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Micron CEO dies in plane crash

In this Dec. 12, 2005 file photo, Steve Appleton, CEO and chairman of Micron Technology Inc., looks out through the engine compartment of his stunt jet airplane inside the hanger where he keeps several different types of aircraft  in Boise, Idaho. Appleton, has died in a small plane crash Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Boise. He was 51. (AP Photo/Troy Maben, File)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway.

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Tim Lincecum returns as Giants ace, with options

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum talks about his new contract during a baseball media availability at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tim Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his cap and signature shaggy hair, hiding his appearance.

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Tim Lincecum returns as Giants ace, with options

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum talks about his new contract during a baseball media availability at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tim Lincecum showed up at AT&T Park on Friday with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his cap and signature shaggy hair, hiding his appearance.

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Rays beat Jeff Niemann in salary arbitration

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays defeated pitcher Jeff Niemann in salary arbitration Friday, improving clubs to 2-0 in decisions this year.

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Olympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions

In this photo taken Jan. 31, 2012, a man pushes a cart with goods to recycle past a graffiti that reads in Portuguese "We must resist" in the Favela do Metro shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Residents of communities like Metro, located on the surroundings of the Maracana stadium, are being pushed out of their homes to make way for new roads, Olympic venues, and other projects as part of preparations to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos’ devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn’t watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium — this nation’s temple to the sport.

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