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Diplomats: US, China agree on NKorea sanctions 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 08:14 PM PST
 FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a consultative meeting with officials in the fields of state security and foreign affairs at undisclosed location in North Korea. U.N. diplomats say the United States and China have reached agreement on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)UNITED NATIONS (AP) â€" The United States and China have reached agreement on a new draft sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, U.N. diplomats said late Monday.
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Nepal women climbers breaking barriers 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:18 PM PST
 In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2013 photo, Nepalese climbers, from left, Maya Gurung, Nimdoma Sherpa, Chunu Shrestha, Pema Dikki, Asha Singh, Shailee Basnet and Pujan Acharya pose for photographs in Katmandu, Nepal. Aiming to change the all-male image of mountaineering in the country, a group of Nepalese women have embarked on a mission to climb the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents. The women, aged between 21 and 32, have already climbed Everest in Asia, Kosciuszko in Australia and Elbrus in Europe and are preparing next week to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa to mark International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Of the thousands who have scaled Everest, only 21 are local women.
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Vegas shooting suspect fighting extradition 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:00 PM PST
 Vegas Triple Murder Suspect Remains Jailed In Los AngelesAmmar Harris is accused of opening fire on a Maserati being driven by Kenneth Wayne Cherry Jr.
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GOP unveils government funding measure 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:12 PM PST
 President Barack Obama welcomes his new Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, as he speaks to members of the media at the start of a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2013. From left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Obama and Hagel. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)House Republicans moved to ease a crunch in Pentagon readiness from mandated cuts.
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Chavez's breathing problems have worsened 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 08:04 PM PST
 A woman holds a picture of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and the country's national flag during an event commemorating the violent street protests of 1989 known as the "Caracazo," in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. The wave of the 1989 violent protests, seen by the Chavez government as a "popular uprising," was in response to the economic measures imposed by then President Carlos Andres Perez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)The Venezuelan leader is suffering a new, severe respiratory infection after surgery.
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Cocktail-dispensing robot can mix a drink in seconds 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:47 PM PST
 BartendroBartendro be the least-necessary and most-desirable machine in the world.
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Lawyer: Accusations against U.S. senator are false 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:40 PM PST
 In this Friday, March 1, 2013 photograph, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ, listens during a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. In the past, Sen. Robert Menendez sponsored legislation with incentives for natural gas vehicle conversions that would benefit the biggest political donor to his re-election, the same eye doctor whose private jet Menendez used for two personal trips to the Dominican Republic, an Associated Press investigation found. The disclosure reflects the latest intersection between Menendez, who is the subject of an ethics inquiry on Capitol Hill, and Florida doctor Dr. Salomon Melgen, who is involved in a federal criminal investigation. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) â€" A Dominican woman who once said in a video that she had sex with a New Jersey senator for money is now acknowledging that the allegation was false, according to a sworn statement released by a lawyer enmeshed in the accusations.
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Calif. dispatcher pleas, nurse refuses to do CPR 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:15 PM PST
 Shown is the main gate of Glenwood Gardens in Bakersfield, Calif., Monday March 4, 2013, where an elderly woman died after a nurse refused to perform CPR on her last week. The central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 911 operator to perform CPR on an elderly woman, who later died. "Is there anybody that's willing to help this lady and not let her die," dispatcher Tracey Halvorson says on a 911 tape released by the Bakersfield Fire Department aired by several media outlets. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)An investigation probes the death of a 87-year-old woman at an independent living home.
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Mexican skeleton saint gaining popularity in the U.S. 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:28 PM PST
 in this Feb. 13, 2013 photo, statues of La Santa Muerte are shown at the Masks y Mas art store in Albuquerque, N.M. La Santa Muerte, an underworld saint most recently associated with the violent drug trade in Mexico, now is spreading throughout the U.S. among a new group of followers ranging from immigrant small business owners to artists and gay activists. In addition to showing up at drug crime scenes, the once-underground icon has been spotted on passion candles in Richmond, Va. grocery stores. The folk saint's image can be seen inside New York City apartments, in Minneapolis religious shops and during art shows in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)Believers often pray to La Santa Muerte for vengeance and protection.
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Mars rover pops out of safe mode 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 05:17 PM PST
 NASA says Curiosity is returning to normal after a computer problem limited its activities.
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Mennonite minister gets prison in kidnapping case 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 06:08 PM PST
 He helped a woman and her daughter flee to evade orders granting visitation rights to the woman's former lesbian partner.
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Despite free treatment, British health rankings decline 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:09 PM PST
 A woman leaves the Stafford Hospital in central EnglandA study shows the country fell behind in reducing early death and disease.
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Four-year-old unhurt after falling from third story window 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 07:18 PM PST
 “I fall … really, really far,” 4-year-old Dylan Hayes said in an interview after miraculously surviving a three story drop during which the child somersaulted twice before landing on his feet. Local Denver CBS affiliate KCNC reports that young Dylan was standing on the living room couch trying to talk to his downstairs neighbors when [...]
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Woman on 12-year hunger strike charged 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:24 PM PST
 India’s Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for 12 years to protest an Indian law that suspends many human rights protections in areas of conflict, speaks during a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 4, 2013. Sharmila who has been force fed through a tube by authorities was charged Monday with attempted suicide in a case likely to bring major attention to her quiet protest in the tiny northeastern state of Manipur against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)Irom Sharmila protests a law that suspends human rights protections in areas of conflict.
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Facebook facing new IPO-related lawsuit 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:24 PM PST
 A painting is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo ParkA shareholder is seeking to hold Mark Zuckerberg, directors, and officers responsible for damage from the botched offering.
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Midwestern cities brace for snowstorm 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:59 PM PST
 Snow-covered trees form a scenic canopy over Avenue C in Bismarck on Monday, March 4, 2013, in the wake of a slow moving winter storm that passed through the state leaving southern areas of North Dakota with rain that later turned to snow. Northern areas of the state received significant snowfall totals causing school closings and many cancellations of scheduled events and travel advisories. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Tom Stromme)A winter blast may dump 10 inches of powder on Minneapolis and Chicago.
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Future uncertain for deadly Florida sinkhole site 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 03:31 PM PST
 Demolition experts remove a piece of furniture from the home of Jeff Bush, 37, during demolition Monday, March 4, 2013 in Seffner, Fla. A sinkhole opened up underneath the house late Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, swallowing Jeff Bush, 37. The 20-foot-wide opening of the sinkhole was almost covered by the house, and rescuers said there were no signs of life since the hole opened Thursday night. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)Some say it's a bad omen to rebuild the land atop the freak geological incident.
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Mystery of missing church pipe organ solved; all forgiven 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 04:15 PM PST
 The 200-pipe instrument disappeared from a Pittsburgh-area Catholic church.
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Women's pro basketball team offers free tickets to men 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 02:40 PM PST
 The WNBA started playing games in 1997. Since then, discussion about the league has barely progressed. The majority of NBA-leaning basketball fans make the same comments about the lack of dunks, the league being boring, and the form of basketball … Continue reading â†'
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Minn. considers banning actors from smoking on stage 
Monday, Mar 04, 2013 12:24 PM PST
 In this Jan. 29, 2013 photo, Vanda, played by Anna Sundberg, smokes during a dress rehearsal with Thomas, played by Peter Christian Hansen, for the play "Venus in Fur" at the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota lawmakers are trying to amend the state's smoking ban to eliminate an exemption for theatrical productions. (AP Photo/Michal Daniel)Do theater performers really need to take a puff in front of the audience?
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