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Did Jamie Lynn Spears bully 'Zoey 101' co-star? Alexa Nikolas claims she was 'put through the ringer' by Britney Spears' sister
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AP Top 25: Texas jumps to No. 4 after beating 'Bama; Pac-12 sets conference-high with 8 ranked teams
Texas jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in the AP Top 25
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US adds 71 companies to trade blacklist as G7 widens Russia sanctions
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Poland election: Women and youth force PiS from power
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