In April, a 16-year-old schoolboy filed a case in the courts in the northern city of Alor Star claiming he had been beaten in custody by police investigating arson in his school.

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The suit cited the case of a 13-year-old New York City boy who said he ate at McDonald's three to four times a week and is now 5 foot 4 and 278 pounds.

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To make the case for sympathy even less impressive, our city is as not as old as your air conditioner.

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China suspended flights into and out of Mexico after a 25-year-old Mexican man who arrived in Shanghai from Mexico City on April 30 became China's first confirmed case of swine flu.

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China suspended all flights into and out of Mexico after a 25-year-old Mexican man who arrived Thursday in Shanghai from Mexico City became the Asian country's first confirmed case of the virus.

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That was the case for Craig Costa, a 55-year-old fly-fishing guide in Park City, Utah, who said family members forced him to join Facebook.

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