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  • Texas takes on large oil firms Texas takes on large oil firms

    BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

  • New needleless acupuncture therapy reduces diabetics indigestion symptoms

    A study from Texas Tech University, El Paso, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford, holds promising results for diabetic patients suffering from indigestion symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating and heartburn. The study tested a new method of therapy using a custom-made wireless device to stimulate acupuncture points with electrical waves on the surface of the skin rather than ...

  • Mama Dog was never caught

    The dog, who had recently given birth to a litter, moved from place to place frantically sniffing around. That inspired rescuers to start calling her Mama Dog and captured the hearts ...

  • J.R. Smith very likely to test free agency and leave Knicks MAY 19

    Knicks are out of the NBA Playoffs and the team now has more than a few questions to answer about where the club will be when the season tips off in 2013. One of those question marks surrounds Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith and his plans for the future. He was teetering on the brink but after the Game 6 loss to ...

  • Whincup grabs three from four at Austin 400

    Holden ace Jamie Whincup made it three wins from four V8 Supercars races in Texas to tighten his grip on the V8 Supercars Championship.Red Bull Racing's Whincup skipped away to a 142-point championship lead after clinching Monday morning's final race of the V8s' debut in the United States - the three-day Austin 400 at the Circuit of the Americas.In Monday's earlier race, ...

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

During the opening credits for Marie Antoinette, which otherwise appear over a black background, writer/director Sofia Coppola inserts a brief tableaux shot of the notorious French queen right before the title card. Marie is lounging in ... ...

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  • Bae makes Bradley pay in Texas

    South Korea's Bae Sang-moon has recovered from a double bogey to overhaul Keegan Bradley and win the HP Byron Nelson Championship.Bae had chipped away at Bradley throughout the weekend and moved ahead of the American early on Sunday with four birdies in the opening seven holes but a double bogey on the par-four ninth hole threatened to derail the South Korean's march to victory.When ...

  • San Antonio cruises to opening win over Grizzlies

    United States The San Antonio Spurs blew away Memphis 105-83 on Monday morning to open the Western Conference finals with a convincing victory.Tony Parker scored 20 points and had nine assists, Kawhi Leonard added 18 and the Spurs wasted little time sending a message to the visiting Grizzlies who are experiencing their first conference finals.San Antonio, meanwhile, is trying to get back to ...

  • Whincup scoops third win in Austin

    United States For Holden's Jamie Whincup, it was an American dream.For Ford's Will Davison, it was a star-spangled spanner in the works for his V8 Supercar championship hopes.Whincup swept to victory in three of the four races on the V8s' debut in the United States - a resounding success for the sport with more than 68,000 attending over the three-day event in Austin, Texas.But ...

  • Keuchel heads to the hill in opener vs. Royals

    The Astros will host the Royals in a battle of struggling teams at Minute Maid Park on Monday. For Houston, however, manager Bo Porter is encouraged by what he's seen from his team recently. The Astros just narrowly missed a split on their six-game road trip through Detroit and Pittsburgh with a 1-0 loss on Sunday. "These guys are doing a tremendous job," Porter said. ...

  • NBA San Antonio 105 Memphis 83

    Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard combined for 38 points Sunday and San Antonio rolled to a 105-83 win over Memphis in Game 1 of its conference finals series. Parker netted 20 points and handed out nine assists while Leonard connected on four 3-pointers en route to 18 points as San Antonio drained club playoff-record 14 treys in ...

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