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Japanese Octogenarian Becomes Oldest Man to Reach Summit of Mount Everest

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Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, 80, reached the top of Mount Everest Thursday, becoming the oldest man to scale the world's highest mountain.
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5 Food and Exercise Mistakes

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Whether you earn your living working up a sweat, or squeeze in workouts when you can, it's easy to fall prey to eating errors that unintentionally hold you back from getting the most out of your workouts. Here are five common missteps I see, and how to correct them to reap the rewards of your hard work.
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Alabama Mystery Illness Could Be Coincidence

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A mystery illness has sickened seven people in southeastern Alabama, killing two of them, according to the state Health Department, but it's not clear whether the patients – or their symptoms – are connected.
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Wash. Man Charged in Ricin Scare

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Man, 37, arrested in Wash. ricin letter scare; pleads not guilty to threatening federal judge
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911 Butt Dial Leads to Murder Charge

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Pocket-dialing 911 leads to first-degree murder charge against South Florida man
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Ex-Miss America May Face McConnell

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Ashley Judd may not be running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, but another possible candidate is thinking about taking on Mitch McConnell and she has some local star power of her own: Former Miss America Heather French Henry. French Henry, who was crowned Miss America in 2000...
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Watch: Oklahoma Tornado Stories of Heroism and Bravery

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Hero teacher, a survivor of the Oklahoma tornado, recalls the moments the tornado hit.
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Watch: Spring Gas Prices Soaring

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Getting ready for summer travel with ways and tips to conserve gas and save money.
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Did IRS Official Botch Taking Fifth?

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After a key agency IRS official today invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself during congressional testimony, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa said he will review legal precedent in order to determine whether Lois Lerner, the director of Exempt Organizations at...
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Glamorous Suspect Robs Bank in Slinky Green Dress

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Authorities in Stuart, Iowa, are on the hunt for a bank robber who strolled into a branch of the First State Bank in a glamorous bright green dress and took off in a getaway car. At 3:45 p.m. on Monday, police responded to the report...
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Cleared of Charges, Florida Honor Student Goes to Space Camp

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Kiera Wilmot is going to space camp. In late April, the 16-year-old central Florida honor student was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds, leading to her arrest and suspension from school, but authorities dropped criminal charges last week.
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Octogenarians Compete for Oldest-Everest-Climber Record

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Two octogenarian climbers are facing off once again to earn the title of the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Mall Kicks Out Women Wearing Breast Cancer Hats with Expletive

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The King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania kicked out three sisters last Sunday for wearing matching hats with a message:  Fu*k Cancer. Over one of the letters was a strategically placed pink breast cancer ribbon. The ladies, who spoke to the ABC News affiliate WPVI, said they...
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Chuck E. Cheese Killer Gets Reprieve

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap, saying that he had doubts about the death penalty, much to the dismay of victims' families and a furious district attorney.
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Bill Nye Jabs Inhofe on Climate Change

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Bill Nye may be known as the Science Guy, but his Twitter feed reveals that he has another interest – politics. Early Tuesday morning Nye wondered what Oklahoma senator and well-known climate change denier Jim Inhofe thought about the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla. Inhofe...
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US IDs 4 Americans Killed by Drones

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Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed in a letter to Congress that four Americans were killed by U.S. drones in the course of the government's counterterrorist attacks.
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Mass. Boy Takes Geography Bee

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Mass. boy, 12, takes care of brother's 'unfinished business' to win National Geographic Bee
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Twitter Beefs Up User Security

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After numerous high-profile hacks,Twitter has added two-factor verification to user accounts.
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Facebook Teens Weary of 'Drama,' Study Says

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A recently released Pew study shows that teenage users have been moving some of their online sharing to other social media services like Twitter and Instagram to escape the "drama and pressure" of Facebook.
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