Mystery surrounds plane missing in Caribbean

Authorities were searching near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday for plane that disappeared under mysterious circumstances, reportedly with 12 people on board.

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Fifth of world coral reefs lost, survey finds

A downward trend tied to warming seas has not reversed and the world has now lost nearly one-fifth of its coral reefs, according to a global survey released Wednesday.

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Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy protection

Media conglomerate Tribune Co., smothered by $13 billion in debt and weak prospects for generating cash through advertising has sought bankruptcy protection.

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Ruling could mean end to pouty-lipped Bratz

Pouty-lipped Bratz will stay on store shelves until after the holidays, but their fate after that ?was uncertain after a court ruling banning MGA from making the Barbie alternative.

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Landmark strip club in West Hollywood burns

A fire has erupted at the Body Shop, a landmark strip club in West Hollywood, Calif., included in the Motley Crue song "Girls, Girls, Girls."

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Activists blast U.S. at climate change talks

Environmentalists criticized the United States and other rich countries Tuesday for failing so far to make meaningful commitments at a U.N. conference on climate change.

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1 in 5 young Americans has personality disorder

Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers report.

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Pirates chase, open fire on U.S. cruise ship

Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel, a maritime official said Tuesday.

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Army gets first female four-star general

From its humble beginning 33 years ago at Fort Sill, Okla., the career of Ann E. Dunwoody is ascending to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general.

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Palin returns to Alaska to chants of '2012'

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Bush signs $700 billion financial bailout bill

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Palin delivers in debate, but doubts linger

Much of the pre- and post-debate spin centered on Republican VP pick Sarah Palin, but Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden tried to reassure voters about his and Obama's readiness for office

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Live vote: What should Congress do now?

Live vote: What should Congress do now that the House has rejected the $700 billion Wall Street bailout?

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Wall Street titans crumble under credit crisis

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Politician quits over underwear 'dirty dance'

The police minister in Australia's most populous state quit Thursday over reports he "dirty danced" in underwear over the chest of a female colleague in a drunken late-night office party.

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McCain picks Palin as running mate

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate.? She would be the first woman to serve on a Republican presidential ticket.

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Principal's outing of gay student roils Fla. town

When a high school senior told her principal that students were taunting her for being a lesbian, he told her homosexuality is wrong, outed her to her parents and ordered her away from children.

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Dinosaur descendant to become a father at 111

An indigenous New Zealand reptile regarded as one of the last living descendants of the dinosaurs will become a father for the first time in decades at the age of 111, officials said Wednesday.

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