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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik both notched one-sided victories in title fights on Saturday to bounce back from their first career defeats.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 21 (Reuters) – Jamaican triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt effortlessly won his second 400 meters test in a week, running 45.54 seconds at Kingston’s National Stadium Saturday.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers have discovered human antibodies that neutralize not only H5N1 bird flu but other strains of influenza as well and say they hope to develop them into lifesaving treatments.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Wrestler” pummeled its opponents at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, winning three awards, including best feature at the independent film world’s equivalent of the Oscars.

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery for facial injuries sustained in a boating accident, his manager Peet van Zyl told Reuters.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs completed an eight-game road trip with a 98-67 demolition of the Washington Wizards on Saturday, holding the hosts to just 10 points in the final quarter.

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MIAMI (Reuters) – Radek Dvorak scored back-to-back third-period goals and Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves as the Florida Panthers shut out the Boston Bruins 2-0 Saturday.

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LONDON (Reuters) – German scientists said on Sunday they had shown how a gene long associated with obesity might make people fat, a finding that could lead to new drugs to help control weight.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The largest U.S. actors union on Saturday rejected a “last, best and final” contract offer from major film and television studios, saying a late demand from their Hollywood bosses was a step backward.

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – If confidence counts for anything the sky is the limit for New Zealand teenager Danny Lee after his stunning victory in Sunday’s Johnnie Walker Classic at Perth.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood rolled out the red carpet for the Oscars on Sunday, hoping to reverse a slide in television viewership by dazzling audiences with a program created around the musical talent of host Hugh Jackman.

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PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – Holder Phil Mickelson paid the penalty for some wayward driving to have his overnight lead halved to two shots midway through Sunday’s final round at the Northern Trust Open.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, according to the blog AllThingsD.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have approved Medtronic Inc’s implantable deep brain stimulator to help treat patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to slash the ballooning deficit in half by 2013, U.S. officials said on Saturday, after massively increasing public spending to stem the worst economic crisis in decades.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry, whose comedies are a big hit with black women, scored the biggest opening of his career on Sunday as “Madea Goes to Jail” sold $41.1 million worth of tickets at the weekend box office in North America.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mike Myers really did lose his mojo in 2008.

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TARVISIO, Italy (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn became the most successful American skier in the women’s World Cup on Sunday when victory in a super-G gave her a 19th race win.

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ROME (Reuters) – David Beckham was unsure how his England prospects will be affected if he has to return to Los Angeles Galaxy next month from his loan stint at AC Milan.

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PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – The draw for next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona was announced on Friday, pairing Tiger Woods with Australian Brendan Jones in the opening round.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The “Slumdog Millionaire” child actors from the slums of Mumbai will be joining hundreds of movie stars on the red carpet at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony in Hollywood, the studio behind the film said on Friday.

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) – LeBron James scorched the Milwaukee Bucks with a season-high 55 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 111-103 road victory on Friday.

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PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson paid the penalty for some wayward driving in the second round of the Northern Trust Open on Friday as fellow American Scott McCarron edged two strokes clear of the pack.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to slash America’s ballooning deficit in half by 2013 by cutting spending on the Iraq war, eliminating wasteful public programs and raising taxes on the wealthy, an administration official said on Saturday.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Not everyone nominated for an Academy Award will take home an Oscar on Sunday, but even the losers don’t have to go home empty handed.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tech icon Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple and helped popularize personal computing, is obviously unafraid to try new things.

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SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller has died due to complications from diabetes, the team announced on its website on Friday.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his game-high 39 points in overtime to propel the Los Angeles Lakers to a 115-111 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday.

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Venus Williams won her 40th singles title on Saturday by defeating unseeded Virginie Razzano 6-4 6-2 to win the Dubai Championships.

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MILAN (Reuters) – AC Milan do not want to increase their offer to sign David Beckham permanently from Los Angeles Galaxy, club chief executive Adriano Galliani has said.

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Roddick has become the fifth top-10 player to withdraw from next week’s Dubai men’s championships.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two outfielders on the New York Yankees baseball team have been hurt by scandal that has embroiled Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, according to media reports.

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DENVER (Billboard) – College campuses were once a prime spawning ground for new digital music services.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, most likely on Wednesday, according to the blog AllThingsD.

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BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The Baltimore Orioles have signed twice All-Star Brian Roberts to a four-year contract extension through the 2013 season, the team said on Friday.

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PRETORIA (Reuters) – There’s an irony behind complaints that Oscar contender “Slumdog Millionaire” recycles cliches about impoverished India: it’s based on a book by not only an Indian, but a high-level ambassador for the country.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – A group of friends gets fired on the same day. Troubled cops check into a halfway home. A Wall Street executive loses his job and has to reconnect with his small-town family.

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LONDON (Reuters) – A new novel tells the story of Khalid, a British teenager of Asian descent who travels to Pakistan for a family funeral only to end up in Guantanamo Bay, falsely accused of having links to Al Qaeda.

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PHOENIX (Reuters) – Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire will be out for about two months after having successful eye surgery on Friday.

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TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – On a gritty corner in Tucson, Arizona, used tire store owner Andy Alexander says business is fine despite the economic downturn — and partly because of it.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans infected with the AIDS virus live in cities, with 10 states accounting for 71 percent of cases, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – If fashion shows are staged to publicize designers, what then to make of the “Project Runway” show on Friday that presented the designs of the hit television show finalists under a veil of anonymity?

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Folk singer Leonard Cohen skipped onto the stage on Thursday at his first U.S. concert in 15 years, cracking jokes about his advanced age and the lusty themes of some of his hit songs.

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – American Anthony Kang, chasing his second victory in a row, hit five birdies in his first eight holes to share the second-round lead with Ireland’s Damien McGrane at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth on Friday.

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has invited skeptical Internet surfers to help investigate the death of a man in custody who police say ran into a wall blindfolded while playing hide-and-seek, state media said on Friday.

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LONDON (Reuters) – Children with severe peanut allergies given small daily doses of peanut flour were able to build tolerance to the nuts, according to a study that suggests it is possible to treat the potentially deadly condition.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that a California law restricting the sales and rental of violent video games to minors and imposing labeling requirements is too restrictive and violates free speech guarantees.

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ATLANTA (Reuters) – Veteran pitcher Tom Glavine has agreed to a one-year deal to stay with the Atlanta Braves, the team announced on Thursday.

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – LCD TV brand Vizio Inc overtook Sony during the fourth quarter to become the second-best selling flat panel TV brand in the United States after stepping up its marketing efforts, research firm iSuppli said.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Short films have quietly been picking up Oscars since the 1930s, but this often overlooked art form is enjoying a boom these days thanks to the rise of online video sites that have drawn in young viewers.

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