Girlfriend's Mom: Why Did He Do This? - ABC News

Oscar Pistorius’ track career was put on hold indefinitely Sunday as his agent canceled all future races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on defending himself against his murder charge. After visiting Pistorius at the police station he is being held at, agent Peet van Zyl said in a statement...

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'Roid Rage? Steroids reportedly found in Bladerunner's home after galpal ... - Fox News

Illegal steroids and a bloody cricket bat were reportedly found in the South African home where so-called “Bladerunner” Oscar Pistorius allegedly gunned down his model girlfriend. The  paralympic athlete will be tested for the banned drug, possibly in anticipation of a possible defense claim that...

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Chávez Returns to Venezuela After Cancer Surgery in Cuba - New York Times

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez made a surprise return to Venezuela on Monday, 10 weeks after leaving for cancer surgery in Cuba, sparking celebration among his supporters. VTV, the government television station, said that he arrived at 2:30 a.m. He was taken to a military hospital in...

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Obama plays round of golf with Tiger Woods, media air frustration over access - Fox News

President Obama played golf Sunday with Tiger Woods during the president’s long holiday weekend in Florida, amid concerns from the media about a lack of access before, during and after the newsworthy outing.  The foursome at the Floridian National Golf Club, in Palm City, Fla., included U.S. trade...

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Venezuela's Chavez in surprise return from Cuba - Reuters

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez smiles in between his daughters, Rosa Virginia (R) and Maria while recovering from cancer surgery in Havana in this photograph released by the Ministry of Information on February 15, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ministry of Information/Handout Top Stories – Google N...

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White House: Backup immigration plan being offered only in case Congress fails - Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying its draft proposal as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don’t come up with an immigration overhaul of their own. It won’t be necessary, Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike are telling the Obama administration. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough...

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Singer Mindy McCready Dies in Suspected Gun Suicide, 37 - Bloomberg

Mindy McCready, a U.S. country singer who hits included “Guys Do It All the Time,” has died in a suspected suicide, police in Arkansas said today. Officers were called to McCready’s Heber Springs house after shots were heard. They found the 37-year-old singer dead on the front porch with an “apparent...

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