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- An American teacher, who persuaded a U.S. court to let him serve probation in Canada after pleading guilty of sexual abuse, has been freed by Immigration Canada. more »
- E. coli spinach outbreak over, U.S. officials say
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- The billionaire software engineer set to become the next space tourist, Charles Simonyi, said he's been interested in space since his boyhood in the Soviet Union. more »
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