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Mr. Bean's Supercar Crash Racks Up $1.4 Million Repair Bill
February 7, 2013 Rowan Atkinson crashed his McLaren F1 in 2011. It's been repaired and the bill set what news outlets say is a U.K. record.
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NOAA Names Louis W. Uccellini As National Weather Service Director
February 7, 2013 Uccellini is a 24-year veteran of the service. He takes over at a time when the service is reeling from budget and personelle controversies.
Science
Blocking Iran With A Global Game Of Nuclear 'Keep Away'
February 7, 2013 Obtaining the materials to make weapons-grade uranium or separated plutonium is harder than making a nuclear weapon, experts say. That's why the U.S. is engaged in a global effort to try to keep the specialized products out of hands it deems dangerous, like Iran.
Art & Design
New York's Grimy Garment District Hatches Designers' Dreams
February 7, 2013 As Fashion Week opens in New York on Thursday, all eyes will be on the Lincoln Center catwalk. But the real business of fashion will be happening a short distance away in the city's Garment District, the resource-rich laboratory that has launched the careers of countless designers.
Asia
Move Over James Bond, China Has An Unlikely Box-Office Champ
February 7, 2013 Hollywood blockbusters usually do well in China. But last year, Lost in Thailand, a scrappy, slapstick comedy that cost less than $5 million to make, raked in $200 million in just seven weeks. It's now the highest-grossing Chinese film ever. It begins a limited run in the U.S. on Friday.
It's All Politics
Rubio's Job: Play Second Fiddle To The President, And Don't Mess Up
February 7, 2013 The State of the Union address has always been a tough act to follow, no matter who delivers the opposing party's response. Since the first response was televised in 1966, it has often seemed doomed to be ignored and forgotten.
Science
Fresh Clues In Dinosaur Whodunit Point To Asteroid
February 7, 2013 What killed the dinosaurs? It's history's ultimate murder mystery, and for decades the prime suspect has been a giant asteroid. New data suggest that it struck right before the extinction. But scientists say it still may not tell the full story of what happened to the dinosaurs.
Shots - Health News
Catholic Bishops Reject Compromise On Contraceptives
February 7, 2013 The administration's proposal calls for insurance companies to provide contraceptive and sterilization coverage, rather than hospitals, universities and charities affiliated with religious groups. The approach failed to satisfy leaders of the Catholic Church.
Asia
American Woman Gives Domestic Abuse A Face, And Voice, In China
February 7, 2013 Kim Lee posted a photo of her battered face online, and has become a national icon in China. She won a divorce, a financial settlement and a restraining order against her Chinese husband, a famous author and English teacher.
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Makeup Artist Who Created Yoda Dies; Stuart Freeborn Was 98
February 7, 2013 Though he may be best known for his work on Star Wars, Freeborn was already a makeup legend before those movies were made. He worked on Oliver Twist, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey and other classics.
Shots - Health News
Botulism From 'Pruno' Hits Arizona Prison
February 7, 2013 Inmates at a maximum security prison in Arizona were stricken with botulism after consuming homemade hooch that's called "pruno" inside the big house. Potatoes appear to be the source of the problem in two separate outbreaks.
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Oh, Poop! Animal Shelter May Still Need More Newspapers
February 7, 2013 San Francisco's library system responded to the city shelter's need for newspapers with donations of its used copies. But dogs are "poop machines," as a shelter spokesman says. So the problem may not be quite solved.
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NTSB Says Regulators Should Reconsider Approval Of Dreamliner Battery
February 7, 2013 What Boeing told the FAA about the risks involving the lithium-ion battery aboard the plane have proved different in practice. Because of the battery issue, the 50 Dreamliners in service around world have been grounded.
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NFL's Gregg Williams, Who Orchestrated Bounty Program, Is Reinstated
February 7, 2013 The Tennessee Titans have hired the former Saints defensive coordinator as a senior assistant coach. Last year, the league vacated the punishments of four players involved in "bountygate."
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What Nations Were The Most Forward-Looking In 2012?
February 7, 2013 Germany was the world's most future-oriented country in 2012, followed by Switzerland and Japan, according to the "Future Orientation Index," which is based on Google searches. Scientists say the index is "strongly correlated" to economic health.
