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1/118 Bruce Springsteen reschedules Nashville show
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AP - The date Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are expected to perform the album 'Born to Run' in its entirety on stage has been changed.
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2/118 Sykes: Obama's campaign was talk-show inspiration
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AP - Wanda Sykes says she wasn't interested in hosting a late night talk show until Barack Obama decided to run for president.
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3/118 Britain set to free great train robber Biggs
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AFP - Ronnie Biggs, notorious for his role in Britain's 1963 Great Train Robbery and then 35 years as a celebrity fugitive, is to be released from custody on Friday, as his son said he was close to death.
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4/118 Aerosmith singer breaks shoulder in stage mishap
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Reuters - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has broken his shoulder after falling off the stage during a concert on the veteran rock band's ill-starred summer tour, an insider said on Thursday.
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5/118 Abdul says she's receiving `many wonderful' offers
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AP - Since announcing her exit from 'American Idol,' Paula Abdul has been in high demand.
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6/118 Wrigley drops Chris Brown after conviction
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Reuters - Chewing gum maker Wrigley said on Thursday it had ended a commercial deal with R&B star Chris Brown, following his guilty plea on charges of assaulting former girlfriend and pop star Rihanna.
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7/118 Police search home of accused Miley Cyrus stalker
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AP - Police on Thursday searched the home of a 53-year-old man jailed on charges he attempted to stalk Miley Cyrus during filming of her new movie on the Georgia coast.
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8/118 Rihanna, Kanye and Jay-Z to open new Jay Leno show
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Reuters - R&B stars Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay-Z will perform on the premiere of Jay Leno's comedy and chat show in September, in a apparent bid to grab hip, young viewers to NBC's new primetime experiment.
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9/118 Sales show Jackson still the 'King of Pop'
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AFP - Michael Jackson has sold nearly four million records in the weeks since his death on June 25, US media reported Thursday citing figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
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10/118 Aerosmith star Tyler injured after taking plunge: reports
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AFP - Ageing Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler suffered minor injuries to his head, neck and shoulder after plunging from a concert stage onto fans, US media reports said Thursday.
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11/118 Victoria Beckham to judge on 'Idol' after Abdul exit
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AFP - Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is to serve as a guest judge on hit US television show 'American Idol' following the departure of Paula Abdul, network executives said Thursday.
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12/118 Aerosmith postpones concert after Tyler's fall
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AP - Aerosmith's Steven Tyler suffered head, neck and shoulder injuries in a tumble from the stage at a South Dakota show, a concert spokesman said Thursday, and the audience thought it was part of his hip-shaking act until he didn't get up.
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13/118 '80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYC
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AP - Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as 'The Breakfast Club,' 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' and 'Home Alone, died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59.
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14/118 Jeanine is viewers' pick on Fox dance competition
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AP - Viewers said Jeanine Mason can dance best as they crowned her the winner of Fox network's 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
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15/118 Trial date set for lawsuit against Morgan Freeman
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AP - The woman suing Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman over a 2008 car wreck gets her day in court next year.
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16/118 'G.I. Joe' set to storm weekend box office
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Reuters - Get ready for a slew of military metaphors in box office reports this weekend.
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17/118 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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18/118 Va. gov. allows 3 in rape-slaying to be freed
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AP - Three men convicted in the rape and slaying of a fellow sailor's wife more than a decade ago will walk free to the outrage of the victim's family — who blamed the decision on political pressure from novelist John Grisham — and the men's supporters, who say it's not enough and want them declared innnocent.
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19/118 Hackers attack Twitter, Facebook also slows down
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AP - Hackers on Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter for hours, while Facebook experienced intermittent access problems.
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20/118 Some NFL teams clamp down on tweets
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AP - The only tweets during the Miami Dolphins scrimmage Saturday will come from the officials' whistles.
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21/118 Shooter's online rants were like trees in forest
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AP - In hindsight, it seems so obvious. We look back at the creepy online ramblings of a tortured soul like George Sodini and realize we should have known all along of the horrors to come.
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22/118 Sprint and Samsung launch biodegradable phone
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AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday they will sell a $49.99 'eco-conscious' phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic made partly from corn.
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23/118 News Corp to charge for online newspapers
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AFP - News Corporation will begin charging readers of online versions of its newspapers in the coming year in a move that Chairman Rupert Murdoch says could spur a shift away from free news content on the Internet.
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24/118 Lawsuit over 'Brutal Legend' video game settled
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AP - Attorneys for gaming giant Activision notified a court Wednesday that they reached a settlement over the release of 'Brutal Legend,' a video game starring Jack Black.
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25/118 Twitter, Facebook and Google hit by cyber attacks
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AFP - Cyber attacks hammered Twitter, Facebook, and Google, disrupting the hip micro-blogging service and causing stumbles at the hot social-networking site while Google fended off assaults.
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26/118 Bird experiment shows Aesop's fable may be true
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AP - From the goose that laid the golden egg to the race between the tortoise and the hare, Aesop's fables are known for teaching moral lessons rather than literally being true. But a new study says at least one such tale might really have happened.
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27/118 Swiss now pray that glacier will stop shrinking
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AP - Villagers from deeply Roman Catholic south Switzerland have for centuries offered a sacred vow to God to protect them from the advancing ice mass of the Great Aletsch glacier.
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28/118 US deficit climbs to 1.3 trillion dollars
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AFP - The US budget deficit reached 1.3 trillion dollars for the current fiscal year in July, official data showed, news set to fuel opposition to US President Barack Obama's ambitious health care and climate change proposals.
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29/118 Govt studying uniform domestic gas price - Deora
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Reuters - India will examine a uniform domestic price for natural gas, which is now sold at rates ranging from $1 to $5.73 per million British thermal units (mBtu) depending on source, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Thursday.
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30/118 NASA Steps Closer to Nuclear Power for Moon Base
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SPACE.com - NASA has
made a series of critical strides in developing new nuclear reactors the size
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31/118 Lucky survivors rescued by Fla. turtle hospital
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AP - The turtles at this waterfront hospital have been hit by boat propellers, caught in fishing nets, attacked by sharks, stricken with tumors and lost flippers.
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32/118 San Diego Zoo panda gives birth to 5th cub
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AP - Prized San Diego Zoo panda Bai Yun gave birth Wednesday to her fifth cub after a 130-day pregnancy that zookeepers said ended with an apparently pleasant labor.
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33/118 Nissan's 'Leaf' to challenge Toyota's Prius
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AFP - Nissan's upcoming all-electric car could outsell hybrids like Toyota's Prius even though it can't drive more than about 100 miles (160 kilometers) without stopping to recharge, a senior executive said.
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34/118 Oil-rich Brunei to have solar power plant
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AFP - Brunei, one of the world's top oil and gas producers, is venturing into alternative energy with the construction of Southeast Asia's largest solar power plant, officials said Thursday.
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35/118 Woman, 86, faces shoplifting charge in 61st arrest
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AP - Authorities said a 86-year-old woman charged with shoplifting wrinkle cream and other items from a Chicago grocery store has been arrested 61 times since 1956. Ella Orko was arrested Sunday afternoon on the North Side after she allegedly stuffed $252 worth of groceries into her pants, including cosmetics, salmon, batteries and instant coffee.
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36/118 Family video of child driving prompts probe
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Reuters - A YouTube video showing a 7-year-old boy at the wheel of a sport utility vehicle -- with his family cheering him on -- has prompted an investigation by Quebec police and family services, police said on Tuesday.
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37/118 Protesters back woman in trousers case
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Reuters - Police used teargas to disperse protesters rallying in support of a Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public Tuesday, a case that has become a public test of Sudan's indecency laws.
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38/118 Fans urged to drink whisky to ward off swine flu
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Reuters - Russian soccer fans have been told to drink whisky on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus, the head of the country's supporter association (VOB) said Monday.
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39/118 Sam Querrey returns a shot against Andy Roddick during day 4 ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Sam Querrey returns a shot against Andy Roddick during day 4 of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, on August 6, in Washington, DC. Roddick won 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.(AFP/Getty Images/Jim Mcisaac)
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40/118 Andy Roddick celebrates a point in the final game against Sam ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Andy Roddick celebrates a point in the final game against Sam Querrey during day 4 of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, on August 6, in Washington, DC. Roddick won 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.(AFP/Getty Images/Jim Mcisaac)
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41/118 Tommy Haas of Germany celebrates after defeating Juan Carlos ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Tommy Haas of Germany celebrates after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain during Day 4 of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, DC.(AFP/Getty Images/Jim Mcisaac)
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42/118 Air passengers crowd at Japan Airlines check-in counters at ...
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(AP) - Air passengers crowd at Japan Airlines check-in counters at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Asia's biggest airline said Friday it posted a $1 billion loss in the April-May quarter, larger than its loss for all of last year, as ticket sales suffered due to the weak economy and swine flu fears. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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43/118 Japan Airlines passenger planes park on the tarmac of Tokyo's ...
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(AP) - Japan Airlines passenger planes park on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Asia's biggest airline said Friday it posted a $1 billion loss in the April-May quarter, larger than its loss for all of last year, as ticket sales suffered due to the weak economy and swine flu fears. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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44/118 Friends and family cheer the victory of So You Think You Can ...
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(AP) - Friends and family cheer the victory of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 'America's Favorite Dancer' winner Jeanine Mason in Miami Lakes, Florida Thursday Aug 6, 2009. Family included, second from left, grandfather Al Mason and aunt Terry Carballido relatives of the show's winner Jeannie Mason. (AP Photo/Mitchell Zachs)
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45/118 Cast member Robert Hoffman arrives at the film premiere of DreamWorks ...
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(Reuters) - Cast member Robert Hoffman arrives at the film premiere of DreamWorks pictures' "She's The Man" at the Mann Village theatre in Westwood, California March 8, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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46/118 Producer Dino De Laurentiis accepts the David O. Selznick Achievement ...
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(Reuters) - Producer Dino De Laurentiis accepts the David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the 15th annual Producers Guild Awards for Motion Pictures and Television in Los Angeles, California January 17, 2004. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen
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47/118 Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's ...
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(Reuters) - Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud speaks to reporters in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region in this May 24, 2008 file photo. There is a strong likelihood that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed along with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters August 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer/Files
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48/118 Kingman Parks and Recreation held its annual Float In Movie ...
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(AP) - Kingman Parks and Recreation held its annual Float In Movie on Thursday night Aug. 6, 2009 at the Centennial Pool in Kingman, Ariz. People could swim in the pool and watch the movie, “The Goonies.” The event was sponsored by Unisource Energy Sources- Gas and Electric. (AP Photo/Kingman Daily Miner, JC Amberlyn)
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49/118 American Jessica Hardy (pictured) set a world record of 29.95 ...
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(AFP/File) - American Jessica Hardy (pictured) set a world record of 29.95 secs in the 50m breaststroke at the US Open Championship, setting the mark as a split time in the 100 breaststroke swim, breaking the prior mark of 30.09 seconds set by Russia's Yuliya Efimova just last Sunday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
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50/118 This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at 12:15 ...
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at 12:15 a.m. EDT shows cloud cover in the Rockies where thunderstorms continue into the night. In the East, clouds are visible off the coast, and precipitation has moved off the beaches. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
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51/118 This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Felicia taken at ...
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(AP) - This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Felicia taken at 10 p.m. EDT Thursday Aug. 6, 2009. At 11 p.m. EDT Felicia was 1425 miles east of Hilo Hawaii moving west-northwest at about 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph with higher gusts. Forecasters say Hurricane Felicia is weakening a bit far out in the Pacific, but it's still a Category 4 storm. (AP Photo/NOAA)
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52/118 File photo shows a US Coast Guard boat off Miami, Florida. The ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File photo shows a US Coast Guard boat off Miami, Florida. The United States must introduce closer surveillance of small boats, which constitute the most serious threat to maritime security, the head of the country's coast guard said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)
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53/118 Members of the US Coast Guard unit PSU 312 Port Security Unit ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Members of the US Coast Guard unit PSU 312 Port Security Unit near the Port of Oakland in Alameda, California. The United States must introduce closer surveillance of small boats, which constitute the most serious threat to maritime security, the head of the country's coast guard said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
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54/118 Barefooted Jason Cucchiara walks over potato plants while knocking ...
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(AP) - Barefooted Jason Cucchiara walks over potato plants while knocking potato bugs off at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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55/118 Brian Fectau of Worcester, Mass., right, bags vegetables as ...
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(AP) - Brian Fectau of Worcester, Mass., right, bags vegetables as Clare Caldwell of Athol, Mass., left, stacks washed lettuce at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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56/118 Sugarsnap peas are harvested at the Many Hands Organic Farm ...
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(AP) - Sugarsnap peas are harvested at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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57/118 Julie Rawson and other harvesters bundle carrots in the field ...
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(AP) - Julie Rawson and other harvesters bundle carrots in the field at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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58/118 Harvesters weed the fields at the Many Hands of Organic Farm ...
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(AP) - Harvesters weed the fields at the Many Hands of Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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59/118 Harvesters weed the lettuce beds at the Many Hands Organic Farm ...
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(AP) - Harvesters weed the lettuce beds at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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60/118 The muddy hands of harvesters are grouped together after weeding ...
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(AP) - The muddy hands of harvesters are grouped together after weeding a lettuce bed at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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61/118 Lettuce is bundled shortly after harvest at the Many Hands Organic ...
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(AP) - Lettuce is bundled shortly after harvest at the Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass., Wednesday July 22, 2009. The three-day Northeast Organic Farming Association, which that starts Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, is expected to draw a 1,500 people, continuing a pattern of growth that prompted the nonprofit organization to move the 35-year-old event from Hampshire College two years ago to the more spacious University of Massachusetts across town. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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62/118 Job seekers check in to use computers at a career center in ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Job seekers check in to use computers at a career center in California. The US budget deficit reached 1.3 trillion dollars for the current fiscal year in July, official data showed, news set to fuel opposition to US President Barack Obama's ambitious health care and climate change proposals.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
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63/118 In this photo taken Tuesday, June 16, 2009, People wait in line ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, June 16, 2009, People wait in line outside the Laugh Factory for Open Mic Night in Los Angeles. There's just something about a recession that makes people want to do funny things. Like wannabe comics who are out of a job and hoping amateur hour at comedy club could be the ticket to a paycheck — and maybe stardom. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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64/118 On the board: Yanks earn first win against Red Sox
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AP - Melky Cabrera and the New York Yankees knocked out John Smoltz early, and soon it was all over: They had finally beaten the Boston Red Sox.
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65/118 Magic's Lewis fails drug test, suspended 10 games
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AP - Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis tested positive for an elevated testosterone level and was suspended Thursday for 10 games.
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66/118 Browns' Stallworth: 'I am truly sorry'
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AP - Suspended Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth feels he has done 'irreparable harm' to the family of the man he killed while driving drunk and said he is ready to accept whatever ruling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell makes on his future.
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67/118 National champion Florida opens fall practice
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AP - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has a Heisman Trophy, four championship rings and more accolades than most college football players could ever imagine.
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68/118 Gonzalez homers, leads Padres to 8-3 win over Mets
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AP - Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in a four-run third inning and drove in three runs, leading the San Diego Padres to an 8-3 win over the New York Mets on Thursday night.
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69/118 Magath aims to bring his magic to Schalke
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AFP - Having won the Bundesliga title with Wolfsburg last season, Felix Magath will now try to work the same magic on Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga when the season begins on Friday.
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70/118 Ballan wins Tour of Poland fifth stage
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AFP - Italy's Alessandro Ballan, of the Lampre team, won a sprint finish for the fifth stage of the Tour of Poland under the rain on Thursday.
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71/118 Roenick retires after 20 years in NHL
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AP - Jeremy Roenick was playing golf when he received a call from San Jose general manager Doug Wilson asking about the possibility of playing for the Sharks.
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72/118 Pampling leads Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
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AP - Rod Pampling shot a 5-under 67 in swirling mountain wind Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, a stroke ahead of a group that included two-time winner Vaughn Taylor and former Nevada player Rich Barcelo.
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73/118 One year later, Olympics boost China's confidence
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AP - Thousands of them visit the massive, empty building every day, making a connection with their nation's triumph.
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74/118 British Council cleared of Russian tax claims: report
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AFP - A Russian court cleared on Thursday the British Council of most of the back-tax claims made against it amid a diplomatic spat between London and Moscow, the Ria Novosti news agency reported.
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75/118 Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs released in UK
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AP - Britain's notorious 'Great Train Robber,' nearly 80 and close to death, was released Thursday from his prison sentence, but he's expected to stay right where he is — in a hospital bed.
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76/118 Britain's final WWI infantryman honored at funeral
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AP - Harry Patch, the last known survivor of trench warfare on World War I's Western Front, was buried Thursday in his native village with the simplicity he craved.
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77/118 Thousands turn out for funeral of last WWI trench soldier
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AFP - Thousands of people paid their respects Thursday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.
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78/118 FTSE 100 climbs on BoE cash injection
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AFP - Stocks in London finished higher on Thursday after the Bank of England agreed to create an extra 50 billion pounds of new money even though it expected the recession to soon bottom out.
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79/118 England flu deaths up, infections down
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AFP - The number of deaths in England linked to swine flu increased from 27 to 36 in the past week but the overall number of cases 'decreased significantly,' health authorities said Thursday.
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80/118 Bank of England pumps extra billions into economy
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AFP - The Bank of England shocked markets on Thursday by agreeing to create an extra 50 billion pounds of new money even though it expected the recession to soon bottom out.
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81/118 Thomson Reuters profits jump after big cost cuts
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AFP - Financial and professional information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that operating profit jumped 11 percent in the second quarter of the year as it reaped large cost savings.
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82/118 BoE plans new 50 billion pound boost for UK economy
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Reuters - The Bank of England took a far bigger step than expected to boost Britain's recession-hit economy on Thursday, stunning markets by expanding its quantitative easing plan to 175 billion pounds from 125 billion.
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83/118 Barclays approves $13.5 bln sale of investment unit
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AFP - British bank Barclays on Thursday said its shareholders had overwhelmingly approved the sale of its investment arm to US asset manager BlackRock for 13.5 billion dollars (9.4 billion euros).
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84/118 Troubled broadcaster ITV offloads Friends Reunited
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AFP - ITV, Britain's loss-making TV broadcaster, said Thursday it had agreed to sell website Friends Reunited for 25 million pounds, a fraction of what it paid for the pioneering social networking site.
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85/118 'Victoria Beckham lookalike' sought in Maddie case
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AFP - Private detectives working for the family of Madeleine McCann, the girl who went missing in Portugal two years ago said Thursday they wanted to trace a woman who is a 'Victoria Beckham lookalike'.
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86/118 Aviva insurance reports return to profit
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AFP - Insurance giant Aviva said on Thursday that it bounced back into the black in the first half of 2009 as the group boosted profit margins and cut costs amid an uncertain economic climate.
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87/118 British union calls for national postal strike
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Reuters - British postal workers are to be balloted in September for a national strike and thousands of Royal Mail staff are to take part in industrial action against job cuts over the next three days, a union said on Thursday.
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88/118 Postal workers to strike
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AFP - More than 25,000 postal workers are to launch a series of strikes over the next few days in a deepening row over pay and jobs, unions said Thursday.
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89/118 Commuters hit by rail walk-out
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AFP - Thousands of passengers were Thursday facing travel chaos as workers from rail firm National Express East Anglia began a two-day walk out after last-ditch negotiations broke down.
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90/118 AP NewsBreak: US looks to Vietnam for Afghan tips
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AP - Top U.S. officials have reached out to a leading Vietnam war scholar to discuss the similarities of that conflict 40 years ago with American involvement in Afghanistan, where the U.S. is seeking ways to isolate an elusive guerrilla force and win over a skeptical local population.
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91/118 9 die in fire at Belgian convalescent home: official
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AFP - Nine elderly people died and three more were seriously injured in a fire at a convalescent home in Belgium, local mayor Dirk De Maeseneer and police said.
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92/118 Merkel to empower Germany's banking regulator: report
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AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel would give the nation's banking supervisor extensive powers over struggling banks, including the capacity to dismiss executives, if reelected, a newspaper said Friday.
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93/118 Fire rages through Belgian retirement home, 9 dead
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AP - A fire raged through a retirement home close to Brussels late Thursday, leaving nine people dead and three more in critical condition, officials said.
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94/118 Fulham qualify, Roma, Galatasaray swamp rivals in Europa League
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AFP - English Premier League Fulham reached the Europa League play-off round on Thursday where they were joined by free-scoring Roma and Galatasary.
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95/118 On war's anniversary, Georgia, Russia vie in media
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AP - A year after their war, Russia and Georgia are locked in a battle of words and images over how the world will remember the conflict. Each seeks to be exonerated, each wants its adversary condemned — and both say the other side is spoiling for a new fight.
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96/118 Demjanjuk lawyer calls for case to be closed
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AP - John Demjanjuk's attorney filed two motions Thursday for the Nazi death-camp case against his client to be closed, arguing that the 89-year-old is not fit to stand trial and that the evidence against him is shaky.
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97/118 Russia's Putin strips for stardom, again
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AP - Vladimir Putin drew scrutiny reserved for Hollywood action heroes this week, as Kremlin images of him fishing, swimming, rowing and riding bare-chested on a Siberian mountain were snapped up by media all over the world.
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98/118 Intelligence officials: Taliban leader Mehsud dead
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AP - Three Pakistani intelligence officials say that Pakistan's Taliban chief has been killed in a CIA missile strike and his body buried. But one of the three says no intelligence agent has actually seen the body.
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99/118 SKorea doing everything to free citizens in North
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AP - South Korea's president said Friday the country is 'doing everything it can' to win the release of its citizens detained in North Korea, after former President Bill Clinton brought home two American journalists.
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100/118 Clinton vows new US support for Somalia
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AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday pledged to expand American support for Somalia's weak interim government and threatened sanctions against neighboring Eritrea for aiding an extremist group she says is trying to launch worldwide terrorist attacks from Somalia.
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101/118 Ferry sinks off Tonga; dozens missing, feared dead
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AP - Giving women and children the comfort of cabins while men stayed on deck may have doomed them to be trapped inside an overnight ferry that capsized in heavy seas off Tonga, officials said. Dozens are missing and feared dead.
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102/118 Pace bowler Zaheer has shoulder surgery - report
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Reuters - Strike bowler Zaheer Khan has undergone shoulder surgery and is likely to miss next month's triangular one-day series in Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in South Africa, local media reported on Friday.
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103/118 Uighur activist calls for probe on unrest in China
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AP - A Uighur activist called Friday for a U.N. investigation of recent violence in western China as 100 people demonstrated outside the Chinese consulate in Melbourne.
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104/118 Ouch! Early flu shot season comes with 3 jabs
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AP - Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots this fall. That's right, three times. This year's flu season is shaping up to be a very different one. Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu.
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105/118 White House advises Dems on health care protests
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AP - Top White House officials counseled Democratic senators Thursday on coping with disruptions at public events on health care this summer, officials said, and promised the party and allies would respond with twice the force if any individual lawmaker is criticized in television advertising.
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106/118 Back treatment for elderly no better than fake one
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AP - A common treatment that uses medical cement to fix cracks in the spinal bones of elderly people worked no better than a sham treatment, the first rigorous studies of the popular procedure reveal.
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107/118 Koala Sam, Aussie bushfires icon, dies
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AFP - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday led mourning for Sam the koala, whose rescue from deadly bushfires inspired the nation but who has died during surgery for a sexually transmitted disease.
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108/118 Certain drugs may increase risk of falling
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Reuters - In elderly men and women, certain medications can increase the risk of falling, new research shows.
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109/118 Scientists decode HIV genome structure: study
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AFP - Scientists in the United States have decoded the overall structure of the HIV virus genome that causes AIDS in humans, according to a study published Thursday.
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110/118 Diabetes ups TB risk in children and adolescents
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Reuters - Nearly one in three children and adolescents with 'insulin-dependent' type 1 diabetes have a positive skin test for tuberculosis (TB) and are at risk of developing active TB and spreading the infection to others, according to the results of a study conducted in a TB-endemic area.
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111/118 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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112/118 Asia stocks dip, Aussie dollar gets brief lift
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Reuters - Asian stocks dipped on Friday as investors grew cautious before a key U.S. jobs report, while the Australian dollar got only a brief lift despite signals from the central bank that interest rates could rise over time.
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113/118 Senate clears $2 billion 'clunkers' extension
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Reuters - The U.S. Senate approved and sent to the White House on Thursday a $2 billion extension of the 'cash for clunkers' autos sales incentive program.
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114/118 Obama likely in no rush to nod on Bernanke's fate
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Reuters - President Barack Obama is unlikely to tip his hand as soon as financial markets would like on whether he plans to name Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to another term.
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115/118 Fannie Mae draws on U.S. support after $14.8 billion loss
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Reuters - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of U.S. home mortgage funding, on Thursday reported a $14.8 billion quarterly net loss that it said would force it to go to the U.S. Treasury trough a third time for money to stay in business.
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116/118 Citigroup may set loose its $100 million man: report
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Reuters - Citigroup Inc may give control of its Phibro commodities business to Andrew Hall, the energy trader making headlines for demanding a $100 million payday under his contract, The New York Times said on Thursday, citing a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
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117/118 Fannie Mae suffers massive loss, seeks more aid
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AFP - Troubled state-backed mortgage firm Fannie Mae took a massive 14.8-billion-dollar loss in the second quarter, and asked the US Treasury for another 10.7 billion dollars in aid, the company said Thursday.
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118/118 July sales drop shows retail pressure continues
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Reuters - U.S. retailers reported their 11th straight month of sales declines in July as shoppers continued to search for bargains and basics in the downturn.
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