All-Star closer, sat on a stool next to pitching coach Rick Anderson, who...
Star Tribune: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stephen Jackson scored 17 points, Raymond Felton added 15 points and 11 assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats used a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Miami Heat 83-78 on Tuesday night in a key game for playoff positioning in the Eastern...
Star Tribune: WASHINGTON - Luis Scola had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Martin scored 21 points, and the yo-yo Houston Rockets moved back above .500 Tuesday night with a 96-88 win over the Washington Wizards. The Rockets took the lead for good midway through the second...
Star Tribune: INDIANAPOLIS - Dahntay Jones scored 25 points, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 107-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night that snapped a four-game losing streak. Brandon Rush had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Troy Murphy added 19 points for...
Star Tribune: ORLANDO, Fla. - Dwight Howard had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic rolled past the Los Angeles Clippers, 113-87 on Tuesday night to tie a season high with their sixth straight victory. Jameer Nelson had 17 points and Rashard Lewis added 15 to...
Star Tribune: Almost three years after being traded to the Wild, a more mature Petr Kalus got his first chance on the big club Tuesday night when he made his debut with the Wild. "I sacrificed everything, even in the summer, just to get the callup," Kalus, 22,...