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Source: Edwards, wife separate

Former senator admitted last week to fathering girl with mistress

Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 who unsuccessfully sought the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, separated Wednesday from his wife, Elizabeth, a source close to her told People.com.

Edwards admitted last week that he fathered a girl with his mistress.

Elizabeth Edwards' sister, Nancy Anania, told People.com that Elizabeth told her, "I've had it. I can't do this. I want my life back."

"She's got cancer and has young children and totally believes in marriage ... but she can only do so much," Anania added.

Edwards made the following statement last week about his daughter: "I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves."

Report: Kerrigan's brother barred from father's funeral

Mark Kerrigan accused of assault and battery

The brother of former Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan charged with assault following her 70-year-old father's sudden death at her childhood home in Stoneham, Mass., will undergo psychological evaluation and not be allowed to attend his father's funeral on Thursday, according to CBS News.

During an arraignment Monday, the 45-year-old man pleaded not guilty to assaulting his father, who died over the weekend.

Middlesex County Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Healy told CBS News that Mark indicated that he and his father Daniel had a violent argument that became "physical," and that he grabbed his father by the neck.

According to the police report, the argument was over the use of a telephone, and when police arrived at the home Sunday morning to find Daniel dead on the floor, Mark was noticeably intoxicated and belligerent when approached by officers.

Haiti hit by largest quake in 200 years

Officials: Death toll is 200,000

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Ninety feared dead in plane crash

Aircraft went down off coast of Lebanon

Aircraft joined rescue crews searching the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon on Monday where an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed with 90 people aboard.

By midday Monday, crews had found 23 bodies, but no survivors, the state-run Lebanese National News Agency reported.

 

Graco recalls 1.5 million strollers

Consumers urged to call to receive free protective cover repair kit

About 1.5 million Graco strollers have been recalled because they could pose a risk of fingertip amputations and lacerations to children, federal safety officials announced Wednesday.

The recall includes certain models of strollers and travel systems made by Graco Children's Products, including the Graco Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers and travel systems, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

 

Republican Brown wins Mass. Senate race

GOP claims Kennedy's seat

In a huge upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.

The loss by once-favored Democrat Martha Coakley in the Democratic stronghold was an embarrassment for the White House after Obama rushed to Boston on Sunday to try to help her.

 

Wyclef calls for evacuation of Haitian capital

'Port-au-Prince is a morgue'

Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean defended his charity on Monday in the wake of questions about its practices while calling on the international community to enable the evacuation of his homeland's earthquake-ravaged capital.

"Port-au-Prince is a morgue," Jean said at a news conference, recounting how he collected the corpses of small children and adults from the streets on his recent trip.

 
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