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1/125 Robert Cray gets first computer, talks new CD
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AP - Though music has taken a digital turn, Robert Cray didn't recently get his first computer to keep up with industry trends. The Grammy-winning blues singer is just making sure he can see his young son and wife while he's on tour.
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2/125 Madonna lights Sabbath candles with Netanyahu
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AP - Madonna has joined the Israeli prime minister and his family in the traditional ritual that welcomes the Jewish Sabbath, lighting candles and reciting a blessing together with Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sarah.
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3/125 Cage, Mendes bring Hollywood to Venice
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AFP - Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes brought Hollywood to Venice on Friday with Werner Herzog's action-packed 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.'
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4/125 Rocker Johnny Hallyday cancels gig over swine flu
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AFP - Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday has cancelled a concert in Reunion due to the rapid spread of swine flu on the Indian Ocean island, his producer said on Friday.
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5/125 No redemption for this 'Bad Lieutenant'
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AP - German director Werner Herzog says his 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,' starring Nicolas Cage as a drug-addicted homicide detective and Eva Mendes as his prostitute girlfriend, has nothing to do with Abel Ferrara's 1992 cult classic starring Harvey Keitel. He hasn't even seen it.
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6/125 Abramovich scaling Africa's highest mountain:official
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AFP - Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of under-fire English premiership giants Chelsea has begun scaling Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, at the start of a 10-day visit to Tanzania, officials said on Friday.
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7/125 Tim Gunn: Comic crimefighter against fashion evils
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AP - Tim Gunn is taking his fight against fashion crimes from the workrooms of 'Project Runway' to the pages of a comic book. And, wow, does he get to wear a power suit.
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8/125 Stars, family honor Michael Jackson at funeral
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Reuters - Michael Jackson was buried on Thursday, more than two months after he died of a drug overdose, marking the last stop for a superstar who spent most of his 50 years in the public gaze.
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9/125 Guest: Many wept during Jackson's Calif. funeral
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AP - Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place.
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10/125 Robbie Williams charts route back to the top
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AFP - British pop star Robbie Williams unveiled his comeback single Friday, calling it a 'turning point' which will decide his future after three years out of the spotlight and reports of odd behaviour.
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11/125 Poignant final farewell as Jackson laid to rest
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AFP - Michael Jackson has finally been laid to rest in a crown-adorned glittering gold coffin after family and friends saluted the tragic 'King of Pop' in a poignant farewell.
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12/125 Barrymore to host skating event in Detroit area
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AP - Drew Barrymore wants all movie and/or roller skating fans to join her in suburban Detroit next week for a get-together in support of her new movie.
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13/125 Sprinkling of fans seek view of Jackson funeral
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AP - Few fans gathered — and those who did were kept at a distance — to say goodbye to Michael Jackson.
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14/125 DJ AM service attendees recount 12-step meeting
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AP - Attendees at a service for DJ AM say hundreds of friends gathered at the unique memorial fashioned after a 12-step meeting.
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15/125 Timbaland unleashes his beats in 'Beaterator'
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AP - Timbaland is not afraid of wannabes stealing his flow.
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16/125 Q&A: Rapper Pitbull on party jams, performing
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AP - Wonder why you always hear party jams like 'The Anthem' and 'I Know What You Want Me (Calle Ocho)' from Pitbull?
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17/125 Singer Brittani Senser keeps Minneapolis home base
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AP - Brittani Senser has deep roots in Minneapolis, where her father played for the Minnesota Vikings and where the singer grew up.
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18/125 Warner Bros. poised to take summer box-office crown
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Reuters - Topping the summer box office has become habit-forming at Warner Bros. Hollywood's summer ends Labor Day, but already it's clear that Warners again will top distributor market-share rankings with $957 million in domestic grosses since the season began May 1, according to Nielsen EDI.
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19/125 Jason Bateman renewed after being `Arrested'
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AP - As usual, Jason Bateman is calm in the midst of chaos.
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20/125 Artists protest Tel Aviv focus at Toronto film fest
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Reuters - The Toronto International Film Festival is under attack for its decision to present a series of films spotlighting the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, which a group of high-profile artists and celebrities say constitutes complicity in 'the Israeli propaganda machine'.
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21/125 Bullock comedy 'Steve' knows little about humor
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Reuters - When things go as seriously wrong as they do in the Sandra Bullock comedy 'All About Steve,' a viewer is challenged to guess what the filmmakers thought they were doing. A 1930s screwball comedy with a modern sensibility? A misguided valentine to those who march to the beat of a different drummer?
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22/125 Russell Crowe challenges columnist to bike duel
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AP - An Australian newspaper mocked Russell Crowe for smoking and shoveling down a fatty meal during a recent bike ride, so the notoriously salty actor set out to prove he is still in gladiator shape — by challenging the paper's gossip columnist to a duel by bicycle.
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23/125 'The Road' premieres at Venice
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AP - Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee play father and son on a harrowing and hopeless journey in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's devastating novel 'The Road,' premiering Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
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24/125 'Life During Wartime' quasi-sequel to 'Happiness'
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AP - Todd Solondz assembles the same characters from 1998's 'Happiness' but an entirely different cast for his latest film 'Life During Wartime,' premiering Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
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25/125 Kimora Lee Spoils Her Girls
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After taking her daughters on a shopping spree, Kimora Lee Simmons gets a parking ticket.
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26/125 Tattoo Parlor Fined After Rihanna Inked Without A License
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Several people will forever be able to claim that Rihanna tattooed them. And the shop where it all went down is going to have to pay for it.According to TMZ, East Side Ink was cited by the New York City Department of Health for 'operating with an unlicensed tattoo artist on site.'
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27/125 Bradley Cooper: My Parents Taught Me About Romance
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Bradley Cooper stepped onto the fast track to stardom in this summer's biggest comedy hit, 'The Hangover.' Now he's Sandra Bullock's leading man in 'All About Steve,' playing a news cameraman being stalked by a wacky woman who constructs crossword puzzles for her local newspaper.
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28/125 ROLL CALL: Rihanna Gets Wooed!
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By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Plus, Jon Gosselin's new girlfriend is complaining about his new 'fame.' Jesse Metcalfe is keeping his clothes on! And, Jessica Simpson does the runway. Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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29/125 CSI Creator Kicks Off Contest for New Digi-Series
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'Do not read this book. Experience it. Welcome to the Dark side,' says CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, referring to his latest project: it's a book he calls the world's first digi-novel because it combines words with video footage.Dark Origins is the first in a series of crime thrillers debuting online that follow hero Steve Dark in his quest to track down a serial killer. The interactive experience can be found at Level 26.com. Watch full episodes of CSI here. 'About every twenty pages of this crime novel, I will provide the reader with the option of logging in to www.level26.com to watch 2-3 minutes of motion picture footage which will bridge the story from one chapter to another,' Zuiker says. 'Before your eyes, the characters will come alive.' Bringing the 20 episode series to life is ...
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30/125 Fox adds on-air tweets to `Fringe' reruns
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AP - Summer reruns are ho-hum television, but Fox is trying out a possible solution: Add Twitter.
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31/125 Philly newspapers, creditors clash over 'local' ads
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Reuters - The bankrupt publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer has run afoul of creditors over its 'Keep It Local' campaign, an unusual tactic that appeals to newspaper readers to support insiders' bid for the company.
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32/125 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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33/125 `Don't post that!' — networking etiquette emerges
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AP - Stephanie Kahn wanted to bask in her engagement for a few hours before diving into the task of calling aunts, uncles and good friends with the big news. And even before she could call them, she had a surprise party to attend, one that her fiance had set up for their parents and her 'closest group of girlfriends.'
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34/125 Executive who led Google's China expansion leaving
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AP - The executive who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search engine announced Friday.
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35/125 Judge extends deadline to debate Google book deal
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AP - The final assault on a class-action settlement that would expand Google Inc.'s already vast digital library has been delayed until next week.
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36/125 Internet addiction center opens in US
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AP - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game 'World of Warcraft.' As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.
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37/125 Canadian firm predicts victory in Microsoft patent case
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AFP - A Canadian company in a patent dispute with Microsoft said Friday it expects to ultimately triumph in the case despite a court ruling allowing the US software giant to continue selling Microsoft Word.
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38/125 Big chunk of space junk misses space station
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AP - A big piece of space junk safely sped by the international space station and shuttle Discovery, missing by less than a mile.
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39/125 Arctic reverses trend, is warmest in two millennia
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AP - The Arctic is warmer than it's been in 2,000 years, even though it should be cooling because of changes in the Earth's orbit that cause the region to get less direct sunlight. Indeed, the Arctic had been cooling for nearly two millennia before reversing course in the last century and starting to warm as human activities added greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
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40/125 Study: Loggerhead turtles put at risk by fishing
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AP - It's a scene that scientists say is all too common: A commercial fishing boat pulls in a net full of shrimp or tuna and finds a loggerhead sea turtle mixed in with the catch.
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41/125 Tackling wider air pollution would speed climate action: UN
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AFP - Countries could speed up their action against climate change if they tackled air pollution as well as carbon dioxide enissions, the UN Environment Programme said Friday.
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42/125 BP admits concerns about Libyan prisoner transfer
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AP - British oil company BP PLC said Friday that it had expressed concern to the government about progress on a prisoner transfer deal with Libya, but said it had not raised the case of the Libyan agent convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.
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43/125 BP warned UK of risk in delayed Libya prisoner deal
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Reuters - British oil major BP Plc told the UK government two years ago that slow progress in concluding a Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Libya threatened a multi-billion dollar exploration deal it was negotiating.
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44/125 Jimena weakens to tropical depression over Mexico
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AP - Jimena weakened to a tropical depression Friday after hitting Mexico's Baja California peninsula as a hurricane earlier this week and causing flooding that killed at least one man.
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45/125 McDonald's vs McCurry heads for Malaysia court again
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Reuters - An eight-year legal battle between fast food giant McDonald's and a Malaysian restaurant called McCurry over copyright infringement is set to continue on Monday in the country's highest court.
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46/125 Obviously it wasn't armed robbery...
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Reuters - A bank in Florida refused to cash a check for an armless man because he could not provide a thumbprint.
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47/125 College prank elevates flamingo's status
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Reuters - Some stories don't fly. This one doesn't even breathe.
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48/125 Advert criticized over 'young' partial nude model
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Reuters - Britain's advertising watchdog has criticized an ad for a clothing company featuring a partially nude model who appeared to be younger than 16.
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49/125 Japan's new first lady says rode in a spaceship
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Reuters - Japan's next prime minister might be nicknamed 'the alien,' but it's his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another world.
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50/125 Looking for an evening class? Try butchery
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Reuters - Britain's recession has prompted a wave of self-help trends ranging from bee-keeping to growing vegetables -- and one of the fastest growing is DIY butchery.
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51/125 Arrest made in theft ring that hit Bernankes
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Reuters - A woman described by a federal agent as a heroin addict with a stash of wigs was arrested in Miami on charges of being part of an identity theft ring that targeted the wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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52/125 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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53/125 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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54/125 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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(AP) - This photograph taken on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, shows Dover Downs casino in Dover, Del. A federal appeals court last month that Delaware can offer parlay betting, but not single-game betting, on NFL games. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)
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56/125 In this photograph taken on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, bettors ...
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(AP) - In this photograph taken on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, bettors watch horse races at the new sports book parlor at Dover Downs casino in Dover, Del. A federal appeals court last month that Delaware can offer parlay betting, but not single-game betting, on NFL games. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)
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57/125 In this photograph taken on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, Dave Miller, ...
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(AP) - In this photograph taken on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, Dave Miller, right, of Lewes, Del. watches horse races at the new sports book parlor at Dover Downs casino in Dover, Del. A federal appeals court ruled last month that Delaware can offer parlay betting, but not single-game betting, on NFL games. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)
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58/125 Serena Williams of the U.S. hits a return to Maria Jose Martinez ...
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(Reuters) - Serena Williams of the U.S. hits a return to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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(AP) - A construction worker secures roofing material on the top of a high-rise building in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Investors looked past a jump in the nation's unemployment rate and focused on a drop in the number of layoffs as a reason to push stocks higher.(Friday.AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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60/125 In this screen shot, the website for The Pulse service is shown. ...
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(AP) - In this screen shot, the website for The Pulse service is shown. (AP Photo/Echometrix)
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61/125 Serena Williams of the US celebrates a point against Maria Jose ...
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(AFP) - Serena Williams of the US celebrates a point against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain during their 3rd round US Open match at Flushing Meadows.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)
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62/125 This December 2, 2005 photo obtained from the US Army shows ...
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(AFP/US Army-HO/File) - This December 2, 2005 photo obtained from the US Army shows then Pfc. Steven Green, preparing to blast a lock off the gate of an abandoned home during a search operation in Mullah Fayed, Iraq. Green will spend his life in prison for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the slaughter of her family, a judge ruled Friday.(AFP/US Army-HO/File/Spc. George Welcome)
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(Reuters) - The Motorola logo is seen on the companies corporate headquarters in Schaumberg, Illinois, February 3, 2009. REUTERS/John Gress
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64/125 Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and movie director Werner Herzog pose ...
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(Reuters) - Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and movie director Werner Herzog pose for photographers during a photocall at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
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65/125 US Sanya Richards celebrates after winning the women's 400m ...
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(AFP/BELGA) - US Sanya Richards celebrates after winning the women's 400m competition at the Memorial Ivo Van Damme, IAAF Golden League athletics meeting in Brussels.(AFP/BELGA/Virginie Lefour-Yorick Jansens-D)
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(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for IEEE, Susan Hassler (center) moderates a roundtable discussion with leading experts including Dominique Durand, Jose Principe, Nitish Thakor, Bin He, Andrew Schwartz, Graham Collins (journalist) and Gary Glover (l to r) on Thursday Sept. 3, 2009 to announce the latest advancements in neuro-engineering at the 31st Annual IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society conference in Minneapolis, Minn. This was the first of two innovation roundtable discussions surrounding the prevention, treatment and detection of neurological disorders. More than 2,000 engineers and experts from around the world attended the conference. (Dawn Villella / AP Images for IEEE )
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67/125 An Airbus A380 takes part in a flying display three days before ...
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(Reuters) - An Airbus A380 takes part in a flying display three days before the opening of the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
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68/125 Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez bites his nail during an appearance ...
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(AP) - Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez bites his nail during an appearance at Superior Court to request to drop corruption charges against him in Hartford, Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. Perez was arrested in January on charges he accepted a bribe from a city contractor. He was also charged on Wednesday with trying to extort money from a developer. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, September 4, 2009 at 1:15 PM EDT shows a few clouds in the Plains associated with some showers. The rest of the East is under the influence of a high pressure system that is providing dry weather to the area. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
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(Reuters) - Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien poses after winning the Jack Adams Trophy at the 2009 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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(Reuters) - People use computers to search for jobs at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. U.S. employers cut 216,000 jost in August, fewer than in previous months but the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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72/125 Unemployed clerical worker Mayre Milo searches for a job at ...
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(Reuters) - Unemployed clerical worker Mayre Milo searches for a job at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. U.S. employers cut 216,000 jost in August, fewer than in previous months but the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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73/125 People use computers to look for work at the California Employment ...
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(Reuters) - People use computers to look for work at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. U.S. employers cut 216,000 jobs in August, fewer than in previous months but the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)
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74/125 A man uses a computer to look for work at the California Employment ...
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(Reuters) - A man uses a computer to look for work at the California Employment Development Department in San Francisco, California September 4, 2009. U.S. employers cut 216,000 jobs in August, fewer than in previous months but the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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(AP) - Construction workers place siding on the top of a high-rise building in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. A mixed report on the labor market in August contained enough kernels of hope to send stocks higher in light trading Friday. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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76/125 British film director Peter Greenaway gestures while addressing ...
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(Reuters) - British film director Peter Greenaway gestures while addressing the audience during the 12th Expresion en Corto International Film Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico July 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Armas
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77/125 This image provided by the US Air Force shows aviator wings ...
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(AP) - This image provided by the US Air Force shows aviator wings which were worn by U.S. Army Air Force pilots during World War II. Sixty- five years after his plane was shot down in Germany, bomber pilot Bernerd Harding is returning to the small town in hopes he can find the wings he buried in the dirt cellar where he was held captive. (AP Photo/US Air Force)
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78/125 In this photo taken Aug. 24, 2009, a catfish feeds near the ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Aug. 24, 2009, a catfish feeds near the surface of a pond at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Aquaculture-Fisheries Center in Pine Bluff, Ark. A proposed PhD in aquaculture would be the first doctorate offered by UAPB. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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79/125 In this undated photo provided by Bernerd Harding, back row ...
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(AP) - In this undated photo provided by Bernerd Harding, back row far left, shows the 8th Air Force's 492 Bomb Group squadron in Milford, N.H. Sixty-five-years after his plane was shot down over Germany, Harding returns to the small town in hopes he can find the lapel wings he buried in the dirt cellar where he was held captive. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Bernard Harding)
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80/125 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at US Open
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AP - Defending champion Serena Williams has moved into the fourth round at the U.S. Open with another straight-set victory.
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81/125 Sharapova, Oudin win to set up third-round match
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AP - They are both ahead of schedule.
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82/125 Pac-10 reviewing Oregon RB Blount's actions
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AP - The Pac-10 Conference will review tape of a punch thrown by Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount following the Ducks' loss to Boise State in the season opener Thursday night.
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83/125 Papelbon is fined for taking too long to pitch
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AP - Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been fined again for slowing down games.
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84/125 Martinez beats Lincecum, Phillies edge Giants 2-1
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AP - Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night.
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85/125 Casillas wants to break 'curse' at World Cup qualifier
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AFP - Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who has never won a match with Real Madrid at Deportivo La Coruna's El Riazor stadium, hopes to break this 'curse' when he plays for Spain there on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
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86/125 Slovenia's Bozic wins Tour of Spain sixth stage
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AFP - Slovenia's Borut Bozic of Vacansoleil won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Friday as Germany's Andre Greipel of Team Columbia held on to the overall lead.
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87/125 Pennetta races through in US Open tennis
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AFP - taly's Flavia Pennetta underlined her US Open challenge with another rapid-fire win on Friday.
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88/125 Anna Rawson shoots 64 in Canadian Women's Open
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AP - Anna Rawson shot a course-record 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen in the Canadian Women's Open.
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89/125 Japan's Hatoyama may attend 2016 Olympic vote
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AP - Japan's incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will be asked to support Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid by attending the IOC meeting in Copenhagen next month.
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90/125 'British Schindler' reunited with WWII evacuees
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AFP - A former stockbroker hailed as the 'British Schindler' enjoyed an emotional reunion Friday with mostly Jewish former evacuees whom he helped flee from the Nazis as children 70 years ago.
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91/125 Graphic car crash warning prove YouTube hit
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AFP - A graphic police video about the dangers of sending text messages while driving has become a worldwide hit on the Internet.
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92/125 Britain, US defend Afghanistan strategy
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AFP - Britain and the United States on Friday defended their strategy in Afghanistan amid mounting criticism over the rising death toll from war-weary voters.
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93/125 British author Keith Waterhouse dies at 80
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AP - British writer Keith Waterhouse, a raconteur and wit whose works include the enduringly popular novel 'Billy Liar,' has died at the age of 80.
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94/125 Brown defends troop presence in Afghanistan
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AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended Britain's military presence in Afghanistan on Friday — a major policy speech that came as a defense aide quit over the mission's strategy and a soldier was court-martialed for refusing to return to the war-torn country.
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95/125 Jews who escaped Nazis as kids recreate train trip
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AP - A vintage train carrying Holocaust survivors pulled into London on Friday, ending a three-day trip across Europe that marked the 70th anniversary of their extraordinary rescue by a young British stockbroker.
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96/125 BP denies lobbying over Lockerbie bomber release
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AFP - BP said on Friday it had lobbied the government to speed up a prisoner transfer accord with Libya to smooth its business ties with Tripoli but denied pressing for the Lockerbie bomber to be released.
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97/125 British climber dies on Mount Olympus
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AFP - A 22-year-old British climber died on Mount Olympus in central Greece after falling into a ravine, local police said on Friday.
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98/125 British car sales rise 6% in August
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AFP - Sales of new cars in Britain rose by 6.0 percent in August thanks to a government-backed old-for-new scheme, industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said on Friday.
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99/125 Cannibal killer murdered again after care blunders
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AFP - A killer murdered a friend and cooked and ate part of his brain after tricking mental health staff into releasing him into the community, official reports said.
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100/125 Brown defends Afghan mission in key speech
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will launch Friday a defence of the campaign in Afghanistan amid rising troop deaths, warning Britain will not walk away when its own security is at stake.
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101/125 Key aide to defence minister quits over Afghan conflict
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AFP - A key aide to the defence secretary resigned Thursday over the war in Afghanistan, and launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government's handling of the conflict.
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102/125 Two young brothers admit 'horror' attacks on boys
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AFP - Two brothers aged 12 and 10 admitted Thursday carrying out a brutal attack in a village on two young boys who were beaten and tortured, while one had a sink dropped on his head.
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103/125 Britain confirms identity of dead hostage in Iraq
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AP - A British hostage discovered dead in Iraq has been identified as a security contractor abducted by militants in 2007, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday.
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104/125 WTO rules European subsidies to Airbus illegal: report
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AFP - The World Trade Organisation has judged European subsidies paid to Airbus illegal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a source 'familiar with the matter.'
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105/125 European countries call on G-20 to tackle bonuses
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AP - Top finance officials debated the next steps for the recovering global economy on Friday, with European countries pushing for a crackdown on bankers' bonuses while the U.S. stressed the need to boost bank reserves to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis.
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106/125 Fallon forced to settle for second on comeback
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AFP - Former champion jockey Kieren Fallon on Friday had to settle for second place in his first race in Britain since 2006.
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107/125 Spain's Santander to open 600 branches in Brazil
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AFP - Santander, Spain's largest bank, plans to open around 600 branches in Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, by 2013, through its subsidiary in the country, documents showed on Friday.
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108/125 Irish warning as EU treaty support slips
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AFP - Ireland's foreign minister warned Friday that the government faces a 'significant challenge' in a second referendum on a new EU treaty next month, as a poll showed support for a Yes vote slipping.
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109/125 Denly out of second Australia ODI
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AFP - England opener Joe Denly will miss the second one-day international (ODI) against Australia at Lord's on Sunday as a result of the football injury he sustained during practice this week.
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110/125 Dutch investigators: Man acted solo in royal crash
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AP - An unemployed recluse who attempted to slam his car into an open-topped bus carrying Queen Beatrix was acting alone and targeting the royal family, police said Friday.
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111/125 World stocks up as US job losses ease
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AP - Stock markets mostly rose Friday after official data showed U.S. job losses eased somewhat in August, suggesting the world's largest economy is recovering, although sluggishly.
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112/125 NATO jets bomb fuel tankers; Afghans say 70 killed
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AP - An American jetfighter blasted two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan on Friday, setting off an explosion that Afghan officials said killed more than 70 people, including insurgents and some civilians who had rushed to the scene to collect fuel.
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113/125 AP IMPACT: Calm — then sudden death in Afghan war
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AP - The pomegranate grove looked ominous.
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114/125 Madonna lights Sabbath candles with Israel PM
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AP - Madonna joined the Israeli prime minister and his family Friday in the traditional ritual welcoming the Jewish Sabbath
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115/125 Gabon court confirms Ali Bongo's victory
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AP - The constitutional court Friday declared the son of Gabon's late dictator the victor of a disputed presidential election, extinguishing the opposition's last chance for legal redress and increasing tension in a nation wracked by postelection violence.
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116/125 China blames Muslim separatists for needle attacks
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AP - URUMQI, China — China's security chief blamed Muslim separatists Friday for a string of bizarre needle attacks that drew thousands of angry protesters into the streets as officials disclosed five people were killed and 14 injured during demonstrations in this restive city.
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117/125 Wealthy developer gunned down on Sydney street
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AFP - A millionaire Australian property developer who once tried to sue the sultan of Brunei was gunned down in front of his young son outside their exclusive Sydney home, police said Friday.
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118/125 CDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kids
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AP - The first detailed study of U.S. children killed by swine flu found the outbreak differs from ordinary flu in at least one puzzling respect: It appears to be taking a higher toll on school-age youngsters than on babies and toddlers.
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119/125 White House signals openness to health compromise
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AP - Even as liberals urge President Barack Obama to demand bold, far-reaching changes to the nation's health care system, the White House signaled openness Thursday to compromises that might attract moderate congressional Democrats as well as some Republicans.
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120/125 Potential key to AIDS vaccine discovered: study
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AFP - US researchers have discovered two powerful new antibodies which could hold the key to achieving a viable AIDS vaccine, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
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121/125 Scientists find gene that can stop mice from becoming obese
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AFP - Researchers have found a gene that when blocked can keep mice from becoming obese, even if they consume a high-fat diet, new research released Thursday found.
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122/125 Wall Street rises on payrolls data; semis lift Nasdaq
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Reuters - Stocks gained ground on Friday after a mixed payrolls report failed to rattle investors as U.S. job losses in August were the smallest in a year, although the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high.
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123/125 Jobless rate rises to 26-year high
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Reuters - U.S. job losses were the smallest in a year last month, but the unemployment rate unexpectedly jumped to a 26-year high, according to data on Friday that showed the labor market limping toward health.
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124/125 Roubini: 'U-shaped' recovery is possible
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Reuters - Nouriel Roubini, a leading economist who predicted the scale of global financial troubles, said a U-shaped recovery is possible, with leading economies undeperforming perhaps for 3 years.
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125/125 FHA says won't need congressional support
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Reuters - The U.S. Federal Housing Administration said on Friday it would not need a congressional subsidy even if mortgage-related losses push its reserves below a level demanded by Congress.
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