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 A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an electrical accident swam from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia in strong winds and currents Thursday, finishing the first stretch in a mission to swim between five continents.
 Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
 For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010.
Three members of the world-famous preschool quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with the Blue Wiggle the lone original member left dancing.
A Russian-made Soyuz craft carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station, putting the crew in place for the imminent arrival of the first ever privately owned cargo ship to the orbiting lab.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top oil refiner, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, is not facing a problem paying Iran for crude imports, the company said on Thursday, after a major Japanese bank froze transactions with Iranian banks on the order of a U.S. court. Japan's Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said it had frozen Iranian assets and transactions with Iranian banks after being ordered to do so early this month by the New York District Court. The step is a consequence of a U.S. court decision in 2007 that ordered Iran to pay more than $2. ...
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 Just like in the Kentucky Derby, Bodemeister is the favorite in the Preakness.
May 16 (Reuters) - Off-course distractions by his peers andthe media were always going to be a challenge for in-demand MattKuchar at this week's Byron Nelson Championship in Irving,Texas, but he says he would not have it any other way. Just three days after winning the biggest title of hiscareer at the Players Championship in Florida, the Americanworld number five is ready to launch his bid for a fifth PGATour victory at a venue where he tied for sixth last year. "I like it here," Kuchar told reporters while preparing forThursday's opening round at the TPC Four Seasons Resort LasColinas. ...
 The New Jersey Devils quickly changed the game plan: instead of letting the New York Rangers block their shots, they decided to deflect some themselves.
 Kevin Garnett yapped his way down the court after big baskets and clearly enjoyed taking it to the 76ers.
A thief burglarized the garage of Junior Seau's home days after the former NFL star's suicide, police said Wednesday.
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Mount Palomar Palomar wines are produced under the care of
Winemaker Etienne Cowper
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