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100-year-olds report lifetime of lousy health choices Researchers found that  many very old people â€" age 95 and older â€" could be poster children for bad health behavior with their smoking, drinking, poor diet, obesity and lack of exercise. Stocks claw back slightly after morning tumble Wall Street recovered from a sharp morning tumble but trading remained volatile as investors weighed the latest economic data. Australian teen freed from 'very elaborate' device A young Australian woman was reunited with her family Wednesday night after police freed her from a suspected bomb that a ski-mask-clad intruder left around her neck, authorities said. First Read: Perry prayer event carries risk Intended to underscore his connection to evangelical Christians, the event could become fodder for opponents' political ads if any of the attendees make controversial statements. Video catches witness horror at police beating Six police officers have been placed on leave after a video surfaced of witnesses expressing horror after seeing a homeless man beaten to death, allegedly by the officers. New HIV infections up 50 percent in gay black men The number of Americans newly infected with HIV remained stable between 2006 and 2009, but infections rose nearly 50 percent among young black gay and bisexual men, U.S. experts said on Wednesday. No butts! Beach in France bans smoking A small town in Provence is attracting more vacationing families by turning a stretch of sun-drenched Mediterranean seafront into what it calls the first non-smoking beach in France. Video: Britain’s royal family becoming frugal? Known for their glamorous lifestyles, Britain’s royal family seems to be finding ways to do some things on the cheap. NBC’s Jim Maceda reports. (TODAY) US was chief target of cyber attacks: McAfee The United States was the main target of cyber attacks that were part of "Operation Shady RAT," the five-year-long hacking effort that went after governments, corporations and organizations around the world. Dozens charged in child porn ring bust More than 70 people have been charged with taking part in an international child pornography ring that traded images over the Internet, the Justice Department says. Guatemala massacre penalty: 6,060 years in prison A Guatemalan court has sentenced four former soldiers to more than 6,000 years in prison each for the 1982 massacre of 201 men, women and children. PFT: Eagles made post-retirement offer to Moss Ventre: Will fans survive a season of Eagles, Jets hype? Ventre: Chances are you have a wide-screen television. That’s good, because the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles will soon test the boundaries of your set with their preposterously large presences. Gamblers find loophole in Mass. lottery game Massachusetts has restricted ticket purchases for one of its lottery games after the Boston Globe reported that high-stakes gamblers had discovered a way to game the system due to a loophole. 2 Georgia prep football players die Two Georgia high school football players have died, one of them after he collapsed while leaving the field after practice. Kutcher to play billionaire on 'Men' New character will be Walden Schmidt, an Internet rich guy with a broken heart. Tropical storm takes aim at Haiti homeless Tropical Storm Emily was nearing Hispaniola early Wednesday and could strengthen if it makes it through the island's mountainous terrain, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. PGT: Rory takes digs at Tiger ahead of tourney Reputed Klansman James Ford Seale dies James Ford Seale, a reputed Ku Klux Klansman imprisoned for his role in the segregation-era abduction and killing of two black men in rural Mississippi, has died, a spokesman with federal Bureau of Prisons said. Ukraine to save bears from forced vodka drinking KIEV (Reuters Life!) - Ukraine's Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky vowed on Wednesday to free all bears kept in restaurants for entertainment purposes and often forced to drink alcohol, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. Man claims he was blinded on roller coaster ride A man riding a popular roller coaster at a Universal theme park in Orlando says he has permanently lost vision in his right eye. First Read: Back to (non-debt) business Obama pivots to talking jobs, birthday fundraising and an upcoming trip through the Midwest. Judge steps down from Anthony probation case A Florida judge who ordered Casey Anthony to serve a year of probation for check fraud now that she is out jail on Wednesday stepped down from the case. Software traces faces through time Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Leave it to the computer scientists to create a way to blend years' worth of pictures into smooth time-lapse animations. Next up: 3-D avatars. Prosecution to rest case against polygamist leader Texas prosecutors are done calling witnesses in the trial of a polygamist leader accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called "spiritual marriages." Life Inc.: August, the month of faking work Life Inc.: Most everyone is on vacation and you're not, and the few who are in the office expect you to get things done. Here's how to look like you are. Video: ‘Sugar babies’ pay off college with rich boyfriends Some college women get their tuition paid by rich boyfriends they find online. Arianna Huffington of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group and psychiatrist Dr. Gail Saltz talk about the phenomenon. (TODAY) Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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