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Another horse from HBO’s ‘Luck’ euthanized

A horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama “Luck,” the third death in connection with the series, and HBO agreed to suspend filming with horses while the accident is investigated.

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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara names PM from allied party

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara kept a promise to a key ally on Tuesday by naming his new prime minister, Jeannot Kouadio Ahoussou, from the ranks of the PDCI party – the only major change in his newly announced government. The PDCI party’s backing helped Ouattara defeat former leader Laurent Gbagbo in a 2010 election. Ahoussou, 61, was formerly justice minister and Ouattara’s deputy campaign leader. He replaces Guillaume Soro, who on Monday was confirmed as the new head of the West African state’s parliament. …

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Santorum AL edge from voters motivated by religion

Danny Cooper, of Chilton County, Ala. waves to motorists outside a polling place, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Vestavia Hills, Ala. Alabama voters would be deciding Tuesday whether Mitt Romney has deep South appeal, if it's time for Newt Gingrich to go forward or go home, and whether Rick Santorum can trim the Republican field. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Santorum had a small lead’ among the most conservative voters in Mississippi, while he and Gingrich were running roughly even among them in Alabama. Romney, the one-time Massachusetts governor, was doing well among each state’s more moderate voters and those who are not born-again Christians.


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TJ Ford retires from NBA after latest spinal scare

Spurs point guard T.J. Ford abruptly retired Monday following the latest scare to his surgically repaired spine, which once sidelined him for an entire NBA season and hampered the dazzling promise that made him a college star.

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AP source: Afghan shooter was from Stryker brigade

In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 photo, Afghan Army soldiers stand guard as a crowd gathers outside a military base in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan youth recounted on Monday the terrifying scene in his home as a lone U.S. soldier moved stealthily through it during a killing spree, then crouched down and shot his father in the thigh as he stepped out of the bedroom. The soldier, now in U.S. custody, is accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in their homes in the middle of the night between Saturday and Sunday and then burning some of their corpses. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said nine of those killed were children and three were women.(AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)A U.S. soldier suspected of killing at least 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime assault is from a brigade that was the first in the Army to use the Stryker, a nimble eight-wheeled, light infantry vehicle built for a post-Cold War era.


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Interest spikes in Pinterest, notably from women

This screen shot shows a page of women's products from Pinterest. The site’s popularity has exploded in recent weeks. In a twist, though, the surge is driven not by the usual geek crowd of young men from New York and San Francisco, but by women who live in the Midwest and the central U.S. They use the sleek, photo-heavy Pinterest for fashion inspiration, wedding planning and home design, or just to post photos of puppies. (AP Photo/Pinterest)Oh, you pretty things. Just look at the mama giraffe nuzzling a baby giraffe, that lovely idea for an indoor planter made of mason jars and those perfectly cooked bacon strips cooling on a plate. This is what people are circulating on Pinterest, the latest website-of-the-moment for sharing things you love.


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Tigers Woods withdraws from Cadillac Championship

Tiger Woods grimaces after he hit off the 12th tee during the final round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament on Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Doral, Fla. Woods withdrew from the tournament, and was driven away in a cart. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Tiger Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship after 11 holes on Sunday with a “left leg injury,” throwing into doubt his final month heading into the Masters.


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