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New York Gas Drillers Face Road Blocks Despite End of Drilling Ban

Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, N.Y.
The end of a drilling ban in New York was meant to be a new dawn for energy companies. After years of waiting, they would finally be able to exploit the richest deposit of natural gas in the country. But as companies delve into new regulations for drilling in New York, they're discovering a bitter reality: half the land they had leased for drilling may now be out of bounds.
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Actress Lindsay Lohan (R), with her attorney Shawn Holley, sits during a progress report hearing at Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles

Lindsay Lohan adds to troubles with morgue mishap

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was late to her court-ordered community service at a morgue on Thursday, further jeopardizing her probation only one day after seeing it revoked for missing past appointments.
Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Viewing Party in West Hollywood, California February 27, 2011 and (right) Kris Humphries

Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries Divorce Rumors: Completely Bogus?

It has barely been two months since the star couple, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, had a fairy tale wedding, meticulously designed to perfection. However, rumors are doing the rounds that the reality star and her basketball player husband are already contemplating a divorce.
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Harrisburg Goes Local in Tapping Bankruptcy Lawyer

You might think the capital city of a U.S. state would tap a high-powered, national law firm to handle its bankruptcy case. But when Harrisburg, Pennsylvania filed for bankruptcy last week, it hired a one-lawyer, local shop with no bankruptcy experience.
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NY policeman docked vacation for protest pepper spray

A New York City policeman has been docked more than a third of his vacation time after he used pepper spray on anti-Wall Street protesters corralled by police on a sidewalk during a rally against economic inequality.
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AT&T Asks Antitrust Suit Judge for Sprint Records

AT&T has asked the federal judge controlling the government’s suit to bar its takeover of T-Mobile USA for access to records of rival Sprint-Nextel. Sprint filed its own motion seeking to deny it.
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Baby Lisa Irwin Missing: Mother Admits to Drinking, Police Get Search Warrant for Home

Authorities used a search warrant Wednesday to block baby Lisa Irwin's Kansas City home from her parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, and to further scour the home and yard with shovels, rakes, and ladders. Attention has once again turned to Deborah Bradley, baby Lisa's mother, who has changed her story a few times during the investigation. Bradley admitted that she had been drinking heavily the night Lisa disappeared and says she may have even blacked out.
Actor Ashton Kutcher speaks during "A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation" at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California

Ashton Kutcher Fathered January Jones' Baby?

Amidst rumors flooding the Internet regarding Ashton-Kutcher and Demi Moore break-up, there are new reports emerging with a shocking possibility that Ashton Kutcher could be the mystery man who has fathered January Jones' baby.
The vision of two legally blind women improved after receiving treatment using embryonic stem cells

A Bitter Pill to Swallow: EU Court Bans Patents on Embryonic Stem Cell Techniques

Europe's highest court has ruled that scientists can't patent embryonic stem cell techniques for research. Scientists call the move devastating, but Christian and moral rights groups hail it as a victory against the commercialization of the human body. The case was triggered when German Greenpeace charged Dr. Oliver Bruestle with violating public order and morality.
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Selena Gomez Facing Death Threat, Seeks Restraining Order

Threats are nothing new to the teen sensation Selena Gomez. Ever since she and her boyfriend Justin Bieber decided to go public with their relationship, Gomez has dealt with numerous threats from Bieber's, mostly female, fans. However, this time it appears serious.
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Selena Gomez Gets Restraining Order Against Stalker: Death Threats Caused 'Extreme Fear'

Selena Gomez has been granted a temporary restraining order after a man with a history of mental illness, Thomas Brodniki, stalked the Disney star and made her the target of several death threats. This is the second time Gomez has been the target of such threats, after a series of photos last May with boyfriend Justin Bieber sparked a hate campaign by fans called The Beliebers.
Cosmetics company L'Oreal chief executive Jean-Paul Agon, Liliane Bettencourt, heiress to the L'Oreal fortune and her daughter Francoise Bettencourt Meyers arrive for L'Oreal-UNESCO prize for women in Paris

French Judge Gives L'Oreal Heiress's Daughter Control

L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt's daughter won control over her 88-year-old mother's business affairs Monday almost two years after she first asked to take over on the grounds her mother had been exploited.

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