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1/158 Obama deserving of the 'hype' and the Nobel: Bono
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AFP - Rock star Bono on Sunday praised Barack Obama for helping 're-brand' the United States as a leading force in combating the world's most pressing problems, and deemed the president's controversial Nobel Peace prize deserved.
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2/158 Depp, Richards light up Spike TV's 'Scream 2009'
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AP - A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a 'Battlestar Gallactica' spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons — just a few signs that Spike TV's 'Scream 2009' is different from other awards shows.
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3/158 New book examines black women's film stardom
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AP - Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award.
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4/158 Aussie girl, 16, sets off on round-world sail
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AFP - An Australian schoolgirl bidding to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world began her journey Sunday, despite urgings from officials to abandon the perilous endurance test.
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5/158 Tokyo film festival opens with 'green' carpet
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AP - The Tokyo International Film Festival opened with stars including Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver strolling a 'green' carpet made of recycled plastic bottles.
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6/158 Artist admits using key AP photo for 'HOPE' poster
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AP - Shepard Fairey's claim that he had the right to use a news photo to create his famous Barack Obama 'HOPE' poster became a widely watched court case about fair use that now appears to have nearly collapsed.
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7/158 NYC pop culture show draws TV and sports celebs
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AP - A three-day love-in devoted to pop culture opened Friday with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on the latest video games, toys and electronics.
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8/158 NYC neighbor sues Madonna over loud music, dancing
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AP - One of Madonna's New York neighbors says the superstar's loud music and frequent dance sessions are causing a commotion.
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9/158 Polanski undergoing medical treatment: lawyer
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Reuters - Film director Roman Polanski, arrested in Switzerland three weeks ago to face extradition in a U.S. sex case, has been moved from jail for medical treatment, his French lawyer said on Saturday.
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10/158 In Rome, 'Up in the Air' brings Clooney down to earth
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AFP - Hollywood hunk George Clooney learns to regret his independence in 'Up in the Air,' the latest comedy by Oscar-nominated Canadian director Jason Reitman which screened at the Rome film festival on Saturday.
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11/158 O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedy
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AP - Conan O'Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker turned their frivolous feud about the gritty city into comedy on NBC's 'Tonight Show' on Friday.
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12/158 Clooney promotes 'Up in the Air' at Rome film fest
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AP - George Clooney says there is a lot he can relate to in his new movie 'Up in the Air,' a comic drama about a man who travels across the United States to lay off people amid the financial crisis.
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13/158 Birkhead says he saw Anna Nicole Smith take drugs
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AP - The father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter has testified that the ex-Playboy Playmate 'took more medications than I've ever seen anyone take,' and that he complained about it to a doctor now charged with conspiring to provide Smith with controlled substances.
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14/158 Michael Jackson's ex-wife seeking $500K in lawsuit
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AP - A Florida woman who told a television interviewer that Michael Jackson's ex-wife was only interested in getting money from the singer's family and wasn't interested in gaining custody of her two children is being sued.
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15/158 Thai princess says king's condition improving
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AFP - Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej's condition is improving and he is in no danger, his youngest daughter has said, allaying concerns after rumours that his health had deteriorated.
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16/158 Puerto Rico cancels Calle 13 concert after insult
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AP - Puerto Rican officials said Saturday they have canceled a concert featuring Grammy-winning band Calle 13 after the group's lead singer insulted the governor and other Latin American politicians during an MTV awards show.
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17/158 Fans line Dublin streets for Boyzone singer's funeral
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Reuters - Some 3,000 people lined the streets on Saturday for the funeral of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died on the island of Majorca a week ago.
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18/158 Adults lead `Wild Things' $32.5M box-office rumpus
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AP - 'Where the Wild Things Are' proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book debuted at No. 1 with $32.5 million.
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19/158 'Where the Wild Things Are' tops weekend box office
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Reuters - 'Where the Wild Things Are' stomped off with the top spot at the North American box office with $32.5 million in ticket sales this weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
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20/158 Clooney promotes 'Up in the Air' at Rome film fest
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AP - George Clooney was appearing at the Rome Film Festival to promote his comic drama 'Up in the Air,' which is in competition at the event.
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21/158 Tokyo 'green' film festival opens
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AFP - The Tokyo International Film Festival opened Saturday with a debut screening of a US-made documentary about a traditional dolphin hunt in Japan a contentious inclusion at the week-long gala.
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22/158 Monty Python reunite in NY on 40th anniversary
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Reuters - The Monty Python comedy team, the world-renowned British troupe celebrating its 40th anniversary, was honored with a special award on Thursday for its contribution to film and television.
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23/158 Nicolas Cage sues business manager over losses
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AFP - Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage is suing his former business manager for 20 million dollars, accusing him of leading the actor 'down a path toward financial ruin,' court documents showed Friday.
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24/158 Nicolas Cage sues ex-manager for 'financial ruin'
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Reuters - Actor Nicolas Cage filed a $20 million lawsuit against his former business manager on Friday, accusing him of negligence and fraud that sent the 'National Treasure' star 'down a path toward financial ruin.'
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25/158 Nicolas Cage sues former biz manager
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AP - Nicolas Cage sued his former business manager for $20 million on Friday, claiming bad advice and mismanagement led him toward financial ruin.
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26/158 Kourtney Kardashian's Home Burglarized
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More than $100,000 in jewelry was taken from the reality star's California home Saturday
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27/158 Sheriff: Balloon Boy Incident Was a 'Hoax'
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The boy's parents orchestrated the incident in order to better market themselves for a reality television show
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28/158 Report: Stephanie Pratt Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Stephanie Pratt was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, E! Online reported.According to the site, 'The Hills' star was arrested at 3:45 AM in Hollywood. She was released at 10 AM on a $5,000 bail.
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29/158 Dina Lohan: 'Michael Needs To Focus On Being A Parent'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dina Lohan had some strong words for ex Michael following the celebrity dad's recent public statements about daughter Lindsay.'Michael Lohan needs to focus on being a parent, paying child support, of which he is six months behind, and making up for all the years he was an absentee dad,' Dina told People. 'And stop going on national television talking about his children publicly.'
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30/158 Stephanie Pratt Arrested for DUI
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She is released on $5,000 bail Sunday morning
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31/158 Report: Kourtney Kardashian's Home Burglarized, Jewelry Stolen
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CALABASAS, Calif. -- Around $80,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from Kourtney Kardashian's home on Saturday, according to People.The theft at the star's Calabasas, Calif., residence is under investigation, LA County Sheriff Sgt. Kristy Criner told the mag.
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32/158 Miley Cyrus Shoots Scenes for Sex and the City 2!
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While filming Friday in NYC, she wears the same dress as Kim Cattrall
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33/158 John Stamos Admits Being Drunk on TV
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He blames being 'plastered' for his bizarre appearance on a 2007 Australian talk show
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34/158 Sheriff: Charges Imminent in Balloon Boy Case
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Deputies carry away several boxes and a computer from the family's Colorado home Saturday
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35/158 Banana Republic Has the Blues
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Fashion Wire Daily - With a premature wintry chill in the air and soggy umbrellas stacked in aluminum bins in the entryway to the Banana Republic runway show space, it was a stark contrast to the serene, orderly scene backstage where models in wrinkled chino and faded blue denim were dressed for an already forgotten summer day in the city.
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36/158 Wal-Mart and Amazon.com trade price cuts on books
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AP - Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.
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37/158 Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules
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AP - With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called 'net neutrality' rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.
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38/158 States weigh campaign rules for the Internet age
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AP - To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents' names.
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39/158 For online bargains, working together yields deals
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AP - From karaoke to kickball, some things just don't work without a group of people. A startup wants to add one more to that list: Online bargain hunting.
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40/158 Google ready to open wallet again after stellar 3Q
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AP - Google Inc.'s earnings and stock price are soaring again — and so is the Internet search leader's optimism.
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41/158 IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump
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AP - IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit even as the recession has sapped its sales.
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42/158 EU launches digital library at Frankfurt Book Fair
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AFP - The European Union used the world's biggest book fair to launch the EU Bookshop's digital library, making more than 50 years of documents in about 50 languages available for free on the Internet.
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43/158 Jackson 'This Is It' album to sell at iTunes
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AFP - Apple on Friday confirmed that Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' music compilation will be available at online shop iTunes a day before the release of the compact disc version.
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44/158 Microsoft hopeful technology will spur growth
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AFP - A top Microsoft official expressed hope Sunday that technology will spur economic growth around the world as the US software giant launches its latest operating system.
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45/158 British hacker gets more time to fight US extradition
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AFP - A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA space agency computers was on Saturday given more time to fight his extradition to the United States, officials and lawyers said.
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46/158 NASA photos show moon strike created plume
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AP - NASA's much-hyped mission to hurl a spacecraft into the moon turned out some worthwhile data after all, scientists said.
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47/158 Iraq cabinet approves BP-CNPC oil deal
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AFP - The Iraqi cabinet approved a key deal with Britain's BP and China's CNPC International to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield, an oil ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
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48/158 Pakistan army faces black hole in Waziristan
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AFP - Pakistan's military faces near impossible odds to smash Taliban networks in South Waziristan on impenetrable terrain infested with some of the most dangerous militants in the world, analysts say.
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49/158 India decision on GM aubergines 'to take months': official
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AFP - India is to hold a public consultation on genetically modified aubergines, which were cleared by regulators this week but await final government approval, an official said Friday.
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50/158 Climate concerns turn city's smell into cash cow
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AP - The smell of manure hangs over Greeley as it has for half a century.
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51/158 Feds deny protection for spotted seals near Alaska
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AP - Spotted seals off Alaska's coast do not merit endangered species protection despite losses of Arctic sea ice from global warming, a federal agency announced Thursday.
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52/158 Huge dinosaur find in China 'may include new species'
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AFP - Paleontologists in east China may have discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur at what is said to be the world's largest group of fossilised dinosaur bones, state media said Wednesday.
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53/158 Maldives leader turns stuntman
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AFP - Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who staged the world's first underwater cabinet meeting at the weekend, is emerging as the global stuntman in the battle against climate change.
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54/158 NASA Finally Spots Plume from Moon Impact
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SPACE.com - NASA scientists have finally seen in their data a debris plume created
by the impact of a moon probe last week.
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55/158 Mexico allows disputed GM corn tests
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AFP - Mexico on Thursday approved its first permits for genetically-modified test crops of corn, in a controversial move to boost the staple food in the cradle of maize production.
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56/158 Iraq approves oil deal with BP-led consortium
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AP - The Iraqi government said Saturday it has approved a contract with a British-Chinese consortium to develop a prized oil field in southern Iraq, a significant achievement for a country that has struggled to attract foreign investors despite its vast natural resource wealth.
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57/158 Moderate quake hits Indonesia
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AFP - A moderate, 5.8 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
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58/158 Colorado sheriff: 'balloon boy' case was a hoax
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Reuters - The bizarre flight of a home-made helium balloon, thought to have a 6-year-old boy aboard, was a hoax and publicity stunt, a Colorado sheriff said on Sunday.
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59/158 Queen slips out for quiet date with hubby
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Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth stunned theater-goers in London this week when she and her husband slipped in to see a play unannounced and at the last minute, newspapers reported.
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60/158 And the most tasteless idea of the week is..
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Reuters - Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the 'Midget Cup' at a meeting in Melbourne to promote Victoria state's annual carnival.
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61/158 Rags-to-riches tramp bags fortune in bottles
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Reuters - A 63-year-old homeless Russian man has gone from street life to stock market trader after collecting thousands of empty booze bottles for cash, a popular Russian tabloid reported on Tuesday.
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62/158 A big hunk o' hair -- Elvis locks go under the hammer
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Reuters - Elvis Presley fans keen to own a chunk of their idol now can: locks of what is claimed to be The King's hair are up for auction next week.
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63/158 Trading emotionally? Device warns of stress
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Reuters - If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
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64/158 Once in a black and blue moon...
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Reuters - A German man mooning at railway staff in a departing train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked along the platform, out of the station and onto the tracks.
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65/158 Free honeymoons to halt divorce rate?
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Reuters - Malaysia's eastern state of Terengganu is offering free honeymoons worth up to $440 each to rekindle the romance between married couples on the brink of divorce.
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66/158 Canadian trucker fined for smoking on the job
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Reuters - A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.
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67/158 Marge Simpson makes cover of Playboy
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Reuters - 'D'oh!' doesn't even start to cover it. Marge Simpson -- the blue beehived matriarch of America's most loved dysfunctional family - is Playboy magazine's November cover, the magazine said on Friday.
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68/158 Donkeys get dye-job, take on zebra role
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Reuters - Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.
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69/158 Birth control pill could put women off macho men?
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Reuters - Why do some women's hearts race over the feminine features of Orlando Bloom while others are more attracted to macho men like Daniel Craig?
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70/158 Michael Jackson skit sparks racism calls
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Reuters - An Australian talent show skit based around late pop star Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 has backfired after U.S. guest star Harry Connick Jr called for an apology and viewers accused the program of racism.
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71/158 Man faces prison, flogging over TV sex revelations
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Reuters - A Saudi court has sentenced a man to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for boasting about his sexual exploits on television, in a case that has divided public opinion in the conservative Islamic kingdom.
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72/158 Threat to sue athlete for fund-raising brothel
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Reuters - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has threatened to sue a local taekwondo athlete who plans to finance his 2012 London Games bid with the proceeds from a brothel.
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(Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Chris Dodd listens to testimony at the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 23, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama visits Martin Luther King Charter School during his first presidential visit to New Orleans, October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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75/158 Richard Heene's balloon is held for evidence in the Larimer ...
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(AP) - Richard Heene's balloon is held for evidence in the Larimer County Sheriff's evidence area in Fort Collins, Colo., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Will Powers)
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76/158 Elizabeth Tweddle of Britain performs her routine during the ...
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(Reuters) - Elizabeth Tweddle of Britain performs her routine during the women's floor final at the Gymnastics World Championships at the O2 Arena in London October 18, 2009. Tweddle won the event. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
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77/158 White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod makes a point during ...
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(Reuters) - White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod makes a point during an interview at the Newseum in Washington October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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78/158 Pedestrians walk pass the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Pedestrians walk pass the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In the wake of landmark profits posted by the US banking industry last week, Washington will seek to strike a delicate balance toward massive bonuses expected to be paid out by Wall Street, experts said.(AFP/Getty Images/File)
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79/158 Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, gives an ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, gives an interview at Bobby Van's Grill on October 16 in New York City. Washington will seek to strike a delicate balance toward massive bonuses expected to be paid out by Wall Street, experts said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jemal Countess)
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80/158 US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with White House Chief ...
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(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (L) in Pittsburgh in September 2009. Washington will seek to strike a delicate balance toward massive bonuses expected to be paid out by Wall Street, experts said.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)
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81/158 Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden speaks at a news conference ...
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(AP) - Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden speaks at a news conference in Fort Collins, Colo., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. Alderden said it was hoax when parents reported that their 6-year-old son was in a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling away from their home when he was actually hiding in the garage. (AP Photo/Will Powers)
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82/158 Former mayor Rudy Giuliani, seated right, reacts as mayor Michael ...
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(AP) - Former mayor Rudy Giuliani, seated right, reacts as mayor Michael Bloomberg, standing at the podium, speaks during the Borough Park Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 in the Borough Park section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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83/158 Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, sits next to former mayor Rudy ...
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(AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, sits next to former mayor Rudy Giuliani, as they listen to a speaker during the Borough Park Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 in the Borough Park section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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(AP) - In this photograph provided by 'Meet the Press,' White House adviser Valerie Jarrett appears on 'Meet the Press'' Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman)
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85/158 Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and former mayor Rudy Giuliani, ...
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(AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and former mayor Rudy Giuliani, react as they listen to a speaker during the Borough Park Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 in the Borough Park section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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86/158 Larimer County Sheriff James Alderden gives a thumbs up after ...
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(Reuters) - Larimer County Sheriff James Alderden gives a thumbs up after hearing that 6-year-old Falcon Heene was found safe in his house in Fort Collins, Colorado in this file image from October 15, 2009. Richard and Mayumi Henne, the parents of the 6-year-old boy who was thought to have floated off in a home-made helium balloon could face charges of conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Alderden said on October 18. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Files (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW)
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87/158 A small homemade helium balloon resembling a flying saucer and ...
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(Reuters) - A small homemade helium balloon resembling a flying saucer and believed to be containing a 6-year-old boy is pictured floating thousands of feet above Colorado, October 15, 2009. REUTERS/KUSA TV/Handout
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88/158 Falcon Henne, 6, is shown outside his home in Ft. Collins, Colorado. ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Falcon Henne, 6, is shown outside his home in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Falcon was found hiding in the attic of his family home after it was thought he had floated away in a home-made balloon sparking a major rescue operation. Police are to file criminal charges against family members involved in the saga, law enforcement sources confirmed Saturday(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)
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89/158 Actor and producer Tom Hanks arrives for the premiere of the ...
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(Reuters) - Actor and producer Tom Hanks arrives for the premiere of the film "Where The Wild Things Are" in New York October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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90/158 Mayor Michael Bloomberg, second from left, smiles, as former ...
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(AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, second from left, smiles, as former mayor Rudy Giuliani, standing at the podium, speaks about him at the Borough Park Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 in the Borough Park section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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91/158 Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, smiles, as former mayor Rudy ...
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(AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, smiles, as former mayor Rudy Giuliani, center, speaks about him at the Borough Park Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 in the Borough Park section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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92/158 Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and former mayor Rudy Giuliani, ...
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(AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and former mayor Rudy Giuliani, foreground second from right, talk as they take part in the Borough Park Jewish Community Council Legislative Breakfast Sunday Oct. 18, 2009 in the Borough Park section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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93/158 In this photo provided by CBS, White House Chief of Staff Rahm ...
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(AP) - In this photo provided by CBS, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)
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94/158 Richard Heene, left, leads his sons Ryo, back right, and Falcon ...
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(AP) - Richard Heene, left, leads his sons Ryo, back right, and Falcon out of their home in Fort Collins,, Colo., early on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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95/158 Richard Heene, center, follows his son, Falcon, right, as Mayumi ...
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(AP) - Richard Heene, center, follows his son, Falcon, right, as Mayumi Heene blocks the door as they leave their home in Fort Collins,, Colo., early on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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96/158 Richard Heene, left, leads his sons Ryo, center, and Falcon ...
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(AP) - Richard Heene, left, leads his sons Ryo, center, and Falcon out of their home in Fort Collins,, Colo., early on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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97/158 A Pakistani police officer talks to newly arrived tribal people ...
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(Canadian Press) - A Pakistani police officer talks to newly arrived tribal people who fled their villages in the tribal area of South Waziristan due to military offensive at a huge tent set-up by local authorities for displaced people in Dera Ismail Khan, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ishtiaq Mahsud)
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98/158 Alabama is No. 1 in AP poll after jumping UF
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AP - After a steady climb, Alabama has reached the top of the AP poll.
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99/158 UConn football player fatally stabbed on campus
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AP - A University of Connecticut football player was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, hours after the team's homecoming weekend victory over Louisville.
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100/158 Rodriguez, Yankees edge Angels on error in 13th
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AP - Alex Rodriguez is putting all those playoff failures behind him. The Los Angeles Angels are turning the AL championship series into a defensive debacle.
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101/158 Tebow, Florida escape with 23-20 win over Arkansas
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AP - Tim Tebow stood on the sideline with his eyes closed. He couldn't bear to watch, not after seeing so much go wrong all afternoon. Maybe he should have peeked. After all, he missed what might go down as the most important field goal in Florida history.
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102/158 Ingram powers No. 2 Bama past SC, 20-6
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AP - Alabama put the game in Mark Ingram's hands — and he put it away.
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103/158 Nesbitt leads No. 19 Ga. Tech past No. 4 Va. Tech
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AP - The Georgia Tech players bounced up and down in the middle of the field, right in unison with the raucous crowd. Josh Nesbitt took the snap and kneeled down one more time. Then, it was party time.
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104/158 Lakers hold off Bobcats 91-87
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AP - Andrew Bynum scored 15 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Charlotte Bobcats 91-87 on Saturday night in their first game back at Staples Center since winning the NBA title.
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105/158 Arizona State beats Washington 24-17
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AP - Danny Sullivan threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Chris McGaha with five seconds to play Saturday night to give Arizona State a stunning 24-17 victory over Washington.
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106/158 Inter clear after Sampdoria held at Lazio
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AFP - Sampdoria lost ground on Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Lazio in a game where both teams finished with 10 men.
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107/158 Ullrich made multiple visits to Fuentes: report
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AFP - Germany's retired former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich consulted Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the centre of the Puerto drugs affair, 24 times between 2003-6, Der Spiegel said in a report to appear on Monday.
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108/158 Canucks slip past Wild
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AP - Mikael Samuelsson is getting more comfortable with the Vancouver Canucks' offense, and the Minnesota Wild are still struggling to find theirs under a new coach.
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109/158 Wickmayer defeats Kvitova in Linz
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AFP - Yanina Wickmayer defeated unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA event at Linz on Sunday for the second title of her career, after victory at Estoril in May.
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110/158 Westwood ends 2-year drought with Portugal win
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AP - Lee Westwood has ended a two-year drought with a two-shot victory over Francesco Molinari at the Portugal Masters.
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111/158 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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112/158 Abraham stops Taylor in 12th to open Super Six
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AP - Arthur Abraham knocked out Jermain Taylor with six seconds left Saturday, dramatically wrapping up a solid performance in the opening bout of the Super Six super middleweight tournament.
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113/158 Button clinches Formula One title in Brazil
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AP - Jenson Button clinched his first Formula One title on Saturday by capitalizing on his rivals' miscues to finish fifth in a Brazilian Grand Prix won by Mark Webber.
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114/158 A luge star about to get his US stripes
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AP - Bengt Walden is entering his third year as a member of the U.S. national luge team and it's certain to be unlike either of the others.
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115/158 Climate protesters converge on power station
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AFP - A protest at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations resumed on Sunday, after 52 people were arrested the previous day as they sought to break through the security fence, police said.
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116/158 Royal Mail to hire extra staff as strikes loom
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AFP - Royal Mail said on Sunday it will recruit up to 30,000 temporary staff to cope with a looming postal strike and the Christmas holiday rush, a move condemned by trade union leaders.
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117/158 Taxman probes MPs over expenses
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AFP - A total of 27 British lawmakers are being investigated by tax officials amid revelations over their expense claims, officials said Saturday.
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118/158 Salmond says freeing Lockerbie bomber 'like Gandhi'
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AFP - The controversial decision to free the Lockerbie bomber was in line with the principles of India's Mahatma Gandhi, Scotland's First Minister said Saturday, drawing criticism from opponents.
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119/158 Iran shipping firm denies UK charge of nuke ties
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AFP - An Iranian shipping company has dismissed a British allegation that its activities are linked to Tehran's sensitive atomic programme, the reformist Sarmayeh newspaper said on Saturday.
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120/158 Govt to appeal court ruling on US 'torture' papers
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AFP - The government will appeal against a court ruling ordering it to publish secret US intelligence documents related to the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, it said.
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121/158 Downing Street holds first Diwali celebrations
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AFP - Gordon Brown donned a garland Friday as the British prime minister's Downing Street office hosted its first Diwali celebration.
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122/158 Iraqis deported from Britain barred from homeland: officials
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AFP - Around 30 Iraqi asylum seekers who London tried to send back to Iraq were refused entry to their homeland and are now back on English soil, officials said Friday.
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123/158 FTSE 100 closes down on profit-taking
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AFP - The leading stock exchange closed down on Friday -- despite striking a 12-month high earlier in the session -- after disappointing financial results from the US and amid profit-taking from earlier gains.
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124/158 Dutch lawmaker: UK trip is a win for free speech
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AP - Anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders returned to Britain on Friday — eight months after being turned away by authorities at Heathrow Airport.
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125/158 Far-right Dutch MP visits London after ban lifted
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AFP - A far-right Dutch lawmaker who has likened Islam to Nazism visited London on Friday, eight months after being turned away for spreading 'hatred and violent messages'.
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126/158 Woman hurt in Northern Ireland car bomb: police
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AFP - The girlfriend of a Northern Ireland police officer was slightly injured on Friday when a bomb exploded under her car in Belfast, police said, sparking fears of a resurgence of violence here.
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127/158 British Lloyds says it will axe another 460 jobs
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AFP - Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group on Friday said it would cut up to 460 more positions, bringing to about 8,000 the total number of job losses it has announced since the start of the year.
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128/158 Kosovo, Macedonia agree full diplomatic ties
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AFP - Kosovo and Macedonia have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties after resolving a long-running border dispute, the Macedonian government said on Sunday.
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129/158 Brilliant Button takes F1 world title as Webber wins in Brazil
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AFP - Briton Jenson Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.
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130/158 Westwood ends two-year title with Portugal Masters win
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AFP - England's Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood shot a six under par final round 66 to win the Portugal Masters on Sunday, claiming his first European Tour title for over two years.
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131/158 10-man City hold on for draw at Wigan
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AFP - Manchester City's ten men held on for a 1-1 draw at Wigan on Sunday even though referee Alan Wiley was back in the spotlight with the second half dismissal of Pablo Zabaleta.
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132/158 German coalition deal by next weekend: Merkel party
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AFP - Talks on forming a new governing coalition in Germany following last month's election should be completed by next weekend, the general secretary of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said on Sunday.
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133/158 Carragher urges Liverpool to stick together after latest flop
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AFP - Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes his side can recover from their spluttering start to the season as long as they stick together.
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134/158 Habitat owner considers sale
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AFP - Sweden's billionaire Kamprad family are considering selling the Habitat furniture and design chain, whose sales have been hit by the economic downturn, the group's chief executive said on Sunday.
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135/158 In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield
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AP - The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies.
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136/158 Communist-era files still haunt the old East Bloc
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AP - Even his best friend betrayed him.
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137/158 Huge crowd protests easing Spain's abortion law
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AP - A huge crowd rallied in Madrid Saturday against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion — a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country.
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138/158 NATO chiefs back Afghanistan reinforcements
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AP - NATO military chiefs called Saturday for reinforcements and more resources for Afghanistan's national security forces, an alliance spokesman said.
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139/158 EU officials warn of disappearing cod
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AP - The European Union's executive body is calling for sharp cuts in the amount of cod fishermen can catch next year, pointing to estimates that the fish is close to extinction in some major fishing areas around Europe.
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140/158 Iran bombing kills 5 Revolutionary Guard leaders
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AP - A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 37 others Sunday near the Pakistani border in the heartland of a potentially escalating Sunni insurgency.
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141/158 Taliban vow to defeat army in Pakistan offensive
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AP - Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles Sunday in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country's battle against extremism.
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142/158 Cat 5 Hurricane Rick threatens Mexico resort city
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AP - Hurricane Rick, the strongest eastern North Pacific storm in more than a decade, raged across open seas on Sunday, but forecasters said it could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula by midweek.
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143/158 Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in ambivalence
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AP - EDITOR'S NOTE — Since January, AP correspondent Hamza Hendawi has embedded at regular intervals with a U.S. infantry company in Baghdad to gauge how the military mission in Iraq is changing. Here, Hendawi accompanies the unit on its journey back to the United States.
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144/158 Afghan opposition: Karzai delaying election probe
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AP - Afghanistan's political opposition accused President Hamid Karzai on Sunday of delaying release of a U.N.-backed investigation into fraud in the August presidential balloting and pressuring election officials to declare him the winner.
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145/158 Brazil pledges Olympic security after Rio violence
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AP - Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.
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146/158 Two aid workers kidnapped in Darfur set free after 107 days
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AFP - Two female staff of Irish aid agency GOAL who were kidnapped at gunpoint in Sudan's Darfur region in July were celebrating their release on Sunday from more than 100 days in captivity.
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147/158 Taiwan urged China not to boycott southern city: report
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AFP - Taiwan has urged China not to boycott its second city after it hosted the Dalai Lama and screened a film about an activist accused by Beijing of inciting unrest, a report said Sunday.
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148/158 Australian teen sailor starts round-the-world bid
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AP - A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.
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149/158 Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US
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AP - As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scarce for at least the next couple of weeks.
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150/158 Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu
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AP - Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the swine flu virus making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten food safety.
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151/158 Some poor nations succeeding in fighting hunger
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AP - Government fertilizer has made the difference between hunger and plenty for Rodrick Jesitala, a farmer and father of three in southern Malawi.
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152/158 Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects
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AP - Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.
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153/158 Swine flu 6 months later: Relief, but winter looms
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AP - It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, never came to pass.
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154/158 UBS registered mail warns U.S. clients on tax: report
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Reuters - Swiss bank UBS AG warned U.S. customers by registered mail their account details may be given to U.S. tax authorities, a method that could itself breach secrecy laws, a Swiss paper said on Sunday.
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155/158 CIT amends restructuring plan with bondholders
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Reuters - Commercial finance company CIT Group Inc and a group representing its bondholders have agreed on changes to the company's proposed restructuring plan as it looks shore up its finances.
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156/158 Pay rules complicate GM CFO search: report
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Reuters - General Motors Co's bid to find an outsider to replace its chief financial officer is being complicated by pay restrictions imposed on companies that got big U.S. government bailouts, The Wall Street Journal said on Saturday.
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157/158 Bank of America, GE results push stocks lower
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AP - Stocks ended a strong week with a flash of selling after Bank of America Corp. and General Electric Co. signaled that businesses and consumers are still struggling to pay off their debts.
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158/158 BofA swings to $1 billion loss
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Reuters - Bank of America Corp posted a $1 billion quarterly loss on Friday as consumer credit woes eclipsed investment banking earnings, underlining why the bank remains on a government respirator.
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