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Royal family prank call: Radio station pretends to be Queen, reaches Duchess' hospital
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The British hospital treating the former Kate Middleton admitted it was victimized by a crank call in which information on the Duchess of Cambridge's condition was given to a woman impersonating Queen Elizabeth II.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Metro to track employee sleep; Montgomery County anti-abortion signs; Egypt dialogue
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Early next year, some Metro employees will be asked to log their activities and wear motion-detecting devices that resemble wristwatches in an effort to measure how much they sleep — or don’t sleep — and the effect of sleep habits on their jobs.
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NASA: Got $1.5 billion to spare? How about a trip to the moon?
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For a mere $1.5 billion, the business is offering countries the chance to send two people to the moon and back, either for research or national prestige.
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Israel's Netanyahu dismisses criticism of new settlement project
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Israel's prime minister is brushing off international criticism over a planned new settlement project near Jerusalem, saying Israel will keep the area under any future peace deal in any case.
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Citigroup to cut 4-percent of workforce
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The bulk of the cuts, about 6,200, will come from Citi's consumer banking unit, which handles everyday functions like branches and checking accounts.
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Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas: Israeli settlements are 'red line'
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An Israeli-Palestinian showdown over plans for new Jewish settlements around Jerusalem escalated on Wednesday. Israel pushed the most contentious of the projects further along in the planning pipeline, and the Palestinian president said he would seek U.N. Security Council help to block the construction.
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Egypt's president returns to Cairo palace after days of opposition
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Egypt's president returned to his Cairo palace Wednesday with hundreds of protesters still camped outside a day after a mass outpouring of anger that has given new momentum to the opposition demanding that the Islamist leader rescind decrees giving him sweeping powers.
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Philippines typhoon kills over 270 people
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Mud-stained bodies covered with banana leaves were laid out in a row and survivors dried their soiled belongings on the roadside under a bright sun Wednesday, a day after a typhoon killed more than 270 people in the southern Philippines.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn court date set for next week
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A court date has been set for next week to discuss a New York City hotel maid's sexual assault lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
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Kate Middleton pregnant: Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge expecting a baby
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An heir to the British throne is on the way - and Americans may be as enthralled as the Brits.
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Pope Benedict XVI to take to Twitter
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Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity - spreading the faith through his own Twitter account.
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Violence in Syria: Hillary Clinton issues strong warning against Assad regime
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The Obama administration stressed anew Monday that it wouldn't accept any use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, but didn't say if it had any new evidence to suggest a possible deployment of the stockpiles by the embattled Syrian government.
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US-Afghan base attacked in eastern Afghanistan
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The attackers and at least five Afghans were killed in an attack on a joint U.S.-Afghan air base in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the assault.
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Syrians without Internet for second day
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Syrian rebels battled regime troops south of Damascus on Friday and Internet and most telephone lines were cut for a second day, but the government reopened the road to the capital's airport in a sign the fighting could be calming, activists said.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn hotel maid rape case reaches settlement agreement
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Word of a settlement agreement between former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her could bring an end to a saga that has tarnished Strauss-Kahn's reputation, ended his hopes for the French presidency and renewed a debate about the credibility of sexual assault accusers.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'aggravated pimping' charges: French court pushes back
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A French court on Wednesday pushed back a ruling on whether to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who has successfully fought accusations linked to his "libertine" lifestyle.
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Syria rocked by twin car bombs that killed at least 34 people
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Twin car bombs ripped through a Damascus suburb on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and leaving dozens critically wounded, according to state media and hospital officials.
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Yasser Arafat remains exhumed as part of investigation
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Palestinian authorities on Tuesday opened Yasser Arafat's grave and foreign experts took samples from his remains as part of a long-shot attempt -- eight years after the iconic leader's mysterious death -- to determine whether he was poisoned, as relatives and some political successors have claimed.
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