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Ohio teen collapses after 4-day Xbox marathon
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A four-day Xbox gaming marathon apparently was too much for one 15-year-old Ohio boy. WCMH-TV (http://bit.ly/N3Ugln ) reports that the Columbus teen collapsed and was hospitalized Tuesday after becoming severely dehydrated....
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Burglars take Ohio family's Christmas gifts, toys
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A family in northeast Ohio says burglars have stolen their Christmas. Whoever broke into the home of John Velardo and his family in Painesville Friday afternoon took two televisions, an Xbox game system, a laptop —...Tags: Religious Festivals, Christmas, Holidays, Theft, Toy Industry
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Calif. prison psychologist accused of faking rape
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state prison psychologist has been charged with faking her own rape in an unsuccessful bid to persuade her husband to move to a safer neighborhood, authorities said Friday. Laurie Ann Martinez conspired with a...Tags: Prosecution, Criminals, Rape, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Medical Professionals
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Goshen man survives lightning strike
GOSHEN -- 24-year-old Shawn Vice was inside his home Tuesday night when a lightning bolt went shooting through his window, hitting him in the arm and knocking him to the ground.
Vice says his body is sore from the strike, but mostly he is stunned he is...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Health, Mike Tyson, Gaming
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Notre Dame football: Jones moves forward with memories of his father
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - There are moments now when the pain fades and the questions with no answers recede and TJ Jones can just be a goofy college sophomore. Not in long stretches yet, not normalcy by any standard. But the Notre Dame wide receiver is smiling...Tags: Entertainment, Human Interest, Television, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Aneurysm
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Microsoft brings on-demand TV to Xbox
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says owners of the Xbox 360 will soon be able to watch TV shows and other content through their gaming consoles. Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it's partnering with Comcast Corp., HBO, Bravo, Verizon and others to...Tags: Comcast Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, HBO (tv network), Entertainment, Bravo (tv network)
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Ala. schools blend equipment, games with P.E.
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A gym and fitness center with a rock-climbing wall, Nintendo Wiis, Xbox Kinects, circuit fitness equipment and an active learning lab might not seem like it would exist in a public elementary school. But a variety of the...Tags: Sport Climbing, Entertainment, Health, Elementary Schools, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Police: Pa. man didn't get job, stole Xbox instead
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man faces theft charges after police say he stole an video game system from a store after being turned down for a job there. The Morning Call of reports 23-year-old Timothy Joseph Mandes is also charged with...Tags: Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Crimes, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Entertainment, Theft
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Witness describes pepper spray attack on Walmart shoppers
PORTER RANCH, Calif. (AP) — One shopper says he heard screaming and yelling at a Southern California Walmart -- and moments later, his throat was stinging, and he was "coughing really bad and watering up." Matthew Lopez told the Los Angeles Times...Tags: Prosecution, Los Angeles Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice, Entertainment, Los Angeles Times
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Microsoft upgrade to let phones connect to Xbox
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Now that it has hooked up with Nokia phones, Microsoft hopes to connect its phone software to the Xbox this year too. It's also planning other improvements that include a faster Web browser and quicker switching between...Tags: Steve Ballmer, Nokia Corp., New Products, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Spain
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