SEOUL – North Korea’s leader pledged again to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula, a news report said Tuesday, and also sent his top nuclear envoy to Beijing in a move that could bode well for stalled disarmament talks.

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NEW ORLEANS – To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history.

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WASHINGTON – Conservative superstar Sarah Palin came in for ridicule from her critics Monday, after published news photos showed her referring to talking points scribbled on the palm of her hand during a major speech.

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LOS ANGELES, USA  Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers was called up on Monday to replace the injured Brandon Roy of Portland for the Western Conference squad for the All-Star Game in Dallas next Sunday.

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MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao is being lined up for a special appearance on “60 Minutes” the long-running and award-winning television newsmagazine of CBS.

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LOS ANGELES – A record 106.5 million Americans watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s Super Bowl game, setting a new high for any U.S. television broadcast, early ratings showed on Monday.

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MOSCOW – World number two Dinara Safina has pulled out of next week’s Dubai tennis championships because of continuing problems with a back injury, the Russian said on Monday.

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In this week’s Free Music Monday we offer you 10 free downloadable MP3s (or the occasional full album) for your eclectic listening pleasure. If you haven’t checked out Free Music Monday before, we’re giving away free and legal tracks in honor of the #musicmonday tradition on Twitter. We also gladly accept your submissions for Free Music Monday — please find information about how to submit your tracks or music from artists you represent at the end of this post.

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Forget doppelgangers and Urban Dictionary definitions , the newest Facebook meme is, undoubtedly, “Can this [Insert random thing] Get More Fans Than [Insert Famous Person]?” The latest victim? Pop singer Justin Bieber, who is apparently much beloved with the young folks (and their mothers ).

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Photo enforcement machines around the world this week were found to be ticketing drivers who had malfunctioned, ticketed motorists who had done nothing wrong, or the machines themselves were found to be in violation of the law.

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Karl writes: Sajeev, I am not sure if this has been covered before, but I am writing about washing cars in winter. I finally have a car that is new enough and nice to worry about keeping the body in good shape for a long time

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For years, TTAC has argued that General Motors suffers from a profound lack of accountability. Specific instances include the $2b “Fiatsco,” most of Roger Smith’s tenure, and cars like the Pontiac Aztek and Cadillac Cimmaron. Incidents like these helped GM along its decades-long plunge into bankruptcy, unchecked by the lax corporate governance of what came

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Until recently, if you wanted a semi-practical sport coupe for less than $30,000, and pony cars weren’t your thing, you had to get one based on a front-drive sedan. Chevrolet offered the Monte Carlo, Honda offered the Accord Coupe, Toyota offered the Solara, and two years ago Nissan introduced an Altima Coupe

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Last year Dunkin’ Donuts’ “ Create Dunkin’s Next Donut ” contest was a huge success, generating more than 130,000 donut submissions and 174,000 votes. In celebration of its 60th birthday, Dunkin’ Donuts is doing it all over again

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Sam Worthington shows no signs of slowing down.

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Location-based service Loopt is going to offer deals at venues and stores near you thanks to a partnership with Mobile Spinach . Mobile Spinach has already built up a large database of exclusive deals at venues ranging from sushi restaurants to concert halls to clothing stores.

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If there’s one certainty in the car business, it’s that you know a company is in trouble when their ads forgo showing off their latest models in favor of gauzy images of beloved products past. It’s a trick that the Detroit firms have played to death over their 30 years of decline, and now Toyota

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FOR GINEBRA COACH JONG Uichico, JC Intal’s emergence as a bigtime player is one of the best things to have come out from the long absence of superstars Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand.

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INDONESIA spoiled the expected showdown between the league’s top seeds as Satria Muda BritAma stunned the favored Singapore Slingers, 86-76, Sunday to arrange a championship showdown with the Philippine Patriots in the Asean Basketball League.

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‘Dudes are way more annoying,’ says Ke$ha, explaining her bratty song’s message. By Jocelyn Vena Ke$ha on the set of her video “Blah Blah Blah” Photo: RCA Ke$ha makes no apologies for her brash personality, which she’s managed to channel into catchy, raucous party songs . And with her first single “Tik Tok” still pumping loudly from stereos, it’s time for Ke$ha to assault radio airwaves with her new single, “Blah Blah Blah,” off her chart-topping debut album, Animal

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All right Tweetdeck fans, rev up your engines and prepare to update to Tweetdeck 0.33 , which adds a slew of new features, better API management and more in-Tweetdeck media previews. We could list all the new features in Tweetdeck 0.33, but the company was nice enough to make this little video that shows everything off: Some of the highlights: Tweetdeck Can Manage Your Twitter API Usage — This means that the program can delegate how to use your available API calls so that the most important info gets to you as easily as possible. Plus, Tweetdeck now uses OAuth and can request up to 350 API calls an hour, and that is expected to increase soon

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‘There’s not a better job on the planet than judging a karaoke contest,’ Stern says on his Sirius radio show. By James Montgomery, with additional reporting by Gil Kaufman Howard Stern Photo: Jim Spellman/ WireImage On Monday (February 8), Howard Stern not only confirmed reports that Fox is interested in hiring him to replace departing “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell , but that the interest is mutual

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Each month, our partner Visible Measures compiles a list of the top ten most popular web video series , and we share those results with you and provide analysis. In January, the threshold for entry into the list was the highest it’s ever been, but viewership for the top 10 shows dropped 26% as compared to the record-breaking month of December

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‘He’s definitely going to be treated differently,’ retired NYPD detective Derrick Parker says of Wayne’s prison stint. By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne Photo: Newscom Lil Wayne’s life revolves around a daily regime of “SportsCenter,” studio time and sweets

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This week, Opel will embark on a pan-European begging tour. Applications for government aid will be sent to Germany’s central government, Germany’s states with Opel plants, and to the European countries where Opel has a presence. A business plan, and an expert opinion from the little known CPA firm Warth & Klein will complete the

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The pop divas launch their own lipsticks in the line that raises money for HIV/AIDS.

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The “Transformers” will kick off their campaign for the May elections on board Optimus Prime. The Transformers refer to the tandem of Sen. Richard Gordon and Bayani Fernando, and Optimus Prime is the 10-wheel Isuzu truck that will carry them throughout their motorcade.

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Well, at least it’s not official yet, right? According to Deadline Hollywood, Valentine’s Day writer Katherine Fugate has just turned in a draft for a sequel called New Year’s Eve. I know, the title creativity is astounding

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The son of another famous drummer, Starkey has actually been working with the band since 1996. By Gil Kaufman Zak Starkey performs during the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Every classic-rock fan knows the titanic twosome that fronts the Who : singer Roger Daltrey and windmilling guitarist Pete Townshend. But as the only two original members left of the iconic British rock band, the duo front a group of backup players who are decidedly more anonymous than late madman drummer Keith Moon and steady-on bassist John Entwistle, who died in 2002 on the eve of one of the band’s seemingly endless final tours.

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The son of another famous drummer, Starkey has actually been working with the band since 1996. By Gil Kaufman Zak Starkey performs during the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Every classic-rock fan knows the titanic twosome that fronts the Who : singer Roger Daltrey and windmilling guitarist Pete Townshend.

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Television evangelist Eduardo “Eddie” Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas) will kick off his presidential bid Tuesday by unfurling what they claimed is the country”s biggest flag.

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Nicole Richie, Hugh Jackman, other stars also contributed items to Cyrus’ eBay auction. By Jocelyn Vena Miley Cyrus Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Miley Cyrus hasn’t let an opportunity pass to make sure she’s doing her part to help raise money for Haiti. She participated in both the “We Are the World” remake as well as the “Everybody Hurts” cover organized by Simon Cowell

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In Douglas Adams’s humorous sci-fi novel series Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy a special kind of fish is mentioned — the Babel Fish. When inserted into the ear, it translates any spoken language into whichever language the listener understands

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A Yemeni missionary who was seized by armed men in the southern Philippine city of Marawi last month had been released by his abductors, a military official said on Monday.

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On the eve of the official start of the campaign period for national posts, several presidential aspirants still could not categorically state whether or not they are in favor of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill now pending in Congress.

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While Toyota is successful in hitting the target it painted on its own foot, Chinese manufacturers are developing more ambitious plans, Gasgoo reports. On the average, domestic automakers plan for 30 percent expansion

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After much anticipation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division announced on Monday that it will finally be releasing a decision on the electoral protest filed against Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio by former provincial board member Lilia Pineda.

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MANILA, Philippines – World peace, anyone?

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