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1/135 Randy Quaid freed on bail after arrest in Texas
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AP - Actor Randy Quaid was given a ride from a small West Texas jail to get bail money from a bank after he and his wife were arrested for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 California hotel bill, according to the sheriff who drove him.
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2/135 NYC mayor's helicopter lands at U2 show
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AP - New Jersey state troopers were surprised when a helicopter owned by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a practice landing in a Giants Stadium parking lot before a U2 concert.
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3/135 AEG president: Jackson movie should clear co. name
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AP - As dozens of buoyant Michael Jackson fans queued up in the Nokia Plaza to be among the first to see their idol's last performance, others watching the scene expressed mixed emotions.
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4/135 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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5/135 Jackson fans line up for 'This Is It' tickets
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AP - Sally Rubio and dozens of Michael Jackson fans were among the first to line up for 'This Is It' tickets.
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6/135 20-year-old brunette wins Miss Venezuela
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AP - Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.
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7/135 More bumps for Metropolitan Opera's 'Tosca'
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AP - The Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Puccini's 'Tosca' has run into more bumps.
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8/135 Randy Quaid, wife arrested over unpaid hotel bill
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Reuters - Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested on Thursday following a complaint that they had not paid a hotel bill of more than $10,000, according to U.S. authorities.
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9/135 Brad Pitt honored for humanitarian work in New Orleans
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Reuters - Actor Brad Pitt was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans at former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, the Clinton Global Initiative.
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10/135 Lawyer: Girlfriend of Jackson doc ends testimony
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AP - The girlfriend of Michael Jackson's personal physician finished giving testimony before a grand jury in Los Angeles on Thursday, her lawyer said.
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11/135 Brad Pitt gives Katrina update at Clinton meeting
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AP - The average electric bill for one of the energy-efficient homes built in New Orleans by Brad Pitt's Make It Right foundation is $35 a month, the actor said Thursday during an update on the project at the Clinton Global Initiative.
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12/135 Travolta recounts son's death at Bahamas trial
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AP - John Travolta said Wednesday he tried desperately to save the life of his seizure-prone son and made perhaps his first public description of the boy as autistic as he testified in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail him.
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13/135 Dunst serves as star witness in NYC burglary trial
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AP - 'Spider-Man' actress Kirsten Dunst has served as a star witness against a man charged in the theft of her designer purse from a New York City hotel suite while she was on a movie set.
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14/135 Hallmark launches 'good news' celebrity website
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AFP - As numerous websites compete to chronicle the foibles of the rich and famous, greeting card maker Hallmark is launching a new site focusing on the 'positive aspects' of the lives of celebrities.
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15/135 Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights
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AP - An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's music.
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16/135 Rob Lowe teases romance in 'Brothers & Sisters'
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AP - Sit tight, 'Brothers & Sisters' fans. It looks like Rob Lowe and Calista Flockhart's characters are headed for a make up not a break up.
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17/135 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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18/135 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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19/135 Barbie goes to Hollywood: report
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AFP - Barbie is set to make her debut on the big screen in a family movie based on the iconic toy doll, entertainment industry press reported Thursday.
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20/135 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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21/135 Review: `Surrogates' is a robotic retread
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AP - 'Surrogates' is itself a surrogate, a kind of stand-in for many of the sci-fi movies of the recent past: In it, you'll recognize the ideas of 'Blade Runner,' 'Minority Report' and even 'WALL-E.'
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22/135 Brad Pitt honored for humanitarian work in New Orleans
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Reuters - Actor Brad Pitt was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans at former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, the Clinton Global Initiative.
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23/135 Is it curtains for 'Heroes' character Hiro?
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'Heroes' returns with fan favorite Hiro terminally ill. Will the show really let him die? Star Masi Oka says to let Hiro off the hook with no consequences would 'cheat' fans and the character. (Sept. 24)
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24/135 Prada's Chandelier Chic
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Fashion Wire Daily - Hanging miniature chandeliers from Perspex high heels might seem a bit tricky, and enmeshing models in string vests of crystals could sound like a tall order, but these were just some of the novel visual takes that shone out in the brilliant stylistic tour de force that was Prada's latest runway show, staged Thursday, Sept. 24, in Milan.
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25/135 RIM's 2Q profit falls on charges, outlook weak
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AP - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. reported a drop in fiscal second-quarter profit Thursday because of charges for a patent settlement and said revenue for the current quarter will fall below Wall Street's expectations.
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26/135 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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27/135 Microsoft says no plans to buy Electronic Arts
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Reuters - Microsoft Corp has no plans to acquire Electronic Arts, a Microsoft executive said, shooting down unsubstantiated talk of a potential bid that triggered a spike in the video game publisher's shares.
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28/135 AP IMPACT: School drinking water contains toxins
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AP - Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.
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29/135 Fanged frog, 162 other new species found in Mekong
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AP - A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday.
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30/135 AP: Palau creates world's first shark sanctuary
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AP - The tiny Pacific nation of Palau is creating the world's first shark sanctuary, a biological hotspot to protect great hammerheads, leopard sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks and more than 130 other species fighting extinction in the Pacific Ocean.
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31/135 MRI, solar cells, aging work lead Nobel predictions
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Reuters - Scientists who discovered the secrets of how cells age, who made efficient solar cells possible and who figured out how to watch the brain work in real time are all leading contenders for Nobel prizes, Thomson Reuters predicted on Thursday.
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32/135 Ask AP: Wind power and wildlife, jobless benefits
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AP - Wind power has its fans, but the turbines that turn breezes into energy are also generating concerns: Some worry that the huge contraptions might put wildlife at risk.
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33/135 'India's moon water probe could yield more finds'
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AFP - Indian space scientists whose satellite detected water on the Moon's surface said Friday their programme might yield further discoveries once all the data is analysed.
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34/135 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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35/135 New Mekong species at risk from climate change: WWF
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AFP - Scientists discovered 163 new species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region last year, but all are at risk of extinction due to climate change, the WWF said in a report released Friday.
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36/135 Four-winged dino may be missing link in bird debate
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AFP - The stunning remains of a 'four-winged' dinosaur have confirmed that birds owe their ancestry to two-footed dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago, the world's most famous fossil-hunter said.
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37/135 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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38/135 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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39/135 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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40/135 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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41/135 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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42/135 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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43/135 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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44/135 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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45/135 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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46/135 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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47/135 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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48/135 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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49/135 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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(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a statement during a news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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51/135 U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks at a press conference ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks at a press conference with France's President Sarkozy (L) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (not shown) at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands at the start of a news conference during the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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53/135 This courtroom drawing shows U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer ...
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(Canadian Press) - This courtroom drawing shows U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer presiding over a hearing in federal court in Denver, on Thursday, for Najibullah Zazi, left, and his father Mohammad Zazi, center. Defense Attorney Author Folsom, right, talks to Zazi. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jeff Kandby)
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54/135 U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks at a press conference ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks at a press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and France's President Sarkozy (not shown) at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)
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55/135 FILE- This April 6, 2009 file photo shows Matthew Amster-Burton ...
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(AP) - FILE- This April 6, 2009 file photo shows Matthew Amster-Burton cooking a dish called 'Ants in a Tree,' with his daughter Iris, 5, at their home in Seattle. Amster-Burton is the author of the book 'Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater.' 'Ants in a Tree' is a dish where ground pork represents the ants, and white noodles stand in for the twisted branches of a tree. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)
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56/135 FILE- This April 6, 2009 file photo shows Matthew Amster-Burton ...
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(AP) - FILE- This April 6, 2009 file photo shows Matthew Amster-Burton helping his daughter Iris, 5, grind pork as they cook a dish called 'Ants in a Tree,' at their home in Seattle. Amster-Burton is the author of the book 'Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater.' 'Ants in a Tree' is a dish where ground pork represents the ants, and white noodles stand in for the twisted branches of a tree. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)
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57/135 FILE- This April 6, 2009 file photo shows Matthew Amster-Burton ...
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(AP) - FILE- This April 6, 2009 file photo shows Matthew Amster-Burton watching as his daughter Iris, 5, eats a dish they cooked together called 'Ants in a Tree,' at their home in Seattle. Amster-Burton is the author of the book 'Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater.' 'Ants in a Tree' is a dish where ground pork represents the ants, and white noodles stand in for the twisted branches of a tree. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)
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58/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows empty vines after Pinot ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows empty vines after Pinot Grigio grapes have been picked by a mechanical harvester at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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59/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows a pair of tractors pulling ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows a pair of tractors pulling mechanical harvesters as they make their way through rows of Pinot Grigio grapes at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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(Reuters) - Cadbury's chocolate bars are seen in a shop in London September 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows a mechanical harvester making its way through rows of Pinot Grigio grapes at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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62/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows a mechanical harvester ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows a mechanical harvester making its way down a row of Pinot Grigio grapes at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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63/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows Pinot Grigio grapes moving ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows Pinot Grigio grapes moving along a conveyor belt into a bin after being picked by a mechanical harvester at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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64/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 show freshly picked Pinot Grigio ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 show freshly picked Pinot Grigio being dumped into trailer after being picked by a mechanical harvester at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. A big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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65/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows freshly picked Pinot Grigio ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows freshly picked Pinot Grigio grapes in a trailer after being picked by a mechanical harvester at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But that's how most of the country's wine grapes are harvested, a method proponents say is quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Advocates of hand-picking disagree.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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66/135 This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows Bronco Co. Wine Co. co-founder ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 16, 2009 shows Bronco Co. Wine Co. co-founder Fred Franzia looking over rows of Pinot Grigio before they are picked by a mechanical harvester at the Shady Oaks vineyard of Bronco Wine Co. in Lodi, Calif. Big, yellow and pretty much devoid of romance, the mechanical grape harvester probably isn't ever going to make it on a wine bottle label. But, for Franzia, there is grace in the way skilled machine operators can coast up and down the vines, tractor-driven fruit bins running alongside in perfect synchronization. 'It's like music,' he says.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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67/135 In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Olivia Gerasole, 11, left, ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Olivia Gerasole, 11, left, and her sister Isabella, 13, pose with dinner creations at their home in Evanston, Ill. Olivia holds an end of summer salad and Isabella displays an apple and onion pork chop dish. Known as the Spatulatta sisters, their hours spent in the kitchen with older relatives learning recipes and culinary techniques have allowed the girls to earn a mini-career and James Beard Award for their online cooking shows. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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68/135 In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Olivia Gerasole, 11, prepares ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Olivia Gerasole, 11, prepares an end of summer salad, consisting of corn, olives, goat cheese, tomatoes, and avocado, at her home in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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69/135 In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Olivia Gerasole, left,11, ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Olivia Gerasole, left,11, and her sister Isabella, 13, cook dinner in their home in Evanston, Ill., as the family dog, Consuelo, begs for a morsel. Known as the Spatulatta sisters, their hours spent in the kitchen with older relatives learning recipes and culinary techniques have allowed the girls to earn a mini-career and James Beard Award for their online cooking shows. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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70/135 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touches his lips as he ...
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(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touches his lips as he speaks at a news conference in Tehran May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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71/135 President Barack Obama, accompanied by French President Nicolas ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama, accompanied by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, makes a statement on Iran's nuclear facility, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, during the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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72/135 In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, the Spatulatta sisters, ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, the Spatulatta sisters, better known as child cooks 13-year-old Isabella Gerasole, right, and 11-year-old Olivia, prepare dinner and talk about their school day at home in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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73/135 In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Isabella Gerasole, left, ...
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(AP) - In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2009, Isabella Gerasole, left, and her sister Olivia, known as the Spatulatta sisters, cook dinner in their home in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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74/135 This photo taken Sept. 20, 2009 shows Parmesan-crusted Chicken ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Sept. 20, 2009 shows Parmesan-crusted Chicken Fingers. Keeping the oil low by 'oven-frying' and including a tasty, low calorie dipping sauce will make everyone happy at the dinner table. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)
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75/135 Gamecocks pull Top 5 surprise, beat Ole Miss 16-10
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AP - Steve Spurrier could learn to enjoy winning like this. South Carolina's head ball coach pulled off one of the biggest wins in school history, watching his defense shut down No. 4 Mississippi and star passer Jevan Snead in a 16-10 victory Thursday night.
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76/135 Wayne Gretzky resigns as Coyotes coach
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AP - The Phoenix Coyotes asked Wayne Gretzky to be the face of their franchise.
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77/135 Bode Miller rejoins US Ski Team
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AP - Bode Miller is ending his splendid isolation and rejoining the U.S. Ski Team, just five months before the Vancouver Olympics.
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78/135 O'Hair takes 1-shot lead over Woods, others
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AP - Sean O'Hair knew he would need some help from Tiger Woods to win the FedEx Cup. He got more than he expected.
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79/135 No Jessica, no TO but still INTs for Romo
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AP - Tony Romo had the perfect opportunity to show everyone how much he's changed, how he's calmer and more disciplined without Jessica Simpson and Terrell Owens in his life.
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80/135 Baker's homer stuns Giants
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AP - Jeff Baker hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs staved off elimination in the NL Central for a day by handing the San Francisco Giants a blow to their postseason hopes with 3-2 victory Thursday night.
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81/135 Trezeguet saves Juventus from first Italian league defeat
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AFP - Frenchman David Trezeguet came off the bench to score a late leveller as Juventus narrowly avoided slumping to a first defeat this season in a 2-2 draw at Genoa on Thursday.
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82/135 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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83/135 Selanne scores in OT, Ducks beat Canucks
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AP - Teemu Selanne beat Andrew Raycroft from a sharp angle with 1:11 left in overtime and the Anaheim Ducks ended the Vancouver Canucks' perfect preseason with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.
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84/135 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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85/135 O'Hair stays busy during a week off
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AP - Sean O'Hair had played five of six weeks through the BMW Championship, grinding his way to a pair of top 10s in the last two events to climb up to the No. 7 seed going into the Tour Championship.
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86/135 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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87/135 Arreola comes in trim for Klitschko title fight
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AP - Chris Arreola had no problem shedding a few extra pounds for this fight.
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88/135 Bode's back for shot at redemption. Sort of.
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AP - Bode Miller was low key, even by his relaxed standards.
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89/135 HSBC chief executive relocates to Hong Kong
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AFP - HSBC is to move its chief executive to Hong Kong from London as the 'centre of economic gravity' shifts from West to East, the banking giant said on Friday.
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90/135 Civil servant guilty over anti-Israel outburst
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AFP - A Foreign Office (FCO) official faces disciplinary action by his employers after being convicted over a foul-mouthed outburst against Israelis and Jews, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
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91/135 'Anger over Afghan conflict' sparked expenses scandal
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AFP - A 'mole' who leaked data on MPs' expenses, sparking the biggest political scandal in years, was angry about a lack of resources for troops in Afghanistan, a newspaper said on Friday.
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92/135 British Airways to charge fee to choose seats
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AFP - Cash-strapped British Airways is to start charging passengers who want to choose their seats when they book their flights, the airline said on Friday.
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93/135 Terror attack hero to stand for parliament
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AFP - The Scottish man who made headlines around the world after he tackled a suicide bomber at Glasgow airport in 2007 is to fight for a seat in the parliament, his party confirmed on Friday.
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94/135 Record Anglo-Saxon treasure trove goes on display
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AFP - Part of the biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found in a country field will go on display at a museum on Friday.
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95/135 Top military commander and Afghan critic quits
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AFP - A senior army commander who led troops in Afghanistan has quit, an official confirmed, after reported clashes with the Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government over the conflict.
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96/135 Mandelson 'concerned' by firms' foreign control: WSJ
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AFP - Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has voiced concern about foreign ownership of British manufacturing, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday following a series of recent takeovers.
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97/135 Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure uncovered in UK
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AP - It's an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England's Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searching a farmer's field with a metal detector unearthed a huge collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver artifacts.
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98/135 Govt, US deny Obama snub for PM Brown
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AFP - The government and the United States denied Thursday that President Barack Obama had snubbed Prime Minister Gordon Brown during meetings in the US this week, calling the suggestion 'absurd' and 'nonsense.'
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99/135 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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100/135 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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101/135 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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102/135 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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103/135 Defense witness testifies at Italy murder trial
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AP - A neurologist testifying Friday at the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate said stress could have caused the defendant to have false memories about the night of the killing, news reports said.
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104/135 French banks sue for billions over Lehman collapse
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AFP - France's top banks are demanding billions of dollars (euros) from the administrator of failed Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers, official documents issued on Friday showed.
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105/135 Birmingham's McLeish sees bright future under Yeung
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AFP - Carson Yeung, the Hong Kong businessman who is in the process of taking over Birmingham, has had his suitability to be a director of a top flight club approved by the Premier League.
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106/135 Ferguson keeps faith with Foster
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AFP - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has decided against dropping Ben Foster following an erratic display by the England goalkeeper in last weekend's derby win over Manchester City.
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107/135 Prison probes 'swine flu gel intoxication'
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AFP - An investigation was under way in a jail after an inmate appeared to have got drunk on anti-bacterial gel used to combat the spread of swine flu, a prison spokesman said on Friday.
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108/135 European stocks rise as investors focus on G20
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AFP - Europe's main stock markets recovered a little on Friday as investors focused on a Group of 20 summit that looks likely to strike a deal on curbing bankers' bonuses.
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109/135 Flu vaccines win approval amid second wave fears
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AFP - European regulators recommended Friday that two new vaccines to fight a swine flu pandemic be granted a marketing licence across Europe amid growing fears of a deadly second wave of the virus.
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110/135 Lebanon June vote went well but reforms needed: EU
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AFP - Lebanon's June election was devoid of any major irregularities but reforms are needed to ensure more transparency and better representation, the European Union said on Friday in its final report on the vote.
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111/135 Officials tell AP Iran has second enrichment plant
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AP - Iran has revealed the existence of a secret uranium-enrichment plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday, a development that could heighten fears about Tehran's ability to produce a nuclear weapon and escalate its diplomatic confrontation with the West.
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112/135 Big chess rematch in Spain: Kasparov beats Karpov
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AP - Garry Kasparov soundly defeated Anatoly Karpov on Thursday in an exhibition chess match marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout.
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113/135 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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114/135 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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115/135 5 US troops killed in southern Afghan attacks
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AP - Five American troops were killed within 24 hours in southern Afghanistan, where Taliban militants have conducted an unrelenting campaign of bombings and attacks against U.S. and NATO forces.
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116/135 Israel's ex-PM goes on trial on corruption charges
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AP - Former Israeli leader Ehud Olmert vigorously proclaimed his innocence Friday at a Jerusalem court hearing that marked the first time a current or past Israeli prime minister has stood trial.
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117/135 Explosion north of Baghdad kills 11 Iraqi soldiers
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AP - A controlled explosion of weapons confiscated by the Iraqi military went awry Friday, killing 11 Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi military officials said.
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118/135 Nora weakens to remnant low in the Pacific
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AP - Tropical Depression Nora has weakened to a remnant low far out in the Pacific.
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119/135 Failed UNESCO candidate blames U.S., Jewish lobby
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Reuters - The Egyptian candidate who lost a bid to head the U.N. culture and education body after a row over remarks last year that he was ready to burn Israeli books has blamed the United States and Jewish lobby for his defeat.
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120/135 Giant baby draws spectators to Indonesian hospital
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AP - Indonesia's heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar — or the Great in Arabic — came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds (8.7 kilograms).
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121/135 What's a global economic summit without protests?
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McClatchy Newspapers - PITTSBURGH — As leaders of the world's most developed nations inched closer to consensus here Thursday on how best to restrict compensation packages for financial executives, masked protesters and police in armored vehicles clashed in what's become a familiar ritual at such meetings.
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122/135 School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
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AP - As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms and takes a heavier toll on children and young adults.
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123/135 EU drug agency: License 2 swine flu vaccines
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AP - The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season.
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124/135 In a first, an AIDS vaccine shows some success
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AP - Scientists and government leaders have already started mapping out how to try to improve the world's first successful AIDS vaccine, which protected one in three people from getting HIV in a large study in Thailand.
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125/135 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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126/135 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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127/135 WHO warns against preventative use of flu drugs
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AFP - The World Health Organisation said Friday that anti-viral drugs should not be used to prevent swine flu, noting that almost half of drug resistance cases were linked to use of the medication before infection.
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128/135 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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129/135 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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130/135 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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131/135 Stock futures fall after durable goods data
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Reuters - U.S. stock index futures turned negative on Friday on doubts about the strength of the economic recovery, after data showed new orders for long-lasting goods unexpectedly fell in August.
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132/135 U.S. durable goods orders drop 2.4 percent in Aug
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Reuters - New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell unexpectedly in August, dropping by their biggest margin in seven months, following a plunge in commercial aircraft orders, the government reported on Friday.
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133/135 G20 takes helm of world economy
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Reuters - The Group of 20 will become the forum for global economic management, giving rising powers such as China more clout, and roll out tougher rules on bank capital by the end of 2012, a draft communique said on Friday.
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134/135 Morgan Stanley leads as M&A shows signs of life
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Reuters - Morgan Stanley is outrunning archrival Goldman Sachs as 2009's busiest adviser on mergers as optimism grows that the crippling effects of the financial crisis on dealmaking may be easing.
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135/135 U.S. large-loan bank losses triple to $53 billion
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Reuters - U.S. regulators say that the level of losses from syndicated loans facing banks and other financial institutions tripled to $53 billion in 2009, due to poor underwriting standards and the continuing weakness in economic conditions.
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