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Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses....

US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday....

SAfrican court acquits brother of Oscar Pistorius
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend....

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
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Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards....

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Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
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PARIS (AP) -- The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite....

Bae wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour title
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IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Sang-Moon Bae led by four strokes in the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship when his tee shot at the ninth hole went way left....

NY funeral for student accidentally shot by police
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SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (AP) -- They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the altar, some of them sobbing....

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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 file photo, then, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second right, Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone, second left, and Oleg Deripaska, toast after a signing ceremony in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element, insists its projects were all designed to be profitable. The company is building an Olympic village and a seaport and has just finished revamping the Sochi airport, for a combined cost of $1.4 billion. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File) AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel




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