Cuba Bans Smoking in Public Places Nationwide
Cuba imposes an island wide ban on smoking in public places starting Monday. Restaurants must be smoke free except for designated areas and cigarette machines are removed. Sales to minors under 16 and near schools are restricted. In Afghanistan, NATO finds aircraft wreckage with 104 aboard but no survivors.
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Guard member demoted over mud-wrestling photo incident
A National Guard military police member has been demoted for indecent exposure after a mud-wrestling party at Camp Bucca in Iraq. Lt. Col. Barry Johnson did not name the soldier, but the New York Daily News identified Deanna Allen, 19, with her mother confirming the name.
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FBI to aid Georgia probe into prime minister death and bombing
U S officials said FBI agents will assist investigations into Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania's carbon monoxide death and a Gori car bombing that killed three policemen. The move signals U S support for Georgia as Saakashvili seeks stability and control over South Ossetia and Abkhazia amid tensions with Russia.
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Snowflakes charm and teach about their eight crystal types
Snowflakes fascinate observers with eight principal categories from stellar dendrites to irregulars. Humidity and temperature shape each crystal, which remain distinct even as they blend with underlying snow. Kenneth Libbrecht notes patterns follow formation rules in nature.
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Notable Deaths Include Ferraro Haas Kilgore Whaley
Carl Ferraro 91 Los Angeles owner of the Dresden Restaurant which served as a Hollywood film set and backdrop died Jan 20 from congestive heart failure Karl Haas 91 Royal Oak Mich host of Adventures in Good Music died Sunday at a hospital Merle Kilgore 70 Nashville co writer of Ring of Fire died Sunday night from cancer treatment complications Peter Whaley 54 Pittsfield diplomat who reported from central Africa in the 1990s died Jan 29 from pancreatic cancer
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Rodman Poses Nude for PETA Ad at Fashion Week
Dennis Rodman, 43, stars in a PETA anti-fur advertisement shown during New York Fashion Week. The 6 foot 8 former NBA star appears nude in profile with the slogan Think Ink Not Mink and says he opposes animal mistreatment. Fern Mallis praises peaceful, productive engagement during the event.
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Bush budget: lean plan hides rising deficits into 2010
The administration presents a lean budget that still forecasts deficits totaling about 1.4 trillion dollars over five years ending 2010, driven by defense buildup and war costs in Iraq and Afghanistan along with tax cuts. Discretionary spending rises 2.1 percent. nondefense programs face cuts while entitlements grow heavily. Democrats criticize lack of clarity on next year's war costs and Social Security overhaul. Defense spending would rise about 5 percent next year, pushing the 2006 defense budget to 419.3 billion and homeland security to nearly 50 billion.
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Bush budget details push for 2.57 trillion outlay plan
President Bush on Monday released the full budget for fiscal 2006 totaling 2.57 trillion dollars. The plan seeks 45 billion in Medicaid savings over a decade while Medicaid spending would still rise about 7.2 percent annually. The National Governors Association warns cuts could hit elderly and disabled recipients as health care inflation and rising caseloads drive costs.
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OCs Kiss Hint Sparks Fans Ahead of February Sweeps
On Foxs The O C Mischa Barton and Olivia Wilde play a growing bond between Marissa Cooper and Alex Kelly as the show teases a lesbian kiss. Creators hint the moment wont be the crass scene fans expect and stress the nuance of the storyline.
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Birthdays for John Williams Koppel Nolte Adams Steenburgen Grisham Neil
Today marks anniversaries of notable birthdays for composer conductor John Williams ABC News anchor Ted Koppel actor Nick Nolte actress Brooke Adams actress Mary Steenburgen author John Grisham singer Vince Neil of Motley Crue actor Gary Coleman actress Mary McCormack actor Seth Green and others with dates noted as 37 36 ayer.
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Rai surprised by attention on Bride & Prejudice set
Aishwarya Rai described being overwhelmed by crowds during filming in Amritsar for Bride & Prejudice. Director Gurinder Chadha said security needed expanded from a few police to about 400, noting the Bollywood star’s surprise response to the public spectacle.
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O'Donnell Lands Fox Pilot About Two Unbalanced Lawyers
Chris O'Donnell signs to star as Jason Payne in a Fox pilot about a top attorney who suffers a nervous breakdown and teams with an angry-mood colleague to rebuild his life. The project is from Bill Chais and Jeff Rake, following O'Donnell's Kinsey success.
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