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Finland overcomes 2-0 deficit, beats United States 3-2 at ice hockey ... - PR Inside
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - Mikko Koivu scored with less than four minutes remaining to give Finland a 3-2 come-from-behind win Sunday over the United States at the ice hockey World Championship that was marred by a postgame brawl. After Koivu scored ... (more...)

FINA-Grand Prix Fort Lauderdale Diving Results - International Herald Tribune
1. Ken Terauchi, Japan, 486.10 points. 2. Troy Dumais, United States, 473.60. 3. Xinhua Zhang, China, 469.35. 4. Illya Kvasha, Ukraine, 416.20. 5. Luo Yutong, China, 409.55. 1. Wang Hao, China, 420.30. 2. Laura Wilkinson, United States, 360.80. 3 ... (more...)

ANALYSIS-Citi CEO Pandit's plan looks like Prince redux - Forbes
The largest bank in the United States presented its most comprehensive turnaround plan since Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ) banking and trading veteran Vikram Pandit took over as chief executive in December, but many of its key plans ... (more...)

22 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia after new round of storms - Los Angeles Times
PICHER, Okla. -- Crews and search dogs hunted today for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornados and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states. Seven people died in Picher, once a ... (more...)

Adoption agencies suddenly close doors - San Francisco Gate
Faced with a tightening of federal regulations governing foreign adoptions, and suffering from a downturn in business, international adoption agencies in the United States are finding themselves in dire financial straits and closing their doors in ... (more...)

BMX racer Kyle Bennett clinches US Olympic berth - Miami Herald
Kyle Bennett is the United States' first Olympic BMX qualifier. A three-time BMX world champion, Bennett clinched his spot on this summer's Beijing-bound team Saturday, making the finals of a World Cup race in Denmark, enough to wrap up USA Cycling's ... (more...)

Chelsea 1-1 Bolton - BBC Sport
But in truth, there can be little doubt that the players already knew that with United leading 2-0 at Wigan their valiant quest to wrestle the title from Sir Alex Ferguson's was going to fall short. A win would have at least ensured that Chelsea ... (more...)

Finland, U.S. brawl following game at hockey worlds - ESPN.com
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Mikko Koivu scored with less than four minutes remaining to give Finland a 3-2 come-from-behind win Sunday over the United States at the world hockey championships that was marred by a postgame brawl. After Koivu scored with 3 ... (more...)

Chavez denies charges of ties to Colombia rebels - Washington Post
Resize Text CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday denied backing Colombia's Marxist FARC rebels following renewed charges by U.S. officials that have heightened tensions between the United States and the OPEC nation. U.S ... (more...)

It's Emily and Jacob again - New Zealand Herald
Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names in the United States last year, registering as No 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row. New parents did not stray far from past habits ... (more...)