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Obama's Promises: Climate Change

Slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases responsible for warming the planet is one of the biggest challenges President Barack Obama faces. The effects of rising global temperatures are widespread and costly: more severe storms, rising seas, species extinctions, and changes in weather patterns that will alter food production and the spread of disease.

Politically, the stakes are huge.

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Film Academy Sets Oscar Dates for 2014 and 2015

Film fans can already mark their calendars for the Academy Awards in 2014 and 2015.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that next year's Oscar ceremony will be held on March 2. The 2015 trophies will be handed out Feb. 22.

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Apple Buys WiFi-Location Startup

Apple has bought WiFiSLAM, a startup that has been developing a way to use WiFi hotspots to help smartphones navigate large indoor spaces, like stores, airports and conference centers.

The purchase is part of Apple's efforts to bolster its own mapping and location capabilities, after breaking up with Google Inc. last year.

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Barcelona Coach Tito Vilanova to Return this Week

Barcelona announced coach Tito Vilanova is due back at the club after 10 weeks in the United States receiving treatment for a throat tumor.

The club said: "Vilanova will be returning home this week after being in New York for the last two months."

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Belgium's Kompany Returns after Calf Injury

Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany will return from a two-month injury layoff and start for Belgium in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.

Kompany has been training with the main team since Belgium's 2-0 victory over Macedonia last Friday and should regain his spot on the starting lineup at the expense of Bayern Munich veteran Daniel Van Buyten.

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Red Bull's Vettel Wins Malaysian GP amid Controversy

Sebastian Vettel's controversial win at the Malaysian Grand Prix left some fans wondering who really decides a race outcome — the driver or the team.

The three-time defending champion ignored team orders and overtook Red Bull teammate Mark Webber for the victory, leaving the Australian driver fuming.

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Heat Win 26th Straight, Beat Bobcats 109-77

LeBron James wasn't about to be upstaged by the stars in the crowd, scoring 32 points as the Miami Heat won their 26th straight game with a 109-77 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Some of the world's leading sportsmen were watching from courtside on Sunday night. Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men's tennis player. Wladimir Klitschko, the world heavyweight boxing king. Rory McIlroy, who sits atop the golf rankings for at least one more night.

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Maria Sharapova Reaches 4th Round at Key Biscayne

Mired in a marathon game midway through the opening set, Maria Sharapova wore down her opponent with characteristic resolve and relentlessness, winning the last point without hitting a shot.

That put Sharapova ahead to stay, and she beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina on a muggy afternoon at the Sony Open, 6-4, 6-2.

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Saudi Arabia Warns against Fighting in Syria 

The Saudi Interior Ministry warned on Monday that Saudis fighting in Syria will be arrested when they return home.

Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki, the ministry's spokesman, said: "Involvement in the Syrian crisis is against Saudi laws."

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Court: Can Drug Companies Pay to Delay Generics?

Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. They argue these deals deny American consumers, usually for years, steep price declines that can top 90 percent.

The Obama administration, backed by consumer groups and the American Medical Association which represents doctors, says these so-called "pay for delay" deals profit the drug companies but harm consumers by adding $3.5 billion annually to their drug bills.

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