Tornado kills at least 19 in Florida
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Mobile homes lie destroyed in The Villages area near Lady Lake, Florida, after an early morning tornado tore through the development on Friday.
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`Dog of Changhua' wins sympathy of the nation
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The 'dog of Changhua,' also known as 209, is seen on Jan. 31.
PHOTO: YEN HUNG-CHUN, TAIPEI TIMES
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Feature: China's last bow craftsman keeps tradition alive
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Yang Fuxi uses traditional tools in his workshop in Beijing to manufacture a bow on Thursday. Yang is China's last known traditional bow and arrow maker plying a dying craft which he has made his mission to keep alive against the overwhelming forces of modernity.
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Afghans planning Taliban ouster
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British soldiers fire off a mortar as they conduct a major operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 16.
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Thousands flee as Jakarta floods reek havoc
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Boys play at a flooded shopping area in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. Heavy rains caused flooding in some areas of the Indonesian capital forcing hundreds of residents to leave their houses.
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Iraqi chaos getting worse: report
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A US soldier from the 5-20 Infantry Division cleans his rifle on the ramp of his Striker fighting vehicle as he waits for mission orders in Baghdad on Friday. The White House said yesterday that a new US intelligence report which describes key elements of the Iraq conflict as a civil war was ``tough'' but ``fair'' and did not contradict US strategy.
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Tracking the Starbucks phenomenon
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Reassurance from Fed revives NYSE
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Wearing a vintage football helmet, Greg O'Leary signals offers in the wheat pit at the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday in Chicago, Illinois. Many of the workers at the exchange wore Chicago Bears gear to show their support for the team which will face the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl today.
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Oil prices close week at highest level for the year
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``Terror free'' gasoline is labeled on the pumps at an Omaha gas station on Thursday in Omaha, Nebraska. Claiming that US money used to purchase gasoline made from Middle Eastern oil became funding for terrorism, a group called the Terror-Free Oil Initiative opened the US' first ``terror-free'' gas station on Thursday.
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Bosman, Smith pound Pakistan
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South African captain Graeme Smith, right, jumps to avoid being hit by the ball as Pakistan's Shoaib Malik waits, during the Twenty20 limited overs cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday.
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Wallabies spearhead Brumbies' Super 14 triumph
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Brendon Leonard, center, of the Chiefs clears the scrum against the Brumbies during their Super 14 rugby match in Hamilton, New Zealand, yesterday.
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LA Clippers extend Boston Celtics' losing streak to 14
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The Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng, center, loses the ball while being defended by the Seattle SuperSonics' Nick Collison, center left, and Johan Petro, center right, during the second half of their NBA game on Friday. Deng scored 27 points in the Bulls' 107-101 win.
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UK's Fisher leads boyhood idol Tiger Woods in Dubai
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Ross Fisher of England tees off on the first hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday.
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Goal by Draper seals Detroit win
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St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace stops a shot by the Detroit Red Wings' Jason Williams, lower right, as Blues defenseman Jeff Woywitka, No. 29, center Petr Cajanek, No. 26, of the Czech Republic, and Martin Rucinsky, also of the Czech Republic, defend in the third period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday. The Red Wings won 5-3.
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Local boy Spadea defeats Haas to advance in Florida
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Florian Mayer of Germany reacts after losing a point to James Blake at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, Florida, on Friday. Blake won 6-3, 6-4.
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Police on high alert ahead of Bangkok grudge match
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Angry fans shout slogans in protest after failing to get tickets for the upcoming Asean Cup soccer match between Thailand and Singapore in Bangkok, yesterday.
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Regrets? 'Adam Haberberg' has more than its share
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Adam Haberberg
By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Geoffrey Strachan
146 pages
Alfred A. Knopf
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National Palace Museum is born again
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The new National Palace Museum.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NPM
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Chess pieces from 1150AD.
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Amphora from ancient Egypt.
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A reliquary depicting the Adoration of the Magi.
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The "Unlucky Mummy."
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A beautifully restored lyre, which is estimated to be 4,500 years old, is one of two retrieved from the grave of Queen Puabi.
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BITCH
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Bitches are people too, as Meryl Streep showed in her performance as the powerful editor of a famous fashion magazine in last year's hit movie The Devil Wears Prada.
PHOTOS: AP
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'The Essential Pete Seeger'
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Pete Seeger, folk-singing legend and environmentalist.
PHOTO: AP
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Never before has art seemed to involve so much ... muscle
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Risky Business: Books, Poker, Pastimes, People
By Al Alvarez
416 pages
Bloomsbury
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