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Car bombs killed at least 112 people in a brutal reminder of the threat from Iraq's stubborn insurgency.

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A woman is rushed into hospital in Florida after being picked up by ambulance from Tiger Woods' home in Windermere, Orlando

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A middle-aged woman was rushed to hospital in the latest personal drama to hit the troubled golfer.

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