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Badminton: Lin Dan's history bid shattered by Bao

Badminton: Lin Dan
AFP - Lin Dan, the World and Olympic champion, had his bid to achieve an open era record of five All-England titles shattered by his sixth-seeded compatriot Bao Chunlei on Friday.
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3/12/2010
06:42:01 PM
Authorities: Corey Haim had illegal prescription (US National)
The late actor Corey Haim had a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.
3/12/2010
04:12:00 PM
Another hassle for Illinois Senate candidate (US National)
The Illinois Democrat running for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat faced a new political hassle after one of his major campaign contributors was arrested on charges of defrauding banks by writing bad checks.
3/12/2010
04:12:00 PM
NYPD: Bar beating suspect in custody (US National)
Police in New York say they have a man in custody suspected of brutally beating a woman in a bar restroom after she rejected his advances.
3/12/2010
04:12:00 PM
Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences (US National)
A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade.
3/12/2010
04:12:00 PM
Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workers (US National)
In the years after the 9/11 terror attacks, 10,000 people who helped clear mountains of debris from Lower Manhattan filed lawsuits blaming New York City for failing to protect them from the toxic dust.
3/12/2010
04:12:00 PM
Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (US National)
Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.
3/12/2010
03:22:01 PM
Ex Edwards aide avoids jail again in sex tape flap (US National)
A former aide to past presidential candidate John Edwards has avoided jail again in a dispute over a tape that allegedly shows Edwards and his lover in a sexual encounter.
3/12/2010
03:22:01 PM
Woods responders concerned about domestic violence (US National)
The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.
3/12/2010
02:32:00 PM
Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (US National)
An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.
3/12/2010
02:32:00 PM
Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (US National)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.
3/12/2010
01:42:00 PM
GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah (US National)
A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment but has not prompted calls from party leaders for him to resign.
3/12/2010
01:42:00 PM
Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests (US National)
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.
3/12/2010
12:04:00 PM
Texas ed board adopts social studies standards (US National)
The Texas State Board of Education preliminarily adopted new social studies standards Friday after days of heated debate marked by race and politics, shaping what teachers will be required to cover in social studies, history and economics classes for millions of students for the next decade.
3/12/2010
12:04:00 PM
Judge invites comment on 9/11 health settlement (US National)
A federal judge says he will hold a hearing in a week to let people weigh in on a settlement that would pay up to $657 million to people who got sick after toiling in the ruins of the World Trade Center.
3/12/2010
10:28:00 AM
Colo. school shooting suspect says he heard voices (US National)
Newly released documents say the man accused of shooting and wounding two students at a Colorado middle school told sheriff's deputies he was hearing voices after his arrest and was trying to fend off "transforming forces" from his body.
3/12/2010
10:28:00 AM
Lawyers urge WTC workers to take $657M settlement (US National)
Lawyers and city officials expressed confidence Friday that they can get ground zero responders to agree to a settlement that would pay up to $657 million to workers who developed health problems after toiling in the ruins of the World Trade Center.
3/12/2010
09:42:34 AM
US terror suspect in Yemen worked at 5 nuke sites (US National)
Federal regulators say a U.S. citizen in custody in Yemen as a suspected al-Qaida member worked at five nuclear plant complexes in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
3/12/2010
07:18:44 AM
NYC police pursue video leads in bar beating (US National)
Security video has attracted some tips, but none so far have led police to the stranger who followed a woman into a bar restroom, savagely beating her and perhaps trying to sexually assault her after she rejected his advances.
3/12/2010
05:02:43 AM
Old laws, raids leave Philly bar owners foaming (US National)
A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger.
3/12/2010
03:10:00 AM
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating (US National)
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
3/12/2010
03:10:00 AM
Brew-haha frothing over after Philly bar raids (US National)
A real brew-haha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger.
3/12/2010
02:20:00 AM
Former John Edwards aide returning to NC court (US National)
A former aide to John Edwards is returning to court just days after a North Carolina judge nearly sent him to jail over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter.
3/12/2010
01:30:00 AM
Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules (US National)
The knives at the slaughterhouse weren't properly sanitized, a government investigator said, and employees at the meatpacking plant didn't know how to test the carcasses of days-old veal calves for a dangerous pathogen. Food safety conditions were so poor at the Vermont processing facility that it should close before someone got sick, officials warned.
3/12/2010
12:40:00 AM
After drop in poll, AG recuses himself in NY probe (US National)
In recusing himself after two weeks of investigating Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said there was no "technical conflict" but described the probe thus far as preliminary and bowed to pressure that included sinking approval ratings for the man widely expected to run for governor.
3/12/2010
12:40:00 AM
Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom (US National)
An 18-year-old lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district reinstate the dance it canceled rather than let the couple attend.
3/12/2010
12:40:00 AM
Friend: Suspected US al-Qaida member grew radical (US National)
Sharif Mobley had strong Muslim views as early as high school. But his old friend Roman Castro knew he had radicalized when he saw him about four years ago.
3/12/2010
12:40:00 AM
Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders (US National)
A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center goes before a judge Friday, and he has said he favored a settlement but planned to analyze it carefully to make sure it was fair.
3/11/2010
07:42:00 PM
Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders (US National)
After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.
3/11/2010
06:52:00 PM
Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher in Alaska (US National)
Wolves likely killed a teacher jogging alone along a rural Alaska village road, public safety officials said Thursday.
3/11/2010
06:52:00 PM
NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health cases (US National)
After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.
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