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Palace sheds some light on Kate's baby plans

LONDON-With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-July-and much of the world interested in the birth of a future monarch-the royals' office has released some of the couple's plans, although many details are still being kept private.

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Attorney: Search for Hoffa's remains too limited

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich.-The attorney for a reputed ex-Mafia captain who told the FBI the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa are buried in a field in suburban Detroit says his client still believes the information he gave is accurate.

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HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

ATLANTA-Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half.

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Aspen yoga instructor sentenced to jail in sex assaults

ASPEN, Colo.-A former Aspen yoga instructor convicted of groping students during his classes has been ordered to serve a two-month sentence in the county jail.

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Report: North America back on top for millionaires

North America reclaimed the top spot with the most millionaires last year as the world's ultra-rich led the way in raising global wealth to a record high, according to a report by Cap Gemini and Royal Bank of Canada.

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Country singer Slim Whitman dead at age 90

MIAMI (AP) - Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida. His son-in-law, Roy Beagle, says Whitman died Wednesday of heart failure.

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Is Joe Sakic playing coy about not drafting highly touted Seth Jones?

Lunch Special: Each weekday near noontime, a Denver Post sports writer dares to dish. In this installment, Mike Chambers evaluates Joe Sakic's recent stance on the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft.

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Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday.

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La Plata County, Southern Utes set fire rules

DURANGO, Colo.-La Plata County officials and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe are setting restrictions in southwest Colorado to prevent wildfires.

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Shaw, Nuggets come together for interview

Paul George used to be as anonymous as some guy named John Ringo. Now? He's an NBA all-star, not a Beatle, having averaged 19.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists a game during the postseason, in which he led the Indiana Pacers to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.

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Mueller: FBI uses drones but very seldom

WASHINGTON-FBI Director Robert Mueller (MULL-er) says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely.

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John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood

VATICAN CITY-Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle.

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Boulder man, 19, facing murder charge in stabbing death of 17-year-old near Nederland

A 17-year-old male was stabbed to death early this morning near Nederland after an altercation broke out among a group of Boulder County residents in their late teens and early 20s who were camping in the area, according to the sheriff's office.

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Colorado marijuana dispensary owner, 11 others indicted on 71 charges

A Colorado grand jury has indicted 12 people on allegations that they ran a medical-marijuana dispensary as a front for both an investment scam and an illegal marijuana-growing operation.

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Facebook may have saved thousands of lives by tweaking one little feature

It's easy to overstate the extent to which a social network like Facebook can change the world.

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Feds: 2 NY men tried to make X-ray weapon

ALBANY, N.Y.-Federal authorities on Wednesday accused two upstate New York men of assembling a portable X-ray weapon that they intended to use to secretly sicken opponents of Israel.

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Columbine survivor Depew dies working on power lines in New Mexico

Matthew Depew, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings, who was working for Xcel Energy in Carlsbad, N.

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'Man of Steel' promoted from the pulpit

LOS ANGELES-Seems Warner Bros. has taken movie marketing to a whole new level-even higher than a bird or a plane.

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Republican Sen. Murkowski supports gay marriage

WASHINGTON-Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so.

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Black Forest fire victims urged to beware of criminals

Looters and burglars aren't the only criminals seeking to prey on residents chased from their homes by the Black Forest fire.

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Director of the FBI testifies before Senate committee (WATCH LIVE)

Watch live as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations testifies before a Senate committee today.

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Madonna premieres tour film, talks secret project

NEW YORK-Madonna said there were days she was exhausted during her recent "MDNA" world tour, but she decided to press on.

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Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.-Massachusetts State Police have returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

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'Voice' winner calls it 'incredibly overwhelming'

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.-Danielle Bradbery has "The Voice"-and the microphone-holding trophy to match.

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Black Forest fire crews focus on mop up; cost to fight fire hits $8.5 million

BLACK FOREST - Officials plan to temporarily reopen two sections of the Black Forest fire burn zone Wednesday to allow more residents their first chance to see what's left of their homes.

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Historic Windsor Dairy block in LoDo to be redeveloped by McWhinney

Loveland developer McWhinney and Grand American Inc. will redevelop the historic Windsor Dairy block in lower downtown Denver into a 325,00-square-foot, mixed-use development that will include office, retail and multi-family residential.

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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

NEW YORK-Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case.

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Obama silent on U.S. arms to Syria, praises G-8 plan

BERLIN-President Barack Obama is refusing to describe the type of military support the U.S. will give to Syrian rebels even as he praises a decision by world leaders at a just-completed summit to seek a negotiated peace.

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