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1/125 Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
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AP - Michael Jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic in Nevada and had it shipped to California, where it was found at the pop singer's bedside after he died, court documents released Friday show.
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2/125 Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend, photographer jailed
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Reuters - A celebrity photographer who briefly dated Britney Spears at the height of her career meltdown was sentenced to 45 days in jail on Friday after clashing with an official trying to serve him a restraining order.
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3/125 Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
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AP - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
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4/125 Sting's 'Winter's Night' inspired by magical tales
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Reuters - Sting's 'If on a Winter's Night...' may feature holiday-inspired songs, but don't call it a Christmas album. 'The whole season is much broader than that,' he says. 'Winter is about inspiration and imagination.'
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5/125 Ohio Parker-Broderick surrogacy case goes to jury
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AP - An Ohio police chief accused of burgling the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick abused his authority and tried to 'blame it all on being a joke,' a prosecutor said Friday in closing arguments of the chief's trial.
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6/125 Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage
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AP - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. 'American Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.
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7/125 Driver dies in Miley Cyrus tour bus crash
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Reuters - The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died on Friday when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not on-board, police said.
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8/125 Britney's ex-boyfriend jailed for leaving accident
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AFP - A former boyfriend of pop star Britney Spears was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Friday for fleeing the scene of an accident earlier this year.
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9/125 Tearful Oprah announces end to iconic talk show
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AFP - A tearful Oprah Winfrey on Friday announced that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at the end of its 25th season, prompting an outpouring of emotional tributes from devoted fans.
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10/125 Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions
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AP - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.
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11/125 Eminem says 'Relapse 2' now will come out in 2010
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AP - Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.
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12/125 Taylor Swift's dream year brings out naysayers
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Reuters - At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers.
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13/125 Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1
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AP - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old 'Hannah Montana' star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.
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14/125 Judge dismisses Miley Cyrus 'slant eyes' suit
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AFP - A Los Angeles judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Miley Cyrus which accused the teen icon of discriminating against Asians after she was photographed making 'slant eyes.'
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15/125 Oprah Winfrey says ending TV show 'feels right'
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Reuters - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it 'feels right in her bones' after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumors of why she's quitting.
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16/125 '2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China
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AP - When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
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17/125 Brad Pitt's production company enters 'Dark Void'
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Reuters - 'Dark Void' will yield movie development matter.
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18/125 'Twilight' sequel scores monster box office opening
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AFP - The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance 'Twilight' scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.
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19/125 1.25 million bought Pacquiao-Cotto pay per view
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AFP - Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.
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20/125 Bullock in New Orleans for 'Blind Side' showing
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AP - Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, 'The Blind Side.'
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21/125 James Caan files for divorce in LA
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AP - James Caan is seeking a divorce from his wife of 14 years.
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22/125 Jude Law hurls oranges at unwanted audience: report
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AFP - Actor and heartthrob Jude Law hurled oranges at an unwanted audience peeking on his exercise routine on his New York balcony, the New York Post reported Friday.
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23/125 Director Pedro Almodovar is haunted by one taboo
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AP - Sex. Drugs. Prostitution. Pedophilia. Rape. Pedro Almodovar has been able to translate some of the most delicate subjects to the big screen with grace and humor.
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24/125 Banned director brings romance film to Hong Kong
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AP - A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.
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25/125 Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Sneak Out for PDA at NYC Club
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Holding hands, the pair skip the official New Moon party for a private night out at Manhattan clubs Soho House and Avenue
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26/125 Twiharder
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'Twilight Saga' fans, also known as Twihards, queued up at cinemas in Los Angeles triggering record ticket sales for 'New Moon''s opening weekend. (Nov. 20)
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27/125 Amplified London: Speech DeBelle
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Cutting to the heart of it with the British rapper and Mercury Prize winner.
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28/125 Court Approves Heidi Klum's Name Change
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On Friday, a Los Angeles court commissioner approved Heidi Klum's name change, according to reports.The supermodel will now be known - legally at least - as Heidi Samuel, the same last name as her husband, British superstar singer, Seal.
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29/125 Amanda Peet to Appear on How I Met Your Mother
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Amanda Peet is set to guest-star on How I Met Your Mother, TVGuide.com has confirmed. No details have been released on who Peet will play. Her episode will air sometime in...
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30/125 68-Year-Old Actor Plays 13-Year-Old Boy
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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan plays a boy who has progeria in the film 'Paa.'
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31/125 Justin Timberlake to Guest Star on Family Guy
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He visited the show's L.A. studio to record his voiceover Friday
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32/125 On The Set Of Adam Lambert's 'For Your Entertainment'
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Access is on the set of Adam Lambert's new music video, 'For Your Entertainment,' from his debut album. What does the former 'American Idol' have to say about the sensual nature of his music video?
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33/125 Martha Stewart Explains Her Dream About Robert Pattinson
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At Diddy's 40th birthday party on Nov. 19 in NYC, Martha shares her dream about 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon's' Robert Pattinson, but why was she dreaming about him? And, is Martha planning on seeing a 'New Moon' midnight screening?
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34/125 UPDATED: Miley Cyrus' Family 'Deeply Saddened' By Fatal Tour Bus Crash; Driver May Have Suffered 'Cardiac Arrest'
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DINWIDDIE, VA -- Tragedy has struck the Miley Cyrus tour as one of its buses overturned near Dinwiddie, Va, killing one, according to local media reports.
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35/125 'Going Rogue' is going big
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AP - 'Going Rogue' is going big.
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36/125 Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show
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AP - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
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37/125 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Returns to New York
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Fashion Wire Daily - The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show came back to New York City in its 14th year and took audience members on a wild journey through various themes from futuristic to classical romantic on Thursday, Nov. 19.
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38/125 Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
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AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
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39/125 200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
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AP - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.
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40/125 Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
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AP - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud being a medieval forgery.
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41/125 Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine
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AP - Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.
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42/125 Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
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AP - Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word Friday on the birth of a crewman's daughter as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
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43/125 Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
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AP - The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.
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44/125 Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission
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AFP - Australia said it was 'deeply disappointed' after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.
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45/125 Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study
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AFP - Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday.
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46/125 Evacuations underway as floods hit towns
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AFP - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.
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47/125 Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
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Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
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48/125 Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
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Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
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49/125 Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling
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Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.
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50/125 U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
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Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
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51/125 Johnny Depp named People's 'sexiest man alive'
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Reuters - 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' on Wednesday, reclaiming a title he first won in 2003.
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52/125 Lawmaker apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter
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Reuters - A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.
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53/125 Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes?
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Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool.
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54/125 What's in a name? More than you might think
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Reuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages to avoid inadvertently causing their offspring future embarrassment.
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55/125 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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56/125 This undated family picture shows Yahir Anthony Carrillo. The ...
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(AP) - This undated family picture shows Yahir Anthony Carrillo. The attorney for Yahir's parents said allegations by kidnapping suspect Tammy Silas that Antonio Carrillo and Maria Gurrola sold their infant to her 'defy credibility.' The state Department of Children's Services took emergency custody of baby Yahir Anthony Carrillo and his three siblings shortly after the infant was recovered, based on information from the police that family members may have tried to sell the baby. (AP Photo/Family Photo)
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57/125 A transfer case containing the remains of Navy Petty Officer ...
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(AP) - A transfer case containing the remains of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton of Nanticoke, Pa. is lowered at the loader ramp upon his arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Department of Defense announced the death of Patton, who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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58/125 An Navy carry team carries the transfer case containing the ...
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(AP) - An Navy carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton of Nanticoke, Pa. upon his arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Department of Defense announced the death of Patton, who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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59/125 A preview of the Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" ...
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(Reuters) - A preview of the Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" is seen at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, September 13, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
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60/125 An Navy carry team prays over the transfer case containing the ...
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(AP) - An Navy carry team prays over the transfer case containing the remains of Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton of Nanticoke, Pa., after arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Department of Defense announced the death of Patton, who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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61/125 Wearing Pilgrim hats, Springmyer Elementary school Kindergarten ...
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(AP) - Wearing Pilgrim hats, Springmyer Elementary school Kindergarten students Cameron McWilliam, left, and Antonio Buccino sing a song as they and the rest of the Kindergarten class take part in the schools annual Thanksgiving program at the Green Township, Ohio School on Friday, Nov. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ernest Coleman)
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62/125 David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy speaks at a press conference ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy speaks at a press conference at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday. Beckham said Friday he w(AFP/Getty Images/Otto Greule Jr)
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63/125 An elevator bar floats up and down between 3 levels on the world's ...
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(AP) - An elevator bar floats up and down between 3 levels on the world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas docked at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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64/125 The world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas ...
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(AP) - The world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas is seen docked at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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(AP) - One of the pools on board the world's largest and newest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, is seen at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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(AP) - Live greenery, trees and tropical plants are among the features of Central Park, a football field sized promenade on board the world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas docked at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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(AP) - A boardwalk theme with carousel and carnival theme on board the world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas docked at Port Everglades is seen in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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68/125 A two story crown loft suite with 2-story window and balcony ...
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(AP) - A two story crown loft suite with 2-story window and balcony on board the world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas docked at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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69/125 Royal Caribbean sports staff member Colin Kerr tries out one ...
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(AP) - Royal Caribbean sports staff member Colin Kerr tries out one of two surf simulators on board the world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas docked at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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70/125 A zip-line is one of the sports activities on the world's largest ...
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(AP) - A zip-line is one of the sports activities on the world's largest and newest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas docked at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Finnish built 225,282-ton ship owned by Royal Caribbean International has a capacity of 5,400 passengers and is set for its debut voyage in the Caribbean Dec. 1, 2009. 15 decks house 4 main swimming pools, a park promenade, surf simulators, rock climbing, and miniature golf. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)
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71/125 Hershey's candy boxes are seen inside a store in New York, ...
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(Reuters) - Hershey's candy boxes are seen inside a store in New York, November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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72/125 Anchorage police officers Jennifer Haywood, right, and Arceli ...
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(AP) - Anchorage police officers Jennifer Haywood, right, and Arceli Jones, left, help an inebriated homeless woman from a tent in a wooded area of Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday Nov. 5, 2009 as Sgt. Dennis Allen, back left, helps another stand so the Community Service Patrol can take them to a sleep off center. Homeless inebriates have set up squatter camps in Anchorage woods and greenbelts because the homeless shelters will not accept inebriated people and with the onset of winter this could be a dangerous situation. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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(AP) - An empty vodka bottle sits outside of a tent where a homeless inebriated couple sleep in a tent in a wooded area of Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2009. Homeless inebriates have set up squatter camps in Anchorage woods and greenbelts because the homeless shelters will not accept inebriated people and with the onset of winter this could be a dangerous situation. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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74/125 Anchorage Police Sgt. Dennis Allen, left, tries to get an inebriated ...
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(AP) - Anchorage Police Sgt. Dennis Allen, left, tries to get an inebriated man's name as the his inebriated partner sits in a tent while officer Jennifer Haywood, background, watches in a wooded area of Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2009. Homeless inebriates have set up squatter camps in Anchorage woods and greenbelts because the homeless shelters will not accept inebriated people and with the onset of winter this could be a dangerous situation. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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75/125 Anchorage Police Department Sg. Dennis Allen, right, and officer ...
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(AP) - Anchorage Police Department Sg. Dennis Allen, right, and officer Jennifer Haywood try to lift an inebriated homeless person from a tent in the woods in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2009 so the Community Service Patrol can take him to a sleep off center. Homeless inebriates have set up squatter camps in Anchorage woods and greenbelts because homeless shelters will not accept inebriated people and with the onset of winter this could be a dangerous situation. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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76/125 Commuters walk to work past the former Sears Tower July 2009 ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Commuters walk to work past the former Sears Tower July 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)
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77/125 The Sear's Tower rises above the Chicago skyline in March ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The Sear's Tower rises above the Chicago skyline in March 2009. A US federal judge sentenced the leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago to 13 years in prison Friday, far less than the 70 years sought by prosecutors.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)
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78/125 Assistant US Attorney Gordon Michael Harvey (c) argues against ...
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(AFP/File) - Assistant US Attorney Gordon Michael Harvey (c) argues against the release ofWalter Kendall Myers, 72, and his wife Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 71 (R seated) at a detention hearing before Judge John Facciola (L). An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years pleaded guilty in the conspiracy Friday, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence(AFP/File/Art Lien)
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79/125 A member of the media tours the Royal Ontario Museum's latest ...
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(Canadian Press) - A member of the media tours the Royal Ontario Museum's latest addition, the Lee-Chin Crystal which will open this weekend, in Toronto, Thursday May 31, 2007. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) CANADA
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80/125 FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2009, file photo Blackwater Worldwide ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2009, file photo Blackwater Worldwide security guard Nick Slatten of Sparta, Tenn., right, and his attorney Thomas Connolly leave federal court in Washington after pleading not guilty to manslaughter charges. In court documents Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, prosecutors said they have asked that the case against Slatten, one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, be dropped. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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81/125 FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
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AP - There will be no rematch.
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82/125 Johnson takes pole at Homestead
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AP - Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.
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83/125 NFL union pans reporting on teammates' concussions
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AP - The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.
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84/125 Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely
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AP - Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver.
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85/125 Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs
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AP - Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs.
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86/125 Knicks' Answer: No to Allen Iverson
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AP - The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future.
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87/125 Europe stunned by football match-rigging bombshell
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AFP - European football was reeling on Saturday from what one UEFA official called the continent's worst ever match-fixing scandal, with 200 games under suspicion of having been rigged in nine countries.
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88/125 Niedermayer's OT goal lifts Ducks
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AP - Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.
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89/125 Federer and Nadal ready to battle for number one spot
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AFP - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.
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90/125 Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship
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AP - Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather.
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91/125 Pacquiao's PPV numbers add to megafight momentum
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AP - Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it's up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together.
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92/125 Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction
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AP - Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items.
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93/125 Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd
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AP - Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.
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94/125 Tories say would pull troops out of Germany
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AFP - Opposition Conservatives, tipped to win power in an election next year, said Saturday they would pull the country's 25,000 troops out of Germany as part of a reorganisation of NATO forces.
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95/125 Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland
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AP - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
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96/125 Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister
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Reuters - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday.
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97/125 Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
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AP - A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.
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98/125 Policeman dies as floods trigger evacuation
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AFP - A policeman died after being swept away by 'biblical' floods in the scenic Lake District, officials said Friday as helicopters helped evacuate hundreds of stranded residents.
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99/125 'Dream Killer' cleared of wife's murder
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AFP - A man who strangled his wife in his sleep because he dreamt she was an intruder was freed on Friday, after prosecutors withdrew the case against him.
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100/125 Britain hit by floods after record rainfall
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Reuters - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads.
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101/125 The E.U.'s New Top Leaders: Bland Leading the Bland
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Time.com - Eschewing the superstar candidacy of Tony Blair, the E.U. picks low-profile politicians as its first president and foreign minister
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102/125 Jordan threatens to quit I'm A Celebrity
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AFP - Glamour model Katie Price warned she may quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday after she was nominated by viewers to take part in another gruesome trial.
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103/125 Ship with British tourists free of Antarctic ice
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AFP - A Russian ice-breaker cruise ship carrying more than 100 people, mostly British tourists, broke free of Antarctic ice and was on its way to Argentina after days of entrapment, the ship's operator said on Friday.
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104/125 Car output shows smallest drop in 2009: data
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AFP - Car production dropped by the smallest monthly amount so far this year during October thanks to the government's old-for-new scheme, industry data showed on Friday.
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105/125 MP quits post amid expenses claim probe
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AFP - An MP, charged with probing expense claims of colleagues, quit his position as a newspaper on Friday raised allegations about his own expenses worth thousands of pounds.
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106/125 Italy trial over murdered British student closing
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AFP - Closing arguments were to begin Friday in the trial of American student Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of her British housemate in the Italian university town of Perugia.
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107/125 Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found
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AP - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
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108/125 Albania opposition protests to demand vote recount
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Reuters - Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition Socialist Party supporters launched their latest protest Friday to demand the government either recount the vote in a controversial June 28 election or hold another.
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109/125 6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
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AP - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
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110/125 Italian prosecutor: Knox hated murder victim
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AP - An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial.
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111/125 The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
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AP - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.
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112/125 Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA
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AP - Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago — even when they don't want to know their birth parents.
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113/125 Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria
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AP - Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.
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114/125 Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger
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AP - The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.
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115/125 35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers
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AFP - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that erupted after Algeria won a football World Cup qualifier.
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116/125 More swim world records expected in Singapore
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AFP - The final leg of the shortcourse swimming World Cup gets under way in Singapore on Saturday with expectations high that world records will fall.
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117/125 Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
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AP - Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
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118/125 Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
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AP - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
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119/125 AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound
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AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be 'messy.' They were right.
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120/125 US survey shows southern counties most obese
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AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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121/125 Child abuse may shorten cell lifeline: study
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AFP - Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.
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122/125 US backs new start date for cervical cancer tests
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AFP - Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, the leading US group of women's health care professionals said Friday, also recommending less frequent subsequent tests.
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123/125 Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery
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Reuters - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic.
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124/125 U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade deficit
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Reuters - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted.
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125/125 Black Friday deals may not signal retail comeback
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Reuters - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened but even more bargain hungry customers cross their thresholds.
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