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• Woman loses benefits over Facebook photos

  Source: msnbc.com

  Photos on Facebook have cost a Canadian woman her long-term sick leave benefits.

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• Man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare

  Source: msnbc.com

  A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.

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• Galileo\'s 2 missing fingers and a tooth found

  Source: msnbc.com

  Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei\'s corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display.

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• Obama Job Approval Down to 49%

  Source: gallup.com

  PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency.

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• California lawmakers, officials face 18% pay cut

  Source: The L.A. Times

  California's Legislature went to state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown recently seeking relief from a future pay cut and on Thursday received an unwelcome surprise: An 18% reduction for lawmakers and other elected state officials can begin next month instead of a year from now.

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