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Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease

People with Parkinson's disease who have a pacemaker-like device implanted in the brain spend an extra four-plus hours a day free of tremors and involuntary movements than they do on medication, ...
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Hospital: 5 injured in explosion at Illinois shopping plaza

Mannequins, broken glass and debris littered the street Thursday after a midday explosion at a small strip mall that injured several people, collapsed roofs and left mounds of rubble in a Chicago, ...
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Franken takes lead in Minnesota Senate race, paper says

Democrat Al Franken has pulled ahead of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota's still unresolved U.S. Senate race, according to a running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site ...
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Review: Solid construction, biz-friendly features from HP laptop

HP offers a more business-oriented answer to these systems in the HP Compaq 2510p, which boasts similar stats but a more button-down design along with some corporate extras. Basic models start around ...
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Another first -- woman to give inaugural sermon

Her hope for the message: "To believe in something bigger than ourselves" Traditional service takes place at the National Cathedral in northwest Washington (CNN) -- The Rev. Sharon Watkins will ...
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Double amputee loses legs, finds a cause

But amputee advocates say there needs to be a national law. According to the Amputee Coalition of America, there are nearly 2 million amputees in the United States, and at least 25,000 of them are ...
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Computer finishes off human opponents on 'Jeopardy!'

The IBM supercomputer Watson won its second "Jeopardy!" game in Wednesday's edition of the TV show, completing a sweep of its two human opponents, including Jennings, who acknowledged mankind's trivia ...
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Africa: A hot frontier for U.S. and China

As U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao and the highest-ranking members of the Chinese Politburo, one has to wonder if he is sizing up the competition. China ...
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Neighborhood watches are on the front lines in bad economy

"[The alleged thief] didn't know that a neighbor was watching from her window." Borbon is a Citizens' Crime Watch volunteer for his Westchester neighborhood in south Miami, where residents have been ...
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Freud's large nude sets art world record

A picture of an overweight woman lying naked on a couch, painted by the British artist Lucian Freud, set a record Tuesday night for the most money paid for any work by a living artist. The 1995 ...
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U.N. expresses concern about Suu Kyi; EU adopts more sanctions

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed "serious concern" over the conviction of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while the European Union adopted additional sanctions ...
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Son of Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett arrested on drug charges

It was not clear whether O'Neal posted bail, which was set at $25,000 (CNN)-- Redmond O'Neal, the son of Oscar-nominated ...