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J.D. Salinger copyright case to be reconsidered - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit blocking publication of a purported "sequel" to J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye" will be reconsidered in federal court, but Salinger's trustees are likely to prevail, an appeals court ruled Friday.

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Gwyneth Paltrow On Kids Doing Yoga: 'It Makes You Strong!'

Doctors use gene sequence to predict health risks - Yahoo! News

LONDON – The next time Stephen Quake is prescribed a drug, he says he won't worry about having a bad reaction. The Stanford University professor will simply consult his genome to see if there are any warning signs in his DNA.

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CBC News - British Columbia - HST made law, but issue not settled in B.C.

After invoking closure on the debate on Monday, the ruling Liberal Party used its majority to pass the HST legislation Thursday evening, and have it signed into law by Lieutenant-Governor Stephen Point a short time later.

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Fla. gov dumps GOP, runs for Senate as independent - Yahoo! News

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Former GOP darling Gov. Charlie Crist defected from the Republican Party on Thursday to run as an independent for U.S. Senate after months of being ripped by conservatives as too supportive of President Barack Obama.

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Kate Hudson On Mother's Day And Tabloid Rumors

CBC News - Arts - Canada Council head Robert Sirman reappointed

Board chair Joseph L. Rotman, who announced the reappointment, praised Sirman reinvigorating the council's vision and purpose and leadership amid important appraisals: an assessment by the auditor general and a strategic review of its programs.

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Intel: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive - Yahoo! News

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year, but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official said Thursday.

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Anthony gets the help he wanted in Nuggets' win - Yahoo! News

DENVER – Carmelo Anthony got the help he was begging for, J.R. Smith found his long-range touch and the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination with a 116-102 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

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"Avatar" dominates video sales, rental charts - Yahoo! News

According to the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, the next biggest-selling release of the week was "Crazy Heart," which sold just 5 percent as many copies as "Avatar," followed by "The Lovely Bones," which finished at No. 3 with 2.9 percent of "Avatar's" sales.

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