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Haitians Mark Second Anniversary of Deadly Earthquake

A woman raises her arms while praying outside a destroyed cathedral in downtown Port-au-Prince
In makeshift churches and at mass grave sites, Haitians congregated Thursday to mark the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake that ravaged the country, killing roughly 300,000 people and leaving more than 1.5 million homeless.
Katy Perry's Dad Keith Hudson Apologizes for anti-Semitic Church Rant

Katy Perry's Dad Keith Hudson Apologizes For Anti-Semitic Rant

Perry's father has issued a public apology for his ugly comments about Jews during one of his sermons at the Church on the Rise last week. The evangelical preacher, who insists he is not anti-Semitic, admitted his insinuation that Jews were money-obsessed and greedy was rooted in the worst anti-Semitism in the past, images that at times led to the persecution and murder of Jews. Katy Perry has yet to comment on the controversy.
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Why Mitt Romney is the Anti-Obama

For all the hand-wringing about Mitt Romney being insufficiently conservative, the last few days have demonstrated how a Romney candidacy would give voters a clear alternative to the progressive vision articulated by President Barack Obama.
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Via Motors Markets Electric Vehicle Transformation to Fleets from Companies, U.S. Government at Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT -- Five years ago, Bob Lutz stood in front of a curious crowd at the North American International Auto Show and introduced a radical concept car to the world. Lutz, then the vice chairman of product development for General Motors, revealed the first electric plug-in concept car from a major automaker: the Chevrolet Volt. He still calls it the most important car the company has ever made.
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Novartis cuts 2,000 U.S. jobs after drug setback

Novartis AG plans to axe nearly 2,000 of its U.S. workforce ahead of the patent loss of top-selling blood pressure drug Diovan there and will take a $900 million charge after another of its key drugs failed to live up to expectations.
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Friday the 13th: 13 Facts about the Infamous Day

Friday the 13th is an almost universally acknowledged day of bad luck. Unfortunately, it is here again... meaning that people who fear the date may be so terrified they won't get out of their beds! Even more unfortunately, for them, the date is set to repeat itself twice more this year.
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McDonald's extends Olympic sponsorship to 2020

Fast food chain McDonald's has signed up to sponsor the Olympics for a further eight years, meaning athletes and fans will be offered its burgers and fries in the official restaurants at Games venues until 2020.
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McDonald's extends Olympic sponsorship to 2020

Fast food chain McDonald's has signed up to sponsor the Olympics for a further eight years, meaning athletes and fans will be offered its burgers and fries in the official restaurants at Games venues until 2020.

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