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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery in February amid concern from his family and friends over his weight. ?I?ve struggled with this issue for 20 years,? Christie told the New York Post, which broke the story. The move comes after years of concern and criticism over Christie?s girth, especially as he [. . . ]

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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the company would remain focused on using Microsoft’s Windows Phone software to compete with smartphone rivals such as Samsung. Nokia’s first-quarter results showed incremental gains in sales of Lumia smartphones which use Windows software, while sales of its basic phones – traditionally Nokia’s strong point – plunged. That prompted speculation the company may need to adopt a new strategy. "We make adjustments as we go. . . .

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TRENTON, N. J. (AP) ? Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight at the urging of his family.

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By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio school bus driver and his two brothers have been arrested after three women who vanished separately as teenagers about a decade ago were found alive at a Cleveland house. Authorities were alerted to the missing women’s whereabouts on Monday evening by a frantic emergency call from one of them, Amanda Berry, moments after she was freed from the house by a neighbor who said he heard screaming and came to her aid. "Help me! I’m Amanda Berry. . . . I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years and I’m here. . . .

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BOSTON (AP) ? Despite more than 100 offers, a Massachusetts funeral director is striking out in his search for a burial location for the body of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed in a gun battle with police.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) ? First came the tapping. Over the blasting music, limo driver Orville Brown heard someone in the backseat knock on the partition behind him, saying something about smoke. No smoking allowed, he told the crowd of partying women.

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By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses in the six months since launch, roughly in line with the previous version, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it easier to use, and compatible with smaller tablets. Windows 8 is the first Microsoft operating system primarily designed for touch commands, but it has failed to capture consumers’ imaginations or make a dent in a tablet market dominated by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics. "Is it perfect? No. . . .

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Mark Sanford is going to be rude and say hello. That is, at least, how he describes it when he introduces himself to strangers in grocery stores, ice cream parlors, diners and auto repair shops throughout South Carolina’s first congressional district. On Monday, the day before polls open for a special election [. . . ]

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By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Three Ohio women believed abducted separately about a decade ago were found alive on Monday at a Cleveland house near where they were last seen, and three brothers were arrested as suspects in their disappearances, police said. Police said they were alerted to the whereabouts of the women by a frantic emergency call from Amanda Berry, who was freed from the house by a neighbor who said he heard screaming and came to her assistance. "Help me! I’m Amanda Berry. . . . I’ve been kidnapped and I’ve been missing for 10 years and I’m here. . . .

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BOSTON (AP) ? A Massachusetts funeral director said Monday he has received burial offers for more than 100 out-of-state graves for the body of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed in a gun battle with police but none are panning out, even as Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s mother told him she wants the body returned to Russia.

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