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Reuters - Film star Jessica Alba demanded that Playboy magazine pull its
 March issue, saying on Thursday that its editors made her an unwitting
 cover girl and misled readers into thinking they could see her nude
 inside.

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Reuters - Most Americans have an easier time naming members of the
 cartoon Simpson family than listing the five freedoms granted by the
 nation's founders, a survey by a museum released on Wednesday said.

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Reuters - Budding Canadian film makers looking for a big break may want
 to think small -- about 2 inches by 2 inches to be exact -- organizers
 of Canada's first mobile film festival said Wednesday.

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Reuters - Painter Helen Frankenthaler's landmark abstract work "The Bay"
 just got a little more abstract -- to the dismay of Detroit museum
 officials.

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Reuters - Palestinian brewer Nadim Khoury, far from going out of
 business after Hamas Islamists won an election landslide, is preparing
 a new product -- non-alcoholic beer.

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Reuters - Under pressure from the city's chief rabbi, two Tel Aviv
 branches of the fast food firm McDonald's have changed the color of
 their trademark signs to assure diners that their burgers and fries are
 kosher.

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Reuters - There will be no F-word but the word "bitches" will be heard
 during the first-ever rap performance at the Academy Awards Sunday.

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Reuters - In the dead of night, shadowy figures armed with axes, drills
 and poison are leaving a trail of death around Sydney's wealthiest
 suburbs.

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AP - The mayor of this rural town was candid after being ticketed for
 driving 103 mph in a 55 mph zone: "Thank goodness I'm not trying to get
 re-elected," said Mayor Bert Reeves.

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Reuters - The living dead beat rhino horn to be named Oddest Book Title
 of the Year.

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AP - A teen who pinched and twisted another boy's nipple while standing
 in line at a deli has been sentenced to four days in juvenile detention
 because he refused to write a letter that explained his actions.

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Reuters - An unpopular punctuality drive launched in the U.N. Security
 Council last month by U.S. Ambassador John Bolton came to an abrupt end
 on Thursday when Argentina took over the council's rotating presidency.

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AP - Kimberly Du landed in a grave situation after police say she tried
 to avoid traffic charges by faking her death. Du, 36, of Des Moines,
 faked her death in December, court records show.

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Reuters - Three German police officers face disciplinary action after
 lifting their kilts at a fancy dress party while wearing nothing
 underneath, police said on Thursday.

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AP - A sticker on a bicycle that said "this bike is a pipe bomb" caused
 a scare Thursday at Ohio University that shut down four buildings
 before authorities learned the message was the name of a punk rock
 band, a university spokesman said.

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Reuters - Breathtaking views high above Rio de Janeiro's beaches and
 mountains can be yours for just a few dollars a day -- if you skip
 pricey hotels and sleep in a slum.

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AP - A state lawmaker who was locked in fierce battle over a piece of
 legislation has thrown in his kitchen towel.

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