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• Morsi's call for 4-stage parliamentary balloting comes against the backdrop of a divided country.
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• 5. WHO'S NOT BENEFITING FROM FLU SHOTS
• This year's vaccine is proving startlingly ineffective in protecting older Americans -- the most vulnerable age group.
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• 6. MASSIVE STORM THREATENS MORE STATES
• A major snowstorm promises a messy Upper Midwest commute after shuttering Missouri airports and blanketing Kansas.
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• 7. GOVERNMENT SHRINKS AMID GOP DEMAND FOR MORE CUTS
• The recent downsizing is most pronounced at the state and local levels on payroll, equipment, buildings and other core functions.
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• 8. DRAMATIC CAR CHASE SHOOTOUT ON THE VEGAS STRIP
• Police hunt for a Range Rover that set off the fiery crash that left 3 people killed.
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• 9. SCIENTISTS' PRESCRIPTION TO BATTLE A SLITHERY ENEMY
• Dead mice laced with the active ingredient in Tylenol to be unleashed in Guam's jungle canopy to fight the brown tree snake.
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• 10. GOODBYE WALLETS? COLLEGE TESTS FINGERPRINT PURCHASING
• Users scan their fingers with a device that recognizes their prints and detects hemoglobin in the blood at two South Dakota campus shops.
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AP News in Brief
Prosecution to wrap up arguments as Oscar Pistorius bail hearing nears decision
• PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- The fourth and likely final day of Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing opened on Friday, with the magistrate then to rule if the double-amputee athlete can be freed before trial or if he has to remain in custody over the shooting death of his girlfriend.
• The prosecution is expected to complete its arguments opposing bail. The defense rested on Thursday, and Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair can issue a ruling on bail at any time after arguments finish.
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