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  Britain pressures Facebook to install 'panic button' on site following teen's rape and murder

  March 11th, 2010 - 10 h 27

  LONDON - British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a "panic button" available on its Web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site. British child protection...

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  Sony takes aim at Japanese rival Nintendo in unveiling new motion controller

  March 11th, 2010 - 6 h 32

  TOKYO - Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector....

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  French luxury label Louis Vuitton's celebration of curvaceous womanhood closes Paris

  March 10th, 2010 - 22 h 57

  PARIS, France - After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today's catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual celebration of women in all their curvaceous glory...

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  Panera says it will post calories at all corporate-owned restaurants this month

  March 10th, 2010 - 22 h 41

  Panera Bread customers around the United States soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board. Panera announced Wednesday it will be the first nationwide...

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  Restaurateurs bet on house wines to build customer base

  March 10th, 2010 - 22 h 40

  NAPA, Calif. - Ordering the "house" wine at a restaurant used to mean bracing for the possibility of something fairly funky. But these days you can expect some class in that glass as high-end restaurateurs find their inner vintner. One of the...

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  Federal charges filed against US sushi restaurant owner, chef over alleged whale serving

  March 10th, 2010 - 22 h 06

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Federal prosecutors have filed charges against the owner of a California restaurant and its sushi chef that marine mammal activists say served illegal whale meat. Typhoon Restaurant Inc., which owns The Hump restaurant...

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  US school district won't host prom after lesbian student's request to bring girlfriend

  March 10th, 2010 - 22 h 04

  JACKSON, Miss. - A school decided Wednesday not to host a prom dance after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Mississippi school district's policy requires that senior prom dates be of...

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  After troubled past, GG says Haiti -Dominican now offer a lesson in co-operation

  March 10th, 2010 - 21 h 49

  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Despite their troubled and sometimes cruel history as neighbours, Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean said the recent Haitian earthquake appears to have brought it closer to the next-door Dominican Republic. Jean...

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  Iditarod fans find ways to feed addiction to famed sled dog race

  March 10th, 2010 - 21 h 47

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Cathleen Griffin usually feeds her passion for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through the Internet, but next week she'll travel to Alaska for the first time to see the winner cross the finish line in the old gold rush town...

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  Lost bag? Bumped from a flight? When to complain to a higher authority

  March 10th, 2010 - 21 h 23

  DALLAS - So the airline lost your luggage. Should you make a federal case out of it - literally? Each year, passengers file thousands of complaints about airlines with the U.S. federal government. If you're hoping to change the airline's...

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