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1/143 New Michael Jackson single to hit airwaves October 12
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Reuters - A new Michael Jackson single called 'This Is It' will hit the airwaves on October 12, two weeks before it is available as part of a two-disc album released by the late pop star's record label.
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2/143 Screenwriter Robert Towne 35 years after 'Chinatown'
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Reuters - Few screenwriters exemplified the renaissance in Hollywood filmmaking that took place in the 1970s more than Robert Towne.
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3/143 Miley talks tour, growing up, and Twitter feedback
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AP - Miley Cyrus doesn't need to look at the music charts to know that her songs are making a connection with the fans — all she has to do is update her Twitter page.
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4/143 Richard Attenborough sells part of art collection
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Reuters - Film director Richard Attenborough is auctioning part of his collection of British paintings, including one he sold to help finance Oscar-winning movie 'Gandhi' and which he bought back years later.
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5/143 Son of Italy's last king faces sleaze trial
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AFP - The 72-year-old son of the last king of Italy, Victor Emmanuel, is to face court over allegations of providing prostitutes and dealing in illegal slot machines, a magistrate announced Wednesday.
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6/143 'Pretty Woman' takes Hindu names for kids: report
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AFP - The children of Hollywood star Julia Roberts have been given Hindu names during shooting for her latest blockbuster in India, which has upset some locals over its use of a temple, reports say.
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7/143 Jessica Biel joins celeb climb to Kilimanjaro
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AP - When Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco and Isabel Lucas get together in Africa, they'll have nowhere to go but up.
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8/143 Lindsay Lohan to host F1 concerts in Singapore
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AP - Actress Lindsay Lohan will host three days of concerts featuring Beyonce Knowles and Black Eyed Peas to coincide with Sunday night's Singapore Grand Prix.
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9/143 Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights
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AP - A lawyer for Apple Inc. defended its use of Eminem's songs on iTunes as trial opened Thursday in a dispute with the rapper's publisher over who had the right to offer digital downloads of the music.
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10/143 Beyonce won't be 'naughty girl' at Malaysia show
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AP - Beyonce Knowles has sung about partying like a 'naughty girl,' but Malaysians can expect her to be on her best behavior for a concert in this Muslim-majority country next month, the event's organizer said Thursday.
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11/143 Too clean? Swayze once doubted 'Dirty Dancing'
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AP - 'Dirty Dancing' made Patrick Swayze a superstar, but when he first read the script, he found it a little clean.
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12/143 Despite claims of incest, Phillips defends father
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AP - Mackenzie Phillips has defended her father John Phillips as 'a good man' despite her claims that they had an incestuous affair.
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13/143 New Michael Jackson single to hit airwaves October 12
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Reuters - A new Michael Jackson single called 'This Is It' will hit the airwaves on October 12, two weeks before it is available as part of a two-disc album released by the late pop star's record label.
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14/143 Belgian tenor Helmut Lotti wants to find his own style
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Reuters - Belgian tenor Helmut Lotti has done Elvis, sung crossover classical music, crooned to stadium audiences across the globe, and even belted out Latino and African hits.
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15/143 For Melissa Peterman, life is a song
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AP - For Melissa Peterman, life after 'Reba' is something to sing about. Hopefully, it'll be somebody else doing the singing.
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16/143 Apple, Eminem headed for trial as talks break down
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Reuters - Apple Inc and Eminem have failed to settle a lawsuit over whether the rapper's songs can be downloaded on the iTunes music service, paving the way for a federal trial to begin on Thursday.
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17/143 Review: `Fame' entertains in a chaste way
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AP - The 'reinvention' of the 1980 high school musical 'Fame' — please, people, don't call it a remake — stays faithful to the spirit and structure of Alan Parker's original while sucking out all the raciness.
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18/143 Fact-checking Moore's 'Capitalism'
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AP - Despite the title of his new movie, Michael Moore really hates capitalism. He says it's a scheme for businesses to profit at the expense of the little guy.
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19/143 Disaster flick gets big push with novel TV promo
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Reuters - Sony Pictures is orchestrating an unprecedented preview ad campaign for '2012,' the latest disaster film from Roland Emmerich.
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20/143 Sci-fi movie, Sony ad prompt Nigerian image angst
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Reuters - A blockbuster sci-fi movie which caricatures Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals and a Sony PlayStation advert which implies they are fraudsters have infuriated a government battling to improve the country's image.
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21/143 Samantha Ronson To Turn The Tables On '90210'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- '90210' has picked up its latest high-profile guest-star - Samantha Ronson.The in-demand DJ - known outside of club circles for her volatile relationship with Lindsay Lohan - will star in the show's November 3 episode, a CW rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.
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22/143 Early Show Host Julie Chen Welcomes a Son!
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CBS president Les Moonves' wife gave birth to Charlie Thursday morning
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23/143 Mackenzie Phillips Returning to Oprah With Half Sister Chynna
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Days after she admitted her affair with her father, Mackenzie will appear via satellite on Friday's show
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24/143 Mackenzie Phillips: 'My Father Was Not a Bad Man'
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'He didn't set out to hurt me,' she says of their decade-long sexual relationship
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25/143 Drew Barrymore: 'Sexual Love Is Secondary to Me'
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She says she has 'stopped believing in happy endings'
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26/143 Jessica Biel to Climb Africa's Highest Mountain
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She will go on an expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for clean water worldwide
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27/143 ROLL CALL: The Hoff & Daughter Hit Up Lingerie Launch Party
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By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Plus, More 'Melrose' skin coming your way! Tension with 'The Hills' girls? And, the 'Tardy For The Party' music video drops!Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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28/143 Cheryl Burke Talks 'Dancing's' Tribute To Patrick Swayze: 'I Almost Broke Into Tears'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'Dancing With the Stars' paid an emotional tribute to late actor Patrick Swayze on Wednesday night and even the professionals who recreated some of the late actor's most memorable performances were moved.'It was an honor to be able to pay tribute to Patrick Swayze,' professional Cheryl Burke told Access Hollywood's 'DWTS' guest correspondent La Toya Jackson following last night's elimination show, which saw Ashley Hamilton and Macy Gray's departure.
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29/143 Glam Slam: LC's Line!
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By Ryan PattersonLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'I felt there should be a line that would allow women and young girls to be comfortable and look fashionable for an affordable price.'And so Lauren Conrad did something about it! She created an affordable collection, LC Lauren Conrad, which is launching in 300 Kohl's stores and online at www.kohls.com. The apparel line ranges in price from $20 to $60 and has a casual California chic vibe that Lauren herself epitomizes and the 23-year-old made sure all of her Fall Fashion musts were well represented in the collection.
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30/143 Chris Brown To Headline New Jersey Concert
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Chris Brown is making his return to the stage.The star will headline Power 105.1's Powerhouse '09 concert on October 27, 2009, at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey -- his first major concert since assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna in February.
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31/143 Who's the hero in steamy novel by ex-president
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AP - It was a passionate but hidden love. The president of the French Republic and the Princess of Cardiff had no choice.
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32/143 Ken Burns gives exhaustive treatment to parks
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AP - It was the nation's best idea, Ken Burns, says: the national parks system.
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33/143 Burberry's Knotted Moment in London
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Fashion Wire Daily - Burberry returned home to London Tuesday night, Sept. 22, staging the slickest runway show in memory in a local college, as the house unveiled its giant new Thames-side headquarters.
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34/143 Baidu CEO draws big crowd in Google's backyard
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AP - The billionaire founder of a popular search engine drew a big crowd Wednesday at Stanford University — and it wasn't one of the guys that started Google Inc. just a few miles from the campus they once attended.
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35/143 New accounting rules mean boost to Apple, others
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AP - Regulators approved changes to accounting rules Wednesday that in the short term will make sales and profits seem higher at technology companies selling certain gadgets that blend hardware and software.
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36/143 Review: Rubik's TouchCube a little too touchy
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AP - Thirty years ago Erno Rubik took a puzzle he had been tinkering with and turned it into the must-have brain twister toy, the Rubik's Cube.
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37/143 Feds weigh cell phone ban for bus, truck drivers
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AP - Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving, and recommended a ban.
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38/143 Smoke on the water — and in the microphone?
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AP - What do you get if you combine a smoke machine, some tubing, a laser pointer, a fan and a piece of toilet paper?
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39/143 Google apologizes for Gmail outage
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AFP - Google apologized Thursday for a Gmail outage which left some users of the free Web-based email service cut off for the second time in a month.
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40/143 Butterfly antennas key to navigating in migration
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AP - Millions of Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico for the winter and scientists have long speculated on how the insects find their way. Turns out, their antennas are the key.
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41/143 World leaders stress unity to fight crises
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AP - Global leaders on Thursday warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls.
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42/143 S.Korea scientist wins dog cloning court battle
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AFP - Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk has won a copyright battle over dog-cloning techniques his colleagues said Saturday.
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43/143 NASA data: Greenland, Antarctic ice melt worsening
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AP - New satellite information shows that ice sheets in Greenland and western Antarctica continue to shrink faster than scientists thought and in some places are already in runaway melt mode.
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44/143 Alaskans bank on annual oil royalty dividend
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AP - Isaac Nukapigak plans to spend his annual reward for living in Alaska just catching up with the basics of survival in his remote whaling village, where gasoline can top $9 a gallon and a gallon of fresh milk can set you back almost $15.
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45/143 French find prehistoric animal worship site
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AFP - French archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai, two research centres said Thursday.
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46/143 Top arbitration court to hear Chevron-Ecuador feud
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AFP - US oil giant Chevron opened a new front in its bitter dispute with Ecuador on Thursday, announcing a top global trade panel would probe part of a multi-billion-dollar claim against the firm.
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47/143 Water gushes down streets in drought-stricken LA
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AP - Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a rain-starved trickle these days.
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48/143 Maoists protest 'undignified' pageant
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Reuters - Scores of Maoist activists protested outside the venue of the controversial 'Miss Nepal' contest on Thursday, saying the beauty pageant was an insult to women.
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49/143 Sci-fi movie, Sony ad prompt Nigerian image angst
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Reuters - A blockbuster sci-fi movie which caricatures Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals and a Sony PlayStation advert which implies they are fraudsters have infuriated a government battling to improve the country's image.
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50/143 Beyonce stirs Islamist ire in Malaysia again
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Reuters - Malaysia's opposition Islamist party wants U.S. pop star Beyonce to cancel a planned concert in this Southeast Asian country, two years after it prevented the singer from performing, citing moral issues.
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51/143 Police hold suspect after chopper robbery
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Reuters - Swedish police said they were holding one suspect after armed robbers used a helicopter to stage a spectacular raid on a cash storage unit on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday.
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52/143 Kids, it's a nature walk -- sounds like fun!
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Reuters - German naturists will soon have their own 18-km (11-mile) long trail for hiking in the nude and some enthusiasts have been trying it out before the official opening next May.
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53/143 No curvy mannequins in shop windows
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Reuters - Iranian police warned shopkeepers Tuesday not to use mannequins without headscarves or which exposed body curves, official news agency IRNA reported.
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54/143 Is that the sky I see before me?
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Reuters - The roof of the church where William Shakespeare's remains lie is in danger of collapse, the group dedicated to the church's preservation said Monday.
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55/143 Shirtmaker designs tie for your iPod
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Reuters - For bored commuters with already bulging pockets, a shirt design company has come up with the perfect solution to keep them entertained on the trip to work -- a commuter tie with a hidden iPod storage pocket.
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56/143 Even Miss Venezuela can't escape economic crisis
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Reuters - Despite a second consecutive victory at this year's Miss Universe, even Venezuela's hugely successful beauty factory is feeling the global pinch.
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57/143 One in seven Germans want Berlin Wall back?
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Reuters - One in seven Germans want the Berlin Wall back because they were better off when the country was divided, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of the 20th anniversary of its collapse on November 9, 1989.
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58/143 Can men be taking to eyebrow-grooming?
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Reuters - British men are becoming increasingly interested in having their eyebrows professionally groomed, according to Debenhams department store which plans to hold men-only 'guybrow' nights.
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59/143 Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama make People's best-dressed
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Reuters - British actress Kate Winslet lead the pack of People magazine's 10 best-dressed women of 2009, with U.S. first lady Michelle Obama chosen for 'best accessible glamour.'
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60/143 One of the beauty supply shops where terror suspect Najibullah ...
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(AP) - One of the beauty supply shops where terror suspect Najibullah Zazi allegedly bought bomb-making supplies is pictured in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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61/143 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) and his wife Svetlana ...
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(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) and his wife Svetlana (L) arrive for the G20 Summit at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. Woman at right is unidentified. The G20 Summit will take place on September 24 and 25. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES)
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(AP) - One of the beauty supply shops where terror suspect Najibullah Zazi bought bomb-making supplies is pictured in the east Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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(AP) - Mark Fields, president of The Americas, Ford Motor Company, introduced the 2011 Ford Super Duty truck to media Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at the 2009 State Fair of Texas, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Ford Motor Co., Sam VarnHagen)
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64/143 This courtroom drawing shows U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer ...
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(AP) - This courtroom drawing shows U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer presiding over a hearing in federal court in Denver, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, for Najibullah Zazi, left, and his father Mohammad Zazi, center. Defense Attorney Author Folsom, right, talks to Zazi. (AP Photo/Jeff Kandby)
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(AP) - FILE--In this April 23, 2009 file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent checks traffic in Laredo, Texas, at the border crossing into Mexico. (AP Photo//LM Otero, file)
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66/143 David Gaouette, U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, ...
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(AP) - David Gaouette, U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, heads into the federal courthouse in downtown Denver on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, for hearings on the New York City terror suspect. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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(AP) - Chart shows performance of stock markets around the world
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68/143 Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende arrives for ...
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(Reuters) - Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende arrives for the G20 Summit at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. The G20 Summit will take place on September 24 and 25. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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69/143 Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, Inc., gives the keynote speech ...
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(Reuters) - Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, Inc., gives the keynote speech at the 140: Twitter Conference LA in Los Angeles September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
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(Reuters) - An undated scanning electron micrograph shows the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), spherical in appearance, on the surface of a human lymphocyte. REUTERS/CDC/Handout
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71/143 Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, center, arrives at ...
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(AP) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, center, arrives at Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. He will be attending the G 20 Summit being held in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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(AFP/File) - US Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, seen here in 2005. The governor of the northeastern state of Massachusetts on Thursday named Democrat Paul Kirk as an interim replacement to fill the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)
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73/143 Victoria (L) and Ted Kennedy Jr. listen as Paul G. Kirk Jr. ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Victoria (L) and Ted Kennedy Jr. listen as Paul G. Kirk Jr. speaks at a press conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts on Thursday named Kirk, a Democratic replacement to fill the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, giving President Barack Obama a vital extra vote in his health care reform battle.(AFP/Getty Images/Darren Mccollester)
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74/143 Paul G. Kirk Jr. speaks at a press conference at the Statehouse ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Paul G. Kirk Jr. speaks at a press conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts on Thursday named Kirk, a Democratic replacement to fill the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, giving President Barack Obama a vital extra vote in his health care reform battle.(AFP/Getty Images/Darren Mccollester)
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75/143 Paul G. Kirk Jr. (C) speaks as US Senator John Kerry (L) and ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Paul G. Kirk Jr. (C) speaks as US Senator John Kerry (L) and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick look on at a press conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirk, the former Democratic National Committee chairman, will take over Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat.(AFP/Getty Images/Darren Mccollester)
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76/143 Doreen Wang listens to instructions before interviewing her ...
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(Canadian Press) - Doreen Wang listens to instructions before interviewing her aunt at the StoryCorps studio in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. StoryCorps is seeking more life stories from U.S. Latinos, and launched StoryCorpsHistorias on Thursday in an effort to get them. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Seth Wenig)
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(AP) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev gets into his waiting car on the tarmac at Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Medvedev will be attending the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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(Reuters) - Members of the Chinese delegation carry a banner to the tarmac before the arrival of China's President Hu Jintao at the Pittsburgh International Airport for the G20 Summit in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. The G20 Summit will take place on September 24 and 25. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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79/143 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva, ...
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(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva, left, arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. They will be attending the G 20 Summit being held in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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80/143 Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his wife Svetlana ...
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(AP) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva deplane upon their arrival at Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Medvedev will be attending the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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81/143 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva, ...
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(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva, arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. They will be attending the G 20 Summit being held in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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82/143 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) meets with Japanese ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) meets with Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii at the G20 Summit in the Pittsburgh Convention Center, September 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Denoma (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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83/143 President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk to Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, en route to the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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84/143 A Shell customer leaves after gassing up in Redwood City, Calif., ...
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(AP) - A Shell customer leaves after gassing up in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Oil prices fell sharply Thursday for a second straight day as growing supplies of crude, gasoline and heating oil exposed how badly the recession has cut into energy demand. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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85/143 Wayne Gretzky resigns as Coyotes coach
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AP - Wayne Gretzky's tenure as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, a period marked largely by on-ice futility, ended abruptly Thursday when the 'Great One' announced he would be stepping down amid the financial turmoil surrounding the team.
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86/143 Bankruptcy judge signs off on Tribune's Cubs sale
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AP - A federal bankruptcy judge cleared the way Thursday for the Tribune Co. to sell the Chicago Cubs and the storied Wrigley Field to the family of billionaire and longtime fan Joe Ricketts.
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87/143 SAfrican track chief keeps job after sex-test flap
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AP - The head of South African track will keep his job even though he admitted to lying about his role in gender tests done on runner Caster Semenya.
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88/143 Kim Clijsters plans 2010 around her No. 1 — Jada
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AP - Kim Clijsters will center her 2010 schedule as much around young daughter Jada as around the four Grand Slams, planning a limited program that will put family first.
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89/143 Roar and upset from Lions
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AP - Yes, the Detroit Lions are losers of historic proportions. Should they fall at home to Washington on Sunday, they will drop into a morass visited by only one team in NFL annals.
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90/143 Twins top White Sox 8-6 to finish key 3-game sweep
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AP - Minnesota's pursuit of the Detroit Tigers got a big boost when the Twins swept three games against the Chicago White Sox to start a challenging 10-game road trip.
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91/143 Binghamton hoops star charged with dealing cocaine
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AP - New York police have charged standout Binghamton University basketball player Emanuel 'Tiki' Mayben with possessing and selling cocaine.
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92/143 Police drop probe over Bellamy clash with fan
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AFP - British police have dropped an investigation into a clash between Craig Bellamy and a fan who ran onto the pitch in last weekend's explosive Manchester derby, a spokesman said Thursday.
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93/143 Cycling ace Cancellara crushes rivals to win 3rd gold
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AFP - Swiss ace Fabian Cancellara claimed his third career gold in the men's time trial after crushing his rivals at the world road race championships on Thursday.
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94/143 Raymond scores in regulation and SO for Canucks
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AP - Mason Raymond started Vancouver's comeback early in the third period and finished it with the shootout winner as the Canucks remained perfect in the preseason with a 4-3 victory over San Jose on Wednesday night.
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95/143 Tennis champ Clijsters to play all 2010 Grand Slams
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AFP - US Open champion Kim Clijsters said Thursday she will play the four Grand Slams in 2010, as well as the Fed Cup and half a dozen more tournaments.
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96/143 Former running back Walker signs up for martial arts
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Reuters - Former Heisman trophy winner and twice NFL Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker has signed a multi-fight contract to compete in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), promoter Strikeforce said on Monday.
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97/143 Mayweather pummels Marquez in return to ring
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AP - Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.
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98/143 Ecclestone urges Briatore to appeal life ban
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AP - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone urged Renault team principal Flavio Briatore to appeal his life ban from Formula One for organizing Nelson Piquet Jr.'s crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
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99/143 Copenhagen readies for Olympic vote, world leaders
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AP - For a city that has never held an Olympics, Copenhagen will become an Olympic capital of sorts next week when it hosts an international meeting to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Games.
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100/143 Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in UK
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AP - An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found, a massive seventh-century hoard of gold and silver sword decorations, crosses and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.
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101/143 Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
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AP - The Anglo-Saxons were a group of Germanic tribes who gradually invaded England starting in the 5th century in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Originally, they came from what is now the coastal region of northwest Germany.
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102/143 Briton unearths record Anglo-Saxon treasure trove
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AFP - An unemployed British man unearthed the biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found in a country field, archaeologists said Thursday.
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103/143 Record Anglo-Saxon treasure trove found
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AFP - An unemployed metal detectorist has unearthed the biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found in a country field, archaeologists said on Thursday.
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104/143 Iran must be alert to US, British 'plots': Khamenei
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AFP - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday Tehran must remain alert to what he called US and British plots against the Islamic republic.
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105/143 Jaguar to close W.Midlands plant after 2014
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AFP - Indian-owned historic carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Thursday it will close one of its factories in the West Midlands over the next decade as part of a wider restructuring drive amid mounting gloom for the auto industry.
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106/143 British playwright wins Japan's Praemium Imperiale
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AFP - The Japan Art Association on Thursday named British playwright Tom Stoppard as a recipient of the Praemium Imperiale, one of the richest awards in the arts world.
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107/143 'Party over' for bankers: British finance minister
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AFP - Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling expressed confidence on Thursday that a G20 summit would strike a deal to clamp down on bonuses, insisting that 'the party' must end for bankers.
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108/143 Pope to visit Britain next year: reports
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AFP - Pope Benedict XVI will visit Britain next year after accepting an invitation from Prime Minister Gordon Brown, media reports have said, without naming sources.
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109/143 Govt complains to EU over Opel plan: report
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AFP - Britain has written to Europe's competition chief challenging plans by auto parts maker Magna to buy carmaker Opel, as fears of job losses gather steam, a report said on Thursday.
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110/143 Brown denies Obama 'snub' at UN
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AFP - President Barack Obama turned down five requests from Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a meeting this week, amid tensions over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, reports here said on Thursday.
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111/143 VT Group says sells JV stake to BAE Systems
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AFP - British defence firm VT Group on Thursday said it had reached agreement to sell its 45-percent stake in its shipbuilding joint venture, BVT Surface Fleet, to partner BAE Systems.
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112/143 Charges unlikely for helping suicide in England
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AP - England's top prosecutor unveiled new guidelines that could decriminalize many forms of assisted suicide, saying Wednesday that most people who help close friends or family kill themselves aren't likely to face charges.
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113/143 UK reports: Pope Benedict XVI to visit Britain
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI next year will make the first visit to Britain by a pontiff in decades, British media reported Wednesday.
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114/143 Tories warn could still torpedo EU treaty
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AFP - Conservatives warned Wednesday they would hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty if they take office next year and the eurosceptic Czech president has not yet ratified it.
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115/143 Madeleine McCann's parents return to Portugal
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AFP - The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann returned to Portugal on Wednesday for talks with advisors and lawyers as part of their campaign to keep the search for their daughter alive.
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116/143 US diplomat: post-9/11 embassies too fortress-like
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AP - The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland criticized the 'fortress-like' feel of American embassies built since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying Thursday that some are excessively expensive and send an unfriendly message to non-Americans.
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117/143 Merkel flash mob protest becomes internet hit
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AFP - A YouTube video featuring a 'flash mob' heckling German Chancellor Angela Merkel at an election rally has been watched by more than a quarter of a million people.
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118/143 Rangers boss Smith handed four-match touchline ban
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AFP - Rangers boss Walter Smith was handed a four-match touchline ban on Thursday for his sending-off in last weekend's Premier League game at Kilmarnock, the Scottish Football Association confirmed.
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119/143 Two French war planes crash, one pilot recovered: navy
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AFP - Two French Rafale jet fighters crashed on Thursday in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of southern France, and one pilot was recovered, the French navy said.
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120/143 Merkel puts campaign on hold, travels to G20 summit
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Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel interrupted her election campaign on Thursday and traveled to a G20 summit in the United States that she hopes will remind voters of her past triumphs on the international stage.
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121/143 Irish embrace writer's dying plea for organ donors
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AP - Frank Deasy made his living as the Emmy-winning author of gritty television dramas like 'Prime Suspect.' But with his final acts and words, the Dubliner inspired a nation to become organ donors — and may have saved scores of lives even as he lost his own.
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122/143 Armani presents upbeat spring/summer collection
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AP - Giorgio Armani presented a bright and upbeat spring/summer 2010 collection at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, an apt response to speculation over succession at his Milan fashion house after the designer's recent illness.
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123/143 Pope visits Czech Republic with many nonbelievers
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI is going to the heart of central Europe 20 years after the fall of communism ended restrictions on religion. But what he will find is a Czech Republic where nearly half the population professes to be nonbelievers.
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124/143 Russian's bid for US team raises hackles at home
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AP - Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov's bid for the New Jersey Nets may be a boon to the troubled basketball team, but some Russian legislators and analysts call it a blow to the nation's sports.
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125/143 New UN resolution aims at nuclear-free world
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AP - With President Barack Obama presiding over a historic session, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-sponsored resolution Thursday committing all nations to work for a nuclear weapons-free world.
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126/143 A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection
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AP - For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.
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127/143 Supporters hole up with ousted Honduran president
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AP - Honduras' deposed leader is sleeping on an air mattress. His 'roommates' have not bathed, shaved or changed their clothes in three days. Tap water is scarce and dinner is limited to dry biscuits or rice and beans.
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128/143 Al-Qaida-linked inmates break out of Iraq prison
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AP - U.S. aircraft and Iraqi patrols combined in a massive manhunt Thursday after the escape of 16 prisoners — including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution — who apparently crawled through a bathroom window in a makeshift jail on a former compound of Saddam Hussein.
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129/143 Tens of thousands stranded by Yemen fighting
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AP - Tens of thousands of Yemenis displaced by warfare between the government and Shiite rebels are stranded around the war zone with aid agencies unable to reach them because of the intensified fighting, U.N. officials and rights activists said.
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130/143 Suspected US drone attack kills 4 in Pakistan
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AP - Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed four people in northwestern Pakistan.
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131/143 Australia cleans up after dust storm
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AP - Millions of Australians were wiping a film of reddish Outback grit from nearly everything Thursday after the country's worst dust storm in seven decades played havoc with transport systems and sent asthmatics scurrying inside.
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132/143 Germany's Election: Merkel's Legacy and Economic Policy
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Time.com - Few changes are expected to German foreign policy no matter who wins Sunday's election. But Afghanistan could force the new government to rethink its passive approach to the rest of the world
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133/143 Obesity could become top cancer cause for women
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AP - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.
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134/143 Study: Flu shot better than nasal spray in adults
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AP - Hate to get flu shots? A new comparison of flu vaccines gives adults a good reason to roll up their sleeves and get a jab in the arm instead of a squirt in the nose.
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135/143 Drug industry clout reflected in Senate vote
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AP - Senators rebuffed an attempt to squeeze more money from the drug industry Thursday after two Democrats warned it would undermine the fragile political coalition pushing a sweeping health care overhaul.
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136/143 Quarter of Australian kids overweight or obese: data
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AFP - A quarter of Australian children aged between five and 17 are either overweight or obese, figures published on Thursday indicated.
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137/143 Brits have had 'indirect sex' with 2.8 mln people
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AFP - The average British man or woman has slept with 2.8 million people -- albeit indirectly, according to figures released Wednesday to promote awareness of sexual health.
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138/143 EU orders filling stations to extract cancerous vapour
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AFP - Fuel pumps across Europe will have to install new equipment to suck up cancerous vapour that escapes when people fill their tanks, under a new European Union measure adopted on Thursday.
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139/143 Zimbabwe's HIV rate falls: government
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AFP - Zimbabwe on Thursday reported new progress in its fight against AIDS, saying its HIV infection rate has declined to 13.7 percent of youths and adults, from an estimated 14.1 percent last year.
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140/143 Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Swimming in pools disinfected with
chlorine may increase the odds that a child will develop asthma or
allergies, new research suggests.
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141/143 Wall Street falls on housing data, stimulus jitters
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Reuters - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as a surprise drop in August sales of existing homes signaled more weakness in housing and investors worried that authorities might be curbing stimulus efforts too soon.
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142/143 Merkel to G20: regulation before rebalancing
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Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Thursday a U.S. drive to rebalance the global economy risked distracting the Group of 20 from a more urgent need for market regulation at their Pittsburgh summit.
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143/143 Fed slows housing market plan; rates to stay low
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AP - Signaling confidence in a recovery, the Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to stretch out the pace of a program intended to lower mortgage rates and prop up the housing market.
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