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1/124 Miss USA among 15 Miss Universe finalists
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AP - Miss USA was chosen Sunday as one of the top 15 finalists who will be vying for the Miss Universe crown. Kristen Dalton joins contestants from the following countries: Puerto Rico, Iceland, Albania, Czech Republic, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Kosovo, Australia, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Croatia and Venezuela.
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2/124 Police say fugitive reality TV star found dead
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AP - Canadian police say fugitive murder suspect Ryan Jenkins has been found dead of an apparent suicide in a motel in British Columbia. Sgt. Duncan Pound of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police border integrity unit says police responded to a call about a dead person in Hope, east of Vancouver, and then called investigators who were part of the massive manhunt for Jenkins.
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3/124 Police probe burglary at Lindsay Lohan's L.A. home
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Reuters - Police were called for the second time in three months to the Hollywood Hills home of actress Lindsay Lohan on Sunday to investigate a burglary there.
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4/124 Police probe burglary report at Lohan's LA home
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AP - Police are investigating a reported burglary at Lindsay Lohan's home in the Hollywood Hills. Los Angeles police Officer Norma Eisenman says the possible break-in was reported to police early Sunday.
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5/124 Pitt, Tarantino's 'Basterds' earns glorious $37.6M
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AP - The war effort by Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt has paid off as their history lesson 'Inglourious Basterds' claimed victory at the box office with a $37.6 million debut.
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6/124 Great train robber Biggs says sorry -- to his family
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AFP - Ronnie Biggs, notorious for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, said sorry in a German newspaper interview on Sunday -- but only to his family for the hurt he has caused them.
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7/124 Actor Antwon Tanner pleads guilty in scheme in NYC
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AP - 'One Tree Hill' actor Antwon Tanner has pleaded guilty to selling more than a dozen Social Security numbers for $10,000. Tanner told a federal judge in Brooklyn on Friday that he was a middleman, selling numbers someone else provided. He and his lawyer didn't comment on how he got involved in the scheme.
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8/124 Annie Leibovitz, photographer of stars, faces ruin
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AFP - Annie Leibovitz is as famous as the people she photographs but now the genius behind the lens is close to financial ruin -- a victim, some say, of her own relentless artistic ambition.
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9/124 Court approves Jackson exhibit over family objections
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AFP - A Los Angeles court has given a nod to a touring exhibition of Michael Jackson memorabilia, despite objections from the late singer's mother Katherine Jackson.
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10/124 Jackson memorabilia tour approved; London's first
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AP - A judge on Friday firmly approved a deal between Michael Jackson's estate and a concert promoter to exhibit his memorabilia, praising the arrangement that the singer's mother had fought in court over her concerns that it could harm his legacy and wasn't competitively bid.
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11/124 Guitarist James Burton fails to set world record
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AP - Pioneering rockabilly guitarist James Burton led an ensemble of about 800 guitar players Saturday in a celebration of his 70th birthday, but failed in his attempt to make the Guinness Book of World Records.
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12/124 Michael Moore, Drew Barrymore to headline Toronto film fest
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AFP - The 34th Toronto International Film Festival next month will welcome actress Drew Barrymore, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and director Michael Moore among the more than 500 celebrities expected to attend, organizers said Thursday.
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13/124 Ex-model's breast implants were key to body's ID
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AP - The remains of a former model whose killing set off an international manhunt for a reality television star were so badly mutilated that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her.
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14/124 Hasidic star Matisyahu saving reggae with new disc
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Reuters - It's not easy being a big celebrity in a close-knit Orthodox Jewish community.
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15/124 Spike Lee's Jackson birthday bash could draw 10K
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AP - New York City officials want to find a larger place for Spike Lee to hold his celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday.
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16/124 Tarantino's Nazi movie slays at box office
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Reuters - Nazis and Quentin Tarantino proved a lethal combination at the worldwide box office as the bad-boy director topped the weekend charts with his violent World War Two movie 'Inglourious Basterds.'
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17/124 Worldwide `Avatar' previews thrill sci-fi fans
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AP - Fans wearing 3D glasses clapped as soon as James Cameron's face appeared on screen. The filmmaker, shown in 3D, invited moviegoers to enjoy a 16-minute peek of his anticipated sci-fi epic 'Avatar,' which was screened for free around the world Friday.
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18/124 Police probe burglary at Lindsay Lohan's L.A. home
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Reuters - Police were called for the second time in three months to the Hollywood Hills home of actress Lindsay Lohan on Sunday to investigate a burglary there.
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19/124 'Inglourious Basterds' takes box office top spot
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AFP - 'Inglourious Basterds,' the latest stylized action flick from director Quentin Tarantino, took the top spot at the North American box office this weekend, initial figures showed Sunday.
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20/124 Panasonic leans on `Avatar' movie for 3-D PR blitz
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AP - 'Titanic' director James Cameron has signed on with Panasonic Corp. to promote new 3-D TVs.
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21/124 Hollywood playing catch-up with videogames
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Reuters - Films and videogames would seem a match made in heaven, so why are games based on hit movies so bad? Despite sharing the same demographic of devoted fans, action, sci-fi and fantasy films rarely translate into branded videogame hits.
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22/124 Among character actors, Jane Lynch is leading lady
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AP - Jane Lynch looks fresh, well-rested — a surprise, given she seems to have appeared in, well, what seems like every film and television show this year.
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23/124 Reality Star Accused of Killing Model Found Dead in Canada
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Police confirm fugitive Ryan Jenkins 'took his own life'
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24/124 Robin Williams accidental star of new indie comedy
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Reuters - Yes, you want to have a great screenplay and a talented director, but no project ever gets made until a star's attached.
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25/124 Friend: 'Millionaire's' Megan 'Devastated' After Model's Murder
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Megan Hauserman, star of 'Megan Wants A Millionaire,' is 'devastated' in the wake of news that show contestant Ryan Jenkins is suspected of murder, a friend told People. 'Megan is devastated,' the friend told the mag. 'She got to know Ryan through her show, and she is shocked and saddened by the week's events.'
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26/124 Dina Lohan On Lindsay's Home Burglary: 'Thank God She Wasn't Home'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lindsay Lohan's Hollywood Hills home was burglarized over the weekend, according to her mother, Dina. The 'Living Lohan' star told People on Sunday that the news, first reported by TMZ, was 'true.'
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27/124 Mark Ballas On Revealed 'Dancing' Partner Melissa Joan Hart: 'Team Melarky Needs Your Love!'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Mark Ballas and Melissa Joan Hart will be paired on Season 9 of 'Dancing With The Stars' - and the two are already Tweeting about it.'Hiya partner!' the former 'Sabrina The Teenage Witch' star Tweeted at Mark on Friday night. 'I'm so excited to get this season started! Can't wait to waltz tomorrow.'
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28/124 Police: Reality TV actor found dead in motel
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AP - A reality show contestant wanted for murder in the gruesome death and mutilation of his ex-wife was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide after hanging himself in a secluded motel, authorities said.
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29/124 Venezuela repeats at Miss Universe contest
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AP - Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all, again.
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30/124 Attack on Obama riles Beck's advertisers
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AP - Glenn Beck returns to Fox News Channel after a vacation on Monday with fewer companies willing to advertise on his show than when he left, part of the fallout from calling President Barack Obama a racist.
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31/124 Fashion Front-and-Center at 'My One and Only' Premiere
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Fashion Wire Daily - What brings fashion designers running? If you're in New York City on a hot summer night, it is Renee Zellweger, who stars in the new film 'My One and Only.' The premiere of that Fifties-era comedy drew a who's who of well-known couturiers on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
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32/124 Will antitrust probe keep Microsoft, Yahoo apart?
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AP - Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. hope that by joining forces, they can tilt the balance of power in Internet search away from Google Inc. First, however, Yahoo and Microsoft have to convince regulators that their plan won't hurt online advertisers and consumers.
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33/124 Movie theaters cut print show times as Web gains
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AP - Filmgoers who have long turned to the local newspaper to find theaters and show times for movies may have to start looking elsewhere as theater chains rethink the value of paper and ink in a digital age.
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34/124 Jordan Palmer helping players develop iPhone apps
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AP - A small icon of Chad Ochocinco's smiling face is the doorway to the receiver's latest media venture.
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35/124 Smartphones drive language learning innovation
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AFP - The boom in 'smartphones', led by Apple's iPhone, has inspired language learning tools that would have been inconceivable just months ago -- and a Hong Kong firm is leading the charge.
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36/124 Apple tells FCC jury still out on Google Voice
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AFP - Apple has told US regulators it is studying a Google Voice application for iPhones and is not conspiring with telecom partner AT&T to bar the software from the coveted mobile devices.
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37/124 Beetles, wildfire: Double threat in warming world
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AP - A veil of smoke settled over the forest in the shadow of the St. Elias Mountains, in a wilderness whose spruce trees stood tall and gray, a deathly gray even in the greenest heart of a Yukon summer.
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38/124 NASA embraces pop culture on next shuttle flight
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AP - When Discovery flies to the international space station this week, it will deliver a new treadmill named for a TV comedian and pick up a Buzz Lightyear toy.
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39/124 NASA clears shuttle for launch, weather improving
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AP - NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for liftoff Tuesday, and the weather looks promising as long as thunderstorms stay away during fueling.
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40/124 Alternative energy powerhouse Brazil finds big oil
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AP - Brazil, long proud of its push to develop renewable energy and wean itself off oil, has a bad case of fossil-fuel fever.
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41/124 Death toll in Siberian power plant blast at 69
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AP - Searchers on Sunday combed wreckage at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant for six workers missing since an explosion a week ago. Three more bodies were found, raising the death toll to at least 69 people.
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42/124 Discovery gets the all-clear for Tuesday launch
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AFP - NASA gave a final green light to continue the countdown to the launch of the shuttle Discovery Tuesday toward the International Space Station, carrying a crew of seven including a Swede.
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43/124 Traffic noise could be ruining sex lives of frogs
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AP - Traffic noise could be ruining the sex lives of urban frogs by drowning out the seductive croaks of amorous males, an Australian researcher said Friday.
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44/124 Fu Long the panda celebrates turning two in Vienna zoo
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AFP - Fu Long the panda, Europe's first to be conceived naturally while in captivity, celebrated his second birthday with a huge bamboo cake at an Austrian zoo on Sunday.
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45/124 End of civil war opens up Angolan 'Jurassic Park'
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AFP - Angola is best known for oil and diamonds, but dinosaur hunters say the country holds a 'museum in the ground' of rare fossils -- some actually jutting from the earth -- waiting to be discovered.
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46/124 Lead poisoning investigation begins in China
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AP - Health and environmental officials have been sent to central China to investigate who is responsible for pollution from a manganese processing plant that caused more than 1,300 children to become sickened with lead poisoning, a local government official said Monday.
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47/124 The Nation's Weather
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AP - Hurricane Bill will be the big headline for the country on Sunday even through it will not even make landfall. As it parallels the Northeast coast, it will produce large waves and strong winds in the greater Cape Cod area.
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48/124 Plugging Australian oil leak could take weeks
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AP - Plugging a leak at an offshore drilling rig that has caused an oil slick off Australia will take weeks, the operator said Sunday, though officials said there was little threat of environmental damage.
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49/124 Girl killed by wave that swept Maine lookout: official
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AFP - A seven-year-old girl was killed when a rogue wave swept a group of sightseers into the ocean from a cliff-top lookout in the northeastern US state of Maine, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009 at 11:45 p.m. EDT shows light scattered clouds with pockets of precipitation over the Northeast as a wave of low pressure pulls in moisture from the Atlantic Ocean before exiting the region. Meanwhile, light precipitation develops across areas of the Mid-Atlantic as a frontal boundary remains stalled along the majority of the East Coast. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
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51/124 Wave watchers are seen on a stony outcrop while taking in the ...
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(AP) - Wave watchers are seen on a stony outcrop while taking in the sights near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Sunday August 23, 2009. Hurricane Bill brought a steady downpour and fierce winds to Nova Scotia, knocking out power, cancelling flights and drawing curious onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of crashing waves as it marched through Atlantic Canada on Sunday.(AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tim Krochak)
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52/124 Boston Red Sox Victor Martinez gets by the tag attempt by New ...
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(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox Victor Martinez gets by the tag attempt by New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada on a 2-RBI double by Boston Red Sox David Ortiz during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Adam Hunger
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53/124 A man photographs heavy surf generated by Hurricane Bill while ...
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(AP) - A man photographs heavy surf generated by Hurricane Bill while kayakers and surfers wait for a wave to ride, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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(AP) - A surfer rides a wave Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Hurricane Bill was about 60 miles east-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Its maximum sustained winds had dropped to 80 mph, and it was moving northeast at 35 mph. The storm is expected to continue to weaken as it moves over cooler waters. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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55/124 Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez celebrates onstage after winning ...
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(Reuters) - Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez celebrates onstage after winning the Miss Universe 2009 annual pageant at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas August 23, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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(Reuters) - A man looks at an electronic board displaying falls in share prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo August 17, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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57/124 A man walks past the Thunderbird Motel where fugitive Ryan Jenkins ...
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(AP) - A man walks past the Thunderbird Motel where fugitive Ryan Jenkins was found dead in Hope, B.C., on Sunday August 23, 2009. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say fugitive murder suspect Ryan Jenkins has been found dead of an apparent suicide in a motel in the town of Hope about 90 minutes east of Vancouver. (AP Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
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(AFP/File) - File photo shows members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A reality-TV contestant suspected of killing his swimsuit-model ex-wife in the United States was found dead Sunday in a Canadian hotel room, local media reported.(AFP/File/Hector Mata)
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59/124 Philip Goldberg, U.S. Envoy for North Korea sanctions, speaks ...
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(Reuters) - Philip Goldberg, U.S. Envoy for North Korea sanctions, speaks to media after meeting with South Korean nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac at the foreign ministry office in Seoul August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Choi Bu-Seok
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60/124 Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno talks to her father Shukarno from ...
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(Reuters) - Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno talks to her father Shukarno from a van belonging to the Islamic Religious Department at her father's house in Sungei Siput, about 300km (186 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysias state of Perak August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim
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61/124 Reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza (R) of Venezuela congratulates ...
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(Reuters) - Reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza (R) of Venezuela congratulates Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, winner of the Miss Universe 2009 annual pageant, held at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas August 23, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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62/124 In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Speaker Nancy ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, listens to speakers at a roundtable discussion on health care issues with religious leaders at St. James Episcopal Church in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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63/124 In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Speaker Nancy ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference after a roundtable discussion on health care issues with religious leaders at St. James Episcopal Church in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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64/124 In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Speaker Nancy ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Speaker Nancy Pelosi listens to speakers at a roundtable discussion on health care issues with religious leaders at St. James Episcopal Church in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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(AP) - This Feb. 6, 2009 photo provided by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences shows Jeremy Mathis right and Kristen Shake, one of his students studying ocean acidification, testing seawater samples in Jeremy's lab on the UAF campus in Fairbanks, Alaska. Alaska's marine waters are turning acidic from absorption of greenhouse gases faster than tropical waters, according to findings by Mathis. (AP Photo/University of Alaska, Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences)
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66/124 Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno carriers her daughter Wann Kaitlynn ...
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(Reuters) - Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno carriers her daughter Wann Kaitlynn Sari Dewi, 5, at her father's house in Sungei Siput, about 300km (186 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysias state of Perak August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim
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(Reuters) - Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is hugged by well wishers in her father's home in Sungei Siput, about 300km (186 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysias state of Perak August 24, 2009 as she prepares to go to prison to be caned. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim
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(Reuters) - Contestants take part in the opening number of the Miss Universe 2009 annual pageant held at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas August 23, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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(Reuters) - A man videotapes the storm surge created by Hurricane Bill in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, August 23, 2009. REUTERS/Paul Darrow
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(AP) - A man walks past Tokyo brokerage's electric signboard indicating Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average Monday morning, Aug. 24, 2009. Nikkei soared 319.13 points, or 3.1 percent, to end morning session at 10,557.33. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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(Canadian Press) - Betsy Alexander's piano playing cat Nora depresses a piano key in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Rourke)
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(AP) - A woman walks past Tokyo brokerage's electric signboard indicating Japanese stock prices information in Tokyo, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. The Nikkei 225 stock average gained 3.1 percent, or 319.13 points, to 10,557.33 in the morning session Monday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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(AP) - A man walks past Tokyo brokerage's electric signboard indicating Japanese stock prices and other financial information in Tokyo, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. The Nikkei 225 stock average gained 3.1 percent, or 319.13 points, to 10,557.33 in the morning session Monday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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(DDP/AFP/File) - A flag with the logo of US car maker General Motors flutters in front of the plant of car maker Opel in Bochum, Germany. General Motors kept Germans guessing over the weekend over the fate of its troubled Opel unit even as pressure mounted for a decision on a proposed takeover by Canada's Magna International.(DDP/AFP/File/Clemens Bilan)
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75/124 Phils top Mets 9-7 after unassisted triple play
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AP - Second baseman Eric Bruntlett turned an unassisted triple play to end the Philadelphia Phillies' wild 9-7 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. It was the 15th unassisted triple play in major league history — the second that ended a game. Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun also accomplished the feat on May 31, 1927, completing a 1-0 victory over Cleveland, according to STATS LLC.
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76/124 US picks up 3 more golds on final day of worlds
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AP - LaShawn Merritt raised the metallic blue baton high in the air as he crossed the finish line. Sanya Richards went with a simple flicking motion.
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77/124 Tour de LeBron comes through Akron
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AP - LeBron James gave fellow NBA All-Star Chris Paul a tour of his hometown — on two wheels.
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78/124 Franchitti wins Sonoma Grand Prix
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AP - Dario Franchitti hoisted a celebratory glass of red wine to his lips in a long-awaited moment for the IndyCar driver at Infineon Raceway.
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79/124 Andretti confident in re-signing Patrick
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AP - Owner Michael Andretti is confident Andretti Green Racing will re-sign Danica Patrick beyond this IndyCar season — and perhaps soon.
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80/124 Mason won't return to Thunder
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AP - Free agent Desmond Mason won't be returning to the Oklahoma City Thunder next season.
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81/124 Michigan's Rodriguez plans to play 3 QBs in opener
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AP - Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was lounging on the turf when a couple reporters approached, asking for the story behind the fact that he doesn't tie the laces of his cleats.
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82/124 Ancelotti expects great things from Drogba and Anelka
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AFP - Carlo Ancelotti believes Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka's revitalised partnership will strike fear into the hearts of Chelsea's Premier League title rivals.
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83/124 Cyclists roll out for Tour de Timor
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AFP - Some 280 cyclists from around the world pedalled out of East Timor's presidential palace on Monday, on the first leg of the inaugural Tour de Timor.
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84/124 Heatley wants trade, unhappy in role with Senators
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AP - Ottawa winger Dany Heatley reiterated his desire for a trade Friday, saying he's unhappy with his diminished role.
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85/124 Federer downs Djokovic to win Cincinnati Masters
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AFP - World number one Roger Federer defeated fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 to win the Cincinnati Masters title Sunday and cement his status as favourite for the upcoming US Open.
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86/124 Wheeee! Solheim Cup a breakthrough for Wie
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AP - This was the Michelle Wie everyone was waiting to see.
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87/124 Silva beats Griffin in UFC co-main event
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AP - At any weight class, Anderson Silva is proving too tough to beat.
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88/124 Diaz gets Malignaggi over decision
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AP - Juan Diaz beat Paulie Malignaggi in a 12-round, unanimous decision on Saturday night to win the vacant NABO junior welterweight championship.
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89/124 Cuba has no plans to field female boxing team
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AP - Cuba has no intention of fielding a team in women's boxing when the event makes its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games, according to the president of the Cuban boxing federation.
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90/124 Scotland defends Lockerbie bomber release
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AFP - Scotland's first minister has defended his government's decision to free the Lockerbie bomber after a blistering attack from the FBI chief and insisted that US-Scottish ties would remain strong.
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91/124 Lawmakers urge probe of Lockerbie bomber's release
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AFP - A senior US senator urged an independent investigation of Scotland's decision to free the Lockerbie bomber, expressing concern that British interest in Libyan oil may have played a role.
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92/124 Scottish leader defends Lockerbie bomber release
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AP - Scotland's government defended itself Sunday against unrelenting criticism from the U.S. over the decision to free the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber on compassionate grounds.
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93/124 MoD procurement harms army's ability to fight: report
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AFP - A report for the Ministry of Defence leaked Sunday said the MoD's procurement programme was hugely inefficient and harming Britain's ability to fight enemies like the Taliban.
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94/124 The charm of the Mini rolls on at 50
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AFP - The Mini might be 50 years old, but the love for the little British car showed no signs of waning as thousands of 'Minimaniacs' gathered earlier this month to celebrate the anniversary.
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95/124 Labour still way behind in polls
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AFP - Labour are still well behind in the opinion polls with a general election less than a year away, a survey out Sunday showed.
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96/124 West Ham's Davenport and mother stabbed
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AFP - West Ham defender Calum Davenport and his mother were stabbed Saturday in a suspected attempted murder at the family home, police said.
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97/124 Govt under scrutiny over role in Lockerbie release
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AFP - The government came under pressure on Saturday to explain its role in the release of the Lockerbie bomber, but strongly denied Libyan claims it was linked to trade deals.
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98/124 Gaddafi hugs Lockerbie bomber and thanks Britain
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Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hugged the convicted Lockerbie bomber and promised more cooperation with Britain in gratitude for his release, while London and Washington condemned his 'hero's welcome' home.
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99/124 British PM meets Petraeus for Afghanistan talks
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AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown held private talks on Afghanistan with top US military commander General David Petraeus on Friday, Brown's office said.
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100/124 Lockerbie affair linked to UK trade deals: Kadhafi's son
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AFP - The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi was linked to trade deals with Britain, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, said in a interview.
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101/124 Press slam bomber's release as 'surrender to terror'
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AFP - Newspapers Saturday slammed the release to Libya of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi calling it a 'sickening spectacle' and a 'surrender to terror.'
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102/124 Megrahi vows to prove innocence over Lockerbie
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Reuters - The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of the Lockerbie bombing vowed on Saturday to present new evidence before he died that would exonerate him of any involvement in the attack that killed 270 people.
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103/124 Lockerbie bomber's release a 'victory': Kadhafi's son
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AFP - The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is a 'victory' for all Libyans, Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said in a televised interview broadcast Friday.
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104/124 Former London mayor to marry at zoo
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AFP - Former London mayor Ken Livingstone -- a keen newt-fancier -- is to get married at the city's zoo, he told a newspaper.
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105/124 Godmothers rise on Naples crime turf
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AP - They go by such nicknames as 'Fat Cat' and 'Tomboy.' Their simmering power struggles once drove them into the streets, guns blazing. They rule their crime families with steely determination, and also raise the kids and stir the pasta.
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106/124 Thousands flee raging wildfires in Greece
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AP - A partial drop in gale-force winds early Monday offered hard-pressed Greek firefighters a brief respite after wildfires raged unchecked for two days north of Athens, burning houses and swathes of forest while forcing thousands to flee their homes.
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107/124 Athletics future encouraging: Sebastian Coe
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AFP - The future of athletics is encouraging but it also faces challenges to maintain a high profile and encourage the young to flock to it whether as participants or spectators, British athletics legend Lord Sebastian Coe told AFP, saying the sport has plenty more to offer than offer than Usain Bolt.
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108/124 Redknapp's Tottenham eye top-four finish
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AFP - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes his side are ready to nail down a place in the Premier League's top four after making their best start to a season for 49 years.
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109/124 Press hail England's hero Strauss
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AFP - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss was hailed as a hero in the British press after leading his team to victory, while questions were raised about Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's future.
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110/124 Pope freed from cast, says wrist still 'lazy'
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI made his first public appearance since having the cast removed from his broken right wrist, joking Sunday that his hand was 'freed,' but still a bit sluggish.
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111/124 Bosnia's ethnic divisions are evident in schools
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AP - It's shortly after noon, and teenagers who were taught their capital is Zagreb, in neighboring Croatia, are streaming out of Stolac High School. In an hour, their classrooms will be filled with children who have learned that their capital is Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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112/124 Pakistan Taliban commander vows Afghan fight
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AP - Pakistani Taliban fighters are committed to helping the fight in Afghanistan and consider Barack Obama their 'No. 1 enemy,' a top commander said amid uncertainty about whether a new leader has been appointed to head the movement.
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113/124 Report: 200 to go on trial after Xinjiang riots
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AP - More than 200 people are expected to go on trial this week for their involvement in sectarian riots last month that killed nearly 200 people in China's eastern region of Xinjiang, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.
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114/124 Even in death, Kim Dae-jung unites Koreas
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AP - In death as in life, Kim Dae-jung managed to bring the two rival Koreas together.
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115/124 Cuban TV shows Fidel Castro greeting students
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AP - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appeared on state television on Sunday for the first time since June 2008, meeting with a group of students from Venezuela. The broadcast showed the 83-year-old Castro looking healthier and rested and talking with the students at an undisclosed location on Saturday.
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116/124 US envoy praises Libya for Darfur crisis mediation
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AFP - US envoy Scott Gration praised Libya's role in resolving the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan at a meeting with Egyptian, Libyan and Sudanese officials in Cairo Sunday.
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117/124 Obama wants honest health care debate
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AP - President Barack Obama is challenging critics of his push to overhaul the health care system to stop making 'phony claims' about proposals now the subject of intense coast-to-coast debate.
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118/124 Lieberman says many health care changes can wait
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AP - An independent senator counted on by Democrats in the health care debate showed signs of wavering Sunday when he urged President Barack Obama to postpone many of his initiatives because of the economic downturn.
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119/124 WHO: Save Tamiflu for the young, old and pregnant
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AP - The World Health Organization said Friday that Tamiflu should only be given to particularly vulnerable people — a warning to countries like Britain where the swine flu drug is being handed out freely.
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120/124 Schools fight families over autism service dogs
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AP - Like seeing-eye dogs for the blind, trained dogs are now being used to help autistic children deal with their disabilities. But some schools want to keep the animals out, and families are fighting back.
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121/124 Lack of sun may dim depressed people's thinking
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Reuters - A lack of sunshine may cloud memory and other thinking or 'cognitive' functions in some people with depression, a new study hints.
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122/124 Adult video gamers often overweight, depressed
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Reuters - Teens aren't the only ones glued to the video game console. According to a new survey, the average video gamer in the U.S. today is 35 years old -- and not all that healthy physically or emotionally.
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123/124 Asia gains lift world stocks to 10-month high
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Reuters - Asian stocks jumped more than 2 percent on Monday, lifting world shares to a 10-month high, after upbeat U.S. housing data and optimistic comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spurred buying of riskier assets.
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124/124 Stocks may fly on housing, consumers
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Reuters - Is it game over for the recession? Or will consumers stay in hibernation?
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