Researchers make car parts out of coconuts

A team at Baylor University has made trunk liners, floorboards and car door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials.

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Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.

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Man's final lotto ticket wins widow $10 million

On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.

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Dr. Dre son's death ruled a heroin overdose

After toxicology and other tests, the coroner ruled his death as accidental and says the case is closed, spokesman Larry Dietz said on Friday.

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Rare 1937 Bugatti car found in English garage

A rare Bugatti motor car, which has been parked in a garage gathering dust for nearly 50 years, is expected to fetch millions of pounds when it is auctioned next month

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Merle Haggard beats cancer, but craves pot

Country star Merle Haggard isn't letting lung cancer get in the way of his ambitious touring and recording plans.

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Black renters raise tensions in Bay Area

As more and more black renters began moving into mostly white Antioch, Calif., a few years ago, neighbors started complaining about loud parties, mean pit bulls, blaring car radios, prostitution, drug dealing and muggings of schoolchildren.

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It's a girl! Duggars welcome 18th child

The ever-growing Arkansas family adds a holiday bundle-of-joy to their brood, a girl named Jordyn-Grace."The ultimate Christmas gift from God," said Jim Bob Duggar, the father of the 18 children. "She's just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters."

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U.S. judge jails Muslim woman over head scarf

A judge ordered a Muslim woman arrested Tuesday for contempt of court for refusing to take off her head scarf at a security checkpoint.

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Vote: Merry Christmas or happy holidays?

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Man accused of stealing communion wafers

Police in Florida said they arrested a Connecticut man after he tried to steal communion wafers during a church service.

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Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found

The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II.

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Bush: 'Painful and lasting' economic damage

President Bush warned Tuesday that failing to pass a financial rescue plan would bring severe consequences to the U.S. economy.

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