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1/107 Michael Jackson's mom gets custody
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Reuters - Michael Jackson's 79-year-old mother was awarded custody of the singer's three children on Monday and given more time to spell out objections to having two music executives administer his multi-million dollar estate.
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2/107 Jarvis Cocker writing songs for comedy
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Reuters - Jarvis Cocker has written three songs for the upcoming film 'Get Him to the Greek,' a spinoff of the hit 2008 comedy 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.'
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3/107 Custody of Jackson children granted to grandmother
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AP - A hearing on Michael Jackson's estate has ended with the two men named in the pop icon's will retaining control of his financial affairs.
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4/107 Injured F1 racer Massa back in Brazil
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AFP - Formula One driver Felipe Massa arrived in his native Brazil late Monday, flying in from Hungary where he had surgery for serious head injuries sustained in a June 25 racing accident.
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5/107 Roger Daltrey plots rare North American solo tour
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Reuters - With the Who inactive for the moment, Roger Daltrey is gearing up to launch his first solo tour of North America since 1985.
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6/107 Nevada court hears OJ Simpson bail plea
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AFP - An attorney for OJ Simpson pleaded Monday with the Nevada Supreme Court to release the former football star on bail pending his appeal for conviction at his 2008 robbery and kidnapping trial.
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7/107 Jackson mother granted custody of children
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AFP - A Los Angeles judge named Michael Jackson's mother as permanent guardian of the star's children Monday, ignoring a surprise late bid by the singer's dermatologist to have a say in their upbringing.
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8/107 Obama to host Senate Democrats at birthday lunch
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AFP - US President Barack Obama, facing tough fights over his climate change and health care plans, has invited all of his Senate allies to lunch on Tuesday -- his birthday -- his spokesman said Monday.
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9/107 Singer grateful for life after stage collapse
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AP - Country singer Billy Currington says he and his band are very grateful to be alive after the outdoor stage they were performing on in Canada collapsed over the weekend and killed one person.
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10/107 Tilda Swinton takes mobile film fest on the road
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AP - Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton is spending part of the summer hauling a mobile movie theater across the Scottish Highlands.
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11/107 Jackson family in court over star's estate
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AFP - Lawyers for Michael Jackson's mother are expected to demand she have a greater say in controlling her late son's estate, at a court hearing in Los Angeles later Monday.
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12/107 Mass farewell to ex-Philippine leader Aquino
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AFP - Tens of thousands of Filipinos, many in tears, lined the streets as the body of former leader Corazon Aquino was moved to the capital's cathedral in an emotional procession on Monday.
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13/107 Jackson estate confronts fake merchandise dealers
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AP - Down a crowded merchant-lined street in downtown Los Angeles called Santee Alley, a handful of vendors are selling Michael Jackson T-shirts. Two shirts memorialize his passing, but one gets the date of his death wrong. The other has no collar tag.
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14/107 Sudan trouser woman 'ready for 40,000 lashes'
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AFP - A Sudanese journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing 'indecent' trousers vowed on the eve of her judgment that she is ready to be whipped 40,000 times in her bid to change the country's harsh laws.
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15/107 Custody of Jackson children granted to grandmother
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AP - Michael Jackson's mother gained permanent custody of her late son's children during a hearing Monday that included a surprise objection from the pop icon's former dermatologist.
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16/107 `Let's Make a Deal' returning; Wayne Brady to host
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AP - The game show 'Let's Make a Deal' is coming back to daytime television.
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17/107 Kara DioGuardi returning as 'American Idol' judge
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AP - The Fox network says Kara DioGuardi (KA'-ruh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee) will be back for her second round as a judge on 'American Idol.'
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18/107 Sugarland fans in for a sweet ride with TV special
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AP - Sugarland's Kristian Bush knows a live CD/DVD package and a network TV special might seem quaint at a time when singles rule and fans flock to YouTube, but he thinks they are a good way to show what the duo is all about.
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19/107 Lou Dobbs challenges his own CNN network
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AP - He's become a publicity nightmare for CNN, embarrassed his boss and hosted a show that seemed to contradict the network's 'no bias' brand. And on top of all that, his ratings are slipping.
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20/107 Jesse Ventura a man of mystery in new TV series
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Reuters - Jesse Ventura, the former Navy SEAL, wrestler and Minnesota governor, will explore the mysteries behind modern-day conspiracies in a new cable TV series.
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21/107 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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22/107 Review: James Lee Burke brings back Hackberry
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AP - 'Rain Gods' (Simon & Schuster, 434 pages, $25.99), by James Lee Burke: As the story begins, Sheriff Hackberry Holland is poking around behind an abandoned Spanish mission, investigating an anonymous report about shots fired. Moments later he radios for help: 'We've got a mass murder. The victims are all Asian, some of them hardly more than children.'
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23/107 Microsoft sees size as search answer in Yahoo deal
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AP - Microsoft is hoping that a long-term partnership with rival Yahoo will give it the size and insight it needs to bring in more traffic, more advertisers and ultimately more revenue.
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24/107 Google CEO leaves Apple board to avoid conflicts
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AP - Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple Inc.'s board because of the companies' conflicting interests as competition between the one-time allies heats up.
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25/107 Students develop cane with e-tags to guide blind
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AP - A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles.
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26/107 Hawaii protecting coral reefs with big fines
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AP - Wrecking coral will cost you in Hawaii.
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27/107 Nissan rolls out electric car at new headquarters
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AP - Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn drove quietly out of the Japanese automaker's soon-to-open headquarters Sunday in the first public viewing of its new zero-emission vehicle.
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28/107 British official talks climate change with Brazilians
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AFP - Britain's secretary of state for energy and climate change, Ed Miliband, met with Brazilian officials on Monday to prepare for a world climate change conference in Denmark in December.
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29/107 Sage grouse unlikely focus of Wyoming wind wars
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Reuters - They used to mine coal in the abandoned town of Carbon. Now this patch of southern Wyoming is a battleground in the debate over what many hope will be the clean energy source of the future: wind power.
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30/107 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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31/107 Underweight team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day
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Reuters - India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday.
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32/107 Kiss warning issued for rock festival due to flu
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Reuters - Fans attending one of the world's biggest heavy metal festivals in Germany were asked on Thursday to avoid 'hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands' lest they spread the H1N1 influenza.
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33/107 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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(AFP/File) - Journalists play with Nintendo's portable video game console DSi. Nintendo said Monday that it is updating DSi software to allow users to upload pictures from the camera-equipped handheld videogame devices to hot social-networking website Facebook.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)
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(Reuters) - Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan gives a speech at the Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event in central Sydney August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz
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(Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington July 27, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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(AP) - The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks borders farmland as it sits on the north edge of Fort Levenworth in Leavenworth, Kan. on Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. The military prison is on the short list to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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(AP) - The of U.S. Disciplinary Barracks is seen Monday, Aug. 3, 2009 in the distance as it borders farmland on the north edge of Fort Levenworth in Leavenworth, Kan. The military prison is on the short list to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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(AP) - The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks is seen on Monday, Aug. 3, 2009 beyond a barbed wire fence along a county road along the north edge of Fort Levenworth in Leavenworth, Kan. The military prison is on the short list to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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(Reuters) - Newly crushed vehicles sit in stacks before being shipped to the shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2003 file photo, Bishop William E. Lori announces at the Catholic Center in Bridgeport, Conn., that the Diocese of Bridgeport has settled 42 claims of sexual abuse of a minor, against 16 priests for $21 million. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File)
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(Reuters) - Carla Gugino poses during the Spanish premiere of the movie "Race to Witch Mountain" in Madrid April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
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(Reuters) - A vehicle is crushed at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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(Reuters) - Ted Britt Ford dealership employee Jason Tindall takes inventory of trade-in cars during the Cash-for-Clunkers program on their storage lot in Fairfax, Virginia, August 3, 2009. Ford Motor Co. reported that U.S. auto sales rose 2.3 percent in July, its first year-over-year monthly sales increase since November 2007, supported by the U.S. government "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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45/107 FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2007 file photo, the former pastor Michael ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2007 file photo, the former pastor Michael Jude Fay leaves the Federal Court in New Haven, Conn, after being sentenced to 37 months in prison for stealing 1.3 million dollars for his own luxuries from the parish of Saint John's in Darien, Conn. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File)
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46/107 Vic Credu hauls crushed cars to be shipped to a shredder at ...
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(Reuters) - Vic Credu hauls crushed cars to be shipped to a shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)
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47/107 Nina Tassler, president CBS Entertainment, arrives at the ICG ...
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(Reuters) - Nina Tassler, president CBS Entertainment, arrives at the ICG Publicists Awards in Beverly Hills, California February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
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48/107 Vic Credu stacks crushed cars to be shipped to a shredder at ...
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(Reuters) - Vic Credu stacks crushed cars to be shipped to a shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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(Reuters) - Crushed vehicles sit stacked at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)
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50/107 Vic Credu stacks crushed cars to be shipped to a shredder at ...
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(Reuters) - Vic Credu stacks crushed cars to be shipped to a shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)
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51/107 Vic Credu moves a vehicle to be crushed at U.S. Auto Supply ...
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(Reuters) - Vic Credu moves a vehicle to be crushed at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)
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52/107 Vic Credu moves crushed vehicles to be shipped to the shredder ...
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(Reuters) - Vic Credu moves crushed vehicles to be shipped to the shredder at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)
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53/107 Vehicles sit in the yard before being crushed at U.S. Auto Supply ...
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(Reuters) - Vehicles sit in the yard before being crushed at U.S. Auto Supply in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 2009. U.S. auto sales jumped to the highest level of 2009 in July as Americans rushed to take advantage of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)
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54/107 Cash-for-Clunkers program used cars sit on Ted Britt Ford dealership ...
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(Reuters) - Cash-for-Clunkers program used cars sit on Ted Britt Ford dealership storage lot in Fairfax, Virginia, August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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55/107 A dried Star Anise fruit. Tamiflu is formed using an acid which ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A dried Star Anise fruit. Tamiflu is formed using an acid which is produced through several chemical steps from the Star Anise fruit. A strain of swine flu that is resistant to treatment with the drug Tamiflu has been discovered near the US-Mexican border, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
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56/107 Australia's Finance Minister Wayne Swan arrives prior to ...
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(Reuters) - Australia's Finance Minister Wayne Swan arrives prior to the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel near Horsham, England March 13, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
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(AP) - The Lansdowne/Washington Park Community and Youth Center is shown across the street from the former Main Street strip club Miss Kitty's Adult Entertainment in Washington Park, Ill. The center houses a variety of community programs including the library, AmeriCorps and the food pantry. This decaying southwestern Illinois village best known for its strip clubs has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in five years under the weight of mounting debt and the embezzlement of more than $440,000 by two village workers. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann) 080309
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(AP) - This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shows a South Korean-made fragmentation grenade, which was hurled into a bar in Pharr, Texas, Jan. 31, 2009. No one was injured because the thrower neglected to pull a second safety clasp on the explosive. The grenade came from the same batch as grenades that were tossed at a TV station and the U.S. consulate office in Monterrey, Mexico. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
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59/107 Hamlin ends 50-race skid, wins at Pocono Raceway
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AP - Denny Hamlin ended a 50-race winless skid Monday, holding off Juan Pablo Montoya over the final riveting laps at Pocono Raceway before choking up with grief in Victory Lane.
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60/107 NYC grand jury indicts Burress on weapons charges
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AP - Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was indicted by a grand jury on weapons charges for shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub and faces a minimum prison sentence of 3 1/2 years if convicted, prosecutors announced Monday.
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61/107 Urban Meyer gets raise to $4 million annually
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AP - Florida coach Urban Meyer has two national championships in the last three years and the same number of raises.
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62/107 Quebec Coroner seeking Gatti documents
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AP - The coroner's office in Quebec wants Brazilian authorities to share their files from boxer Arturo Gatti's initial autopsy and the police investigation into his death.
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63/107 Reds' Volquez has surgery, expected to miss a year
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AP - Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is expected to miss the rest of this season and the first half of next year, too, after having reconstructive elbow surgery Monday, another major setback for fading Cincinnati.
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64/107 No Vieira as Domenech stuns Ribery with call-up
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AFP - France coach Raymond Domenech has sprung a surprise by naming Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery in his 22-man squad for the World Cup qualifier with the Faroe Isles in Torshavn on August 12.
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65/107 Roddick ready to return after Wimbledon heartbreak
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AFP - Andy Roddick declared himself mentally and physically ready for his return to competition after a month off following his heartbreaking loss to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.
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66/107 Tiger Woods wins Buick Open by 3 strokes
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AP - Tiger Woods cruised to his easiest victory of the year, getting away with an awful round to open the Buick Open and an average one to hold off a weak field.
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67/107 Massa leaves hospital, arrives home in Brazil
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AP - Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, recovering from a life-threatening crash sustained nine days earlier in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, arrived home in Brazil on Monday.
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68/107 Lawmakers call for inquiry into torture allegations
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AFP - The government was hiding behind a 'wall of secrecy' over allegations security agents colluded in the torture of terrorism suspects, an influential committee of lawmakers said Tuesday.
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69/107 Helicopters for Afghanistan 'not fit for use': report
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AFP - Military helicopters set to be deployed to Afghanistan were not properly equipped to fly combat missions, a newspaper said Tuesday, fuelling a row over adequate resources for troops.
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70/107 UK bank earnings fuel talk of recovery
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AP - HSBC Holdings PLC and Barclays PLC shrugged off the near-collapse of Britain's banking system to report combined profits of more than 5 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) on Monday, fueling talk of financial recovery and raising fears of a return of the banking bonus culture.
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71/107 Soldier court-martialled for Afghanistan refusal
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AFP - A soldier faced his court-martial Monday for refusing to return to Afghanistan as the armed forces minister insisted that the fight against the Taliban was improving Afghan lives.
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72/107 HSBC, Barclays profits hit by surge in bad debt
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Reuters - HSBC and Barclays on Monday reported a surge in bad debts to a combined $21 billion as recession took its toll on borrowers, but Britain's two biggest banks offered encouragement they could be through the worst.
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73/107 Barclays, HSBC results boost bank sector
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AFP - Leading banks Barclays and HSBC raised hope of a recovery in the crisis-hit financial sector on Monday, sending share prices surging after they posted strong profits despite soaring bad loans.
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74/107 Iraqi PM met group behind kidnap of Britons
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AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met members of the radical Shiite group believed to have kidnapped five Britons in Iraq two years ago after it said it had renounced violence, a government spokesman said.
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75/107 Thousands evacuated as fires hit British Colombia
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AFP - Firefighters in British Columbia were on Sunday struggling to contain some 500 forest fires that have forced the evacuation of 2,700 people and left 2,300 more ready to leave at a moment's notice.
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76/107 HSBC says profit slumps 57% as bad debts leap
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AFP - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said on Monday that first-half net profits slumped by 57 percent to 3.35 billion dollars (2.35 billion euros) as bad debts ballooned to nearly 14 billion dollars.
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77/107 NSPCC sees rise in child abuse calls after Baby P
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AFP - The NSPCC helpline has witnessed a significant rise in calls about serious child abuse in the wake of the death of toddler baby Peter, the children's charity said on Monday.
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78/107 Barclays Bank first-half profits soar by 10%
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AFP - Barclays Bank said on Monday that first-half net profits soared nearly 10 percent as its investment banking unit was boosted by markets turmoil and the part-purchase of Lehman Brothers.
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79/107 Historic criminal trials go online
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AFP - Criminal trials in England dating back to the 18th century, including the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' suspect, are to go online for the first time Monday, a website said.
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80/107 Manager denies Russell Crowe British pub ban
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AP - Russell Crowe's manager on Monday denied a newspaper report that the Oscar-winning Australian actor had been banned from a British pub near the set of his new film 'Robin Hood.'
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81/107 Opel bid on agenda of GM board's first post-bankruptcy meeting
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AFP - The new board of directors for General Motors mulled the sale of European unit Opel Monday at its first meeting since the automaker emerged from bankruptcy protection, an official with knowledge of the agenda told AFP.
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82/107 Escape to freedom via underside of immigration agents' bus...
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AFP - British immigration agents in France inspecting border controls at a bottleneck for clandestine crossings were left red-faced Monday as a stowaway hidden under the chassis of their bus escaped to freedom.
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83/107 Kalinic snubs Portsmouth as he signs for Blackburn
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AFP - Croatian international striker Nikola Kalinic signed for English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers on Monday for 7.5million euros from Hajduk Split, the selling club announced on its website.
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84/107 Georgia says Russia is trying to seize more land
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AP - Georgia accused Russia on Monday of trying to take more territory outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia as tensions rose before the first anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war last summer.
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85/107 Temperature drop helps Spanish island battle fires
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AP - Lower temperatures on Monday helped firefighters battle two forest fires that have raged on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands for three days.
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86/107 Canada extradites German businessman Schreiber
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AP - Karlheinz Schreiber, a key figure in a political party financing scandal involving former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, was extradited to Germany from Canada to face criminal charges after losing a decade-long court battle.
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87/107 NATO chief: More UN, EU help needed in Afghanistan
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AP - NATO needs more international help from the United Nations and European Union to secure and rebuild Afghanistan, the alliance's new civilian chief said Monday.
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88/107 2 new Mozart works presented in Austria
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AP - Technically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars complete their assessment of the maestro's very early achievements.
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89/107 Wife: Iran reform politician's confession forced
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AP - The wife of a prominent pro-reform Iranian politician said Monday her husband was forced into confessing he helped fuel post-election riots as part of a plot to topple the government and said he appeared drugged days before the trial.
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90/107 Official: Tribesmen kill 185 in Sudan village
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AP - Armed tribesmen attacked a fishing village in southeast Sudan where hundreds of displaced people were camped near a river, leaving at least 185 people, most of them women and children, dead in the worst violence in three months, a southern Sudan official said Monday.
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91/107 Pakistani Christians: Police did not stop carnage
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AP - Almas Hameed grabbed his 7-year-old daughter and stumbled out of their smoke-filled home as she pleaded in vain to bring her pet parrots. His wife, father and two other children did not survive.
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92/107 Iran president confirmed but sealed without a kiss
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AP - Iran's supreme leader bestowed his formal endorsement on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second term as president on Monday but withheld a powerful symbolic gesture — the kisses and close embrace that portrayed their bond four years ago.
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93/107 Big crowds good sign for Karzai in re-election bid
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AP - Thousands of Afghans turned out to hear President Hamid Karzai speak at an election rally in northern Afghanistan. His top rival spoke to mostly empty seats in a cavernous tent in the capital.
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94/107 Shiite group agrees to renounce violence in Iraq
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AP - An extremist Shiite group believed responsible for the killing of five American soldiers in a bold raid south of Baghdad and the kidnapping of five British men has agreed to renounce violence, a government adviser said Monday.
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95/107 Mexico arrests alleged drug operative
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AP - Police raided a church service in western Mexico and arrested a man known as 'The Truck' who is suspected of moving a half ton of crystal methamphetamine into the United States each month, federal officials said Monday.
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96/107 Australia foils suicide attack on army base, four arrested: police
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AFP - Australian police have arrested four people with alleged links to Somali Islamists who were planning a suicide attack on a military base, senior officers said on Tuesday.
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97/107 China seals off NW town as plague kills 2nd man
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AP - China locked down a remote farming town after two people died and 10 more were sickened with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill a human in 24 hours if left untreated.
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98/107 Japan's tobacco habit runs into court challenge
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AP - One plaintiff is a cancer patient. Another is represented by his widow. The third, has emphysema and rolls into the courtroom on a wheelchair with tubes trailing out of his nose. The three Japanese are waging a minnow-vs.-whale battle against Big Tobacco in one of the world's most smoker-friendly countries. But precedent suggests they're likely to lose, and they hope their suit will at least draw attention to the dangers of smoking.
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99/107 Both sides shift health care debate to Main Street
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AP - The health care debate is heading back to Main Street, to cities and towns where people are worried about medical costs but increasingly concerned that overhauling the system may do more harm than good.
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100/107 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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101/107 Induced labour best for women with hypertension: study
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AFP - Pregnant women with disorders that cause high blood pressure should have labour induced once pregnancy reaches the 37-week mark, according to a study released Tuesday.
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102/107 New HIV strain leapt to humans from gorillas: study
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AFP - French virologists on Sunday said they had found a new subtype of the AIDS virus that appears to have jumped the species barrier to humans from gorillas.
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103/107 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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104/107 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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105/107 BofA to pay $33 million to settle charges over bonuses
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Reuters - Bank of America Corp has agreed to pay $33 million to settle charges that it made false and misleading statements to investors about bonuses at Merrill Lynch & Co, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.
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106/107 Factory data and Ford sales help stocks extend rally
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Reuters - Stocks rose on Monday, pushing the S&P 500 index above 1,000 for the first time in nine months, as data on the manufacturing sector underscored optimism that the economy was recovering.
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107/107 AIG taps former MetLife chief Benmosche to be CEO
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Reuters - American International Group Inc said it had tapped former MetLife chief Robert Benmosche to be its new CEO, effective next Monday.
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