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The $54 million pants suit unravels again - CNN.com

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The $54 million pants suit unravels again. Appeals court rejects appeal of failed $54 million lawsuit over missing pants. Dry cleaners say they aren't counting plaintiff out. Ex-administrative judge who filed case could take it to Supreme Court. Next Article in Crime ». A court Thursday rejected an appeal filed by a former administrative law judge who sued a dry cleaners for $54 million over a missing pair of pants. Pearson initially sought $67 million from the Chungs, calculating the amount by estimatin...

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Japan's 'herbivore men' -- less interested in sex, money - CNN.com

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Japan's 'herbivore men' - less interested in sex, money. Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coins the term 'herbivore men'. She says these men are changing the country's ideas about what is masculine. These men are less interested in making money, sex. Fukasawa says the trend may indeed be a return to the norm for Japanese men. Next Article in World ». TOKYO, Japan (CNN). Former CNN intern Junichiro Hori is a self-described 'herbivore.'. Shigeyuki Nagayama said such men were not eager to find...

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Drinking stories that put yours to shame - CNN.com

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Drinking stories that put yours to shame. History full of drinking stories that are hard to swallow. Bartenders in canoe dipped drinks from alcohol fountain. Brew-nami of 1.3 million gallons of beer killed 9 people. Sailors drank vat of rum preserving dead body of Adm. Nelson. Next Article in Living ». Turns out, the best drinking stories in history are actually, well, historical. So raise a glass to your forefathers and marvel at these tales. 1 Admiral Edward Russell's 17th-Century throwdown. The party ...

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Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say - CNN.com

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Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say. New vaccine cut risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in world's largest HIV trial. Combination of prime, booster vaccines prove effective, researchers say. Researchers tested strains in Thailand; not known if vaccine would work elsewhere. Next Article in Health ». Researchers found those who received the vaccine combination were 31 percent less likely to contract HIV. Watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta discuss the excitement surrounding the vaccine &ra...

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Could you pass the new citizenship test? - CNN.com

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Could you pass the new citizenship test? Prospective citizens can begin taking new naturalization test Wednesday. Tuesday was deadline to apply for old test, which will vanish next year. Government: New test has more concept-based civics, history questions. Immigrant advocates: Changes may strain stretched-thin civics programs. Next Article in U.S. ». CLARKSTON, Georgia (CNN). Students in a government course at Georgia Perimeter College examine the old and new citizenship tests. But some in Professor Rob...

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'Good Samaritan' saves crying woman's foreclosed home - CNN.com

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Good Samaritan' saves crying woman's foreclosed home. Stranger buys foreclosed home for woman on hard times. If it was you, you'd want somebody to stop and help you, says Marilyn Mock. Mock bought home for $30,000; says she'll work out payment deal with Tracy Orr. Orr says Mock's generosity has given me back faith and hope to keep going. Next Article in Living ». Tracy Orr faced losing her home to foreclosure when Marilyn Mock, a stranger, stepped in to buy it. Are you here to buy a house? She said, 'I d...

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Yemeni girl, 12, dies in painful childbirth - CNN.com

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Yemeni girl, 12, dies in painful childbirth. Children's rights group draws attention to plight of child brides in Yemen. 12-year-old Yemeni girl Fawziya Ammodi died after painful three-day labor. Fawziya left school and was forced to marry a 24-year-old man in 2008. More than half of all young Yemeni girls are married off before the age of 18. Next Article in Health ». AMMAN, Jordan (CNN). More than half of all young Yemeni girls are married off before the age of 18 - many times to older men, some with m...

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Sri Lanka street party celebrates end of civil war - CNN.com

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Sri Lanka street party celebrates end of civil war. Revelers dance in the street, wave flags to celebrate end of Sri Lanka civil war. Sri Lanka government declared victory over Tamil Tiger rebels on Tuesday. Aid groups express fears for 250,000 displaced people in country's northeast. UN has accused the government of not providing enough help for refugees. Next Article in World ». COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN). Sri Lankan youth celebrate on the street in Colombo on May 20, 2009. But while thousands partied Fr...

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Huckabee bows to 'inevitable,' ends GOP run - CNN.com

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Huckabee bows to 'inevitable,' ends GOP run. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bows out of race for White House. Sen John McCain clinches GOP nomination for president. Huckabee won Iowa caucus, also won five Super Tuesday states. Next Article in Politics ». Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bowed to the inevitable and dropped out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday night after an improbable run for a politician little known beyond his home state a year ago. It's been a heckuva run, he said.

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Spike Jonze goes 'Where the Wild Things Are' - CNN.com

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Spike Jonze goes 'Where the Wild Things Are'. Spike Jonze brings classic book Where the Wild Things Are to big screen. Visually and technically ambitious film taps into what it's like to be a kid. Forest Whitaker, James Gandolfini among stars who voice the wild things. Author Maurice Sendak on Jonze: He's a genius. Next Article in Entertainment ». LONDON, England (CNN). Get your wolf suit out, channel your inner child and get ready to howl - it's time for the wild rumpus to start. More photos ». Would yo...