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    Apple may launch new laptop
    Apple may launch new laptop
    CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 10 (UPI) --
    California's Apple Inc. has invited the news media and industry experts to an event analysts say will be the introduction of a low-priced laptop computer.
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    Shark's pup called 'virgin birth'
    Shark's pup called 'virgin birth'
    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) --
    A female shark in a Virginia aquarium without any male companionship of her kind is responsible for a "virgin birth," a scientific journal reported Friday.
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