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The Asia Series is Bob Dylan's first exhibit in New York.

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New Paintings Reignite The Bob Dylan Copycat Debate

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Dierks Bentley.

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Music Interviews

Dierks Bentley's Anthem For Troubled Times

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Dierks Bentley's Anthem For Troubled Times

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Although Shane Heathers was warned about the dangers of using synthetic stimulants known as bath salts, he said he wanted to try the drug anyway. He injected it day and night for a week before he ended up at the hospital. Several more bath salts binges followed.

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National

'Bath Salt' Drugs Strain Resources In Maine

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'Bath Salt' Drugs Strain Resources In Maine

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President Obama speaks at a YMCA in Jamestown, N.C., on Tuesday, during a three-day bus tour to promote his American Jobs Act. During the trip, he has drawn sharp lines between his jobs plan and the competing Republican plan.

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Politics

Obama Takes Aim At Republican Jobs Plan

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Obama Takes Aim At Republican Jobs Plan

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A mother held her baby as she received an experimental malaria vaccine at the Walter Reed Project Research Center in Kombewa in Western Kenya in Oct. 2009.

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Shots - Health News

Malaria Vaccine Cuts Infection Risk By Half, Study Says

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Malaria Vaccine Cuts Infection Risk By Half, Study Says

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A pediatrician says parents often mistakenly believe all baby accessories are safe.

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Shots - Health News

When It Comes To Baby's Crib, Experts Say Go Bare Bones

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When It Comes To Baby's Crib, Experts Say Go Bare Bones

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Mexico has launched a publicity blitz to attract more tourists. The vast majority of tourists travel to just one of a half-dozen destinations in Mexico — including Cancun, shown here last year — far from the drug violence.

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The Americas

In Mexico, Tourism Survives Bloody Drug War

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In Mexico, Tourism Survives Bloody Drug War

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Released Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (second from right), walks with Israeli Defense Minster Ehud Barak (left), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from left) and Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, at the Tel Nof Air base in southern Israel on Tuesday. Shalit was freed after more than five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip.

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Middle East

Freed Israeli Soldier Receives Hero's Welcome

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Freed Israeli Soldier Receives Hero's Welcome

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Grapes hang in a vineyard overlooking Canandaigua Lake in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.

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Business

Cultivating A Wine Market In N.Y.'s Finger Lakes

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Cultivating A Wine Market In N.Y.'s Finger Lakes

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An unmanned ROV (remotely operated vehicle) is launched 900 feet underwater to study the wreckage of the SS Montebello.

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Environment

Six Miles Offshore: The Wreck Of Montebello

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Six Miles Offshore: The Wreck Of Montebello

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