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John "Sonny" Franzese arrives for court yesterday.

By TOM HAYS, Associated Press

Posted 2:18am

NEW YORK - If John "Sonny" Franzese - once known as a tough-talking wiseguy, Frank Sinatra acquaintance and porn-industry investor - is upset about his son betraying him, he hasn't shown it.

Outlaw biker killed in raid

Associated Press

Posted 2:18am

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine - Federal agents attempting to arrest two members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang as part of a seven-state sweep shot and killed one of them in an early-morning gunfight yesterday.

Experts weigh in on obesity and sex

French government paid for studies

By MARIA CHENG, Associated Press

Posted 2:18am

LONDON - Scientists say being fat can be bad for the bedroom, especially if you're a woman. In a new study, European researchers found obese women had more trouble finding a sexual partner than their normal-weight counterparts, though the same wasn't true for obese men, and were four times as likely to have an unplanned pregnancy. Fat men also reported a higher rate of erectile dysfunction.

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U.N.: Kyrgyz riots orchestrated - 2:18am: By YURAS KARMANAU & SERGEI GRITS, Associated Press

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Jet-lag fells general; 5 NATO troops killed - 2:18am: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Gen. David Petraeus slumped at the witness table yesterday while testifying at a Senate hearing, and a spokesman said the general was likely dehydrated and jet-lagged from his travels.
With a sword, a gun, some hash he heads out to hunt Osama - 2:18am: Associated Press

DENVER - An American man has been detained in the mountains of Pakistan after local authorities found him carrying a a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles on a Rambo-style solo mission to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden.
Report: Bloody Sunday was all Brits' fault - 2:18am: Associated Press

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland - Relatives of 13 Irish demonstrators shot to death by British troops on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday cried tears of joy yesterday as an epic fact-finding probe ruled that their loved ones were innocent and the soldiers entirely to blame for the 1972 slaughter.
He'd limit citizenship - 2:18am: Associated Press

PHOENIX - Emboldened by passage of the nation's toughest law against illegal immigration, the Arizona politician who sponsored the measure now wants to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in this country to undocumented parents.
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Spirit Airlines and its striking pilots agreed to meet with mediators today, the union said, signaling a potential thaw that would be welcomed by the thousands of customers holding tickets on the grounded airline.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - It could take years and possibly even a peace settlement for Afghanistan to reap profits from nearly $1 trillion in uptapped mineral resources that U.S. geologists say lie beneath its rugged terrain - some in areas currently controlled by Taliban insurgents or warlords.
FBI files list threats on Ted Kennedy - 06/15/2010: By ANDREW MIGA & GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press

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