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1/142 `Dancing with the Stars' celeb slate slimmed by 2
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AP - Michael Irvin and Mark Dacascos have been booted from the ballroom.
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2/142 Rihanna: Brown's assault, aftermath 'humiliating'
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AP - Rihanna says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic violence.
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3/142 French thinker Levi-Strauss dead at 100
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AFP - French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, who helped shape Western thinking about human civilisation, has died at the age of 100, his publisher and colleagues said.
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4/142 Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
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Reuters - Oscar organizers on Tuesday named an unlikely pair of hosts for March's Academy Awards, comedian Steve Martin and '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin, a past loser at the world's top film awards.
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5/142 Beyonce preps live discs, ABC special
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Reuters - Beyonce will later this month release a live concert DVD and companion CD, and a new song, 'Video Phone' featuring Lady Gaga.
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6/142 Patrick Dempsey signs on for heist comedy
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Reuters - Patrick Dempsey will find himself in the middle of a couple of stick-ups in an untitled bank-heist comedy.
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7/142 Kirstie Alley takes weight-loss battle back to TV
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Reuters - Kirstie Alley is to parlay her lengthy weight-loss battle into a U.S. TV series for what the actress called in a Tuesday Twitter message a 'very funny docu about me losing weight, raising unpretentious kids, and biz.'
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8/142 Hollywood stars light up London for Christmas
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AFP - Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along.
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9/142 Dutch Queen Beatrix visits Mexico
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AFP - President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday welcomed Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to Mexico at the start of the Dutch royal's five-day visit to the country.
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10/142 Warrant details alleged burglars' celeb loot
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AP - Police seized dozens of diamond rings, high-end shoes, bags, guns and drugs from the homes of three people suspected of burglarizing celebrities' Los Angeles residences, search warrant records show.
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11/142 Accused Seacrest stalker ordered to stay away
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Reuters - A Los Angeles man arrested with a knife at the workplace of 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest pleaded not guilty to a stalking charge on Tuesday, and was ordered to stay away from Seacrest.
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12/142 Blige to sing national anthem at World Series
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AP - Mary J. Blige is going back to the Bronx.
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13/142 Rod Stewart realizes dream recording with Smokey
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AP - Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. On his new album, 'Soulbook,' he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in song — and even gets a chance to sing with one of them on the CD.
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14/142 Rihanna 'humiliated' by leaked photo after attack
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Reuters - Pop singer Rihanna was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine on Tuesday after an attack at the hands of boyfriend Chris Brown that she said changed her life overnight.
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15/142 British singer Leona Lewis performs in hometown
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AP - British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.
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16/142 The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
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AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 2, 2009:
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17/142 Berlin holds MTV awards, 20 years after fall of Wall
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Reuters - Berlin hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, where German pop rock band Tokio Hotel will perform alongside U.S. rapper Jay-Z and Latin pop star Shakira.
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18/142 George Jones: new country music needs a new name
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AP - Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
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19/142 Carly Simon bounces back with homemade hits album
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Reuters - Carly Simon rarely performs concerts, due to a toxic combination of stage fright and fear of flying.
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20/142 Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
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Reuters - Oscar organizers on Tuesday named an unlikely pair of hosts for March's Academy Awards, comedian Steve Martin and '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin, a past loser at the world's top film awards.
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21/142 Box office boost shows 3D is here to stay
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AFP - Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say.
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22/142 Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision
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AP - A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's 'The Men Who Stare at Goats,' and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: 'More of this is true than what you might imagine.'
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23/142 Carrey's Scrooge rings in Hollywood holiday spirit
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AP - Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?
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24/142 Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts
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AP - The George Lucas empire struck back Tuesday against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the 'Star Wars' movies.
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25/142 Swiss court to assess Polanski bail appeal
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AP - Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director's protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.
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26/142 Owen Wilson signs on for 'Marmaduke'
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Reuters - Owen Wilson has signed on to voice the rascally Great Dane 'Marmaduke,' Fox's adaptation of the long-running comic strip.
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27/142 London Gets 'A Christmas Carol' Makeover
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London was awash with festive cheer on Tuesday as the cast of 'A Christmas Carol' switched on Christmas lights at three separate locations. (Nov. 3)
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28/142 Mark Dacascos & Michael Irvin Eliminated On 'Dancing'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'Dancing With the Stars' said goodbye to two of their most athletic dancers on Tuesday night - former pro-football player Michael Irvin and Food Network host and martial arts champion Mark Dacascos.Michael Irvin was eliminated first, forcing his professional partner, Anna Demidova, out of the competition.
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29/142 James Franco to Guest-Star on 30 Rock
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30/142 Rihanna on Chris Brown Incident: 'I Felt Completely Taken Advantage of'
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Rihanna said she felt taken advantage of by her February 2009 altercation with Chris Brown and the resulting media storm it caused. 'I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears...
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31/142 Mark Salling Discusses Glee's Growing Love Quadrangle
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There's still one more week until Glee returns (Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9/8c, Fox), so in lieu of a new episode, TVGuide.com caught up with Mark Salling, who plays Puck, the arrogant jock and true father to Quinn's baby. Salling dives head first into the issue of the love quadrangle, and his take on things will probably give some hope to Rachel (Lea Michele) and Puck fans. Unfortunately, the news isn't as good for Quinn (Dianna Agron) and Finn (Cory Monteith)...
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32/142 Scott Wolf Takes On Science Fiction
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The actor plays a reporter in a revamped version of the 1980s miniseries 'V.'
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33/142 Kathy Griffin to Host New ABC Show Let's Dance
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Kathy Griffin has been tapped to host ABC's new celebrity dance show. The funnywoman and My Life on the D-List star will host Let's Dance, which premieres Monday, Nov. 23 at 9:30/8:30c following the finale of...
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34/142 Kate Gosselin's Revealing Interview
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Life and Style magazine's Rachel Zalis weighs in on Kate's media attention.
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35/142 Survivor, Amazing Race and Criminal Minds to Become Video Games
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Survivor, The Amazing Race and Criminal Minds are just a few of the CBS shows expanding into the video game realm. CBS Consumer Products announced the upcoming release of video games based on those shows as well as...
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36/142 Mega Buzz: Scoop on Vampire Diaries, NCIS, Housewives and More!
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Every week, editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant answer your burning questions. Want some TV scoop? Please send all questionsto mega_scoop@tvguide.com.What's coming up on Vampire Diaries? — MoniqueMICKEY: Witches and vampires aren't the only supernatural creatures in Mystic Falls. It won't be right away, but a major male character will reveal himself to be a werewolf. And don't think having read the books will help you figure this one out. In fact, the werewolf in question won't even know he's a werewolf, initially at least.Got any scoop on Abby from NCIS? — LynADAM: How would you like to meet Abby's best friend? Well, you'll get to in this season's Christmas episode...
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37/142 John Grisham's short stories long on characters
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AP - It's hard to sell a book of short stories. But not if you're John Grisham.
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38/142 Obama's brother emerges in China with novel
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Reuters - President Barack Obama's half-brother made a rare appearance on Wednesday in southern China, his home for seven years, to launch a novel he says draws on his painful childhood under an abusive father.
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39/142 'Stylemaker' Lady Gaga Aces in Lace
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Fashion Wire Daily - Pop star Lady Gaga is not afraid to take fashion risks, as her ensemble for the 13th annual ACE Awards proved. At New York's Cipriani on 42nd Street on Monday, Nov. 2, to pick up her 'Stylemaker' award from presenter Marc Jacobs, Lady Gaga wore a fifties-style pale pink bra and girdle-like panties over a gray crushed velvet shirt in a masculine-meets-feminine play.
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40/142 Obama's half brother recalls their abusive father
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AP - President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.
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41/142 Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
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AP - Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.
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42/142 Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
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AP - Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
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43/142 Outrage at photo of naked woman in China prostitute bust
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AFP - A photo showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated.
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44/142 PayPal courts outside developers
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AFP - PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers in a move designed to unleash a flood of creative uses for the online financial transaction service.
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45/142 Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898
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AP - The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought.
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46/142 Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro
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AP - The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak — made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway — is rapidly melting, researchers report.
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47/142 82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld
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AP - The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
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48/142 Australian oil spill recovery plan could take 7 years
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AFP - Monitoring the clean-up of a huge oil spill in pristine Australian waters could take as long as seven years, an official said Wednesday as environmentalists urged a wide-ranging inquiry into the disaster.
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49/142 Iraq signs mega oil deal with BP and CNPC
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AFP - Iraq formally signed a deal with Britain's BP and China's CNPC on Tuesday to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield.
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50/142 Astronomers see 'skeleton' of the universe
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AFP - Astronomers in Chile and Japan have for the first time seen part of the 'cosmic web' of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.
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51/142 Over 17,000 species threatened by extinction
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AP - A rare Panamanian tree frog, a rodent from Madagascar and two lizards found only in the Philippines are among over 17,000 species threatened with extinction, a leading environmental group said Tuesday.
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52/142 Over 1,000 fish species 'threatened with extinction'
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AFP - More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global 'Red List' of endangered species showed Tuesday.
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53/142 Obama urges action as Europe ups climate pressure on US
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AFP - US President Barack Obama stood shoulder to shoulder with Europe pressing to 'redouble' efforts to combat global warming, but opponents in Congress made clear there would be no smooth path to a climate deal.
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54/142 The nation's weather
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AP - Wet conditions were forecast to persist over the Great Lakes and move into the Northeast on Tuesday.
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55/142 BSE Sensex at 2-mth closing low; Reliance falls
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Reuters - The BSE Sensex dropped 3.1 percent on Tuesday, a sixth straight fall that took it to its lowest close in two months, pulled down by a sell-off in energy giant Reliance Industries and weak global markets.
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56/142 Rebels ban musical ringtones on phones
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Reuters - Sacdiyo Sheeq used to love listening to Bollywood movie songs on her mobile telephone.
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57/142 Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton
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Reuters - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
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58/142 Marilyn Monroe crypt auction fails again
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Reuters - A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.
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59/142 Beefeaters 'harassed' lone female Tower guard
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Reuters - Two guardians of Britain's historic Tower of London have been suspended after a female colleague, the first woman warden in their 524-year history, accused them of harassment.
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60/142 Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012
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Reuters - A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.
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61/142 Russian road roulette?
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Reuters - Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.
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62/142 Crackdown on smugglers of used clothing
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Reuters - Police have broken up a network of workshops and warehouses used to illegally smuggle 140 tons of used, foreign clothing through southern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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(Reuters) - Gay marriage supporters Barb Wood (R) and Margaret O'Connell (C), comfort Tim Diehl as they wait for election results at the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality election night rally in Portland, Maine November 4, 2009. The group is working to prevent the repeal of Maine's gay marriage law, which was adopted last spring by Maine's legislature. REUTERS/Joel Page
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64/142 Republican Governor-elect Chris Christie greets supporters on ...
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(AP) - Republican Governor-elect Chris Christie greets supporters on election night at his headquarters in Parsippany, N.J. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Christopher Barth)
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65/142 US golfers Phil Mickelson (right) and Tiger Woods tee-off with ...
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(AFP) - US golfers Phil Mickelson (right) and Tiger Woods tee-off with the Shanghai city skyline in the background, on November 3, ahead of the HSBC Champions golf tournament, now elevated to World Golf Championship status. The tournament is set to become the biggest televised golf event in Asian history, expected being beamed into 500 mln homes, according to organisers.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)
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66/142 Asia's first Major winner, South Korean golfer Yang Yong-Eun ...
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(AFP) - Asia's first Major winner, South Korean golfer Yang Yong-Eun (right), US golfers Phil Mickelson (Centre right) and Tiger Woods (Centre left), along with defending champion Sergio Garcia of Spain, pose next to a Chinese chess game in Shanghai, on November 3, ahead of the HSBC Champions golf tournament, now elevated to World Golf Championship status.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)
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67/142 US golfer Tiger Woods is seen during a press conference in Shanghai, ...
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(AFP) - US golfer Tiger Woods is seen during a press conference in Shanghai, on November 3, ahead of the HSBC Champions golf tournament, now elevated to World Golf Championship status. The 2009 HSBC Champions is set to become the biggest televised golf event in Asian history, with the tournament being beamed into 500 million homes, according to organisers.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)
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(Reuters) - A motorist prepares to put fuel into her car at a petrol station in Melbourne July 3, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas
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69/142 People shop in a Brooklyn supermarket in New York. Most Americans ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - People shop in a Brooklyn supermarket in New York. Most Americans still feel their country is faring badly, but their ranks have been dwindling since the financial crisis broke last year, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll has said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)
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(AP) - Graphic shows election results for selected mayoral races
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(Reuters) - A man wearing face mask takes a photo using a mobile phone in centre of Lviv, November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
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72/142 Map showing Shanghai, where China's central government has ...
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(AFP/Graphic) - Map showing Shanghai, where China's central government has given the green light to a new Disney theme park, and Hong Kong, location of China's first Disney venue.(AFP/Graphic)
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73/142 Fireworks light up the sky above Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong ...
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(AFP/File) - Fireworks light up the sky above Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland. China has given the green light for Walt Disney Co to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides said.(AFP/File/Gary Kwok)
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74/142 The Disneyland themepark in Anaheim, California. China's ...
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(AFP/File) - The Disneyland themepark in Anaheim, California. China's central government has given the green light to the Walt Disney Co to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides have announced.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)
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75/142 File - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses a meeting ...
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(AP) - File - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses a meeting of the Chicago Economic Club, in this June 15, 2006 file photo taken in Chicago. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, wrapping up a two-day meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 are likely to note the country's economic and financial improvements. But they'll also warn that rising joblessness and hard-to-get-credit for many people and companies will restrain the rebound in the months ahead. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey, File)
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows a weak cold front from the western Atlantic Ocean into the southern Gulf of Mexico. Farther north, a low pressure system in the Great Plains is producing cloudiness and precipitation. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
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77/142 A man walks past a promotional panel bearing a picture of Toyota ...
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(Reuters) - A man walks past a promotional panel bearing a picture of Toyota Formula One driver Timo Glock at its showroom in Tokyo November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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78/142 Gay marriage supporters Karen Weiss (L) comforts Jennifer Hoopes ...
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(Reuters) - Gay marriage supporters Karen Weiss (L) comforts Jennifer Hoopes as they watch election results at the No on 1/Protect Maine Equality election night rally in Portland, Maine November 4, 2009. The group is working to prevent the repeal of Maine's gay marriage law, which was adopted last spring by Maine's legislature. REUTERS/Joel Page (UNITED STATES POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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(AP) - Approve71 campaign manager Josh Friedes, left, campaign workers Noel Frame, second left, and George Cheung and campaign chair Anne Levinson tally results behind the scenes before making an announcement to the crowd, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Seattle. Washington state voters on Tuesday were narrowly approving the state's new 'everything but marriage' law that marks a significant expansion of rights for gay couples. With about 50 percent of the expected vote counted, Referendum 71 was leading 51 percent to 49 percent. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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80/142 FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, a Chinese man takes ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, a Chinese man takes a photo near a board showing Tiananmen Gate and an advertisement for gold bars on the streets of Beijing. The World Bank raised its 2009 growth forecast for China from 7.2 percent to 8.4 percent but warned a sustained recovery will require a shift in the economy to emphasize consumer spending instead of industry and investment on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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81/142 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg greets supporters after ...
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(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg greets supporters after his election win in New York, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Shaun Best
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82/142 Workers leave the Opel plant after a shift change in Bochum ...
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(Reuters) - Workers leave the Opel plant after a shift change in Bochum early November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo Wednesday broke his silence to speak of their abusive father at the launch of his first novel.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)
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(AFP) - US President Barack Obama's half brother Mark Ndesandjo holds a press conference prior to a book launch in Guangzhou on November 4. Ndesandjo who has lived in the southern chinese city of Shenzhen has broken his silence and launched his debut novel.(AFP/Mike Clarke)
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(AFP) - US President Barack Obama's half brother Mark Ndesandjo shows his novel after holding a press conference prior to a book launch in Guangzhou.(AFP/Mike Clarke)
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86/142 Jesse Connolly gives a grim yet unofficial announcement regarding ...
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(AP) - Jesse Connolly gives a grim yet unofficial announcement regarding the defeat on Question 1 at election night headquarters in Portland, Maine, early Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, 2009. Maine voters decided to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)
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87/142 Supporters of Referendum 71 Vanessa Carr, right, and Pete-e ...
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(AP) - Supporters of Referendum 71 Vanessa Carr, right, and Pete-e Petersen cheer with others at an Election Night party , Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Seattle. Washington state voters on Tuesday were narrowly approving the state's new 'everything but marriage' law that marks a significant expansion of rights for gay couples. With about 50 percent of the expected vote counted, Referendum 71 was leading 51 percent to 49 percent. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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88/142 Pettitte, Yanks go for title against old foe Pedro
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AP - Andy Pettitte leaned forward in his chair and recounted a recent chat he had with Derek Jeter as soon as they realized what was next in this World Series.
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89/142 Browns fans say owner has dogged determination
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AP - Die-hard Browns fan Mike Randall made sure he put on his Sunday best for his important meeting with team owner Randy Lerner.
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90/142 Goodell asks Congress for help on anti-doping
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AP - Arguing that sports leagues' drug programs could be 'gutted' if not protected from individual states' laws, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to intervene with legislation and found at least one powerful ally.
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91/142 Suns stay unbeaten, run past Heat 104-96
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AP - Steve Nash scored 30 points and added eight assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 104-96 in a matchup of NBA unbeatens Tuesday night.
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92/142 Nuggets rout Pacers to remain unbeaten
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AP - Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years.
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93/142 Cavs' West faces more weapons charges in Maryland
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AP - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West was indicted Tuesday on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept. 17 arrest for speeding on a motorcycle and carrying multiple weapons.
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94/142 Stingy Celtics pummel 76ers to stay undefeated
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Reuters - The Boston Celtics maintained their perfect start to the season by trouncing the Philadelphia 76ers 105-74 on the back of a dominant defensive display and sharp three-point shooting.
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95/142 Fabregas wants Arsenal to show killer instinct
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AFP - Cesc Fabregas admits Arsenal must use Wednesday's Champions League clash against AZ Alkmaar to hone their killer instinct.
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96/142 Rypien helps Canucks beat Rangers
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AP - Rick Rypien scored the go-ahead goal 8:48 into the third period, the first of three late goals that lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
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97/142 Djokovic breezes through in Basel
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AFP - Novak Djokovic made a winning debut on Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors as the Serbian claimed a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Andreas Beck in the tennis stronghold of Roger Federer.
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98/142 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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99/142 Barrichello, Hulkenberg to drive for Williams team
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AP - Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg will drive for Formula One team Williams next season.
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100/142 Five soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry
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AFP - Five British soldiers have died from gunshot wounds in a single incident in Afghanistan which is now under investigation, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.
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101/142 UK: 5 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
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AP - Britain's defense ministry says five soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan.
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102/142 London's Savile Row tailors roll up sleeves for battle
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AFP - For the past two centuries the tailors of Savile Row in London have dressed the world's finest in bespoke suits -- but now they face a fight to defend their prestige image.
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103/142 Ex-minister urges troops out of Afghanistan
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AFP - The government should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, a former junior foreign minister said Wednesday, in a split with Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government over the drawn-out conflict.
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104/142 Female workers sue Japanese bank for sexism in Britain
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AFP - Two female employees are suing Japanese bank Nomura in Britain for three million pounds after claiming they suffered sexist and racist behaviour from male colleagues, reports said Tuesday.
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105/142 Darfur survivors granted right to stay: govt
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AFP - Survivors of the Darfur conflict will no longer be deported from Britain, the government said Tuesday, after concerns about a deterioration in conditions in the Sudanese capital.
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106/142 I'm shy, not sexy: Brown
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted he is shy and must improve his presentation skills, but insisted he cannot make himself 'sexy' in time for elections next year, in comments released Tuesday.
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107/142 Britain puts more money in banks, imposes breakup
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AP - The British government moved Tuesday to break up the country's two biggest retail banks, imposing a major shakeup on the financial sector as it exacts payback for last year's massive state bailout at the height of the financial crisis.
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108/142 HSBC bank to cut 1,700 jobs in Britain
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AFP - Global banking giant HSBC is to cut more than 1,700 jobs across its retail banking division in Britain, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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109/142 FTSE 100 ends in the red
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AFP - London shares ended in the red on Tuesday as investors digested the news of a huge overhaul of state-controlled banks Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
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110/142 British coup-plotter freed in Equatorial Guinea
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AP - Equatorial Guinea freed a British coup-plotter and four South African mercenaries Tuesday after a presidential pardon for their foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches.
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111/142 Britain shakes up banking sector
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AFP - The government will force state-rescued banks RBS and Lloyds Banking Group to sell assets in a massive shake-up of the banking sector but will support them with 30 billion pounds, it was announced on Tuesday.
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112/142 Parents in court over their baby's right to die
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AFP - A seriously ill baby whose parents are locked in a legal battle about whether to keep him on the ventilator which allows him to breathe is living 'on a knife edge', the High Court in London heard Tuesday.
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113/142 British, South African mercenaries freed
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AFP - British and South African mercenaries Simon Mann and Nick Du Toit were freed from jail Tuesday in Equatorial Guinea, pardoned after a 2004 coup bid, communication minister Jeronimo Osa Osa Ekoro said.
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114/142 New video on missing British girl Madeleine McCann
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AP - British police on Tuesday released a new video imagining what missing girl Madeleine McCann would look like now, at age six, and urged Internet users to spread the pictures as widely as they can.
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115/142 Sacked man wins tribunal right over green views
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AFP - An environmentalist who claims he lost his job because of his green views was granted permission Tuesday to take his former employer to a tribunal, his lawyer said.
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116/142 New video plea for missing girl Madeleine
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AFP - Police Tuesday released an Internet video of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared two years ago in Portugal at the age of three, with tanned skin and darker hair which she might have if held captive in a warmer climate.
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117/142 GM scraps plan to sell European unit Opel
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AFP - The British government said Wednesday it would work closely with General Motors after the US automaker scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, that had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy.
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118/142 French bank Societe Generale announce big profit
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AFP - French bank Societe Generale on Wednesday reported a net profit of 426 million euros in the third quarter, up 132 percent but less than expected.
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119/142 Tory boss to promise EU battle
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AFP - Eurosceptic Tory boss David Cameron will pledge Wednesday to wage battle with the European Union if, as expected, his party wins next year's general election, reports said.
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120/142 Japan murder suspect had plastic surgery: report
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AFP - The only suspect in the murder of a 22-year-old British woman in Japan more than two years ago is reported to have undergone plastic surgery, a news report said Wednesday.
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121/142 Italian judge to reach verdict in CIA kidnap trial
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AFP - An Italian judge was expected to reach a verdict Wednesday in the landmark trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect from a Milan street.
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122/142 Anthropology giant Claude Levi-Strauss dead at 100
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AP - After weeks crossing the high seas, Claude Levi-Strauss breathed in his first lungful of the New World, a perfume tinged with pepper or tobacco. The sensory awakening was the start of a journey that turned a young Parisian scholar into a founder of modern anthropology.
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123/142 Czech president signs EU reform treaty
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AP - A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.
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124/142 European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools
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AP - The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
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125/142 Africans boycott meetings at UN climate talks
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AP - African countries ended a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations on Tuesday, after winning promises for more in-depth talks on how much rich nations need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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126/142 Germany's Merkel: advocate of strong US ties
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AP - Angela Merkel, the first leader of reunited Germany to grow up under communist rule, has worked as chancellor to warm up ties with the United States — a country she couldn't travel to until she was in her mid-30s.
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127/142 World markets stung by banking worries
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AP - World stock markets mostly fell Tuesday amid renewed concerns about the banking sector after Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland got more government help and Switzerland's UBS AG booked another massive charge.
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128/142 Spanish intellectual Francisco Ayala dies aged 103
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AP - Francisco Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, died Tuesday at age 103 after outliving the dictatorship that led him to flee into exile.
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129/142 Vietnam storm death toll rises to 57
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AP - The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 57 in Vietnam on Wednesday as authorities stepped up rescue and relief operations in the affected central regions.
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130/142 Mexican troops kill federal agent in gunbattle
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AP - Police and soldiers killed a federal agent driving one of three cars that ignored orders to stop in northern Mexico, triggering a chase and gunbattle Tuesday, authorities said.
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131/142 If you must know: How did the Chinese create snow?
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Time.com - Chinese scientists said a record Beijing snowfall was the product of 'seeding' of clouds to encourage precipitation in China's parched northern regions
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132/142 Thousands mark takeover of US embassy in Iran
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AP - Thousands of people are taking to the streets of Tehran for government-backed events marking the anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy. So far, there have been only scattered reports of counter-protests by opposition groups.
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133/142 Fears of new war in Sudan's troubled Nuba Mountains
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AFP - Air raids may no longer target the highlands of central Sudan, but heads still turn sharply to scan the skies at the sound of an aeroplane engine overhead.
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134/142 Abdullah says Karzai re-election 'illegal'
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(AFP)' border='0' />AFP - The main challenger in Afghanistan's troubled presidential election, Abdullah Abdullah, said Wednesday that the re-election of Hamid Karzai this week 'has no legal basis'.
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135/142 New vaccine offers hope in Africa's malaria battle
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AP - A mother watched with dread as a nurse inserted a tube in her baby's head. Blood streamed into the anemic 4-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every year.
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136/142 Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says
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AP - Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
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137/142 Poor countries see troubling rise in breast cancer
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AP - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, 'My man would leave me' — and with him, the family's income.
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138/142 Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV
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AP - President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.
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139/142 Asian stocks edge higher ahead of Fed decision
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Reuters - The dollar steadied below a one-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, while Asian stocks edged higher in muted trade ahead of a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve that kept investors wary.
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140/142 Opel puts best face on GM about-face on sale
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Reuters - General Motors' Opel unit put the best face on its parent's stunning decision to reverse course and keep its European arm rather than sell it to a group led by Canada's Magna (MGa.TO).
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141/142 Fed seen staying on easy-money path
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Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to reaffirm its intention to keep U.S. interest rates at ultra-low levels for a long time to support the economy, even as signs of recovery accumulate.
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142/142 Buffett buying Burlington rail in his biggest deal
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Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will pay $26 billion to buy out Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in a bet the nation's largest rail company will benefit from a recovering U.S. economy.
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