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MLB Suspends First Player for Failed HGH Test

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Colorado Rockies minor leaguer Mike Jacobs became the first North American professional sports league athlete to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone, Major League Baseball (MLB) said Thursday.
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Texas vampire Arrest Sparks Discussion on Pop Culture

The arrest of a Texas man who broke into a woman's house, threw her against a wall and tried to suck her blood over the weekend has sparked discussion over the impact of vampire books and movies on U.S. youth culture.
Casey Anthony

Casey Anthony's Attorney in Trouble

Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez, who had successfully defended her against charges of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, is being investigated by the Florida bar.
Seaweed Responsible for Coral Extinction

Human Sewage Killing Endangered Caribbean Coral

Researchers have proved that bacteria in human sewage are responsible for killing an endangered type of coral found in the Caribbean, the first time humans pose a threat to a marine invertebrate.
Zachery Tims’ Sudden Death: Another Drug Overdose?

Mystery Surrounds Zachery Tims' Death

Autopsy results on Rev. Zachery Tims have turned up inconclusive, authorities say, extending the mystery surrounding the untimely death even further.
Tampa school plot foiled

Tampa Police Prevented Teen's Columbine-style School Plot

Jared Cano was expelled from the Florida school more than a year ago for an off-campus incident. It is alleged that Cano planned to set off many homemade pipe bombs on the first day of school next week. Two assistant principals were also targets, authorities have told the media.
Boys Swimming in Pond

Brain-Eating Amoeba Linked to Three Deaths

Sixteen-year-old Courtney Nash, who died from a brain infection last week after going for a swim in a Florida river, reportedly is the third person to die after being exposed to the waterborne amoeba Naegleria fowleri.

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