Tornado reported in Michigan – USATODAY.com

Tornado reported in Michigan – USATODAY.com: " A tornado ripped through a rural southeastern Michigan community Thursday, damaging or demolishing many homes, downing trees and power lines, sparking fires and flooding neighborhood roads."

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Russian opposition sees jailing as Putin warning - Yahoo! News Canada

Russian opposition sees jailing as Putin warning - Yahoo! News Canada: " Russian courts jailed one of the organizers of opposition protests for 10 days, fined another and gave the husband of a third a five-year prison term for fraud on Thursday in rulings the opposition said were a warning signal from Vladimir Putin."

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Afghanistan's Karzai calls for NATO to leave all villages - Yahoo! News

Afghanistan's Karzai calls for NATO to leave all villages - Yahoo! News: "KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called on Thursday for NATO-led forces to move out of Afghan villages and remote areas after a rogue U.S. soldier gunned down 16 civilians in the volatile southern province of Kandahar."

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Record-seeking skydiver makes 13-mile test jump - Yahoo! News

Record-seeking skydiver makes 13-mile test jump - Yahoo! News: "Baumgartner lifted off Thursday for a test jump from Roswell, N.M., aboard a 100-foot helium balloon. He rode inside a pressurized capsule to 71,581 feet — 13.6 miles — and then jumped. He parachuted to a safe landing, according to project spokeswoman Trish Medalen."

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Encyclopedia Britannica Stops Its Print Edition

Encyclopedia Britannica Stops Its Print Edition: "I have a bet with my father that by 2018 the New York Times will only have a digital edition available. We made the bet in 2008, and four years into it I am having doubts whether I’ll win or not. Probably it will take a bit longer for major newspapers completely abandon their print versions."

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Gov't to unveil $54 million graphic anti-smoking media campaign - HealthPop - CBS News

Gov't to unveil $54 million graphic anti-smoking media campaign - HealthPop - CBS News: "CBS/AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are teaming up to unveil a new graphic anti-smoking campaign, weeks after a federal judge shot down an FDA mandate requiring graphic warnings on cigarette backs."

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Senate Votes Against Oil Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Senate Votes Against Oil Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: "The United States Senate voted down an amendment to open oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and approve construction of the Keystone pipeline project March 13th, 2012. The vote passed 57 to 41. This goes against a vote earlier from the House of Representatives on February 16th, 2012, to open the ANWR to oil and gas development that passed 237-187."

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