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1/145 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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2/145 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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3/145 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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4/145 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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5/145 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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6/145 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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7/145 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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8/145 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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9/145 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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10/145 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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11/145 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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12/145 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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13/145 New York City Opera revives 'Esther' — and itself
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AP - Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New York City Opera might well have played it safe with a surefire crowd-pleaser, like its production of Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly.'
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14/145 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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15/145 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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16/145 'Christmas Carol' off to slow start at box office
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Reuters - If it's the second weekend in November, it must be Christmas in Hollywood.
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17/145 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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18/145 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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19/145 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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20/145 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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21/145 'Precious' Breaks Box Office Records In Limited Release
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Oscar hopeful 'Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire' was a hit with audiences this weekend.The gritty inner-city drama, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, made $1.8 million at 18 theaters in its first weekend of limited release, according to Variety.
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22/145 Taylor Swift Alludes to Kanye Once Once!
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Taylor Swift could've — but she didn't. Defying expectations raised earlier in the week, the 19-year-old singer opted against using the bully pulpit of Saturday Night Live's opening monologue — or any subsequent skits — to hit back hard at Kanye West,
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23/145 Dr. Phil Re-upped Through 2014
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Dr. Phil will keep making house calls through the 2013-14 TV season. His syndicated talk show, now in its eighth season, has been renewed through its 12th season.
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24/145 Taylor Swift Drops Dating Hints On 'SNL'
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NEW YORK, New York -- Is Taylor Swift really dating 'Twilight Saga' star Taylor Lautner?While both Taylors have kept quiet on the matter after being spotted together at a hockey game and out and about in LA in recent weeks, the country star addressed their rumored relationship in her 'Saturday Night Live' opening 'Monologue Song.'
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25/145 NCIS Gets Real: U.S. Secretary of the Navy Gets a Cameo
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The United States Secretary of the Navy will make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of NCIS, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.Check out photos of the NCIS castSecretary Ray Maybus will appear in the Nov. 24 Thanksgiving episode entitled 'Child's Play,' a rep for the show tells us. Mabus will play an NCIS agent.Watch Mabus on The Daily Show with Jon StewartIn the episode, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the team have to put their Thanksgiving plans on hold when the investigation of a dead Marine leads them into the life of a 12-year-old prodigy (Madeline Carroll), who may be the killer's next target. Lisa Sheridan (Invasaion) and Francis Capra (Veronica Mars) will also guest-star.Watch full episodes and clips of NCIS in our Online Video GuideAlthough Mabus won't be playing himself...
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26/145 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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27/145 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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28/145 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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29/145 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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30/145 Taylor Lautner Plays Coy on Romance With Taylor Swift
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'I can leave that up to you to decide,' the New Moon star says
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31/145 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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32/145 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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33/145 AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus
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AP - Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
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34/145 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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35/145 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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36/145 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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37/145 French bank heist suspect becomes Internet star
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AFP - A French security van driver suspected of making off with 11.6 million euros (17.2 million dollars) in cash has become a rising star on the web.
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38/145 '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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39/145 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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40/145 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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41/145 China sends panda expert to Taiwan to aid breeding
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AP - Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
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42/145 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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43/145 Japan eyes solar station in space
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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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44/145 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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45/145 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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46/145 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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47/145 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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48/145 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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49/145 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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50/145 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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51/145 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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52/145 '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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53/145 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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54/145 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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55/145 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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56/145 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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57/145 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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58/145 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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59/145 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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(AP) - This undated photo provided by the family shows Spc. Frederick Greene, of Mountain City, Tenn. Greene was assigned to the 16th Signal Company, and was one of the 13 people killed during a shooting in Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Family Photo)
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(AFP) - US President Barack Obama makes a statement from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, upon his return from Camp David. Obama Sunday urged the US Senate to take up the baton to ensure the nation's most comprehensive overhaul of the health care system in decades is completed.(AFP/Jim Watson)
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(AFP/Graphic) - Graphic showing the extent of current US healthcare insurance coverage. Democrats Sunday girded for the next battle to push the most sweeping US health care overhaul in a half-century through Congress, after handing President Barack Obama victory in a narrow House vote.(AFP/Graphic)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill on November 7, in Washington, DC. Democrats Sunday girded for the next battle to push the most sweeping US health care overhaul in a half-century through Congress, after handing President Barack Obama victory in a narrow House vote.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Smialowski)
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(AFPTV/Pool) - Video: The US House of Representatives approved the broadest overhaul of US health care in four decades late Saturday, handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory for his top domestic priority. The bill amounts to a 10-year, trillion-dollar plan to extend coverage to some 36 million Americans who lack it now. Duration: 0:42(AFPTV/Pool)
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(Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses a news conference in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, April 21, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova
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(Reuters) - Salvadorans look at their houses that were damaged by heavy rains in San Salvador November 8, 2009. REUTERS/William Bonilla
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(AP) - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel walks by the Rose Garden of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington as he waits for President Barack Obama to return from Camp David. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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68/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Joseph Smith listening during ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Joseph Smith listening during an interview at the Fortune Society, a nonprofit support center in New York. Smith, 29, who recently served eight months in prison for a weapons offense and was a heavy marijuana user, says he's now ready to go straight. He is a client of drug treatment services at the organization. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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69/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Garnett Wilson, third from left, ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Garnett Wilson, third from left, leading a group counseling session at the Fortune Society, a nonprofit support center in New York. Wilson served prison time for armed robbery in the 1980s and now at 61 has two decades of drug counseling under his belt. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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70/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Mary Celestino, 66, speaking ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Mary Celestino, 66, speaking during an interview at Odyssey House, a nonprofit, residential treatment and support center in East Harlem. Celestino, 66, entered a residential drug treatment program at Odyssey House following a cocaine arrest a year ago. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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71/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Joseph Smith, right, listening ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Joseph Smith, right, listening to Garnett Wilson lead a counseling session at the Fortune Society, a nonprofit support center in New York. Wilson served prison time for armed robbery in the 1980s and now at 61, has two decades of drug counseling under his belt. Smith, 29, who recently served eight months in prison for a weapons offense and was a heavy marijuana user, says he's now ready to go straight. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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72/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Peter Provet, CEO of Odyssey ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Peter Provet, CEO of Odyssey House, speaking during an interview in New York. Odyssey House, a New York City nonprofit, serves 300 people at a residential treatment center in East Harlem. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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73/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows a counseling session at the Fortune ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows a counseling session at the Fortune Society, a nonprofit support center in New York. Treatment advocates are keeping a close eye on Congress, hoping that the pending health care overhaul will provide far greater access to insurance-covered substance abuse treatment. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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(AP) - Parishioners sing at the Comanche Chapel gospel service inside Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a shooting rampage Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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75/145 This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Clinton Goodwin, 59, waiting ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows Clinton Goodwin, 59, waiting outside Odyssey House, a nonprofit drug and treatment center in East Harlem, New York. Goodwin, who started dealing drugs at 19, served four stints in prison and has been arrested five times, mostly recently in May. As an alternative to returning to prison again, he was given the option of participating in the Odyssey House program for at least 18 months. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama leaves after making a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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77/145 U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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78/145 President Barack Obama walks on the Colonnade as he heads to ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama walks on the Colonnade as he heads to the Oval Office at the White House, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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(AP) - Col. John Rossi speaks during a news conference at Fort Hood headquarters in Killeen, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a shooting rampage on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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80/145 Bees collect nectar from the flowers in the Rose Garden of the ...
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(AP) - Bees collect nectar from the flowers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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81/145 A group of journalists watch the voting process on the election ...
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(Reuters) - A group of journalists watch the voting process on the election law at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen
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82/145 President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White ...
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(AP) - President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House about health care reform and Iraq's new electoral law Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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83/145 U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement on health ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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84/145 U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks with his younger ...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks with his younger daughter Sasha and members of his family mother-in-law Marian Robinson (3nd R), daughter Malia and first lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn of the White House upon their return to Washington from Camp David November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
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85/145 Mickelson rallies to win HSBC Champions
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AP - Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe. Only it wasn't Tiger Woods. Mickelson made an 18-footer to save par on the 16th after whiffing on a flop shot, then holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th to close with a 3-under 69 and overcome a late charge by Ernie Els, who was in the lead until hitting into the water and making bogey on the final hole.
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86/145 Federer loses to Djokovic in Swiss Indoors final
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AP - Top-ranked Roger Federer lost his hometown tournament on Sunday, falling 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final.
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87/145 Alabama beats LSU to move into SEC title game
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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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88/145 Zenyatta, a mare, wins Breeders' Cup Classic
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AP - What a gal!
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89/145 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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90/145 Unhappy Iverson leaves Grizzlies 'indefinitely'
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AP - Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business.
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91/145 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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92/145 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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93/145 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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94/145 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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95/145 Chelsea beat United, on track to reclaim title
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AFP - Chelsea's chances of reclaiming the Premier League title were given a huge shot in the arm on Sunday as a 1-0 win over Manchester United sent Carlo Ancelotti's side five points clear at the top.
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96/145 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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97/145 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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98/145 Djokovic ends Federer's Basel reign
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AFP - Novak Djokovic overcame Roger Federer on the world number one's home ground Sunday, carving out a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory to win the Swiss Indoors title.
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99/145 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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100/145 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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101/145 Leaders defend Afghan mission as Britain remembers war dead
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AFP - Leaders sought to bolster public support for the war in Afghanistan on Sunday, as the deaths of two more soldiers brought a grim poignancy to Remembrance commemorations for the war dead.
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102/145 Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead
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AP - Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported that more than 200 British soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
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103/145 British soldier killed in Afghanistan
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AFP - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, bringing Britain's losses since the 2001 US-led invasion of the country to 231, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday.
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104/145 British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
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AP - Britain's Defense Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan.
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105/145 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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106/145 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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107/145 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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108/145 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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109/145 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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110/145 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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111/145 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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112/145 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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113/145 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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114/145 Terry sinks Manchester United to extend Chelsea's lead
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AFP - Chelsea moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after John Terry's late goal clinched a 1-0 win over champions Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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115/145 Murray beats Youzhny to take Valencia tennis title
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AFP - British top seed Andy Murray defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Valencia ATP title and capture his sixth trophy of the season.
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116/145 Everton send Hammers back into relegation zone
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AFP - West Ham dropped back into the Premier League relegation zone after goals from Louis Saha and Dan Gosling secured a 2-1 victory for Everton at Upton Park on Sunday.
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117/145 Turkey: Indicted Sudan leader won't attend summit
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AP - Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
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118/145 Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling
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AP - Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope.
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119/145 Pope Benedict honors Paul VI in Italian birthplace
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal.
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120/145 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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121/145 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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122/145 Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote
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AP - Iraq's parliament passed on Sunday a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, and the head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote planned for January.
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123/145 AP interview: Pablo Escobar's son asks forgiveness
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AP - After notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed, the son who many thought would succeed him fled Colombia, assumed a new identity and lived a low-profile life as an architect in Argentina.
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124/145 Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa
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AP - China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.
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125/145 Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt
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AP - The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government.
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126/145 Saudis take mountain from Yemen rebels
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AP - Saudi Arabian forces seized a strategic mountain straddling the border with Yemen and cleared it of Shiite rebels after five days of fighting that have left three Saudi soldiers dead, a Saudi defense official said Sunday.
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127/145 Sudan's Beshir cancels Turkey visit: state news agency
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AFP - Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir, who faces an international arrest warrant, has called off a planned visit to Turkey to join key political negotiations in Khartoum, official SUNA news agency said Sunday.
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128/145 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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129/145 Obama says it's now Senate's turn on health care
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AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday it was time for the Senate to 'take the baton' on health care reform after the House passed its plan for overhauling the nation's health care system.
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130/145 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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131/145 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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132/145 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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133/145 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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134/145 '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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135/145 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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136/145 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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137/145 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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138/145 Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks grow
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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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139/145 Opel unions see autonomy as condition to talks
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Reuters - Opel's top German labor leader said on Sunday he was willing to hold negotiations over a restructuring of the European carmaker under its parent General Motors so long as it gains greater independence.
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140/145 Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax
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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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141/145 China hopes U.S. keeps deficit to appropriate size
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Reuters - China hopes that the United States will keep its deficit to an appropriate size to ensure basic stability in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.
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142/145 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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143/145 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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144/145 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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145/145 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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