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Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears in a South African courtroom Friday after being charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

The Olympic sprinter's attorneys requested to postpone the bail hearing, as did the prosecution.

He did not enter a plea and will remain in custody.

In his first public response, Pistorius’s family and management team said in a statement that “the alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms."

The statement also said Pistorius “would like to send his deepest sympathies to the family” of Reeva Steenkamp, who died at his home at age 30.

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A meteorite shot across the sky in Russia today, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, damaging buildings and injuring more than 500 people ... seriously.

The meteorite's astonishing arrival was captured on video:

Meteorite Hits Russia

People going to work in Chelyabinsk (950 miles east of Moscow) heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt a shockwave.

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A new study says use of the morning-after pill in the U.S. is on the rise, especially among younger women ... interestingly, teen lingerie sales are way up as well.

Makes you think!

A major government study has found that 11 percent of sexually active women recently used the morning-after pill, up from just 4 percent in 2002.

One in four women aged 20-24 used the drug, compared with one in nine overall, among 12,000 females surveyed and aged 15-44 from 2006-10.

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Latrell Higgins is a 13-year old who was adopted at the age of 10 by a photographer in Florida.

Because Higgins never had pictures taken as a newborn, he asked his adoptive mother recently to snap a few of him making like a baby.

The result? Kelli Higgins posted the following images to Facebook, along with the caption: "Here's my sweet not so little Newborn! His name is Latrell and weighs 112lbs ;)"

Okay, that's pretty funny. But these are pretty darn weird, no?

A 16-year old in Texas has filed a lawsuit against her parents because they are reportedly forcing her to get an abortion.

The unidentified minor is two months along and is represented by two attorneys, with the unusual legal battle primed for a civil courthouse in Texas.

One of those lawyers, Stephen Casey, says he is "asking a judge to stop [the parents] from physically forcing her to have an abortion. She is legally protected, so they cannot drag her to an abortion clinic and force an abortion on our client."

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Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend, was a model, law school graduate, entrepreneur and advocate for the empowerment of women.

The 30-year-old was set to give an inspirational talk today at a Johannesburg school before being shot dead. Pistorius has been charged with murder.

She was overshadowed last year by Pistorius, a double amputee who became an Olympic track standout, holding his own against all odds - and the world.

But Reeva Steenkamp was a celebrity in her own right, having been among FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World for two years running.

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Victoria's Secret Pink, the lingerie brand’s young "collegiate" line, has become a sales juggernaut, a trend that may be troubling to some parents.

It's far from the only U.S. retailer generating big business among middle-and high-school girls who are buying more bras, underwear and intimates.

Hot Topic Inc. is testing an edgy lingerie line called Blackheart, and Urban Outfitters Inc., which has said intimates could eventually make up 10 percent of sales.

Even Justice, the store for 7- to 12-year-olds owned by Tween Brands Inc., has started selling tie-dye bras and flowered panties online these days.

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After days stranded in the Gulf of Mexico in conditions some have described as dismal, passengers aboard the disabled Carnival Triumph will reach land today.

The cruise ship company announced Wednesday that the Triumph was being towed to a port in Mobile, Ala., with more than 4,000 people on board.

Many have complained that they have limited access to food and bathrooms and started to become physically sick as conditions deteriorated on board.

Plastic bags were used as toilets, facilities overflowed and the unbearable stench of human waste and lack of food supplies began to take its toll at sea.

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South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee "Blade Runner" who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, has been charged with murder.

Officials allege that he shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, dead at his home.

Police said they had opened a murder case after a 30-year-old woman died at the track star's house after an incident in the Silverlakes gated complex.

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A middle school teacher in Rowlett, Texas has been suspended after he attempted to give students a history lesson… by throwing a lasso around the head of a seventh grader.

Explained School District Spokesman Chris Moore to KHOU of why a 13-year old ended up with bruises on his neck:

"[The teacher] was visiting with the students, telling the students about how Cowboys would corral maverick steers back into the herd."

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