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• Feb 22, 2012

  Ash Wednesday, Start of Lent, Celebrated on Twitter and Facebook

  Christians around the world are celebrating Ash Wednesday, a day that ushers in the 40-day season of Lent, and many social media users have taken to the Internet to share their insights and hopes for the upcoming season.

• Feb 22, 2012

  George Washington's Birthday Celebrated

  Today marks the 208th birthday of America's first president George Washington.

• Feb 21, 2012

  Missouri 4.0 Earthquake Felt in 9 States

  A small 4.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Missouri and several other Midwestern states Tuesday morning.

• Feb 21, 2012

  Yelp IPO: $100 Million to Be Sought in Early Public Offering

  Yelp, Inc. is hoping to raise as much as $100 million in its first initial public offering slated to take place later this year.

• Feb 21, 2012

  Manny Ramirez Signs New Deal With Oakland A's

  Former Major League Baseball star Manny Ramirez has been signed by the Oakland Athletics to a minor league deal, the California team announced on Monday.

• Feb 21, 2012

  Bin Laden Movie: Kyle Chandler Joins All-Star Cast

  Actor Kyle Chandler has been cast in director Kathryn Bigelow's new movie based around the hunt and eventual killing of al-Qaida founder and 9/11 orchestrator Osama bin Laden.

• Feb 21, 2012

  YouTube Original Content to Come From Top Hollywood, TV Names

  YouTube is teaming up with some of Hollywood's finest to add 25 hours of original programming a day to its online content.

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  Feb 17, 2012

  'Linsanity' Takes Over Mainland China

  New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, who stands 6-foot, 3-inches tall, has basketball fans around the world enamored by his incredible move from the bench to the center of the NBA stage in less than two weeks.

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  Feb 17, 2012

  'Below the Line' Participants to Live on $1.50 a Day for the World's Poor

  Christian organizations around the world are set to join thousands of people this coming spring for a poverty awareness and fundraising initiative that hopes to impact the lives of more than a billion people globally.

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  Feb 16, 2012

  Burma Peace Just Months Away? Experts Say Not So Fast

  Peace in conflict-ridden Burma is attainable within months, according to the country's top peace negotiator. However, experts warn that despite reforms, Burma remains a country embroiled in decades' worth of conflict that continues to be home to countless human rights violations against its population.