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1/130 Thousands cheer stars of 'Twilight' sequel in LA
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AP - LOS ANGELES — Exactly 12 months ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were surprised to be greeted by throngs of eager fans of the novel 'Twilight' at the premiere of the big-screen adaptation.
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2/130 Crawford's attempted blackmailer turns self in
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AP - German prosecutors say the 26-year-old man who tried to extort $100,000 (⁈) from former supermodel Cindy Crawford has turned himself in to police.
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3/130 Susan Boyle admits she was hit, bullied at school
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AFP - Scottish singing star Susan Boyle on Tuesday revealed how she was hit as a child at school by teachers.
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4/130 Microsoft co-founder diagnosed with cancer
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AFP - Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, technology blogs have reported.
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5/130 YouTube launches channel for citizen journalists
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Reuters - Celebrities beware: YouTube is making it even easier for anyone with a camera phone to turn your behavior -- be it mundane or sensational -- into news.
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6/130 Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open
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AP - Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is 'not on my radar,' but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election.
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7/130 Underwood says 'Idol' winners should play to fans
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Reuters - Since winning 'American Idol' in 2005, country singer Carrie Underwood has become one of the show's highest selling graduates, but she warned the latest crop of 'Idol' finalists to 'stay true' to their fans if they want to find similar success.
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8/130 Michael Jackson's father to challenge star's will
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AFP - The father of Michael Jackson will seek to challenge the two businessman named as executors of his son's estate despite losing an earlier court battle, papers have shown.
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9/130 Keep your distance, photographers in Richie crash told
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AFP - Two photographers involved in a car crash with Nicole Richie were ordered to stay at least 50 yards away from the former reality television star by a Los Angeles judge Monday.
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10/130 Ohio chief's trial begins in Parker-Broderick case
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AP - A police chief on trial in Ohio acknowledges that he joked with paparazzi about working with them to snoop on the woman who carried twins for celebrity couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, his lawyer told jurors Monday.
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11/130 Ranbir Kapoor tipped as Bollywood's next male superstar
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AFP - For years, Amitabh Bachchan and the three Khans -- Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman -- have been Bollywood's leading male actors. But a new man now looks set to join them.
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12/130 Janet Jackson blames doctor for Michael's death
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Reuters - Pop star Janet Jackson holds Michael Jackson's personal doctor responsible for her brother's sudden death and has told ABC News that a day does not go by when she doesn't think about her late sibling.
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13/130 Judge grants Nicole Richie restraining order
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AP - A judge has granted Nicole Richie's request for a restraining order barring two celebrity photographers from coming close to her or her children.
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14/130 Heidi, Spencer Pratt shopping own reality TV show
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AP - Reality TV personalities Heidi and Spencer Pratt said Monday they want to branch out from MTV's 'The Hills' and star in their own reality show to give viewers a bigger peek into their lives.
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15/130 John Mayer makes sure music rises above tabloids
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AP - If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, 'Battle Studies,' could provide enough fodder to fill at least a dozen Perez Hilton blog posts or at least one story in Us Weekly.
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16/130 Doctor in Jackson case avoids jail in support case
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AP - The physician being investigated in Michael Jackson's death reached an agreement Monday in a separate child support case that kept him out of a Nevada jail.
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17/130 'Idol' winner Allen remains humble on new album
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AP - Kris Allen knows he's not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert — and that's OK with him.
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18/130 Music Review: Norah Jones ditches band, piano
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AP - Norah Jones, 'The Fall' (EMI Blue Note)
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19/130 Music Review: Allen's debut is cool, but average
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AP - Kris Allen, 'Kris Allen' (Jive Records)
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20/130 Jackson's sister blames doctor for Michael's death
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AP - Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death.
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21/130 New hit film '2012' beats estimate by $5 million
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Reuters - Disaster movie '2012' wreaked even more havoc at the box-office than expected, Columbia Pictures said on Monday, taking in $230.4 million worldwide on its opening weekend.
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22/130 Review: `The Blind Side' focuses on the feel-good
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AP - The redemption-minded sports flick 'The Blind Side' serves its inspiration straight-up with no twist.
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23/130 Review: `Red Cliff' milks action, lapses on drama
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AP - John Woo's Hollywood movies never quite captured the grace and gutsiness of his Hong Kong action films. Woo has brought a good dose of Hollywood scale and style to his first film shot in mainland China, though.
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24/130 Review: Wildness intact, `Bad Lieutenant' returns
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AP - It's post-Katrina New Orleans and there are snakes in the water — none bigger than Terence McDonagh, an exceptionally corrupt detective, who slinks through town snorting coke, smoking heroin, harassing women and brandishing a .44 Magnum stuffed in the front of his pants.
(AP)
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25/130 Apocalypse flick '2012' swamps box office
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AFP - North American film-goers embraced the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick '2012' beat Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' to top the box office, final figures showed Monday.
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26/130 See Who Made Us' Hot Hollywood List!
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Kristin Cavallari, Adam Lambert and Jenna Fischer are among the hottest stars of 2009!
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27/130 Jackson's doctor avoids jail in support case
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Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician being investigated in Michael Jackson's death reached an agreement Monday in a separate child support case that kept him out of a Nevada jail. (Nov. 16)
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28/130 Rachelle Lefevre Skips 'New Moon' Premiere: 'Tonight Was Just 2 Emotional 4 Me'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A host of 'The Twilight Saga' stars hit the red carpet last night for the premiere of 'New Moon' with one notable exception - Rachelle Lefevre.Rachelle plays evil vampire Victoria in the second film in Stephenie Meyer's vampire series, but was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard in 'Eclipse,' the third installment, following a scheduling conflict.And on Monday night, Rachelle explained two things kept her away - her sick dog Honey and the recasting.
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29/130 Taylor, Kristen & Robert Shine At Los Angeles 'New Moon' Premiere, Talk Becoming Plastic Dolls
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner thrilled thousands of fans in Los Angeles on Monday night as they turned up for the premiere of their highly-anticipated new film, 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon.'
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30/130 50 Cent, Julianne Hough & 'Glee' Stars Celebrate 'New Moon' Premiere
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- From 50 Cent to Julianne Hough, 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' premiere brought out a host of celebrity fans in Los Angeles eager to see the newest big screen installment in Stephenie Meyer's popular vampire franchise. Find out who came and which team they're on (Edward or Jacob) after the jump!
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31/130 Speidi share their fame secrets
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Heidi and Spencer Pratt not only say they know how to play the fame game, they say they've mastered it. Now they're spilling their secrets to getting your 15 (or more) minutes in a new book. (Nov. 16)
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32/130 Elmo schools Ricky Gervais on 'Sesame Street'
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Ready for more Ricky Gervais-Elmo clowning around? You've got it. Ahead of Gervais' Nov. 18th appearance on 'Sesame Street' on PBS KIDS, we've got more of the two fooling around on and off stage. (Nov. 16)
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33/130 A growing TV cover-up: Obnoxious pop-up promos
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AP - Somewhere in the universe of TV viewers, there's got to be a person who actually likes those pop-up, on-screen promotions.
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34/130 Sara Ruhl sets Broadway buzzing in 2 rooms
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AP - 'How extraordinary,' Catherine Givings observes. 'It looks like a farming tool. Where do you put it?'
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35/130 Palin tells Winfrey she prays for Levi Johnston
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AP - Sarah Palin says it's 'a bit heartbreaking' to see the road the father of her grandson has taken.
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36/130 Calvin Klein's Whitewashed Spring 2010
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Fashion Wire Daily - Basic American sportswear is what spring is all about this season at Calvin Klein, as a crisp collection of whites and natural tones created a casual vibe at the spring 2010 presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in New York.
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37/130 Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma
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AP - Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.
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38/130 Comcast's NBC talks cap its decades-long rise
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AP - Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes.
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39/130 Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover
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AP - Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.
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40/130 In-orbit inspection scheduled for space shuttle
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AP - Space shuttle Atlantis is circling Earth in pursuit of the International Space Station.
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41/130 Twins joined at head successfully separated
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AP - A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.
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42/130 India's Reliance looks to oil for growth: chairman
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AFP - Indian energy giant Reliance Industries will launch an 'aggressive' oil and gas exploration campaign over the next three years, its chairman Mukesh Ambani told shareholders on Tuesday.
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43/130 Astronauts Inspect Space Shuttle for Damage
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SPACE.com - WASHINGTON — Astronauts aboard NASA's space shuttle Atlantis
will inspect their spacecraft's sensitive heat shield today for any signs of
damage incurred during launch.
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44/130 Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world
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AP - A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.
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45/130 Baghdad's once ravaged zoo comes back to life
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Reuters - More than six years after the U.S. invasion left Iraq's main zoo a wasteland of starving animals and deserted cages, the park in central Baghdad is enjoying a vigorous revival and needs to grow.
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46/130 Japanese researchers film rare baby fish 'fossil'
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AFP - Japanese marine researchers said on Tuesday they had found and successfully filmed a young coelacanth -- a rare type of fish known as 'a living fossil' -- in deep water off Indonesia.
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47/130 Kuwait says OPEC to keep production steady
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AFP - Kuwait's Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah said on Tuesday OPEC will leave its production unchanged at its meeting next month, adding that current oil price was 'comfortable.'
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48/130 East Coast storm begins to move out to sea
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AP - A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.
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49/130 Women disappointed by Gaddafi 'party'
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Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported on Monday.
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50/130 Putin wins respect at hip-hop party
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Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rubbed shoulders with rappers and was hailed with 'respect' in a television show Friday that could help boost his flagging ratings.
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51/130 Weird and wacky world records tumble around globe
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Reuters - Manjit Singh, a 59-year-old security consultant from Leicester, England known as the 'Ironman,' on Thursday pulled a double-decker bus weighing more than eight metric tons over a distance of 21.2 meters with his hair.
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52/130 Venezuela destroys 30,000 guns
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Reuters - Battling with one of the world's highest murder rates, Venezuela on Wednesday crushed more than 30,000 guns seized from the streets during police raids this year.
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53/130 And the ugliest people are...
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Reuters - Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating website that says it only allows 'beautiful people' to join.
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54/130 The anti-swine flu holy water dispenser
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Reuters - An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu -- an electronic holy water dispenser.
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55/130 Mini-dress student readmitted to university
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Reuters - A female Brazilian student who was expelled from a Sao Paulo university after her short dress sparked student protests has been allowed back after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into the case.
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56/130 Villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayers
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Reuters - Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.
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57/130 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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(AP) - Fashions are displayed in a Saks Fifth Avenue store window, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in New York. Luxury department store retailer Saks said Tuesday it eked out a surprise third-quarter profit by trimming expenses and scaling back on promotions and clearance merchandise. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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(AP) - Star Trek Production Art Menu from iTunes Extras. (PRNewsFoto/Paramount Digital Entertainment)
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(AP) - VTech's Bugsby will guide children through new reading adventures.(PRNewsFoto/VTech)
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(AP) - This product image released by Morehouse Farm Merino shows a Turret Top hat. The hat can be sized for children or adults.(AP Photo/Morehouse Farm Merino)
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(AP) - This product image released by Morehouse Farm Merino shows a snake scarf. Kids are charmed by these snake scarves made from Morehouse Farms KnitKits.(AP Photo/Morehouse Farm Merino)
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(AP) - This product image released by Morehouse Farm Merino shows a Chocolate Bar Knit Kits from Morehouse Farms which contain two skeins of luxurious Morehouse Merino bulky yarn in a choice of handsome colors.(AP Photo/Morehouse Farm Merino)
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(AP) - This photo released by Purl Bee shows a simple pleasures hat made from Jade Sapphire’s luxurious cashmere silk yarn. (AP Photo/Purl Bee)
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(AP) - This product image released by Morehouse Farm Merino shows Little Viper scarves. This KnitKit scarf is designed by Morehouse Farms to keep small snake charmers warm.(AP Photo/Morehouse Farm Merino)
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(AP) - In this photo made Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, Nya Carter shops at a Target store in Philadelphia. Target's profit climbed more than 18 percent up in the third quarter as the discount department store chain cut costs and amped up its fight with rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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(AP) - In this photo made Sunday, Oct. 5, 2009, shoppers at the Target store location in Salem, N.H. Target's profit climbed more than 18 percent up in the third quarter as the discount department store chain cut costs and amped up its fight with rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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(AP) - This photo released by Purl Bee shows men's cashmere scarf. The pattern for this scarf made in Jade Sapphire’s 12-ply cashmere shown here in “Green Tea” color. (AP Photo/Purl Bee)
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(AP) - This photo released by Purl Bee shows the 11th Hour Bulky scarf. Its designed to meet the need for a last minute gift without sacrificing quality. (AP Photo/Purl Bee)
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(AP) - This product image released by Morehouse Farm Merino shows Alligator scarves. Alligator scarves are among the most popular KnitKits from Morehouse Farm.(AP Photo/Morehouse Farm Merino)
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(Reuters) - Three-year-old Charles Clarke Jr. gets an H1N1 swine flu vaccine injection in his leg at an Asthma fair at Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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(AP) - FILE - In this file aerial photo of Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, an oil storage facility is shown in Linden, N.J. Wholesale prices rose less than expected in October as a weak economy keeps inflation pressures largely in check.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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(Reuters) - A shopping basket rests on the floor of a Target store in Dallas, Texas September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
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(Reuters) - The outside of the Saks Fifth Avenue store is seen in New York October 8, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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(Reuters) - Customers leave an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) branch in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
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(AP) - Emdeon CEO George Lazenby (right) with Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The two recently collaborated on the healthcare fraud, waste and abuse book, "Stop Paying the Crooks". Gingrich wrote the foreword while Lazenby authored the first chapter. (PRNewsFoto/Emdeon/Harry Butler)
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(AP) - Nathan Compton, 5, grimaces as he gets an H1N1 vaccination from nurse Leslie Trotter, left, as his mother Madeline Rubenstein, right, comforts him at a H1N1-swine flu clinic in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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(Reuters) - U.S. producer prices rose more slowly than expected in October despite a rebound in food and energy costs, according to a government report on Tuesday that pointed to tame inflation pressures. REUTERS/Graphic
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(AP) - FILE - In this July 20, 2009 file photo, a building bearing the logo of the CIT Group is seen in New York. Commercial lender CIT Group, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, said Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, it lost $1.07 billion during the third quarter.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
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(Reuters) - The famous welcome sign on the south end of the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, is seen in this June 15, 2004 file photo. Las Vegas has cleaned up since its days as a magnet for ill-gotten mobster gains, but a Canadian insider trading scam has exposed the small-scale money laundering still going on in the desert city's casinos. Picture taken June 15, 2004. REUTERS/Ethan Miller/Files (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
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81/130 Lightning strikes over hotel-casinos on the Strip in Las Vegas, ...
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(Reuters) - Lightning strikes over hotel-casinos on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada during a monsoon storm in this August 20, 2004 file photo. Las Vegas has cleaned up since its days as a magnet for ill-gotten mobster gains, but a Canadian insider trading scam has exposed the small-scale money laundering still going on in the desert city's casinos. Picture taken August 20, 2004. REUTERS/Ethan Miller/Files (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
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(Reuters) - Fireworks are seen over Las Vegas Strip casinos just after midnight in Las Vegas, Nevada in this January 1, 2007 file photo. Las Vegas has cleaned up since its days as a magnet for ill-gotten mobster gains, but a Canadian insider trading scam has exposed the smaller-scale money laundering still going on in the desert city's casinos. Picture taken January 1, 2007. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Files (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
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83/130 Cleveland Rocked: Ravens blank hapless Browns 16-0
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AP - Even after Baltimore had punished Brady Quinn, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis got in one more vicious hit on Cleveland's quarterback.
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84/130 Wall leads No. 4 Kentucky past Miami, Ohio 72-70
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AP - Kentucky coach John Calipari looked up at the clock after Miami of Ohio tied the fourth-ranked Wildcats with six seconds left and wondered if he should call timeout.
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85/130 Goodell fines Titans owner $250,000 for gesture
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AP - The NFL flags and fines players for excessive celebration on the field. Commissioner Roger Goodell just sent a very clear message that the league's owners aren't above those same rules.
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86/130 A's Bailey and Marlins' Coghlan win Rookie awards
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AP - Andrew Bailey was driving along, talking to his agent on a handsfree cell phone, when another call came in.
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87/130 Pats' Belichick defends decision to go for it
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AP - Bill Belichick defended his decision to go for it on fourth down as criticism mounted Monday of the call that led to the New England Patriots stunning loss. The coach hailed as one of the NFL's best was a target of columnists, talk radio callers and two of his former players. Why, they all wondered, did he gamble with a six-point lead and just over two minutes to go against the Indianapolis Colts?
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88/130 Ravens shut down Browns to keep playoff hopes alive
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Reuters - Baltimore's smothering defense held the Cleveland Browns at bay as the Ravens kept their post-season hopes alive with a 16-0 victory over their AFC North rivals on Monday.
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89/130 Warriors grant Jackson his 'Golden' ticket out
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AP - Stephen Jackson wanted out of Golden State so badly for so long. When the team finally called to tell him he'd been traded, he already knew.
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90/130 Ballack out, Drogba facing fitness battle
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AFP - Germany captain Michael Ballack is out of Wednesday's friendly against the Ivory Coast while the Elephants skipper Didier Drogba is battling to be fit to face the mourning Germans.
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91/130 Lecavalier leads Lightning to 4-1 win over Coyotes
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AP - Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and an assist and Mike Smith made 30 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 Monday night.
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92/130 Djokovic edges Monfils to win Paris thriller
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AFP - Novak Djokovic of Serbia secured back-to-back ATP titles on Sunday by edging past battling Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3) in a thrilling Paris Masters final.
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93/130 easyJet reports profit drop on high fuel costs
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AFP - British budget airline easyJet said on Tuesday that rising jet fuel costs were a factor in a 14-percent drop in annual net profit to 71.2 million pounds (80 million euros, 120 million dollars).
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94/130 British inflation climbs 1.5%: official data
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AFP - British 12-month inflation rose to 1.5 percent in October, accelerating for the first time for eight months in line with market expectations, official data showed on Tuesday.
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95/130 Britain plans Afghan handover conference
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AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to host an international conference on Afghanistan in London, which he said could set a time-frame for a handover of security to Afghan forces from 2010.
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96/130 Standard Chartered boss slams bank regulation
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AFP - The head of bank Standard Chartered attacked Tuesday plans for tougher global regulation following the financial crisis, warning costs would be passed on to customers.
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97/130 MoD denies plan to pay off Taliban in Afghanistan
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AFP - The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday denied a report it was urging troops to buy off potential Taliban recruits in Afghanistan with cash.
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98/130 NATO chief eyes troop surge, then Afghan handover
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AFP - The head of NATO expects 'substantially more forces' for Afghanistan to be announced soon, he said Tuesday but stressed they were part of a wider strategy to hand over security to Afghans.
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99/130 Officer 'abused' Iraqi prisoners, inquiry hears
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AFP - The only British soldier convicted over the death in military custody of Iraqi hotel worker Baha Mousa said on Monday that he witnessed an officer abuse other prisoners.
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100/130 Museum returns Maori bones to N.Zealand
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AFP - A British museum handed back a set of Maori skeletal remains to indigenous leaders from New Zealand on Monday, 80 years after they were discovered in storage there, officials said.
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101/130 British experts search for slain journalist in Lebanon
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AFP - British experts are searching for the body of journalist Alec Collett, who was kidnapped and killed 25 years ago at the height of Lebanon's civil war, a security source said on Monday.
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102/130 Blair still British candidate for EU president: official
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AFP - Former premier Tony Blair remains Britain's candidate for the post of European Union president just days before a decision on the issue, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said.
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103/130 FTSE 100 up on miners
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AFP - The FTSE 100 rose on Monday after mining companies got a boost from higher metals prices and new data showed a rise in spending in the key US retail sector.
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104/130 Five arrested in anti-terror raids
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AFP - Anti-terror police arrested five people on Monday in pre-dawn raids in Manchester and near London's Heathrow airport, officials said.
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105/130 Briton arrested in serial rape investigation
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AP - In one of Britain's longest running hunts for a serial rapist, Scotland Yard detectives charged a 52-year-old man Monday with a string of nearly a dozen assaults and burglaries.
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106/130 Edward Woodward dies aged 79
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AFP - Edward Woodward, famous for film and TV roles including 'The Wicker Man,' Australian feature 'Breaker Morant' and US series 'The Equalizer,' died in hospital Monday aged 79, his agent said.
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107/130 Spain says pirates freed trawler, 36 crew members
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AP - Spain's prime minister says Somali pirates have freed a Spanish trawler with crew of 36 after holding them hostage for more than six weeks.
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108/130 French academic appears in Tehran court hearing
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AFP - French academic Clotilde Reiss on Tuesday appeared before Tehran's Revolutionary Court and was then allowed to return to her country's embassy, the French foreign ministry said.
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109/130 European stocks retreat after rally
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AFP - Europe's main stock markets retreated on Tuesday as investors took profits from a strong performance the previous day which saw the London hit a 2009 peak on a wave of investor optimism.
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110/130 Gerrard fit again after groin injury
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AFP - Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is on course for a return to action against Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday after recovering from a groin injury.
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111/130 Not time yet for Palestinian state: EU
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AFP - The European Union on Tuesday joined the US in discouraging Palestinian intentions to seek international recognition of an independent state, urging instead a return to stalled peace talks with Israel.
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112/130 Czechs celebrate fall of communism 20 years ago
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AP - With their country in deep political crisis, Czechs took to the streets throughout the country Tuesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the end of decades of repressive communist rule.
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113/130 Mugabe defends land reforms, attacks West
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AP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe used the U.N. summit on world hunger Tuesday to lash out at the West and defend land reforms blamed for plunging his people into starvation.
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114/130 EU rejects Palestinian statehood appeal
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AP - The European Union rejected requests Tuesday that it support a Palestinian plan for gaining recognition as an independent state at the U.N. Security Council without Israeli consent.
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115/130 Mistress' diary: Mussolini was fierce anti-Semite
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AP - Benito Mussolini was a fierce anti-Semite, who proudly said that his hatred for Jews preceded Adolf Hitler's and vowed to 'destroy them all,' according to previously unpublished diaries by the Fascist dictator's longtime mistress.
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116/130 Gadhafi hosts Italian women, tries to convert them
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AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a lecture on Islam and copies of the Quran, a news report said Monday.
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117/130 UN: Once-secret Iran nuclear site to start in 2011
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AP - Iranian technicians have moved highly sophisticated technical equipment into a previously secret uranium enrichment site in preparation for starting it up in 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new report Monday.
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118/130 Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals
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AP - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill.
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119/130 Afghan official: Attack underscores Taliban threat
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AP - The deaths of 14 civilians in a rocket attack presumably aimed at military officials and local leaders underscores the inability of NATO to successfully defeat the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday.
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120/130 Israeli PM warns about nuclear Iran on navy tour
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AP - Israel's prime minister warned about the dangers of a nuclear Iran Tuesday after touring a submarine believed capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles.
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121/130 Pakistan seizes main Taliban bases
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Reuters - Pakistani forces have captured most main Taliban bases in their offensive in South Waziristan and will soon fan out into the rugged countryside to hunt for militants there, commanders said on Tuesday.
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122/130 New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns
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AP - For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences.
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123/130 Recorded AIDS deaths in Iran top 3,400: report
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AFP - Iran has recorded at least 3,409 deaths from AIDS, while another 2,097 people have been diagnosed as having the disease, according to health ministry figures reported by the ILNA news agency on Thursday.
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124/130 Nobel laureates honour Annie Lennox
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AFP - Scottish singer Annie Lennox was presented with the 2009 'Woman of Peace' award on Wednesday at a summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin for her work raising awareness of HIV/AIDS.
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125/130 Teen Obesity: Lack of Exercise May Not Be to Blame
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Time.com - New data from a long-term survey suggests that U.S. teens are no less active today than they were in 1991. Yet they've gotten increasingly heavier over the same period
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126/130 Stock futures lower after Home Depot, stronger dollar
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Reuters - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday after Home Depot said its markets were under pressure and commodity prices eased as the dollar bounced higher.
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127/130 Home Depot profit beats Street
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Reuters - Home Depot Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year outlook as the top home improvement chain cut costs to offset weak demand for big-ticket remodeling projects.
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128/130 Producer prices point to benign inflation
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Reuters - U.S. producer prices rose more slowly than forecast in October and unexpectedly fell excluding food and energy, a government report showed on Tuesday, pointing to tame inflation pressures.
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129/130 Gruebel vows to return UBS to profit, in time
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Reuters - UBS boss Oswald Gruebel set an ambitious target for annual pretax profit of $15 billion, vowing to rebuild the loss-making bank and win back clients after the subprime crisis and a bitter U.S. tax row.
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130/130 Mortgage delinquencies hit another record in 3Q
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AP - The pace at which people fell behind on their mortgages slowed during the summer for the third consecutive quarter, but the overall delinquency rate hit another record, a new report shows.
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