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Court Stays Hank Skinner’s Execution; Petitioners Want DNA Testing

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday decided to grant a stay of execution for death row inmate Hank Skinner who was schedule to be executed on Wednesday. The court decided to stay his execution to allow for time to review the changes in the DNA statute as it pertains to Skinner's case.

DASH Diet Tops List as a Healthy and Safe Diet

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A new diet rankings was released by US News and World Report, in which the DASH Diet (which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) tops as 2011’s healthiest diet on the market.

Sandusky Penn State Scandal Timeline: Abuse, Cover-Ups Began in 1994

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Investigation into ongoing child sex abuse at former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's The Second Mile began in 2009, when a report was filed by Penn State. Now, however, grand jury reports show multiple eyewitness accounts and investigations dating as far back as 1994 at least. See a timeline of the sex abuse scandal, the alleged coverup by Penn State officials, and the charges filed against the legendary defense coordinator.
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NYC Marathon 2011: By the Numbers

The ING NYC Marathon took place Sunday, Nov. 6, and was a huge sensation. Thousands of runners participated in one of the most anticipated contests of the year and the premiere event of the New York Road Runners.
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Acting San Francisco Mayor Poised to Win Election

San Francisco's interim Mayor Ed Lee is poised to become its first elected mayor of Chinese descent, a political milestone for a city where Chinese-Americans now account for a quarter of the electorate.
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Miss Venezuela Crowned Miss World 2011: Look at Past Winners [PHOTOS]

Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares is the winner of Miss World 2011, despite training five years to be a nun before donning her pageant bikini. As Miss World celebrates its 61st year, facing both accolades and some protests, look at back at past winners and see how Miss Venezuela compares.
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Chinese Hospital Disposes of Live Baby; Parents to Sue Hospital

In a bizarre incident, a medical team in a hospital in southern China disposed of a live baby after mistakenly diagnosing it as a stillbirth. The shocking incident took place at the Nanhai Red Cross Hospital in the Guangdong provincial city of Foshan on Oct. 26.
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Bank Transfer Day protest a marketing boon for some

Bank Transfer Day -- the protest movement urging Americans to take their business out of big banks on Saturday and put it into credit unions and local banks -- is being used as a marketing opportunity by some.
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Fashion’s Night Out: Vogue Editors Take on Tokyo

Tokyo's Fashion's Night Out was not just fashionable, it was momentous. For the first time, Vogue editors from around the globe joined forces to celebrate the premiere of Japan's Fashion's Night Out in Tokyo. Anna Wintour led the chic clique of 17, for her first visit to the country in more than 20 years.
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Lauren Conrad’s Paper Crown Holiday 2011 Collection [PHOTOS]

The Holiday Season is here and that is something to celebrate. So is the debut of Lauren Conrad's Paper Crown Holiday 2011 Collection. The collection is filled with rich, sparkly items -- perfect for all the festivities of the upcoming wintry months.
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Heart Procedures Linked to Cognitive Declin

In a new study of German heart patients, people who had invasive bypass surgery and those who underwent less-invasive stent placement showed declines in thinking and memory skills a few months after the procedures.
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Smallpox Vaccine Extends Life in Cancer Trial

A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine reduced the risk of death for patients with advanced liver cancer by nearly 60 percent in a mid-stage study, prompting the launch of a later-stage trial.

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