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S.C. Lawyer Indicted for Extorting $1M From Clients in Fake Cases

S.C. Lawyer Indicted for Extorting $1M From Clients in Fake Cases   Richard J. Breibart, an attorney in Lexington, S.C., for 33 years, specialized in litigating high-profile criminal and civil cases. A once prominent member of the community,  he was known for throwing lavish Christmas parties for hundreds of people,  according to The State newspaper. But now, Breibart...


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'Unwanted Kids': Russian Officials Want Access to Mont. Ranch

'Unwanted Kids': Russian Officials Want Access to Mont. Ranch Russia's Foreign Ministry has again called on U.S. officials to allow them access to a ranch in Montana where they claim U.S. parents dump unwanted adopted Russian children.


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Is the Internet Making Us Dumber?

Is the Internet Making Us Dumber? Many scholars and critics warn that TV and the Internet are dumbing us down. But, if that's true, why are children around the world performing better on IQ tests? Are we actually getting smarter, or are we merely thinking in different ways?


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Costly Air Travel Booking Errors

Costly Air Travel Booking Errors p>Airlines will never tell you what you're doing wrong when it comes to booking airfare. But if you don't want to pay more than you should, avoid these seven booking errors at all costs.


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Costly Air Travel Booking Errors

Costly Air Travel Booking Errors p>Airlines will never tell you what you're doing wrong when it comes to booking airfare. But if you don't want to pay more than you should, avoid these seven booking errors at all costs.


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4 Things to Know: Credit Card Insurance

4 Things to Know: Credit Card Insurance It sounded like such a good idea at the time. It was 2009, the nation was in the middle of the Great Recession, the housing market was taking a serious blow, and Janet Summers* decided she needed a little protection from life's big changes.


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4 Things to Know: Credit Card Insurance

4 Things to Know: Credit Card Insurance It sounded like such a good idea at the time. It was 2009, the nation was in the middle of the Great Recession, the housing market was taking a serious blow, and Janet Summers* decided she needed a little protection from life's big changes.


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US Missile Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan

US Missile Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan Pakistani intelligence officials say US missile strike kills 4 militants near Afghan border


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Officials Prep For Wash. Fires to Merge

Officials Prep For Wash. Fires to Merge Firefighters prepare for large Washington state blazes to merge, with lightning storm to come


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Photos: Russell Simmons' Penthouse For Sale Again

Photos: Russell Simmons' Penthouse For Sale Again Russell Simmons' New York City penthouse is back on the market with its original price tag of $11 million. The home was close to selling in 2001 and had a price-cut in 2005, but failed to sell. Spanning 7,175 square feet plus 3,500 square feet of exterior space, the home has four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and 12 foot ceilings.


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Drop 1 Pound—Every Week

Drop 1 Pound—Every Week Looking to shed belly fat? There's only one formula you need to know, and luckily for you, it's easier than anything you encountered in ninth-grade algebra.


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Swimming with Anacondas

Swimming with Anacondas These snakes that live in the Amazon have been known to drag off children and pets in the night. So we decided to go see the stuff legends are made of for ourselves.


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Army Deserter Arrested at Border; Opposed Iraq War

Army Deserter Arrested at Border; Opposed Iraq War A female U.S. Army deserter who in 2007 moved to Canada to avoid being sent back to Iraq was arrested Thursday. Authorities took her into custody at a border crossing in New York after the Canadian government ordered her deported. Thirty-year-old Kimberly Rivera, an Army...


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Obama Slams House GOP Over Unfinished Business

Obama Slams House GOP Over Unfinished Business President Obama is blasting lawmakers for leaving Washington for a six-week recess ahead of the November election without acting on his proposals to boost job creation and jump-start the economy. “Without much fanfare, members of the House of Representatives banged a gavel, turned out the...


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Quadruple Amputee's Inspiring Recovery in Photos

Quadruple Amputee's Inspiring Recovery in Photos Twenty-three-year-old Taylor Morris lost all four limbs in a bomb blast while serving in Afghanistan last May. His childhood friend, photographer Tim Dodd, has documented his recovery, shining light on the unbreakable bond between the hometown hero and his sweetheart. Taylor and his girlfriend, Danielle...


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Libya: 2 Killed in Protester-Militia Clashes

Libya: 2 Killed in Protester-Militia Clashes Libya: 2 killed in night of protester-militia clashes in Benghazi


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Texas Jury Convicts Man in 1984 Murder of Friend

Texas Jury Convicts Man in 1984 Murder of Friend Texas jury convicts man in 1984 cold-case death of teenage friend, who was stabbed 50 times


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Texas Jury Convicts Man in 1984 Murder of Friend

Texas Jury Convicts Man in 1984 Murder of Friend Texas jury convicts man in 1984 cold-case death of teenage friend, who was stabbed 50 times


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