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US slips in competitiveness poll
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Google unveils 'instant' searches
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UK 'blind' to black female acts
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Spears sued for sexual harassment
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Don Johnson payout upped to $51m
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New evidence for rare black hole
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Dino clue to 'earliest feathers'
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Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
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