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South Carolina women beat No. 8 Tennessee 64-60

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, left, leaves the court with assistant coach Nikki McCray after defeating Tennessee 64-60 in an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dawn Staley was determined to end South Carolina’s long losing streak to Tennessee.

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Feds announce $40M for forest restoration projects

The Obama administration announced Thursday that $40 million is going to new forest restoration projects intended to boost timber production and create jobs while making forests healthier and less vulnerable to wildfire.

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High Museum to feature folk artist Bill Traylor

In this image released by the High Museum of Art, an untitled work of poster paint and pencil on cardboard by artist Bill Traylor, is shown. Works by Traylor, who was born into slavery in Alabama and became a highly respected self-taught artist, will be exhibited at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art from Feb. 5, thru May 13.   (AP Photo/High Museum of Art)

ATLANTA (AP) — A new exhibition set to open at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art showcases the work of Bill Traylor, who was born into slavery in Alabama and became a highly respected self-taught artist after he began drawing while sitting on the sidewalks of Montgomery as an old man.

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East London transformed for Olympic Games

In this Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 photo, a man is being served at a food stall on Brick Lane in east London.  It's no wonder that for a long time, east London has been all but ignored by tourists who stick to the West End, the home of blockbuster musicals, royal palaces, Harrods and Oxford Street. This year, those prejudices are likely to change as the Olympics inject huge investments into changing the face of the East End.     (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

LONDON (AP) — It was called “outcast London” for its squalid slums in Victorian times, has the dubious reputation as the haunt of Jack the Ripper, and one of Britain’s most polluted rivers runs through its long-derelict shipyards and warehouses.

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Enjoy London’s Olympic spirit without a ticket

In this Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 photo, a canoeist paddles down the white water course at the Lee Valley White Water Center in north London. The white water course will host the London 2012 Olympic canoe slalom competitions. The center is open to public for white water rafting until April and after the Olympics.  (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

LONDON (AP) — No tickets for the 2012 Olympics? Don’t despair: You don’t need one to enjoy the games and the party atmosphere in London this summer.

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