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Ga. county buys late folk artist's Paradise Garden
A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world.Chattooga County, where Paradise Garden has been based since Finster began building it in 1961, used donations and grant money to buy the small plot for $125,000, said Jordan Poole, executive director with the Paradise Garden Foundation. The foundation

I celebrated quietly with family after probe ended, says Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong has divulged that he felt relieved when the doping investigation against him was dropped, after a nearly two-year enquiry into the matter.

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Rapper 50 cent visits Horn of Africa with UN agency
The rap star Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, was able to see first-hand the food crisis in the Horn of Africa region during a field visit to Somalia and Kenya this week that was hosted by the United Nations food relief agency.

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Polio funds get a boost in India: Rotary International
With a zero-polio record in the last one year, India is working hard to eradicate the disease, and has also been recognized as the third leading donor of funds on polio, voluntary group Rotary International said here Friday.

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Canada says will allow export of uranium to China

Canada has said it will allow the sale of uranium to China for use in nuclear energy generation, clearing the way for Canadian producers to compete with China's current suppliers in Kazakhstan,

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Morning in America?

In estimating the chances of a recovery for India’s economy in 2012-13, the amount of growth in the rest of the world is a major unknown variable. Europe is stuttering, and the euro

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