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Business

Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes (AP)

Light snow falls on a row of unsold 2010 Prius sedans at a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, Feb. 9, a news report said, as a top executive is scheduled to testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems.


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Technology

Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook (AP)

Wii and PlayStation 3 versions of Madden NFL 10, an Electronic Arts game, are shown at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Electronic Arts Inc. is showing a smaller net loss in its last quarter even though its video game sales declined. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs have not ended the company's slump.


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Politics

Obama's health care summit: Just for show? (AP)

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb.  6, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.


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Health

Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers (AP)

A boy with autism at a treament center. Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.


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Science

Space shuttle blasts off on last night flight (AP)

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour, is scheduled for a 13 day mission to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday on what's likely the last nighttime launch for the shuttle program, hauling a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station.


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Entertainment

Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty (AP)

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, left, looks on as his attorney Ed Chernoff speaks during his arraignment at the Los Angeles Superior Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.  (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool)AP - Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.


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