| | | Entertainment News | | Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men' 12:02PM CT LOS ANGELES (AP) - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.
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| U.S. News | | Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher 7:52PM CT NORWALK, Calif. (AP) - A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.
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| International News | | Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents 7:36PM CT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.
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| Business News | | Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems 7:10PM CT NEW YORK (AP) - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.
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| High Tech News | | Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market 6:06PM CT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
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| Political News | | House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe 6:59PM CT WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members with possible sexual overtones could spell continuing trouble for the party.
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| Science News | | Personal look at genes locates disease causes 6:12PM CT WASHINGTON (AP) - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
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| Health News | | Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given 4:01PM CT NEW YORK (AP) - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
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