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Giuliani's son sues Duke over golf team dismissal
The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is suing Duke University, claiming his golf coach manufactured accusations against him to justify kicking him off the team to whittle the squad.  Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fineAmong the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000 indecency fine from the Federal Communications Commission. Now a federal appeals court has thrown it out.
Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs
A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.
Grand jury adds charges in UNC student killing
Armed robbery and kidnapping charges were levied Monday against the two men accused in the fatal shooting of former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson.
Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds
For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.  Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
Epic NC politician's life ends on Fourth of July
At Fourth of July parades and barbecues around the Tar Heel state, Jesse Helms' supporters recalled this father of the conservative movement as the man who stood up for traditional values and the defeat of communism - but still had time to help his constituents.  New York magazine founder Clay Felker dies at 82Clay Felker, who revolutionized the magazine genre as founding editor of New York, bringing readers a smart, sassy mix of gossip and news that was replicated relentlessly across the country, died Tuesday. He was 82.
Developer tied to Baltimore mayor under spotlight
Ronald H. Lipscomb's work can be seen all over town, including two developments that transformed the skyline around Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles' retro stadium. But his name surfaced this week for different reasons: as the former boyfriend of Mayor Sheila Dixon, target of a bribery and perjury investigation. |
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