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member of the Ukrainian armed forces and armoured personnel carriers smiles as 
they prepare to move to pull back from Debaltseve region, near Artemivsk 
February 26, 2015.   
 
			
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				 Driver of 
				truck hit by California train to appear in court 
				
				
				A crew member stands near wreckage at the scene of a 
				double-decker Metrolink train derailment in Oxnard, California 
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				 On Bush turf, Obama blames 
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				Jose Diaz-Balart (L) at Florida International University in 
				Miami, February 25, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 
				
			 
			
			
			
				
				
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				 Suicide bomb strikes top NATO envoy 
				team in Afghanistan 
				
				
				Afghan policemen stand at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul 
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				discover black hole so big it contradicts growth theory 
				
				
				An artist's illustration shows a supermassive black hole with 
				millions to billions times the mass of our sun at the center, 
				surrounded by matter flowing onto the black hole in what is 
				termed an accretion disk in this NASA illustration released on 
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						consumer prices fall; core capital goods orders rise 
						 
						Shoppers 
						roam the aisles at the Safeway store in Wheaton, 
						Maryland February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron 
						 
					 
					
					
						
						
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						Massachusetts August 2, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
						 
					 
					
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						picks ex-JPMorgan exec Winters as CEO in major overhaul 
						 
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						worker walks past a Standard Chartered logo outside its 
						head office in Singapore January 8, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar 
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						Michael 
						Diekmann, Chief Executive of Europe's biggest insurer 
						Allianz SE, gestures prior to the company's annual news 
						conference in Munich February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela 
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						deal too small for Lazard’s $500 billion banker  
						 
						
						Lazard banker Vincent Le 
						Stradic poses for Reuters at Lazard offices in Paris 
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						equities hit new record as cheap money reigns 
						 
						
						Pedestrians walk past an electronic board showing 
						Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo 
						February 23, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino 
					 
					
					
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						groups divided on Hillary Clinton's oil interest ties 
						 
						Former 
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						during the plenary session titled "Equality for Girls 
						and Women: 2034 Instead of 2134?" at the Clinton Global 
						Initiative 2014 (CGI) in New York, September 24, 2014. 
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							pro-net neutrality Internet activist attends a rally 
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							Obama attended a fundraiser in Los Angeles, 
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					Tutter of Lincoln was named the February employee of the 
					month at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. 
					Tutter has worked as a Registered Nurse in the emergency 
					department at ALMH for 2 years. 
					  
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				 Madonna 
				in unscripted plunge steals show at Brit awards 
				 
				Singer Madonna performs at the BRIT 
				music awards at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, February 25, 
				2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville 
			 
			
			
				
				
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				orders more community service for Lindsay Lohan after dispute 
				 
				Actress Lindsay Lohan introduces 
				singer Miley Cyrus during the 2013 Z100 Jingle Ball in New York 
				December 13, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 
			 
			
			
				
				
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				Minute With: Margot Robbie on feisty females and 'Focus' 
				 
				Cast member Margot Robbie poses at 
				the premiere of "Focus" at the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood, 
				California February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni  
			 
			
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					| Senior Matt Amidon drives around 
					Taylor Upshaw in regional basketball action Wednesday night. | 
					Freshman and big man in the middle, 
					Peyton Taylor, prepares to slap the hand of Eli Griesheim | 
				 
			 
			
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						Wednesday night, the Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers faced off 
						against Calvary, winning 68-51.  The Toppers will 
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				 Bulls struggle without Rose in 
				loss to Hornets 
				
				
				Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) and Charlotte Hornets center Al 
				Jefferson (25) dive for the ball during the first quarter at the 
				United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY 
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				 Penguins top Capitals to avoid 
				season sweep 
				
				
				Penguins defenseman Derrick Pouliot (51) and Washington Capitals 
				right wing Joel Ward (42) battle for the puck in the first 
				period at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA 
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				 On field and off, all eyes on 
				A-Rod at Yankees' spring training 
				
				
				New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (13) throws during 
				afternoon workouts at New York Yankee Minor League Complex. 
				Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports 
			 
			
			
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				 Shells near ex-NFL star's alleged 
				victim, in car, from same gun: witness 
				
				
				Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez bites his 
				fingernail, during testimony at his murder trial at Bristol 
				County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts, February 24, 
				2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
			 
			
			
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				 Love returned to Ryder captaincy 
				despite Medinah crash 
				
				
				PGA golfer Davis Love III tees off with an iron during practice 
				for the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Country Club. 
				Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports 
			 
			
			
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				 Monaco heap more Champions League 
				agony on Arsenal 
				
				
				Football - Arsenal v AS Monaco - UEFA Champions League Second 
				Round First Leg - Emirates Stadium, London, England - 25/2/15 
				Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger looks dejected Reuters / Eddie 
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