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Gates Foundation pledges $500 million toward poor savings

Melinda Gates announced the pledge Tuesday at a global savings forum in Seattle. It will more than double what the foundation has previously …
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Prince William gives Kate his mother Diana’s ring (VIDEO)

Royal officials announced Tuesday that William will marry Middleton next spring or summer in London, ending years of rumored splits, reconciliations …
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Rare warm weather lands pink pelicans in Siberia

"I left home early in the morning and what a sight!" Vladimir Pyagin, a resident of the small village of Suslovo in the Altai region, told …
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A royal title awaits Kate, but which?

But some royal title awaits Kate Middleton once she marries her prince, a future king of England. William’s uncles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, …
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Update: Prince William gives UK long-awaited royal wedding

Royal officials announced Tuesday that William will marry Kate Middleton next spring or summer in London, ending years of rumored splits, …
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Beatles’ hits come to Apple’s iTunes store

The legendary pop group’s 13 albums can now be downloaded through the world’s No. 1 digital music retailer, Apple Inc said on Tuesday. "I am …
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Final Harry Potter movie will be ‘like a war film’

Cast and crew of the hugely successful film franchise have described Deathly Hallows Part 2 — the eighth and last instalment in the boy wizard …
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Palace: Prince William engaged to be married (VIDEO)

Prince Charles’ Clarence House office said the heir to the throne is "delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine …
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Best gallery picks

Sometimes you can see it through a misty window or feel his touch on your cheek. He’s transparent and elusive, like the autumn fog in the morning. …
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Update: E-mail secondary as Facebook revamps messaging

Though CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn’t go as far as declaring e-mail dead, he sees the four-decade-old technology as secondary to more seamless, faster …
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Apple promises ‘exciting’ iTunes update Tuesday

The iPhone maker has replaced its home page with a note that says, "Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget." The page instructs …
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Facebook takes on Google, Yahoo on email, messages

Addressing speculation the world’s largest social networking site was planning a "Gmail-killer," Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg …
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Facebook to revamp messaging service

Although blogs had been speculating that Facebook would announce an e-mail service to rival Google Inc.’s Gmail and others, Facebook said e-mail was …
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New Michael Jackson song released, gathers buzz

"Hold My Hand," a duet Jackson first recorded with Senegalese rapper and record producer Akon in 2007 and was leaked in an unfinished state a year …
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Ukraine football chief dismisses Lippi speculation (VIDEO)

"It doesn’t make any sense as we already have a coach for the national team," said Ukraine soccer chief Hrigory Surkis, referring to Yuri …
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Two Russians begin planned six-hour spacewalk

Video broadcast from Russian mission control outside Moscow showed Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Skripochka carefully making their way out of a hatch …
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Archaeologists in Egypt unearth sphinx statues

The discovery was made in a newly excavated section of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, most of which is buried beneath the modern city of Luxor in …
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