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Barcelona 'Keeper Valdes out 6 Weeks

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes will be sidelined for six weeks because of a leg injury.

Barcelona said medical tests on Wednesday confirmed Valdes tore a muscle in his right calf after coming on as a substitute in Spain's 1-0 loss to South Africa in a friendly a day earlier.

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James Scores 21, Heat Roll Past Magic 120-92

LeBron James had 21 points and seven assists, and Chris Bosh scored 18 as the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 120-92 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory.

James Jones scored 14 of his 17 points in the third quarter, when the Heat turned what was a five-point game into a runaway.

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Uruguay Becomes Final Team to Qualify for WCup

Uruguay claimed the 32nd and final place at next year's World Cup in Brazil with a 0-0 draw against Jordan in the second leg of an intercontinental playoff Wednesday.

Uruguay, which won 5-0 a week ago in Jordan, advanced on a 5-0 aggregate over two legs as Jordan defended compactly throughout Wednesday's match.

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Lindsey Vonn Partially Tears Right Knee Ligament

Lindsey Vonn partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in her surgically repaired right knee in a training crash that at the very least puts her preparation for the Sochi Olympics on hold.

What is less clear at the moment: When the four-time overall World Cup champion and 2010 Vancouver downhill gold medalist might be able to compete and how her injuries might affect her Olympic hopes.

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Jury Ends Day 2 of Samsung-Apple Deliberations

Jurors failed to reach a decision and will return for a third day of deliberations to determine how much Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying key features of the iPhone and iPad.

A previous jury found Samsung guilty of infringing several Apple patents in making and marketing 26 devices, and it ordered Samsung to pay $1.05 billion. But U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh tossed out $450 million of those damages and ordered the new jury to recalculate damages for 13 of the devices.

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LG Looking into Claim Smart TVs Grab User Data

LG Electronics Inc. said it is investigating a claim that some of its smart TVs send information on home viewing habits back to the company without consent.

The investigation comes after a British blogger, using network traffic analysis software, detailed how his LG smart TV logged the channels he was watching even after an information collection feature was disabled.

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BOJ Keeps Loose Money Policy, Says Economy on Mend

Japan's central bank has opted to keep its ultra-loose monetary policy in place, saying the economy is on track for a "moderate recovery" despite slowing growth in the past quarter.

The Bank of Japan ended a two-day policy meeting without any moves to step up bond purchases aimed at pumping some 60 trillion yen to 70 trillion yen ($600 billion to $700 billion) a year into the world's third-largest economy.

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U.S. Man Reunited with Motorcycle, 46 Years Later

A U.S. man has been reunited with his now-vintage motorcycle nearly 50 years after it was stolen.

Donald DeVault received the 1953 Triumph Tiger 100 on Wednesday.

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1st Surviving Septuplets 16, Enjoy 'Normal' Lives

The world's first surviving septuplets have turned 16, and they don't mind that they're taking a lower profile these days.

The McCaughey siblings, who live in Carlisle in central Iowa, gained international fame for their births in 1997. They were on the cover of magazines and featured on network television shows.

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U.S. Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge, Takes Leave

A Florida congressman said Wednesday he was taking a leave of absence from Congress and donating his salary to charity after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and receiving a sentence of a year's probation.

Henry "Trey" Radel, a Republican, made the announcement at a news conference where he acknowledged that he had let down his country, his family and southwest Florida residents.

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