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Jerry Sandusky Sex Scandal Rocks Penn. State University

Jerry Sandusky Sex Scandal Rocks Penn. State University
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has been rocked by the biggest sex scandal in its history - the university's ex-football coach Jerry Sandusky, 67, has been charged with sexually abusing eight young boys over a 15-year period even as two school officials have stepped down amid accusations of covering up the scandal.
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Court Stays Hank Skinner’s Execution; Petitioners Want DNA Testing

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday decided to grant a stay of execution for death row inmate Hank Skinner who was schedule to be executed on Wednesday. The court decided to stay his execution to allow for time to review the changes in the DNA statute as it pertains to Skinner's case.
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NYC Marathon 2011: By the Numbers

The ING NYC Marathon took place Sunday, Nov. 6, and was a huge sensation. Thousands of runners participated in one of the most anticipated contests of the year and the premiere event of the New York Road Runners.
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Acting San Francisco Mayor Poised to Win Election

San Francisco's interim Mayor Ed Lee is poised to become its first elected mayor of Chinese descent, a political milestone for a city where Chinese-Americans now account for a quarter of the electorate.
Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos

Miss Venezuela Crowned Miss World 2011: Look at Past Winners [PHOTOS]

Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares is the winner of Miss World 2011, despite training five years to be a nun before donning her pageant bikini. As Miss World celebrates its 61st year, facing both accolades and some protests, look at back at past winners and see how Miss Venezuela compares.
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Chinese Hospital Disposes of Live Baby; Parents to Sue Hospital

In a bizarre incident, a medical team in a hospital in southern China disposed of a live baby after mistakenly diagnosing it as a stillbirth. The shocking incident took place at the Nanhai Red Cross Hospital in the Guangdong provincial city of Foshan on Oct. 26.
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Bank Transfer Day protest a marketing boon for some

Bank Transfer Day -- the protest movement urging Americans to take their business out of big banks on Saturday and put it into credit unions and local banks -- is being used as a marketing opportunity by some.
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Fashion’s Night Out: Vogue Editors Take on Tokyo

Tokyo's Fashion's Night Out was not just fashionable, it was momentous. For the first time, Vogue editors from around the globe joined forces to celebrate the premiere of Japan's Fashion's Night Out in Tokyo. Anna Wintour led the chic clique of 17, for her first visit to the country in more than 20 years.

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