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How Did Steve Jobs Die?

Apple co-founder and long-time CEO Steve Jobs died of a pancreatic tumor and respiratory arrest, according to his death certificate.
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Reality TV experience shapes trainer's view

Trainer Kim Lyons already had a decade of fitness experience behind her but she says the lessons she learned while working on a reality TV show shaped her professional philosophy.
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Steve Jobs and giving anonymously

For all that he achieved in his life in terms of his public image, Steve Jobs was famously not a public philanthropist, unlike his equally titanic tech rival, Microsoft’s former head Bill Gates.
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Winners of the 2011 Nobel Economics Prize

Two Americans, Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims, both 68, have won the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy, the prize committee said on Monday.
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State bans use of tanning beds by minors

Minors in the state of California will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from using ultraviolet tanning devices.
Whitey Bulger

Former Miss Iceland Outed James 'Whitey' Bulger: Report

The tipseter who reportedly got $2 million in reward money for handing over information that led to the location of Boston crime boss James Whitey Bulger was apparently a former Miss Iceland, Anna Bjornsdottir. Bjornsdottir had reportedly been living in both Iceland and Santa Monica, where Bulger, 82, was living with his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, 60, according to a report from CBS station WBZ.
California Governor Jerry Brown speaks after vetoing the budget passed the day before by state legislators in Los Angeles, California June 16, 2011.

Bill Banning Shark Fins Signed by Governor Jerry Brown

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Friday, that bans any sale, trade and possession of shark fins. The bill, which will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, was promulgated to protect the dwindling shark population.
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California Bans Under-18s From Using Tanning Beds

Califiornia children and youths under the age of 18 will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds under a bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed Sunday prohibiting minors from using ultraviolet tanning devices.
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Samsung delays new Android model release

Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it had delayed the launch of a new smartphone based on Google's latest version of Android operating system while the world paid tribute following the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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