With the world out (of) the way, it is time now for the Octo-mom Mum update. Yeo! Her Ark Baby No.7, a boy named Josiah came home from hospital today, and, er, hes now safely inside the Chuck E. Cheese where they all live. That means shes now got 13

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1. The Federal Reserve has slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point, as it seeks to revive the economy. The cut marks the second half-point reduction this month. The Fed said the financial market turmoil will likely continue to restrai

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1.Sarah Palin no longer the Governor of Alaska. The former Republican vice-presidential candidate stepped down Sunday afternoon, more than a year before the end of her term. She gave no clues about her political future during an official handover ce

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1. President Barack Obama has outlined his ideas on ways to cut national spending. The president wants to cut four trillion dollars over a dozen years, through cuts in the growth of Medicare spending, cuts in defense and an end to some tax loopholes,

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A fifteen-year-old boy was injured in a car accident when the minivan he was traveling in was hit by a pickup truck at an intersection. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital. The paramedics said that it appeared that the boy had nothing more serious

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Steve Kitchin demonstrates his prototype invention. With the touch of a button he simply backs the chair in, and the elevator-like lift raises up and slides into the cab. Last spring, Steve Kitchin had had enough. For 10 years since an auto accident

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