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1/123 Former Philippine leader Aquino dies
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AFP - Former Philippines president Corazon Aquino, whose 'People Power' revolution toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to the nation, died on Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.
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2/123 Jackson's personal doctor was in financial trouble
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AP - Dr. Conrad Murray was in dire financial shape when he signed on as Michael Jackson's personal physician earlier this year at $150,000 a month.
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3/123 Robson's death triggers grief in football world
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AFP - Sir Bobby Robson's death after a long battle with cancer triggered an emotional response as the likes of Jose Mourinho and Fabio Capello paid tribute to the former England coach.
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4/123 Q&A: Juliette Lewis pushes to the limit with new band
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Reuters - An actress of startling range, Juliette Lewis has released an EP and two albums since 2003 with her band the Licks.
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5/123 Jackson doctor riddled with debts: court documents
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AFP - Michael Jackson's doctor is more than 770,000 dollars in debt and his luxury resort home in Las Vegas faces foreclosure, court documents filed in Nevada have revealed.
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6/123 Singer Andre wins libel damages over Jordan cheat claims
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AFP - Singer Peter Andre won libel damages at London's High Court Friday over a newspaper's claims that he made advances to a another woman while still with now his estranged wife, TV star Katie Price.
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7/123 Vick looks to repay creditors and resume career
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AFP - Disgraced former National Football League star Michael Vick will have creditors vote on his bankruptcy repayment plan after a judge's ruling Friday as he tries to resume a gridiron career.
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8/123 Princess wins suit against German publisher
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AP - A Hamburg court has ordered a German publisher to pay Sweden's Princess Madeleine $560,000 in damages for fabricating stories about her, the parties involved said Friday.
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9/123 Police in Parker-Broderick case arraigned in Ohio
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AP - Two Ohio police chiefs accused of snooping on the surrogate mother for actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick were charged with several felonies on Friday.
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10/123 Peter Andre wins libel case over sex claims
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Reuters - Singer Peter Andre accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages on Friday over a newspaper claim that he was unfaithful to his now estranged wife, model Katie Price.
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11/123 Sarkozy starts Riviera holiday after health scare
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AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a Riviera vacation on Friday, arriving with his wife Carla Bruni in Cap Negre five days after he collapsed while jogging and was rushed to hospital.
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12/123 Nepal charity signs 'Ab Fab' star as ambassador
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AFP - British actress Joanna Lumley has agreed to be the international ambassador of a Nepalese charity that helps victims of human trafficking, the organisation's founder said Friday.
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13/123 Jackson mother gets custody, Rowe gets visits
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Reuters - Michael Jackson's mother will get custody of the late pop star's three children after reaching an agreement with his ex-wife Debbie Rowe, avoiding a custody battle only days before a court hearing on the matter.
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14/123 Madonna shares spiritual awakening in Israel paper
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AP - After a long career as a singer, dancer, new-age seeker and megacelebrity, Madonna added a new item to her resume Friday — Israeli newspaper correspondent.
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15/123 F1's Massa to return to Brazil on Monday
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AFP - Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa will leave hospital on Monday to return to Brasil in a private jet, his personal physician Dino Altman said Friday.
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16/123 Legendary England football boss Robson dies
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AFP - Former England and Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson died on Friday at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer.
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17/123 In Cuba, Del Toro wins award with Murray on hand
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AP - Benicio del Toro accepted a new Cuban government award for international artists at a ceremony in Havana on Thursday, while Bill Murray entertained a small audience by crooning from 'As Time Goes By.
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18/123 Annie Leibovitz sued in NY for breach of contract
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AP - A New York finance company that lent celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz $24 million has filed a lawsuit charging that she reneged on the deal.
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19/123 Web site helps time mid-movie bathroom breaks
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AP - The mid-movie dash to the restroom can turn us into calculating Usain Bolt wannabes: Ah, this looks like a lull — time to dash.
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20/123 17-year-old sues Amazon for deleting e-books on his Kindle
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AP - A high school student is suing Amazon.com Inc. for deleting an e-book he purchased for the Kindle reader, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too.
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21/123 Schumacher visits Massa in hospital
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AFP - Seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher on Saturday visited injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa in hospital, whose doctor confirmed he would travel home next week.
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22/123 Going for Seconds: Rad by Rad Hourani Debuts
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Fashion Wire Daily - One of the perks of being a designer is that if there's an article of clothing that you want but can't find, you can always design it yourself.
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23/123 Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case
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AP - A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.
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24/123 Yahoo comes full circle with retreat from search
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AP - Yahoo Inc. invested billions of dollars in its Internet search engine during the past six years before realizing it made more sense to entrust the job to an outsider — hearkening back to a conclusion the company's co-founders reached shortly after they started their Web directory in the mid-1990s.
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25/123 Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next?
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AP - Kathleen Byrnes and Justin Choi, a married couple attending medical school at Tulane University, say $40 is just too much to fork over for a Nintendo Wii game they might not enjoy. They haven't bought one since last fall, when they picked up 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.'
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26/123 FCC asks Apple, AT&T why Google Voice rejection
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AFP - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked Apple and AT&T to explain the decision to reject an application developed by Google for the iPhone.
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27/123 Global mobile market bottoms, grows anew: iSuppli
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Reuters - Global handset shipments grew nearly 5 percent in the second quarter, the first quarter- on-quarter growth in 9 months, marking a reversal of course for the struggling market, researchers at iSuppli said on Friday.
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28/123 Astronauts return from space to sushi overload
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AP - Koichi Wakata was still getting used to gravity, though it wasn't going to stop him from diving into a deluge of sushi.
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29/123 RU-486 abortion drug to be allowed in Italy
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AP - Italy has approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican, which warned of immediate excommunication for doctors prescribing the pill and for women who use it.
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30/123 Video Gamers Hooked for Life
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LiveScience.com - Video gamers are gamers for life, analysts say. And that's no surprise to the industry that peddles the games and the hardware, which grew last year as the rest of the economy went south.
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31/123 Cyprus to build wind park
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AFP - Cyprus on Friday signed a deal with local company DK Windsupply to build one of the largest wind parks in the east Mediterranean, to boost its renewable energy sources, officials said.
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32/123 Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely after 16-day mission
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AFP - The shuttle Endeavour descended safely to Earth on Friday, ending a successful 16-day assembly mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with the final piece of Japan's Kibo science laboratory.
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33/123 Journal retracts claim of sperm made of stem cells
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AP - A scientific journal has retracted a controversial paper claiming to have created the first human sperm from embryonic stem cells.
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34/123 India wants climate change pact at Copenhagen
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AFP - India insisted Friday it wanted to reach a global agreement on fighting climate change at the upcoming UN summit in Copenhagen but reiterated its opposition to binding carbon emission cuts.
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35/123 The Nation's weather
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AP - The East was expected to be wet and stormy on Friday, while the Northwest was forecast to remain hot.
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36/123 Medvedev in Central Asia to bolster Russian clout
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AFP - President Dmitry Medvedev Friday opened a major Russian-owned hydroelectric plant in Tajikistan and headed to a regional summit as Moscow seeks to firm its influence in the region.
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37/123 Mild season in Tornado Alley frustrates scientists
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AP - This has been an unusually mild year in Tornado Alley, which is good news, of course, for the people who live here, but a little frustrating to scientists who planned to chase twisters as part of a $10 million research project.
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38/123 Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, pool
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AP - Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
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39/123 Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen
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AP - Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors on Thursday.
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40/123 Microchipped dog finds way home -- after nine years
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Reuters - A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away -- nine years after she disappeared.
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41/123 Man scandalizes with TV sex confession
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Reuters - A divorced Saudi man with four children has shocked Saudi Arabia, one of the most conservative countries in the world, with details of his sexual exploits on an Arabic television show.
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42/123 Police find train 'suicide' woman in bed
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Reuters - French police called off their search for a woman who threw herself in front of a speeding train when they found that she had dragged herself home and gone to bed, a court source told Reuters Wednesday.
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(AFP/File) - Two women carry their Toys R Us purchases in New York City. US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) plans initial public offerings (IPOs) worth billions of dollars for up to six of its companies, including Toys R Us, the Financial Times has said.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)
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44/123 Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of Honduras' ousted President ...
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(Reuters) - Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, waves a Honduran flag during a march in Tegucigalpa, July 31, 2009.The defacto Honduran government insists it will not allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to office, cooling hopes of a deal to end a political crisis following a coup last month. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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45/123 Brazil's Guilherme Guido competes in the men's 50m backstroke ...
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(AFP) - Brazil's Guilherme Guido competes in the men's 50m backstroke qualifications at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome. Guido notched the fastest 50m back time of 24.49.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)
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(AFP) - Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli (C) and Chinese Yang Sun (top) compete during men's 1500m freestyle qualifications at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome. Yang notched the fastest qualifying time ahead of Olympic champion Mellouli.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
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47/123 This underwater image shows Dara Torres during women's 50m ...
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(AFP) - This underwater image shows Dara Torres during women's 50m freestyle qualifications at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome. Torres couldn't beat them, or even challenge, so she joined them, switching to a polyurethane suit to secure her spot in the 50m freestyle semi-finals at the swimming World Championships.(AFP/Francois Xavier Marit)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Construction workers build a parking garage in Chicago, Illinois in June 2009. President Barack Obama has said that new economic data indicated a huge stimulus package approved in February had helped "put the brakes" on a deep recession.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)
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(AFP) - Evolution in th GDP growth rate in the US shows signs economy may be on the mend. President Barack Obama has said that new economic data indicated a huge stimulus package approved in February had helped "put the brakes" on a deep recession.(AFP/AFP/Graphics)
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50/123 U.S. President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting about ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting about healthcare at the Kroger Supermarket in Bristol, Virginia July 29, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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(AFP/File) - Three US tourists held by Iran after they crossed from Iraqi Kurdistan were warned not to hike in the mountainous terrain where they were arrested, a Kurdish official has told AFP. The three had been staying in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah, seen here, in the autonomous Kurdish region, some 330 kms from Baghdad.(AFP/File/Shwan Mohammed)
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52/123 The Azmar mountains north of the Iraqi Kurdistan city of Sulaimaniyah. ...
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(AFP/File) - The Azmar mountains north of the Iraqi Kurdistan city of Sulaimaniyah. Three US tourists held by Iran after they crossed from Iraqi Kurdistan were warned not to hike in the mountainous terrain where they were arrested, a Kurdish official has told AFP.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)
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53/123 FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 file photo, Sen. John ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 file photo, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks after leaving a meeting of Senate Republicans in Washington. In the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Saturday Aug. 1, 2009, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota contended that the Democrats' current proposals do not improve health care because it would force millions of Americans in employer-based coverage into a government-run system. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)
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54/123 This July 31, 2009 photo provided by the Louisville, Ky. Metropolitan ...
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(AP) - This July 31, 2009 photo provided by the Louisville, Ky. Metropolitan Department of Corrections shows Edward Edwards. Prosecutors on Friday charged the Kentucky man with killing high school sweethearts Tim Hack and Kelly Drew who disappeared from a Wisconsin wedding reception nearly 30 years ago. (AP Photo/ Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections)
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55/123 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the Pyongyang Textile ...
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(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the Pyongyang Textile Factory in Pyongyang July 30, 2009 in this picture released by North Korea's official KCNA news agency on July 31, 2009. Picture taken July 30, 2009. REUTERS/KCNA
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56/123 Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strokes a Beluga ...
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(Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strokes a Beluga whale named Dasha as he visits Chkalov island, 700 kilometres (440 miles) northeast of the city of Khabarovsk, July 31, 2009. Russian PM, a judo black belt who last year shot a tiger, on Friday demonstrated his softer side by donning a wet suit and tagging a whale. Picture taken July 31, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Nikolsky
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57/123 An exiled Iranian waves flags during a protest in front of the ...
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(Reuters) - An exiled Iranian waves flags during a protest in front of the U.S. embassy in Brussels, July 31, 2009, demanding the international community to take action after Iraqi forces took control of Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad. Iraqi forces took control of an Iranian exile camp north of Baghdad on July 28, the government said, in a move camp residents said triggered clashes killing four of the dissidents Iraq hopes to expel. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
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58/123 Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks as he takes ...
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(Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks as he takes part in the inauguration of the start of the pipeline to the Pacific port of Vladivostok in Russia's far eastern city of Khabarovsk, July 31, 2009. Putin travelled to Khabarovsk on Friday to inaugurate the start of the pipeline to the Pacific port of Vladivostok, which will ultimately liquefy gas from Sakhalin island for export to Asia. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin
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59/123 A long cold front will continue to sweep through the eastern ...
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(AP) - A long cold front will continue to sweep through the eastern third of the country Sunday Aug. 2, 2009 Significant rain and thunderstorms are expected along the eastern seaboard. The West will continue to heat up, while showers are possible in the Dakotas. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
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60/123 A supporter of the late former Philippine president Corazon ...
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(Reuters) - A supporter of the late former Philippine president Corazon Aquino pays tribute in front of Aquino's residence in Manila's suburban Quezon city August 1, 2009. Aquino, whose "people power" revolution swept dictator Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer, her family said. She was 76. REUTERS/Erik de Castro
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows a line of clouds extending from the Southern Plains through the Great Lakes associated with a front that is producing heavy rain and thunderstorms. Another line of clouds off the eastern seaboard is associated with another front that continues to push eastward. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
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62/123 American Airlines Flight 924, a Boeing 757, sits at Gate 42 ...
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(Reuters) - American Airlines Flight 924, a Boeing 757, sits at Gate 42 at Miami International Airport, December 7, 2005. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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63/123 Serena Williams towels off between games while playing Samantha ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Serena Williams towels off between games while playing Samantha Stosur of Australia in their quarterfinal match on Day 5 of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. Stosur snapped Serena's nine-match win streak with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory(AFP/Getty Images/Ezra Shaw)
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64/123 Maria Sharapova of the US returns a shot to Venus Williams in ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Maria Sharapova of the US returns a shot to Venus Williams in their quarterfinal match on Day 5 of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. Williams won 6-2, 6-2(AFP/Getty Images/Ezra Shaw)
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65/123 Samantha Stosur of Australia returns a shot to Serena Williams ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Samantha Stosur of Australia returns a shot to Serena Williams during their quarterfinal match on Day 5 of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. Stosur stunned US top seed Williams 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the 700,000-dollar WTA Bank of the West Classic.(AFP/Getty Images/Ezra Shaw)
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66/123 Serena Williams returns the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia ...
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(Reuters) - Serena Williams returns the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia during the quarterfinals of the Stanford Classic tennis match at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, July 31, 2009. REUTERS/Kim White
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67/123 Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Polansky (C) speaks after ...
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(AFP/POOL) - Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Polansky (C) speaks after they landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the end of a 16-day mission to the International Space Station that feature five spacewalks and completed construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory.(AFP/POOL/Bruce Weaver)
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68/123 Peavy to White Sox, Martinez lands in Boston
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AP - Jake Peavy said yes to the Chicago White Sox, and Victor Martinez will take aim at the Green Monster. Roy Halladay, however, stayed put in Toronto.
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69/123 New pitcher Lee beats Giants in Phillies' debut
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AP - Cliff Lee spotted his fastball with precision, and his curveball, too. What a National League debut for the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner.
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70/123 Ortiz still 'trying to find out what's going on'
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AP - Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz fended off further questions Friday about his 2003 drug test, saying he needed more time to gather information.
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71/123 Vikings aren't only ones trying to forget Favre
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AP - As June turned into July, Chris Brustuen was convinced. Brett Favre was definitely coming to play for his favorite team, the Minnesota Vikings.
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72/123 Venus tops Sharapova; Serena loses to Stosur
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AP - Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 at the Bank of the West Classic on Friday night.
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73/123 Angels score 6 runs in the 11th, beat Twins 11-5
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AP - Howie Kendrick's pinch-hit RBI single started Los Angeles' six-run 11th inning and the Angels recorded their major league-leading 34th comeback victory of the season, 11-5 over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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74/123 Los Angeles is where the heart is for returning forward Odom
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Reuters - Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom had a broad grin on his face on Friday after signing a multi-year deal to stay with the NBA champions.
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75/123 Upton scores on wild pitch; D'backs edge Mets 3-2
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AP - Justin Upton scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks capitalized on Sean Green's control problems in a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
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76/123 Holliday paces Cardinals' 4-3 win over Astros
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AP - Matt Holliday had four hits for the second time in his eight games with the St. Louis Cardinals and scored the go-ahead run on Rick Ankiel's eighth-inning single in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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77/123 Haas outlasts Safin to reach ATP semis
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AFP - German top seed Tommy Haas advanced to the semi-finals of the 700,000-dollar ATP Los Angeles Open with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 triumph over Russian eighth seed Marat Safin on Friday.
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79/123 Hundreds of wildfires ravage British Columbia
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AFP - More than 500 fires are raging out of control in British Columbia fueled by dry forests and record-high temperatures, the governor of the Canadian western province said.
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80/123 British agent revelation in Guantanamo man 'torture' case
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AFP - A British agent visited Morocco three times while an ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate was allegedly tortured there, a court heard Friday, raising questions about government claims it was unaware of his treatment.
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81/123 Russian oligarch loses bid to prevent British court hearing
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AFP - The Court of Appeal in London dismissed an appeal Friday by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska that a dispute between himself and an Israeli businessman should not be heard in Britain.
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82/123 Rio judge turns down British women's bail request: consulate
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AFP - A Brazilian judge has turned down a bail request by two young British women arrested this week on suspicion of reporting a false robbery to defraud their travel insurers, the British consulate said Friday.
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83/123 Drop in premium tickets hits BA, European rivals
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AP - As demand for premium class air travel is steadily whittled away by the global recession, British Airways PLC is leading moves among European flagship carriers to strip out costly services like onboard meals that had previously distinguished them from budget airlines.
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84/123 Scientists withdraw controversial 'stemcell sperm' paper
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AFP - A controversial study by British scientists who claimed to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells has been retracted, the researchers' institutes said on Friday.
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85/123 Cyprus resort ban for British soldiers partly lifted
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AFP - A 15-year-old ban on British soldiers visiting the centre of Cyprus holiday resort Ayia Napa has been lifted during daylight, military authorities told AFP on Friday.
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86/123 Eurofighter deal worth 9 bln euros signed: Berlin
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AFP - Four European countries signed a contract for the delivery of 112 Eurofighter aircraft worth about nine billion euros (13 dollars dollars), the German defence ministry said on Friday.
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87/123 British hacker loses U.S. extradition appeal
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Reuters - A Briton wanted in the United States for breaking into NASA and Pentagon networks in 'the biggest military hack of all time' lost an appeal against his extradition Friday, making a U.S. trial more likely.
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88/123 Quakers approve gay weddings
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AFP - The religious Quaker movement gave the green light Friday for gay wedding ceremonies, in a move welcomed by campaigners for homosexual rights.
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89/123 Sikh soldiers guard Queen Elizabeth II
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AP - Queen Elizabeth II has switched bearskin hats for turbans outside Buckingham Palace, where Sikh soldiers have begun guarding the monarch and her treasures, Britain's defense ministry said Friday.
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90/123 UK court rejects hacker's bid to avoid extradition
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AP - Britain's High Court on Friday rejected an autistic British man's bid to avoid extradition to the United States to face trial for hacking into military computers.
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91/123 British Airways posts £148 mln loss
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AFP - Struggling British Airways said on Friday it slumped to a historic first-quarter pre-tax loss and warned the outlook remained uncertain as the global economic downturn slashes demand.
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92/123 British hacker loses bid to avoid US extradition
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AFP - A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers on Friday lost his latest legal bid to avoid extradition to the United States.
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93/123 Pope meets swimming worlds athletes
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI has met athletes participating in the swimming world championships in Rome and hailed them as an example for fellow youths.
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94/123 France launches bid process for new mobile network
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AFP - The French government on Saturday launched the bidding process for the license for a fourth national mobile network and confirmed the asking price of 240 million euros (330 million dollars) in the government gazette.
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95/123 Rain hampers Australia's hopes of levelling Ashes
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AFP - Rain delayed the scheduled 11:00am local time (1000GMT) start of the third day's play in the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston here on Saturday.
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96/123 Rangers boss calls for calendar overhaul
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AFP - Rangers boss Walter Smith on Saturday called for a switch to summer football to prevent more European embarrassment for Scottish clubs.
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97/123 Russia signs deal to open 2nd base in Kyrgyzstan
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AP - Russia clinched a tentative deal Saturday allowing it to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has an important air base.
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98/123 Fiji silent on Commonwealth ultimatum
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AFP - The Fiji government said on Saturday it would not react to the latest suspension threat from the Commonwealth until directly informed of the ultimatum.
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99/123 More Mozart: 2 new pieces being unveiled
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AP - The huge musical puzzle that is Mozart is about to be expanded by two potentially important pieces.
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100/123 Freelance diplomats lend a hand to would-be states
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AP - Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara and Somaliland may not have much in common, but they share the same predicament: all are unrecognized states striving to capture international attention.
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101/123 Euro regulators order Airbus sensors replaced
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AP - European air safety regulators told world airlines on Friday they will have to replace hundreds of air speed sensors of the type that may have contributed to the Air France Airbus A330 crash in the Atlantic Ocean in June.
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102/123 Irish court may censor next Catholic abuse report
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AP - Ireland's next report into the cover-up of child abuse in the Catholic Church might be censored or delayed because its publication could undermine prosecutors' efforts to imprison pedophile priests, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern announced Friday.
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103/123 Portugal's high court keeps gay marriage ban
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AP - Portugal's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two lesbians who are seeking to wed.
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104/123 Kurd officials: Iran confirms has 3 Americans
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AP - Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the report.
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105/123 Iran begins trial of postelection 'rioters'
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AP - More than 100 opposition political activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and conspiring to topple the ruling system in the country's first trial since the disputed presidential election, Iran's state media reported.
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106/123 Kuwait alarmed by Iraqi failure to pay reparations
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AP - Iraq's recent efforts to avoid paying Kuwait some $25 billion in U.N.-mandated reparations for Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion have alarmed Kuwaitis and strained relations that have slowly improved since the fall of the Iraqi dictator.
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107/123 Philippines mourns democracy icon Corazon Aquino
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AP - Military honor guards carried former President Corazon Aquino's flag-draped casket to a school gym Saturday for public viewing, as Filipinos mourned the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and fought off seven coup attempts.
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108/123 Malaysian police tear gas, scuffle with protesters
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AP - Riot police charged demonstrators with batons and fired tear gas Saturday to disperse thousands of people marching in Malaysia's largest city to protest a law that allows indefinite detention without trial.
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109/123 Venezuela OKs redistricting opposed by Chavez foes
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AP - Venezuelan lawmakers on Friday approved an election law to redraw voting districts, a step that President Hugo Chavez's opponents say will give his party a big advantage in next year's congressional vote.
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110/123 Bodies litter streets after Nigeria unrest
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AFP - Bodies littered the streets here Saturday after Nigerian forces crushed an Islamist sect's uprising two days earlier and controversially gunned down its leader following his capture.
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111/123 Pakistan police catch al-Qaida-linked group member
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AP - Police officials said Saturday they had arrested a member of an outlawed, al-Qaida-linked group that was suspected of involvement in the 2002 beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
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112/123 Australia votes to recognise same-sex unions
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AFP - Australia's centre-left ruling party on Saturday voted for national recognition of same-sex unions but stopped short of lifting a ban on gay marriage.
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113/123 Disability benefit claims surge during recession
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AP - Social Security officials say they expect an even larger spike in new disability claims than they had predicted, as aging, injured baby boomers tumble out of the work force and need income.
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114/123 Americans spend $34B for alternative medicine
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AP - Americans spend more than a 10th of their out-of-pocket health care dollars on alternative medicine, according to the first national estimate of such spending in more than a decade.
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115/123 China seeks to reduce its abortion toll
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AFP - With more than 13 million abortions at registered clinics every year, China needs to step up sex education to better inform youth on contraception, state press said Thursday.
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116/123 Jury's still out on green tea for preventing cancer
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Reuters - Green tea is safe and may taste delicious, but if you're counting on it to prevent cancer, you may want to reconsider: A new review of studies including more than 1.6 million people has found 'limited' evidence that green tea might help prevent some types of cancer.
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117/123 Allergy drugs may fight diabetes, obesity
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Reuters - Over-the-counter allergy and asthma drugs helped obese, diabetic mice lose weight and control their blood sugar, researchers reported on Monday.
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118/123 Obesity surgery death rates are low, study finds
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AP - Obese, but worried that surgery for it might kill you? The risk of that has dropped dramatically, and now is no greater than for having a gall bladder out, a hip replaced or most other major operations, new research shows.
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119/123 S&P eyes 1,000 but could be ripe for retreat
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Reuters - Wall Street may have momentum on its side next week as the S&P 500 tries to puncture the 1,000 level, but the rally's staying power will depend on whether U.S. data and corporate earnings provide more signs of economic stabilization.
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120/123 Congress moves to extend autos 'clunkers' plan
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Reuters - The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government's successful 'Cash for Clunkers' auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.
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121/123 U.S. economy shrinks modestly
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Reuters - The deepest U.S. recession since the Great Depression showed signs of easing in the second quarter, buttressing hopes for a second-half recovery, though it may be anemic as consumers are still strapped for cash.
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122/123 FCC seeks details on Google app rejection for iPhone
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Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission is seeking additional information about Apple Inc's decision to reject Google Inc's voice application for the iPhone.
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123/123 FTSE closes 23.25 points lower
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AFP - Shares in London closed lower on Friday as investors digested a report on US economic growth that showed a smaller-than-expected contraction but continued weakness in consumer spending.
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