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1/147 Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
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AP - A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.
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2/147 Michael Jackson father seeks monthly allowance
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AFP - Michael Jackson's father is seeking money from his late son's estate to help him meet monthly living expenses estimated at more than 15,000 dollars, court papers filed in Los Angeles have revealed.
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3/147 Rihanna describes night of attack by Chris Brown
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Reuters - R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence on Friday about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had bitten her, put her in a headlock and left her bleeding and swollen.
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4/147 Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'
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AP - Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw 'no soul in his eyes.'
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5/147 No holding back for Alicia Keys on 'Freedom'
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Reuters - An unseasonal gust of wind greets Alicia Keys as she steps out of a doorway behind a Beverly Hills hotel on a late October afternoon.
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6/147 Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate
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AP - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.
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7/147 Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World'
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AP - Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of 'The Starry Messenger,' a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan.
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8/147 A&E: Reality show about Jacksons premieres Dec. 13
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AP - A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.
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9/147 Morgan Freeman settles suit in crash case: lawyer
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AFP - Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit involving a female passenger traveling in his car when it crashed last year, the woman's lawyer confirmed Friday.
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10/147 Latin singer Alejandro Sanz searches for paradise
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AP - Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a 'long mental journey' to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse.
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11/147 Egypt Islamists appalled by Beyonce 'sex party'
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AFP - R and B singer Beyonce, who put off a gig in Malaysia following Islamist outrage over her 'gyrating moves' and 'sexy outfits,' has brought her world tour to Egypt where she faced more hostility.
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12/147 Prince Albert of Monaco sues over 'spy' claims
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AFP - Monaco's royal palace said Friday it has filed suit against an American who claims to have run a private spy agency for Prince Albert II to keep tabs on powerful local personalities and media.
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13/147 Stereophonics survives label chaos to 'Carry On'
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Reuters - Scoring a fifth successive U.K. No. 1 album should be a momentous occasion for any band, but in October 2007 the Welsh rock outfit Stereophonics wasn't able to savor the achievement for long.
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14/147 Calle 13 tops Latin Grammy awards
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Reuters - Puerto-Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 won five Latin Grammy awards on Thursday, including the coveted Album of the Year, helping cement their reputation as being among the vanguard of alternative reggaeton music.
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15/147 Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death
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AP - Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.
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16/147 Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer
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Reuters - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And judging by what's in theaters this holiday movie season, his name is George Clooney.
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17/147 Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'
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AP - Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film 'Beyond All Boundaries' held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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18/147 Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck
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AP - Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.
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19/147 Report: Jennifer Lopez Files $10M Lawsuit Against Ex-Husband Over Movie Plans
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jennifer Lopez has reportedly filed a lawsuit against ex-husband Ojani Noa, according to TMZ.The site reported that J.Lo filed papers in LA County Superior Court on Friday regarding Noa's planned film, 'How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The JLo and Ojani Noa Story,' as well as his alleged intentions to market '11+ hours of previously unseen home video footage.'
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20/147 Miley Cyrus: 'I've Never Heard A Jay-Z Song'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Miley Cyrus may sing about her favorite Jay-Z song coming on in her No. 1 hit 'Party In The U.S.A.,' but the star has revealed that she's never heard a song by the hip-hop icon.'I've never heard a Jay-Z song,' she said in a video posted to her official site, MileyWorld.com.
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21/147 Lamar Odom On Kids With Khloe: 'Soon!'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lamar Odom's not the type to wait around.The NBA star, who married Khloe Kardashian after a whirlwind, month-long courtship, said on Friday night's episode of 'Chelsea Lately' that he'd like to have babies on the way, too.
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22/147 The 'New Moon' Wolf Pack: We're More Fun Than Vampires
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- It's good to be a wolf -- just ask the men of the 'New Moon' wolf pack. 'We come in, it's a party,' Chaske Spencer told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson at the Los Angeles junket for the 'Twilight' sequel.
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23/147 Taylor Lautner Plays Coy on Romance With Taylor Swift
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24/147 Chris Brown Responds To Rihanna's Candid Words
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Chris Brown is speaking out after ex-girlfriend Rihanna's explosive interview with Diane Sawyer for 'Good Morning America' and '20/20.''While I respect Rihanna's right to discuss the specific events of February 8, I maintain my position that all of the details should remain a private matter between us,' the singer said in a statement to MTV News.
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25/147 Californication: Which Woman Will Hank Choose?
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Californication's Hank Moody (David Duchovny) has really done it this time.The charming lothario was already in deep: He's bedded both his teaching assistant (Diane Farr) and a student (Eva Amurri), and he's got the prim-and-proper dean's wife (Embeth Davidtz) all hot and bothered. But now, Hank's soulmate and mother of his child, Karen (Natascha McElhone), has returned from New York, sending Professor Moody into female frenzy.Check out photos of the Californication castIn Sunday's episode (10/9c, Showtime), Hank will try to do right by Karen and end things with the other women. As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Fortunately for us, though, the results are quite hilarious. TVGuide.com chatted up all of Hank's ladies to see just how much worse things are going to get for him before they get better.
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26/147 Rihanna Opens Up More on Assault, Chris Brown Calls It a 'Private Matter'
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In the conclusion of her interview with Diane Sawyer, Rihanna said Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes' during their altercation last February, a moment Brown said should...
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27/147 Susan Boyle to Sing on Dancing With the Stars
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28/147 Susan Boyle to Appear on Dancing with the Stars
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Susan Boyle is set to perform on Dancing with the Stars, People reports. The Britain's Got Talent runner-up and worldwide singing sensation will fly to Los Angeles for an appearance on the show next week, but she will not...
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29/147 Pakistan models defy Taliban with 1st fashion week
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AP - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
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30/147 Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder
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AP - A judge sentenced 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
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31/147 Korean Fashion Designers Hit New York
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Fashion Wire Daily - Nine of Korea's top fashion designers presented a selection of looks from their 2010 collections at a special runway show in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 4, kicking off a two-day preview event for local buyers.
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32/147 Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
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AP - With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.
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33/147 New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
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AP - This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for 'The Dark Knight.'
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34/147 Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
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AP - First it was books. Now it's DVDs.
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35/147 Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone
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AP - Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.
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36/147 Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
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AP - It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of lower costs and a good response for games such as 'Guitar Hero 5' and 'World of Warcraft.'
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37/147 Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking
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AFP - Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.
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38/147 iPhone disappoints in China launch: analysts
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AFP - The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say.
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39/147 'Modern Warfare 2' strikes on Tuesday
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AFP - 'Modern Warfare 2' strikes on Tuesday in a worldwide assault eagerly anticipated by lovers of the blockbuster role-playing battle videogame franchise.
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40/147 Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games
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AP - A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels.
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41/147 Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises
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AP - Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.
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42/147 Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source
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AFP - It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.
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43/147 Yemen joins gas exporters' club
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AFP - Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, joined the international club of gas exporters Saturday with pumping starting at a newly built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.
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44/147 Space Junk Buzzes Station as Astronauts Sleep
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SPACE.com - A small
chunk of space trash made an uncomfortably close pass by the
International Space Station late Friday, but not close enough to force the
astronauts aboard to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.
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45/147 Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
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AP - Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.
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46/147 Taiwan breeders see big profits in rare shrimps
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AFP - Taiwanese breeders said Saturday they are hoping to make huge profits from a rare species of ornamental shrimp after a pair sold for 8,500 US dollars at auction.
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47/147 Dinosaur prints found on NZealand's South Island
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AFP - Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.
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48/147 G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
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AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
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49/147 Rajaratnam: a 'living buddha' under suspicion
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AFP - Raj Rajaratnam, a billionaire financier facing insider trading charges in the United States, is recalled in stone in one of the villages he helped recover from the Asian tsunami in 2004.
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50/147 Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports
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Reuters - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.
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51/147 Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back
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Reuters - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
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52/147 Giant snake capture was a hoax?
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Reuters - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
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53/147 'Give pees a chance' student may face jail
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Reuters - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the 'disgusting act.'
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54/147 Cheap mobile calls help more young couples elope
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Reuters - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden's day. When he was a teenager, you gave the girl's parents 11 camels and an AK-47 assault rifle as bride price and then waited respectfully.
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55/147 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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56/147 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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57/147 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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58/147 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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59/147 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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60/147 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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61/147 Phil Mickelson of the U.S. plays on the eighth hole during the ...
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(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson of the U.S. plays on the eighth hole during the final round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias
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(Reuters) - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling (R) chats with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as they gather for the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
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63/147 Protesters hold a sign at a mass anti-U.S. base rally in Ginowan ...
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(Reuters) - Protesters hold a sign at a mass anti-U.S. base rally in Ginowan on Japan's southwestern island of Okinawa, a subtropical island about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) south of Tokyo, that hosts about half the 47,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan November 8, 2009. A dispute over a replacement facility for Futenma air base on Okinawa, a key part of a realignment of U.S. troops in Japan, has strained the alliance between the U.S. and Japan, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Tokyo next week. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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(AP) - March of Dimes Celebration of Babies celebrity mom guests left to right: Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Kellie Martin, Nicole Sullivan, and Julie Bowen. (PRNewsFoto/March of Dimes)
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(AP) - Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon with Halle Berry at March of Dimes Celebration of Babies November 7, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills (PRNewsFoto/March of Dimes)
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66/147 San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov stops a shot by the Vancouver ...
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(Reuters) - San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov stops a shot by the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of their NHL hockey game in San Jose, California in this January 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
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(Reuters) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets the gathering after his arrival at a monastery in Tawang in the northeastern Indian state of Arunchal Pradesh November 8, 2009. Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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68/147 U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) walks after the ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) walks after the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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(Reuters) - President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
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(Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin (R) poses with his G20 colleagues and central bank leaders during the family photo at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool
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(AP) - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, holds a carving containing aboriginal face paint while wearing a traditional Coast Salish First Nation cedar headband and aboriginal blanket she received from British Columbia Lt. Gov. Steve Point, during a dinner hosted by the Lieutenant Governor at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are on a 11 day tour across Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press - Darryl Dyck)
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(AP) - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wears a traditional Coast Salish First Nation cedar headband and aboriginal blanket she received from British Columbia Lt. Gov. Steve Point, during a dinner hosted by the Lieutenant Governor at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are on a 11 day tour across Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press - Darryl Dyck)
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73/147 Prince Charles wears a traditional Coast Salish First Nation ...
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(AP) - Prince Charles wears a traditional Coast Salish First Nation cedar headband and aboriginal blanket while holding an aboriginal talking stick he received from British Columbia Lt. Gov. Steve Point, during a dinner hosted by the Lieutenant Governor at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are on a 11 day tour across Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press - Darryl Dyck)
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(Reuters) - U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (C), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) leave after a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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(AP) - Prince Charles, center, receives a traditional Coast Salish First Nation cedar headband from Gwendolyn Point, wife of British Columbia Lt. Gov. Steve Point, during a dinner hosted by the Lieutenant Governor at Government House in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Looking on at right is B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell's wife, Nancy Campbell. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are on a 11 day tour across Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press - Darryl Dyck)
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(Reuters) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) is greeted by democrat representatives during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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77/147 U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) chats with Majority ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) chats with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) after a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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78/147 Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) speaks next to U.S. Speaker of the ...
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(Reuters) - Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) speaks next to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd R) during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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79/147 Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks next to U.S. Speaker ...
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(Reuters) - Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks next to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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80/147 U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) with Majority Leader ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) arrives at a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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81/147 U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) laughs during a news ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) laughs during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH)
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82/147 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) speaks during a news conference ...
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(Reuters) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) speaks during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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(Reuters) - A man is reflected in a marble plate of a monument with the names of some 20,000 victims of the communist rule during an open air mass in central Sofia in this September 9, 2005 file photo. Twenty years after the fall of communism, nostalgia for the past is growing in the small Balkan country and across the former Soviet bloc. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/Files
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84/147 Reflected in a mirror Speaker Nancy Pelosi is joined by the ...
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(AP) - Reflected in a mirror Speaker Nancy Pelosi is joined by the Democratic leadership for a press conference after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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85/147 Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., arrives for a press confernce after ...
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(AP) - Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., arrives for a press confernce after the passage in the house of health care reform at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
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86/147 Tide moves into title game with 24-15 win over LSU
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AP - Julio Jones left defenders grasping at his heels and Alabama's defense was typically immovable. The Crimson Tide is riding that combination to the SEC championship game for the second consecutive season.
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87/147 Zenyatta, a mare, wins Breeders' Cup Classic
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AP - What a gal!
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88/147 Collaros, No. 4 Cincy stay perfect with 47-45 win
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AP - Zach Collaros kept No. 4 Cincinnati unbeaten with the second-best passing performance in school history, one that will make it tough to send him back to the bench.
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89/147 Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10
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AP - With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.
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90/147 Cal RB Jahvid Best hurt on touchdown
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AP - California tailback Jahvid Best sustained a concussion and was taken to the emergency room after he leapt high into the air, flipped over a defender and landed on the back of his head in the end zone.
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91/147 Pro Bowler Ty Law signs with Broncos
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AP - Ty Law spent the first half of the season waiting for the right team to come calling. Now that it has, he doesn't want to waste any more time getting back on the field.
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92/147 Putz, Pavano file for free agency
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AP - Mets reliever J.J. Putz and Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.
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93/147 Kaman leads Clippers past Grizzlies
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AP - Chris Kaman had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-110 on Saturday night for their third straight victory — equaling their longest winning streak of last season.
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94/147 Hogan's 51-yard FG lifts No. 13 Houston 46-45
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AP - Case Keenum walked off the field, his hands on his helmet, as No. 13 Houston appeared destined for defeat.
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95/147 Ten-man Real keep in touch with leaders Barcelona
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AFP - Ten-man Real Madrid survived a late fightback by Atletico Madrid to win 3-2 and keep the pressure on Spanish league leaders Barcelona on Saturday.
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96/147 Evans to challenge Armstrong in Tour Down Under
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AFP - Australia's world road cycling champion Cadel Evans announced his return to the Tour Down Under on Thursday, lining up a showdown with legendary American Lance Armstrong.
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97/147 Pavelski leads Sharks over Penguins 5-0
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AP - Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist in his first game back from the injured list and Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves and the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins for the seventh straight time at home, 5-0 Saturday night.
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98/147 Safin set for final farewell in Paris
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AFP - Tennis will bid farewell to one of the greatest stars of the game's recent history this week when Russian former world number one Marat Safin takes his final bow at the ATP Paris Masters.
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99/147 Haye shocks Valuev in WBA heavyweight title bout
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Reuters - Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday.
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100/147 Zero Cup wins for Edwards after 9 last year
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AP - Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
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101/147 War support flagging as nation remembers fallen
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AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the country's top commander in Afghanistan on Sunday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance Sunday turned to those killed.
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102/147 Support for Afghan war fading: poll
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AFP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.
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103/147 Remember Afghanistan victims alongside WWI: British PM
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AFP - The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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104/147 BA cabin crew to vote on strike: union
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AFP - Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.
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105/147 Murdered French students' parents claim against UK
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AFP - The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer said on Saturday.
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106/147 Govt in push for new nuclear plants
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AFP - The country could face a serious energy crisis unless plans to build new nuclear power stations are implemented, the energy secretary revealed in an interview Saturday.
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107/147 Butcher takes biro to meet the queen
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AFP - A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.
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108/147 Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reform
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AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act — for real this time — or risk a cutoff of support.
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109/147 Right-to-die baby 'likes music', court told
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AFP - A seriously ill baby whose parents are divided over whether he should be allowed to die has shown signs that he likes music and can tentatively bang a drum, the High Court in London heard Friday.
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110/147 Cameron reveals Christian faith
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AFP - David Cameron on Friday revealed the importance of religion in his life, saying the teachings of Jesus were a 'good guide'.
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111/147 RBS unveils sharp loss despite state bailout
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AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland posted a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds on Friday and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support aimed at reversing the lender's ailing fortunes.
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112/147 SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism
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Reuters - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
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113/147 Injured Casey pulls out of PGA Shanghai, Hong Kong
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AFP - World number four Paul Casey pulled out of the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday and will also miss next week's Hong Kong Open after a recurrence of a torn rib muscle.
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114/147 Nobel laureate says global crisis a chance to change
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AFP - Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus calls the global economic crisis 'an excellent opportunity to reflect and redesign' businesses, and devote creative ones to solving social problems.
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115/147 Clinton leaves for Europe, Asia
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AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday left for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan.
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116/147 Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking
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AFP - Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.
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117/147 Bring on Klitschkos, demands new world champion Haye
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AFP - David Haye landed the WBA heavyweight title with victory over Nikolai Valuev and then set his sights on the Klitschko brothers as part of his quest to dominate the division.
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118/147 SPECIAL REPORT - In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism
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Reuters - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.
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119/147 Johnson upbeat after Australia rugby loss
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AFP - England manager Martin Johnson welcomed the return to international rugby of Jonny Wilkinson and predicted better days ahead for his side despite an 18-9 defeat by Australia here at Twickenham.
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120/147 Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
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AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.
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121/147 Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis
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AP - During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.
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122/147 Police: Suicide bomb in Pakistan market kills 12
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AP - A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said.
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123/147 Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast
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AP - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
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124/147 Japanese FM says no base deal during Obama visit
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AP - Japan's foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama's visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to resolve.
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125/147 To defang Taliban, some look to private schools
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AP - The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves.
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126/147 Mexican army makes large opium seizure
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AP - The Mexican army said Saturday it has seized a shipment of almost a quarter-ton of opium in the country's northern mountains, one of the largest such seizures made in Mexico.
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127/147 W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback
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AP - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
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128/147 Taiwan, China to sign financial agreement: report
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AFP - Taiwan is expected to forge an agreement on financial cooperation with China 'soon', in yet another sign of evolving ties between the two former bitter rivals, it was reported Sunday.
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129/147 Australian spearfisher survives shark attack
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AFP - A man spearfishing in South Australia was mauled in a shark attack Sunday, officials said as a report warned of several sightings of the deadly predators in the area.
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130/147 Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.
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131/147 House passes health care bill on close vote
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AP - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
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132/147 Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
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AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
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133/147 In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
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AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
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134/147 Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine
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AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.
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135/147 Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
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AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.
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136/147 Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study
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AFP - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.
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137/147 'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA
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AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.
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138/147 Shrinking AIDS funding threatens gains: aid group
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AFP - Waning international donor support for the fight against AIDS is a threat to a decade of progress in HIV treatment, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday.
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139/147 Fibre may keep asthma, diabetes at bay, study finds
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AFP - An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.
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140/147 Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases, group says
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Reuters - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.
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141/147 Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks swell
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Reuters - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer.
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142/147 Stimulus, not transactions tax needed: Geithner
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Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Saturday stressed the necessity of keeping global economic stimulus in place until recovery is assured and opposed the utility of a tax on financial transactions as a way to dampen risky bank behavior.
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143/147 UK gives impetus to global banks tax
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Reuters - Britain urged world governments on Saturday to consider a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, departing from long-held opposition, though there was little sign of the consensus needed to make it fly.
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144/147 Wall Street firms skittish about RUSAL IPO: report
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Reuters - Wall Street firms are in a quandary about getting involved with a planned public offering of Russian aluminum producer UC RUSAL because its founder has been barred from getting a U.S. visa on account of allegations that he is connected to organized crime, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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145/147 Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss
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Reuters - Freddie Mac , the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a 'prolonged deterioration' in housing.
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146/147 Freddie Mac loses $6.3B in 3Q
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AP - Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion.
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147/147 Staff at struggling German retail giant agree to tighten belts
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AFP - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs.
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