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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person — the first from a developing nation — underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
Female WWII aviators honored with medal
March 11, 2010A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
Queens Woman Charged With Beating Bulldog Pup With a Shovel
March 11, 2010A Queens woman has been charged with animal cruelty after her neighbors caught her on video beating an 11-month-old English bull dog with a snow shovel.
Boy, 7, who rescued family thanks 911 dispatcher
March 11, 2010“They have guns. Can you come really fast? And bring soldiers, too.” That was the urgent message a Southern California boy gave a 911 operator he dialed from a bathroom when three armed robbers threatened his parents. A sheriff credited the boy with averting a tragedy.
Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
March 11, 2010The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Makeover! Mom’s look shows 50 is the new 30
March 11, 2010US Weekly's Jill Martin and hairstylist Louis Licari make over a woman who recently lost more than 100 pounds and a mother who wants a hot new style for her milestone birthday.
NYT: Disease cause pinpointed with genome
March 11, 2010Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their disease.
2-second video causes headache for ABC News (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?
Minority births on track to outnumber white births (AP)
March 11, 2010AP - Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
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