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Actor Corey Haim dies

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Canadian actor Corey Haim, known best for his role in the 1987 hit 'The Lost Boys' has died. He was 38. It's unknown how the former teen hearthrob died, but an autopsy is scheduled

Runaway Prius 911 call

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A pair of 911 calls spanning 23 minutes recounted the harrowing experience Jim Sikes went through as his Toyota Prius couldn't slow down.

Phantom sequel debuts

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Actors Sir Michael Caine, Rupert Everett and Richard E. Grant attend the premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel, 'Love Never Dies,' in London

Canadian beaten in Australia

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Two men have been arrested after a wheelchair-bound Canadian man living in Australia was beaten at a train station

Obama's best dress

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Michelle Obama says she'll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady

Beckham returns to Old Trafford

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The football star, lately of AC Milan, heads back to his old club Manchester United this week, but this time will be a rival striking for the other side. It is the first time the Englishman will play in Man United's stadium since he left the club in 2003, and the club fans are waiting.

World's oldest woman?

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A Georgian television station says it has located the world's old woman. The station says that documents show that Antisa Khvichava was born in 1880, making her 130 years old

Bullish on Canada

A year after the stock market's recovery, economist remains upbeat

Cuba's sex-change rule

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It's an about face for Cuba, a country closely aligned with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels who long viewed being gay as illegal. The communist country is now are funding sex change operations