U.S. Court Again Rejects Schiavo Appeal
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A federal appeals court raised a flicker of hope for the parents of Terri Schiavo, but snuffed it out Wednesday by firmly and resoundingly declining to intervene in the grueling legal battle.
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Court Issues Age Discrimination Ruling
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The Supreme Court expanded job protections for roughly half the nation's work force Wednesday, ruling that federal law allows people 40 and over to file age bias claims over salary and hiring even if employers never intended any harm.
Pope Getting Nutrition From Tube in Nose
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In another sign of Pope John Paul II's growing frailty, the Vatican said Wednesday that the 84-year-old pontiff was getting nutrition from a tube in his nose and acknowledged his convalescence from throat surgery last month has been "slow."
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Earthquake Reported Off Indonesia Island
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Firefighters freed a man trapped in a crumpled house on remote Nias island on Wednesday, 36 hours after he was buried in rubble. As the first foreign military help arrived, officials said an estimated 1,000 people had died in the region's latest large earthquake.
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Gunmen Fire on Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq
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Gunmen opened fire on more Shiite Muslim pilgrims making their way Wednesday to a major religious festival in southern Iraq, killing one person and fueling fears that insurgents may target the gathering that draws hundreds of thousands of people every year.
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Scout Official Pleads Guilty in Porn Case
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A former high-ranking Boy Scouts of America official who ran a task force that worked to protect children from sexual abuse pleaded guilty Wednesday to a child pornography charge.
Psychologist Testifies False Claims Rare
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The psychologist who was the first to tell authorities about claims that Michael Jackson molested a 13-year-old boy testified Wednesday that it would be "extremely rare" for a child that age to make a false allegation.
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Study: Aspirin Works in Stroke Patients
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People at risk of developing strokes caused by narrowed arteries in the brain should consider aspirin instead of a common anti-clotting drug, new research suggests.
Stocks Soar on Lower Oil Prices, Tepid GDP
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Modest growth in the gross domestic product and a drop in oil prices gave Wall Street its best day of 2005 Wednesday as investors at least temporarily set aside inflation fears and picked up bargains in a heavily sold-off market. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained more than 135 points.
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Mauresmo Advances to Key Biscayne Semis
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Amelie Mauresmo moved one round closer to the Nasdaq-100 Open title — and the No. 1 ranking. The top-seeded Frenchwoman reached the semifinals by beating 17-year-old Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4 Wednesday.
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