MSNBC: Breaking News & Hottest Global News without Border [March ‘11 Diet]

Started by MSNBC, Mar 01, 2011, 12:05 AM

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A gunman fired shots at U.S. military personnel on a bus outside Frankfurt airport on Wednesday, killing two airmen and wounding two others before being taken into custody, the U.S. Air Force said.

Source: 2 U.S. airmen shot dead at German airport

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Scientific investigations have revealed that human DNA may be present in fragments of material which could provide crucial information about the fate of Amelia Earhart, the legendary pilot who disappeared 74 years ago while flying over the Pacific Ocean in a record attempt to circle the world at the equator.

Source: Amelia Earhart investigation yields small clues

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If the singing thing doesn't pan out, Lady Gaga can always fall back on modeling. The pop-shock sensation proved she's got the stuff to make it in the cruel world of fashion with her high-impact catwalk debut Wednesday in Paris.

Source: Lady Gaga lords over catwalk in fashion debut

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An Egyptian-American college student who says he has never done anything that should attract the interest of federal law enforcement officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI for secretly putting a GPS tracking device on his car.

Source: Student files lawsuit over FBI's GPS tracking

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Libya's rebels were urgently training to use anti-aircraft weapons as Moammar Gadhafi's warplanes attacked two towns for a second day Thursday.

Source: Libya's rebels train to repel warplane attacks

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Gabrielle Giffords has been singing "American Pie," eating chicken soup and "is making the kind of progress that all of us would anticipate" after being shot in the head in January, a friend says.

Source: Giffords sings 'American Pie' as recovery continues

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The controversy over collective bargaining in Wisconsin gets more intense as a judge orders protesters out of the Capitol after bullets were found outside, and the governor threatens layoff notices.

Source: Wis. standoff: Bullets, layoffs, judge's order

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Protesters vacated the Wisconsin Capitol late Thursday after a judge ordered the building closed at night following the discovery of bullets outside.

Source: Wisconsin protesters vacate Capitol

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A 575-pound man who gained a measure of fame as spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill — a Phoenix-area restaurant that unabashedly touts its unhealthy, high-calorie menu — has died.

Source: 575-pound 'Heart Attack Grill' spokesman dies at 29

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A western Michigan high school basketball player collapsed on the court and later died after making the game-winning shot to cap his team's perfect season.

Source: High-schooler dies after making winning shot