Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.
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Olympic flame arrives in Britain
A 37-foot racing yacht was reduced to debris that looked it “like it had gone through a blender,” a searcher said Sunday after the boat apparently collided with a larger vessel, killing three sailors and leaving a fourth missing.
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Rescuer finds shattered debris in boat wreck
Kansas coach Bill Self hardly broached the topic of fellow No. 2 seed Missouri’s upset loss to Norfolk State on Friday. He figured there was no need — his players already knew.
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No. 2 seed Kansas rolls through Detroit 65-50
AP – A man who witnesses say was watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide took the stand Friday, telling jurors he noticed the webcam while the two were being intimate.
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AP – Students mourning the deaths of three teens in a shooting at an Ohio high school returned to class Friday, a day after charges were filed in juvenile court against the 17-year-old suspect.
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Classes resume at Ohio high school after shooting
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Reuters – Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s power over rival hardliners led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Iran parliament vote seen bolstering Supreme Leader
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AP – Greece’s future in the euro grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.
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Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos"
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Reuters – China said on Friday it would send a senior official to Tehran to discuss Iran’s nuclear standoff with the West, and India indicated it would also weigh in, as Asia’s two giants seek to head off new sanctions already playing havoc with trade.
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Asia giants join Iran diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade
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AP – Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and fatigue to beat friend Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 Friday in a nearly five-hour Australian Open semifinal.
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Djokovic edges Murray, sets up final vs Nadal
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AP – NBA teams went back to work Friday, which for Chris Paul meant going back to New Orleans.
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Criticism of NBA squashing Paul trade pouring in
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