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Saddest Cities in U.S. Are St. Petersburg, Detroit and Memphis: Report

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St. Petersburg, Fl., is apparently the saddest city in America, with Detroit, Mi. not far behind, according to a study by Men's Health magazine, which used data such as unemployment and suicid rates, antidepressant usage and the number of people who actually admitted to depression.
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Murder Suspect Mistakenly Released from Maryland Prison

Frederick L. Scott, a murder suspect awaiting trial for the murder of Philip Watson, 30, in Prince George's County, was mistakenly released from jail this month. Police are now looking to the public to help track him down.
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Technology Focus: Suicide is Not Painless

The technology community last week mourned the suicide of Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a brilliant young mathematician who co-founded Diaspora, a social network site devoted to privacy.
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UFC Sues NY State for Right to Fight

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped its game against New York State as it enters the final stages of a four-year contest with a new lawsuit aiming to overturn the 1997 state ban on live professional mixed martial arts.
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EXCLUSIVE: Occupy Wall Street Storms Duarte Square, Arguments Erupt

Occupy Wall Street protesters stormed Manhattan's Duarte Square Tuesday morning, hours after being kicked out of Zuccotti Park by the NYPD. Hundreds of protesters descended on the square, where they quickly assembled, erected several wooden makeshift tent-like structures, and began planning their next moves.
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iPhone 4S: 5 Ways Droid Razr Can Slice Apple

iPhone 4S has had a bit of a rocky debut, but when the Droid Razr launches Nov. 11 at 11:11 a.m., the smartphone war will lurch forward once more. Motorola is taking the fight to Apple with the debut of its flagship Droid Razr, a refresh of a long-gone ultra-thin clam shell phone once known simply as the Motorola Razr
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Three Earthquakes Shook Oklahoma Saturday

Three earthquakes shook Oklahoma Saturday. Authorities say the aftershocks could be felt as far away as Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, according to The Associated Press.
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‘Willy Wonka’ Actor Leonard Stone Dies at 87

American Actor Leonard Stone passed away from cancer on Wednesday at 87, just two days before his 88th birthday. Stone has an extensive list of credits, playing supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films, but he was best known as Violet's father, Sam Beauregarde, in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
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Olympus Sticks to Defense of M&A Deals

Japan's Olympus Corp on Thursday stuck to its defense of deals that have come under fire since the 92-year-old firm axed its British CEO in a bitter boardroom battle, repeating that the acquisitions were strategic and involved no wrongdoing.

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