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Patricia Lefranc: The Willpower of This Acid Attack Victim Has Never Been Melted (PHOTOS)

Patricia Lefranc
Patricia Lefranc, 48, was left horrifically disfigured when her ex-lover sprayed sulfuric acid on her face. Lefranc had been in coma for three months. Later, she lost the sight of an eye, became partially deaf and had to undergo 86 surgical operations to reach her present form while the acid continues to eat her nose and erode her skin, two years after the attack.

White Mississippi Teen Gets Life For Killing Black Man

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A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because he was black, and received a life prison sentence for a crime the presiding judge said left a great stain on the state.
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Vodafone Gets $500M Tax Refund From Indian Govt

The Supreme Court in India reaffirmed on Monday its ruling rejecting a $2.2 billion tax claim by the Indian government against Vodafone Group Plc., and the Indian government return a 25 billion rupees, $500 million, tax deposit to the company Monday.
Zsa Zsa Gabor Turns 95, Ailing

Is Zsa Zsa Gabor Safe With Her Husband? Daughter Seeks Conservatorship

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Top court rejects two medical test patents

Medical Test Patents Rejected By Supreme Court

The Supreme Court rejected two patents on a method for monitoring a patient's blood to determine the best dosage for a drug, a decision that may affect the profitability of personalized medicine.
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Bahrain Pushing the Trial of Medics Who Treated Protestors

Bahraini government is pushing the prosecution of the 20 medics who treated injured protestors during the last year's uprising, despite King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa claiming that real reforms were rolled out in the wake of international criticism of the nation's handling of protestors.
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Jeremy Lin, Knicks Beat Raptors -- Four Straight Wins With Woodson [VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS]

Amare Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin, Carmelo Melo Anthony and Tyson Chandler led the New York Knicks to their fourth straight win on Tue. night, March 20 against the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have been on a winning streak ever since ex-coach Mike D'Antoni stepped down and was replaced by Mike Woodson, though NY's wining streak might also be attributed to the fact that they've been playing against some of the NBA's weaker teams recently.
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WaMu Exits Bankruptcy, On Heels Of Lehman

Washington Mutual Inc , one of the biggest corporate casualties of the 2008 financial crisis, on Monday emerged from bankruptcy protection, just two weeks after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc also emerged from Chapter 11.

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