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Actor Corey Haim dies of overdose in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent prescription drug overdose. He was 38.
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California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on Wednesday.
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Census advance letter causes confusion
Count will be accurate despite misidentified areas, officials say.
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Shop owners bemoan loss of K2 sales
St. Charles County retailers pull 'fake pot' from shelves after County Council passes ban.
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NY lieutenant governor proposes deficit plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state may need a dose of the same medicine that saved New York City from a near bankruptcy in the 1970s as the state struggles with a five-year, $60 billion structural deficit, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch said on Wednesday.
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Walmart returns items to shelves after lost sales
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has put roughly 300 items back on its U.S. store shelves after the retailer said it "disappointed" customers by not stocking certain products.
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Corey Haim dies of overdose
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, police said on Wednesday. He was 38.
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NYC wins fight over "Tavern on the Green" name
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that New York City has the right to use the name "Tavern on the Green" for its landmark Central Park restaurant, rejecting arguments by the restaurant's outgoing operators that they owned the name.
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U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
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U.S. says hikers detained in Iran call families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three American detained in Iran last year and accused of spying have been allowed to telephone their families, although formal consular access has not been granted, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
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Michigan court delays Toyota executive testimony
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan appeals court on Wednesday granted a stay requested by Toyota Motor Corp that delays testimony by two top U.S. company executives in a case about a crash that killed a woman driving a Camry in 2008.
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Another runaway Toyota Prius reported
DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.
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Marion Jones to play in WNBA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones signed a contract Wednesday to play with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock in a bid to revive her athletic career.
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"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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Tiger Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging
MIAMI (Reuters) - Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.
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St. Charles County bans 'fake pot'
Retailers will be notified today. Toxicologist reports several side effects.
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Charge dropped in Lake Saint Louis baby’s death
Grand jury refuses to indict woman who was passed out when baby suffocated.
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Iraqis defy violence to cast votes
Dozens are killed in blasts in Baghdad, but Sunnis, Shiites alike head to the polls.
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St. Charles County may ban 'fake pot'
Proposal targets herb mixtures that contain chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana.
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Nanny may get a new trial
Jury should not have seen videotaped interview, appeals court rules.
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