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1/124 Cate Blanchett suffers head wound on stage
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AP - Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett suffered a bleeding head wound when she was hit by a prop on stage Wednesday during a Sydney theater performance.
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2/124 Rolling Stones official denies Watts quit the band
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Reuters - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has not quit the band, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, denying a news report from Australia.
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3/124 Judge says Jackson's estate can pay for funeral
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AP - Michael Jackson's estate will pay what are being called 'extraordinary' expenses for the pop singer's funeral, attorneys and a judge said Wednesday.
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4/124 AP source: DJ AM autopsy finds pills in stomach
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AP - DJ AM had prescription pills in his stomach and one in his throat when police found him dead in his apartment, a New York City official said Wednesday.
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5/124 Japan's soon-to-be first lady wants to meet Michelle Obama
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AFP - Japan's soon-to-be first lady, Miyuki Hatoyama, is an outgoing former actress with an interest in spirituality who says she shares a common 'sensibility' with Michelle Obama.
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6/124 Well-known Gypsy praises Madonna's defense of Roma
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AP - Romania's self-styled King of the Gypsies praised Madonna on Wednesday for using her 'Sticky & Sweet' world tour to speak out on behalf of Gypsies.
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7/124 Britain's Blair hopping the pond for Letterman
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AP - Tony Blair is set for his first appearance on David Letterman's 'Late Show.'
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8/124 Cate Blanchett injured during performance
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AFP - Australian Oscar winner and theatre director Cate Blanchett was 'absolutely fine' after suffering a head injury on Wednesday when she was hit by a prop during a live performance, reports said.
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9/124 Michael Jackson to be buried amongst the stars
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AFP - Two months after his death, Michael Jackson is to be buried on Thursday in a private sunset ceremony that will see the 'King of Pop' laid to rest alongside a galaxy of Hollywood stars.
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10/124 LeAnn Rimes announces her divorce on her Web site
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AP - LeAnn Rimes and her husband are getting divorced.
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11/124 Eminem, Mary J. to pay tribute to Def Jam Records
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AP - Eminem was never a part of Def Jam Records, but the rapper is going to be part of the celebration when the legendary label is honored by VH1.
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12/124 Madonna rocks Tel Aviv at tail end of tour
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AFP - American pop icon Madonna danced, gyrated and hopped in front of 50,000 adoring fans late Tuesday in Tel Aviv, where she is wrapping up her Sticky and Sweet tour with two sold-out shows.
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13/124 Madonna wrapping up world tour in Israel
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AP - Madonna brought her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a concert Tuesday in front of 50,000 fans who had endured a 16-year wait since the pop icon's last gig in Israel.
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14/124 Jackson death certificate reflects homicide ruling
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AP - Michael Jackson's death certificate has been amended to reflect his cause of death as a homicide, specifying 'injection by another' as the fatal injury.
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15/124 Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops director, dies at 74
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AP - Erich Kunzel, the award-winning conductor who headed the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since it was founded three decades ago and who won international fame through sales of more than 10 million recordings, has died at age 74.
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16/124 Real rock stars groove on `Guitar Hero' fame
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AP - When you're a real-life guitarist like Billy Squier, seeing fans trying to emulate your behavior in a video game can be weird.
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17/124 WW 2 concert: Music is a power for peace: Gergiev
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Reuters - Russian conductor Valery Gergiev led musicians from 40 countries Tuesday in a thrilling concert in the heart of former Nazi-occupied Poland to mark the outbreak of World War Two 70 years ago.
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18/124 Mark Knopfler hopes to 'Get Lucky' with CD, tour
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Reuters - With his sixth solo studio album coming September 15, Mark Knopfler is planning a big tour in 2010.
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19/124 Pearl Jam cuts out the middleman with 'Backspacer'
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Reuters - 'Super poppy.' 'Just plain fun.' 'Surprisingly optimistic.' 'Catchy as hell.' These are not phrases often used to describe Pearl Jam, the 30 million-selling purveyor of angst-ridden guitar rock now approaching its 19th year of existence.
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20/124 Review: Not much to laugh about `All About Steve'
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AP - It's bad enough that the usually enjoyable Sandra Bullock has found a way to star in not one but two flat romantic comedies this summer, between 'The Proposal' in June and now 'All About Steve.' But what's truly baffling — disheartening, really — is the fact that this latest one was written by a woman.
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21/124 China injects star power into anniversary film
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AP - China's staid cultural commissars are turning to the likes of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, hoping that an injection of star power into a state-funded movie about the communist revolution will attract young Chinese normally turned off by government propaganda.
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22/124 Venice opens with sentimental, sweeping Sicily drama
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Reuters - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with big-budget Italian movie 'Baaria,' a sentimental sweep through 20th century Sicily taking in Fascism, war, Communism and the mafia.
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23/124 Documentary explores Hefner's 'serious' side
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Reuters - Hugh Hefner is bringing his Playboy party to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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24/124 Toronto film festival hits the streets
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Reuters - The Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled plans to take it to the streets with free outdoor events, including an opening-night concert.
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25/124 Ford, Streep bring Hollywood to Deauville
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AFP - Hollywood stars Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep and Robin Wright Penn descend on the famed French seaside resort of Deauville from Friday for the town's annual festival of American films.
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26/124 Avril Lavigne To Make Things 'Complicated' For 'American Idol' Contestants
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'American Idol' hopefuls searching for the beaming smile of Paula Abdul at the judges' table this week will be met with the emo scowl of Canadian pop-rocker Avril Lavigne!Avril - and previously announced Katy Perry - will join 'Idol' when it comes to Los Angeles this week for the final two days of auditions.
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27/124 Mark Wahlberg, Rhea Durham Expecting Fourth Child
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Us confirms the news after his wife showed off her bump Saturday in L.A.
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28/124 Who's That Mystery Shopper?
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Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper go shopping at the Grove in LA.
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29/124 Stan Lee: Jackson 'wanted to be Spider-Man'
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Stan Lee reveals how Michael Jackson wanted to to buy the rights to Spider-Man, saying he was a 'hell of a nice guy' but there was 'something tragic about him.' (Sept. 2)
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30/124 Jay-Z: Beyonce and I 'Offended' People When We Wed
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Gwyneth Paltrow was invited - but he tells Oprah others were upset they didn't make the cut
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31/124 Official: DJ AM Had Six OxyContin Pills in His Body
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32/124 ROLL CALL: Alec Baldwin Only Has Eyes For One 'Housewife'
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By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Plus, Does Madonna's Jesus have real DJ chops? 'Harry Potter' stars go biker! And, the return of Punky Brewster!Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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33/124 Glam Slam: 'Sex' Is Back!
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By Ryan PattersonLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ahhhhh. A sigh of happiness. Sex is back...'Sex and The City 2.' They started shooting the sequel this week and already the fashion lovers in our office are going crazy. For the first movie, every day was like a fashion show on the streets of New York.
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34/124 ABC News: Gibson retiring, Sawyer will be anchor
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AP - Charles Gibson is retiring at the end of the year and Diane Sawyer will replace him in January as anchor of ABC's 'World News,' the network said Wednesday.
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35/124 Deep sea diver takes plunge into fiction
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Reuters - Deep-sea commercial diver Michael Ganas spent four years writing a novel that combined his love of engineering and the sea, but ended up publishing it himself because he found it hard to get anyone else interested.
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36/124 Sandra Bullock, Boot Gal, Rocks the 'All About Steve' Premiere
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Fashion Wire Daily - It's all about red boots in Sandra Bullock's crack-up new comedy 'All About Steve'; knee-high, chunky heeled red patent leather boots, in fact. As crossword puzzle creator and general oddball Mary Horowitz, Bullock wears those boots throughout the flim, as she wildly pursues Bradley Cooper, a television cameraman she meets on a blind date.
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37/124 `Await Your Reply' asks what makes identity true
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AP - 'Await Your Reply,' (Ballantine Books. 324 pages. $25) by Dan Chaon: It's a loaded question: Who are you? The lies, delusions, carefully selected memories, ambitions and wary truths that can answer that question are the subject of Dan Chaon's new novel, 'Await Your Reply.'
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38/124 Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative
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AP - Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention involves your electric sockets.
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39/124 EBay partially undoes Skype deal, selling majority
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AP - Rather than enduring the uncertainty of spinning off the Skype telecommunications service through a public stock offering, eBay Inc. has found a different way out: It is selling the majority of Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors.
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40/124 British e-reader company in partnership with Google Books
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AFP - Interead, the British company behind the COOL-ER electronic reader, announced a partnership with Google on Wednesday to add more than one million public domain books to its online bookstore.
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41/124 Nokia plans more phones, netbook
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AP - Nokia Corp., the world's biggest maker of cell phones, unveiled new models Wednesday that boast more music features and mesh better with Facebook and the Finnish company's upcoming netbook.
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42/124 Nokia unveils new smartphones to rival iPhone
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AFP - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, unveiled Wednesday three new smartphones as the Finnish firm tries to claw back market share from Apple's popular iPhone and RiM's Blackberry.
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43/124 No strain for Andromeda: Galaxy is cosmic cannibal
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AP - Our nearest major galactic neighbor is a cosmic cannibal. And it's heading this way eventually.
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44/124 Spacewalkers tackle hefty tank removal in orbit
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AP - A pair of spacewalkers successfully tackled a hefty tank removal job at the international space station Tuesday as their crewmates unloaded comedian Stephen Colbert's namesake treadmill for all 'those famously fat astronauts.'
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45/124 Wolf hunt is on in Idaho — for now
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AP - Gray wolves were back in the cross hairs of hunters on Tuesday, just months after they were removed from the federal endangered species list and eight decades since being hunted to extinction across the Northern Rockies.
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46/124 Greenland glaciers melting faster than ever: NGO
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AFP - Greenland's glaciers are melting into the sea faster than ever before, the environmental pressure group Greenpeace claimed on Wednesday.
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47/124 BP unveils 'giant' oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico
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AFP - Energy major BP has made a 'giant' oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico after drilling one of the industry's deepest-ever wells, it said Wednesday.
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48/124 Oil industry marks 150 years since first well
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AFP - One hundred and fifty years ago this week in a small Pennsylvania town an indefatigable businessman struck oil, changing the world forever.
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49/124 Tropical Storm Erika weakens slightly: NHC
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Reuters - Tropical Storm Erika, which formed late Tuesday in the western Atlantic Ocean, weakened slightly early Wednesday as it approached the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its last advisory.
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50/124 Sex scandal rocks PM's Labor party
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Reuters - A sex scandal rocked on Tuesday Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's scandal-plagued Labor Party in the state of New South Wales -- vital to Rudd's re-election hopes.
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51/124 Hoarding energy-guzzling bulbs ahead of EU ban
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Reuters - Germans, who sometimes see themselves as guardians of the environment, are hoarding energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs ahead of a looming European Union-wide ban, the GfK market research agency said.
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52/124 Grandson sues to clear Stalin over killings
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Reuters - Josef Stalin was in the dock on Monday when a Russian court held a preliminary hearing in a libel case brought by his grandson over a newspaper story which said the tyrant had ordered the killings of Soviet citizens.
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53/124 No Muslims at Malaysia Black Eyed Peas concert
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Reuters - Muslims in Malaysia have been barred from attending a concert by U.S. hip hop band the Black Eyed Peas sponsored by Guinness which is owned by the world's biggest spirits group Diageo.
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54/124 In this July 25, 2009, photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's ...
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(AP) - In this July 25, 2009, photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin holds her and Levi Johnston's son Tripp Johnston at the governor's picnic in Anchorage, Alaska. The father of Palin's first grandchild is speaking out in the October 2009 issue of Vanity Fair magazine about what went on inside the Palin household. Johnston says there wasn't much parenting. He says Palin's children pretty much took care of themselves, and did the cooking, cleaning and laundry. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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55/124 Map locates BP's large oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico ...
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(AP) - Map locates BP's large oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
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56/124 In this July 9, 2009 Levi Johnston, 19, is seen during a news ...
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(AP) - In this July 9, 2009 Levi Johnston, 19, is seen during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's first grandchild is speaking out in the October 2009 issue of Vanity Fair magazine about what went on inside the Palin household. Johnston says there wasn't much parenting. He says Palin's children pretty much took care of themselves, and did the cooking, cleaning and laundry. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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57/124 Bowl officials announce Little Caesars Pizza as the title sponsor ...
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(AP) - Bowl officials announce Little Caesars Pizza as the title sponsor of the former Motor City Bowl, now the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Left to Right: Bowl Executive Director Ken Hoffman, Chairman of Ilitch Holdings Inc., Michael Ilitch, Bowl Board of Directors President Lloyd Carr, Bowl CEO George Perles, Little Caesar, Little Caesars President Dave Scrivano, Ilitch Holdings Inc., President and CEO Christopher Ilitch, Little Caesars Franchisee Tim Putnam. (PRNewsFoto/Little Caesars Pizza)
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58/124 Retired truck driver Bud Grose, 76, stands next to his 1959 ...
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(AP) - Retired truck driver Bud Grose, 76, stands next to his 1959 John Deere tractor on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at his home in Glenrock, Wyo. A local police officer shocked Grose with a Taser during the town's Deer Creek Days parade on Aug. 1 after Grose ignored the officer's traffic command and departed the parade route. There are conflicting reports about whether Grose struck the officer with his tractor. (AP Photo/Matt Joyce)
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59/124 Former President George W. Bush arrives to speak on the Medicare ...
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(Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush arrives to speak on the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan in Jefferson City, Missouri, April 11, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young
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60/124 Bernard Madoff walks back to his apartment in New York in this ...
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(Reuters) - Bernard Madoff walks back to his apartment in New York in this December 17, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files
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61/124 Retired truck driver Bud Grose, 76, sits on his 1959 John Deere ...
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(AP) - Retired truck driver Bud Grose, 76, sits on his 1959 John Deere tractor on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at his home in Glenrock, Wyo. A local police officer shocked Grose with a Taser during the town's Deer Creek Days parade on Aug. 1 after Grose ignored the officer's traffic command and departed the parade route. There are conflicting reports about whether Grose struck the officer with his tractor. (AP Photo/Matt Joyce)
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62/124 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses reporters following ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses reporters following a speech at City Summit on Healthcare Reform and Economic Inspiration in San Francisco, California September 2, 2009. The summit featured healthcare experts from the fields of government, business and academics discussing national healthcare reform issues. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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63/124 Cleveland Indians third baseman Aaron Boone catches a grounder ...
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(Reuters) - Cleveland Indians third baseman Aaron Boone catches a grounder hit by Minnesota Twins Phil Nevin in the second inning of their American League baseball game in Cleveland, in this September 16, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Ron Kuntz
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64/124 A GM and Opel logos are seen on a Hydrogen car during a presentation ...
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(Reuters) - A GM and Opel logos are seen on a Hydrogen car during a presentation in Berlin, August 28, 2009. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
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65/124 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks during a speech ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks during a speech at City Summit on Healthcare Reform and Economic Inspiration in San Francisco, California September 2, 2009. The summit featured healthcare experts from the fields of government, business and academics discussing national healthcare reform issues. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH HEADSHOT)
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66/124 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gestures while delivering ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gestures while delivering a speech at City Summit on Healthcare Reform and Economic Inspiration in San Francisco, California September 2, 2009. The summit featured healthcare experts from the fields of government, business and academics discussing national healthcare reform issues. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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67/124 Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis leaves his office after ...
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(Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis leaves his office after calling an early parliamentary election in Athens September 2, 2009. REUTERS/John Kolesidis
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68/124 Flavia Pennetta of Italy hits a return to Sania Mirza of India ...
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(Reuters) - Flavia Pennetta of Italy hits a return to Sania Mirza of India at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 01:15 PM EDT shows a line of clouds with embedded showers behind a frontal boundary that extends through the western Atlantic across the northern Florida Peninsula and through the Gulf of Mexico. Moist easterly flow sweeps in behind this front, spreading across northern Florida and supporting showers and possible thunderstorms throughout the region and the nearby coastal waters of the Southeast. To the south, scattered showers with areas of brief heavy downpours, thunderstorms, and gusty winds to near 35 mph develop across the southern half of the Florida Peninsula. Meanwhile, decreasing showers and isolated thunderstorms are visible over eastern Oklahoma and the Ozarks as a warm front moves through the Central and Southern Plains. Elsewhere, atmospheric conditions in northeastern and southeastern Texas become favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution. High pressure dominates the northeastern quadrant of the nation, allowing for tranquil weather conditions today. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
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70/124 In this Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 photo, Christopher Runyon, 19, ...
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(AP) - In this Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 photo, Christopher Runyon, 19, stands outside of his home in Glouster, Ohio. Runyon has been unable to enlist in the armed services after failing his Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery exam. Under pressure from the Pentagon to trim its ranks, the Guard has been quietly phasing in new restrictions that make it harder to enlist. (AP Photo/Ty Wright)
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71/124 Mary Schapiro (L), chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, ...
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(Reuters) - Mary Schapiro (L), chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, prepare to testify before the House Financial services committee during a hearing on Regulatory Perspectives on the Obama Administration's Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals (Part I)" on Capitol Hill in Washington July 22, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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(AP) - A federal investigator inspects the wreckage of a helicopter in midtown Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The helicopter crashed into a duplex but did not catch fire. Authorities reported one person was killed and another injured in the incident. National Transportation Safety Board investigators were on the scene Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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73/124 Olive Garden introduces new menu items rooted in Italian culinary ...
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(AP) - Olive Garden introduces new menu items rooted in Italian culinary tradition, including a Pork Milanese entree. (PRNewsFoto/Olive Garden)
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74/124 Federal investigators inspect the neighborhood that the downed ...
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(AP) - Federal investigators inspect the neighborhood that the downed helicopter on the right flew over prior to crashing Tuesday in midtown Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The helicopter crashed into a duplex but did not catch fire. Authorities reported one person was killed and another injured in the incident. National Transportation Safety Board investigators were on the scene Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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(AP) - The transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Hall of Elyria, Ohio, arrives Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Hall died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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76/124 Firefighter Will Burks leans on his chainsaw before climbing ...
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(AP) - Firefighter Will Burks leans on his chainsaw before climbing down a steep section of the Angeles National Forest while his crew builds a fire break at Mt. Wilson, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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77/124 Firefighters move into position to build a fire break in the ...
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(AP) - Firefighters move into position to build a fire break in the Angeles National Forest around Mt. Wilson, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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78/124 A firefighter looks out over a smoke filled sky at Mt. Wilson, ...
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(AP) - A firefighter looks out over a smoke filled sky at Mt. Wilson, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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79/124 Venus Williams moves into 3rd round at US Open
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AP - Even with her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open in straight sets.
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80/124 Bolt may go for 4 golds at 2012 London Olympics
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AP - Usain Bolt may go for four gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in London.
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81/124 2 cathartic comebacks stay on track at US Open
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AP - They come from opposite ends of the spectrum — one a former champion and current superstar, the other still searching for his big moment.
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82/124 WR spot open heading into Bears' preseason finale
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AP - Rashied Davis figured there's not much more he could do to solidify his role and, for that matter, a spot on the Chicago Bears' roster.
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83/124 Rubio: NBA move too risky, complicated
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AP - Ricky Rubio wants to keep playing basketball in Spain, saying a move to the Minnesota Timberwolves would be too risky and complicate his life.
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84/124 Dunne deal for Aston Villa
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AFP - Aston Villa finally completed the signing of Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne from Manchester City on Wednesday.
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85/124 Vinokourov to fight on as Horner forced to quit Vuelta
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AFP - American Chris Horner has been forced out of the Tour of Spain after sustaining injuries in the mass pile-up which marred the end of Tuesday's stage, his Astana team said Wednesday.
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86/124 Canucks sign G Luongo to 12-year extension
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AP - The Vancouver Canucks and goalie Roberto Luongo agreed to a 12-year contract extension on Wednesday.
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87/124 US Open tennis joy for Li, despair for Mirza
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AFP - Asian players had contrasting fortunes in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday with China's Li Na coasting through and India's Sania Mirza enduring one of the worst defeats of her career.
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88/124 UK says it has been handed human remains in Iraq
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AP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the U.K. is seeking to verify whether remains handed to British officials in Iraq are those of a British hostage.
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89/124 Scottish government loses Lockerbie vote
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AFP - The Scottish government was defeated Wednesday in a parliamentary vote over its release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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90/124 Scottish lawmakers disapprove of Lockerbie release
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AP - Scottish lawmakers held a symbolic vote Wednesday to disapprove of the Lockerbie bomber's release, as the British government emphatically denied that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi's freedom was motivated by economic or diplomatic reasons.
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91/124 Lockerbie bomber in intensive care: Libyan official
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AFP - The convicted Lockerbie bomber, released from a Scottish jail last month on compassionate grounds because of ill health, has been admitted to hospital intensive care in Tripoli, a Libyan official said on Wednesday.
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92/124 Britain denies 'double-dealing' over Lockerbie bomber
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AFP - Britain denied Wednesday any 'double-dealing' with oil-rich Libya over the release of the Lockerbie bomber but admitted it had not wanted the former Libyan agent to die in a Scottish prison.
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93/124 Teens planned 'UK Columbine' massacre, jury told
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Reuters - Two teenagers plotted to go on a killing spree at their school in northern England in a chilling imitation of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in the United States, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
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94/124 Manchester teens 'planned copycat Columbine'
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AFP - Two teenagers plotted a killing spree at a Manchester school on the 10th anniversary of the infamous Columbine High School massacre in the United States, a court heard Wednesday.
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95/124 BP unveils 'giant' oil discovery in Gulf of Mexico
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AFP - British energy major BP has made a 'giant' oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico after drilling one of the industry's deepest-ever wells, it said Wednesday.
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96/124 Graphic British safety video is an Internet hit
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AP - A graphic British public service announcement about the dangers of sending text messages while driving has become an Internet hit and sparked debate around the world.
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97/124 British PM denies 'double-dealing' over Lockerbie
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AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday denied any 'double-dealing' over the Lockerbie bomber, insisting his release had been entirely a matter for the Scottish government.
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98/124 Women urged to take folic acid supplements earlier
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AFP - Women of childbearing age should take folic acid supplements before they get pregnant, a charity urged Wednesday, following a rise in spina bifida cases in Scotland.
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99/124 Govt 'did not want Lockerbie bomber to die in jail'
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AFP - Britain did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday, while insisting London did not pressure the Scottish government over the issue.
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100/124 Murder probe after man killed in shooting
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AFP - Police launched a murder inquiry on Wednesday following the shooting of a 22-year-old man in Luton.
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101/124 Britain marks anniversary of child evacuations
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AP - Britain held a service of thanksgiving Tuesday to remember the thousands of children who were evacuated to the countryside to protect them from German bombs during World War II.
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102/124 World envoys ask what next after Afghan elections
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AP - U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke tried to play down worries about Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday as mounting charges of election fraud raised questions about years of costly international efforts to help his country.
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103/124 France threatens boycott on US auto firm over plant closure
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AFP - France's industry minister threatened Wednesday to call a boycott against US car parts maker Molex, accusing it of blocking a buy-out proposal for a French plant that would save hundreds of jobs.
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104/124 London cool on French bid to curb bankers' pay
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AFP - European political drive to curb resurgent bank bonuses won guarded commitment from Britain on Wednesday, as EU ministers moved to pressure the United States into stronger regulation.
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105/124 Climate spotlight: 1,000 ice men melt in Berlin
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AP - A thousand miniature people have slowly melted away in a Berlin square in an effort by the World Wildlife Fund to draw attention to melting ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica.
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106/124 UN nuclear watchdog says Iran threat 'hyped'
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AP - The global threat posed by Iran's suspect nuclear program is 'hyped' because there's no hard proof that Tehran has an ongoing effort to build an atomic weapon, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency asserts in a magazine interview.
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107/124 Afghan spy boss killed in Taliban suicide attack
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AP - A Taliban suicide bomber attacked officials leaving a mosque east of the capital Wednesday, killing the country's deputy intelligence chief and 23 other people in a major blow to Afghanistan's security forces.
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108/124 Israelis, Palestinians resume high-level talks
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AP - Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday held their first high-level talks since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in March, pledging to step up economic cooperation despite the absence of peace negotiations.
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109/124 Strong Indonesian quake kills 33; flattens houses
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AP - Indonesians ran screaming out of buildings when a major earthquake rocked the country Wednesday, killing more than 30 people and unleashing a mass of rock and mud that buried villagers alive in their homes.
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110/124 China to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines
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AP - China is close to approving homegrown swine flu vaccines that manufacturers say can protect people with a single dose, an encouraging development for health officials racing to prepare for an expected spike in cases this winter.
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111/124 Hurricane Jimena swirls past southern Baja resorts
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AP - Hurricane Jimena plowed north through Baja California Wednesday, tearing off roofs, knocking down power poles and bringing welcome rainfall to a drought-stricken state.
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112/124 Lockerbie bomber taken to intensive care
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AP - The only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing was taken to intensive care Wednesday after his illness from terminal prostate cancer worsened, family members said.
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113/124 U.S. envoy Bosworth to visit Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo
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Reuters - U.S. special envoy Stephen Bosworth was to leave on Wednesday for Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo to discuss how to get North Korea to give up its nuclear programs but has no plans to meet North Korean officials on his trip, the U.S. State Department said.
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114/124 Study: Swine flu easily overtakes other strains
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AP - Put swine flu in a room with other strains of influenza and it doesn't mix into a new superbug — it takes over, researchers reported Tuesday.
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115/124 NYC schools to offer free swine flu vaccinations
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AP - The nation's largest school district said Tuesday it will offer free swine flu vaccinations to its 1 million-plus schoolchildren as New York City takes bold steps to avoid becoming the country's flu epicenter again in the fall.
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116/124 Advice on when flu needs TLC or a doctor's care
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AP - When is swine flu just miserable and when do you need a doctor? If it's hard to breathe, that's an emergency. It's the not-so-obvious cases that can have parents, or the sick of any age, fretting.
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117/124 Swine flu: 10 things you need to know
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AP - Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It's also spread around the world, infecting tens of thousands and killing nearly 2,000.
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118/124 Report: Tips on creating fat-fighting communities
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AP - Where you live matters when it comes to children's waistlines, says a report that finds lots of options localities could and should use to fight child obesity — from easy bike paths, to luring healthier stores, to taxes on junk food.
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119/124 Wall Street clings to slim gains as caution prevails
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Reuters - Stocks managed to hold on to tiny gains on Wednesday afternoon as jitters about the economy kept investors from returning to the market in full force after three straight days of declines.
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120/124 Fed minutes: no need to expand, shrink asset buys
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Reuters - Federal Reserve officials in August believed risks to the U.S. economy had eased 'considerably' but thought low interest rates would be needed for an extended period to bolster what would likely be at best a modest recovery, documents released on Wednesday showed.
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121/124 Pfizer to pay record $2.3 billion to settle charges
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Reuters - Pfizer Inc agreed on Wednesday to plead guilty to a U.S. criminal charge relating to promotion of its now-withdrawn Bextra pain medicine and will pay a record $2.3 billion to settle allegations it improperly marketed 13 medicines.
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122/124 SEC fumbled 5 Madoff probes, report finds
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Reuters - U.S. securities regulators missed repeated chances to uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, a sharply critical review by a federal watchdog said on Wednesday.
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123/124 U.S. private job losses down, factory orders up
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Reuters - The United States lost fewer private sector jobs in August than in the prior month while companies also planned fewer layoffs, suggesting modest improvement in the beleaguered U.S. labor market.
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124/124 Weak retail report cards likely, analysts say
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AP - It may be the beginning of the year for students, but for retailers, it's report-card time. Analysts expect the early grades on the back-to-school selling season to be weak when retailers report August results Thursday.
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