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  Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again The Canadian Press - 17 minutes ago

  ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.

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  Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience, could kill them within a week The Canadian Press - 23 minutes ago

  LONDON - A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.

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  Kidnapped Britons warn Somali captors 'losing patience' AFP - 24 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video broadcast Friday their captors were "losing patience" and could kill them within a week if no ransom was paid.

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  Leader of Sears Tower plot sentenced to 13 years AFP - 52 minutes ago

  MIAMI (AFP) - A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors.

• US diocese: Pedophile priests should receive retirement benefits despite sexual abuse The Canadian Press - 56 minutes ago

  WILMINGTON, Del. - The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday seeking permission to keep making the payments.

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