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1/130 Thatcher back at Downing Street for portrait unveiling
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AFP - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher returned to her old offices in Downing Street on Monday for the unveiling of a new portrait of the 'Iron Lady' at a reception hosted by Gordon Brown.
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2/130 Jackson's doctor returns to work at Houston clinic
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AP - Michael Jackson's doctor returned to work at his Houston medical clinic on Monday for the first time since the pop star's death.
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3/130 U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival
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Reuters - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event.
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4/130 Winfrey to interview widow of Ted Kennedy
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AP - Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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5/130 To millions, Oprah's not a megastar, just a BFF
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AP - Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man. Like when she utters the phrase, 'Oprah says...'
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6/130 Who is Oprah's heir apparent in daytime?
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AP - Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television.
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7/130 Attorney: Gosselin divorce could be finalized soon
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AP - Jon Gosselin offered his estranged wife a bouquet of red roses at their divorce arbitration hearing over the weekend. She evidently turned them down. Despite the snub, the marathon session went so well that the feuding stars of 'Jon & Kate Plus Eight' could be divorced by the end of the year, his attorney said Monday.
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8/130 British TV star Susan Boyle's album goes on sale
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AFP - British reality TV singing sensation Susan Boyle's debut album went on sale Monday, having already become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of online retailer Amazon.
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9/130 Michael Jackson 'Opus' book offers rare images
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AP - Artist Nate Giorgio recalls the last time he saw Michael Jackson, just days before the singer's death.
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10/130 Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist
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AP - The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it.
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11/130 Bulls escape on set of film starring Cruise, Diaz
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AP - Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.
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12/130 Two hurt as bulls flee Tom Cruise film set
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AFP - Two women were slightly hurt when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said.
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13/130 Carla Bruni, Harry Connick Jr reunite for French TV duet
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AFP - Carla Bruni, the supermodel wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy, and US crooner Harry Connick Junior reunite Monday on French television for a duet of the Beatles' song 'And I Love Her.'
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14/130 Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony
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AP - Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.
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15/130 International Emmys to honor David Frost
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AP - British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.
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16/130 Bollywood star Shetty marries in glittering ceremony
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AFP - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, best known for winning the British version of television show Celebrity Big Brother, married in a lavish ceremony in western India on Sunday.
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17/130 Bill T. Jones — the man behind Broadway's 'Fela!'
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AP - In the run-up to the Broadway opening of 'Fela!' — Bill T. Jones' new musical — one man sat through every single preview performance and hated being there every minute.
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18/130 AC/DC, MJ, Miles Davis, Def Jam and more box sets
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AP - Here are a selection of box-set offerings this season:
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19/130 U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival
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Reuters - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event.
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20/130 Bob Dylan, Sugarland, Archuelta among holiday CDs
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AP - Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs:
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21/130 Q&A: 50 Cent gets back to gritty roots on new CD
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AP - To create an album as hard-hitting as his multiplatinum-selling debut, 2003's 'Get Rich or Die Tryin',' 50 Cent says he had to tap into the troubles he dealt with before he became one of hip-hop's biggest stars.
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22/130 Review: Tucker Gala lures opera stars old and new
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AP - A funny thing happened on the way through the program at the Richard Tucker Gala: The night's honoree, tenor Stephen Costello, nearly faded into the woodwork that panels Avery Fisher Hall.
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23/130 Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards
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Reuters - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.
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24/130 Adam Lambert ready to shake up pop world with CD
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AP - During rehearsals for his outlandish American Music Awards performance, amid a thundercloud of throbbing theater lights and special-effects fog, Adam Lambert effortlessly governs the sprawling stage while gripping a microphone in his gloved hands and donning a tight T-shirt slathered with an image of David Bowie's face.
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25/130 U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury music festival
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AP - Organizers say U2 will headline Glastonbury, Britain's leading summer music festival.
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26/130 Brad Pitt's production company enters 'Dark Void'
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Reuters - 'Dark Void' will yield movie development matter.
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27/130 Review: `The Road' strives, but leads nowhere
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AP - In Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel 'The Road,' no word is repeated so often and with such steady emphasis as 'ash.'
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28/130 Smash 'Twilight' sequel enters record books
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Reuters - The 'Twilight' sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.
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29/130 'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend
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AP - 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' gobbled up $140.7 million the first three days the vampire romance was in theaters, while gaining $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates.
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30/130 'Brothers' remake admirable but loses some impact
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Reuters - The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film 'Brothers,' directed by Susanne Bier.
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31/130 Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown
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AP - John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.
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32/130 Adam Lambert On AMAs Censored Performance: 'That's Discrimination'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Even before Adam Lambert's show-stopping performance at the 2009 American Music Awards was edited for the west coast feed of the awards show, the singer told Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson that he felt censoring his performance would be wrong.
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33/130 ROLL CALL: Why Is Kris Allen Sleeping On A Blowup Mattress?
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By Jesse SperoLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Plus, Natalie Portman on why Jake Gyllenhaal is so wonderful...and 'ugly.' Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have dinner together. And, what did Joe Jonas steal from Taylor Lautner?Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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34/130 Martha Stewart on Rachael Ray: 'There Are No Bad Feelings Between Us'
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After she questioned Ray's culinary skills on Nightline, Stewart clears the air on her show, adding, 'have a Yum-o Thanksgiving'
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35/130 Levi Johnston Criticized for Having 'Hairy Armpits' in Playgirl
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Us asks a Chippendales model, strip club owner and other experts to critique the 19-year-old's Playgirl debut
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36/130 Adam Lambert's Kissing Keyboardist: Rock & Roll 'Should Be Tartted Up'
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Fans might be divided on whether Adam Lambert's racy AMA performance crossed the line on Sunday night, but keyboardist Tommy Ratliff - who Adam kissed onstage - says the performance was just right.
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37/130 Adam Lambert Not Sorry for Simulating Oral Sex at AMAs
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He says it's 'discrimination' his performance was edited; 'female pop artists' have done similar acts on stage
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38/130 Stars Celebrate Unsung Heroes
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Celebs come out to honor ordinary people who have done extraordinary things at the CNN Heroes event in LA.
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39/130 Inside Miley's '80s Birthday Bash
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Miley Cyrus turns 17 today, but the teen star got a jump star on her big day with an '80s themed surprise birthday bash in New York City last week. According to People, Miley celebrated with family and friends - including rumored boyfriend and 'The Last Song' co-star Liam Hemsworth - at New York City's Canal Room.
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40/130 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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41/130 Avast! Crichton's 'Pirate Latitudes' runs aground
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AP - 'Pirate Latitudes' (HarperCollins, 320 pages. $27.99), by Michael Crichton: It's pointless to complain about the cardboard characters, dreadful action-movie dialogue and wildly improbable plot points in Michael Crichton's latest — and last — book, published posthumously.
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42/130 Friends go online at Foursquare to meet offline
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AP - Laura Fitton's ascent has been staggering: In less than a year, she's become mayor of nine different places in several different states, all without giving any speeches or kissing any babies.
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43/130 South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
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AP - Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
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44/130 'Jail broken' iPhones vulnerable to new virus
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Reuters - Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said.
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45/130 Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions
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AP - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.
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46/130 CO2 curve ticks upward as key climate talks loom
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AP - The readings at this 2-mile-high station show an upward curve as the world counts down to climate talks: Global warming gases have built up to record levels in the atmosphere, from emissions that match scientists' worst-case scenarios.
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47/130 India ties solar plans to global climate support
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Reuters - India issued solar power targets on Monday, with plans to boost ouptut from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, but tied chances of the plan's success to availability of international finance and technology.
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48/130 Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag
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AP - A pair of astronauts zipped through the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday, installing an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list.
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49/130 Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
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AP - Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.
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50/130 Murky ocean depths hide abundance of life
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AFP - Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200 to 5,000 meters below the surface, an international team of scientists has reported after nearly 10 years of research.
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51/130 Pipe-cutting led to radiation at Pa. nuke plant
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AP - Radioactive dust unexpectedly blew out of a pipe being cut by workers during weekend maintenance at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, and officials on Monday were trying to determine exactly how and why it happened.
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52/130 The nation's weather
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AP - Drier weather was expected to return to much of the West on Monday as a building ridge of high pressure replaces the eastern Pacific storm from Sunday.
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53/130 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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54/130 India's Reliance announces bid for LyondellBasell
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AFP - India's private sector energy giant Reliance Industries Limited has announced a cash bid to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell Industries.
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55/130 Melting icecaps to damage major port cities: WWF
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AFP - Flooding in the world's major port cities caused by melting icecaps could cause up to 28 trillion dollars (18 trillion euros) in damage in 2050, environmental group WWF said in a report Monday.
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56/130 Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf
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Reuters - A first edition of Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species,' which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).
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57/130 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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58/130 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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59/130 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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60/130 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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61/130 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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62/130 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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63/130 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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64/130 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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65/130 Eva Waddle, the mother of Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, grieves ...
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(AP) - Eva Waddle, the mother of Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, grieves at her burial services at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was preparing at Fort Hood for deployment to Iraq when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers. She leaves behind two daughters and six grandchildren. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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(AP) - Map locates the old and new Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route
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(AP) - Widower Philip Warman attends the burial services of his wife Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was preparing at Fort Hood for deployment to Iraq when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers. She leaves behind two daughters and six grandchildren. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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68/130 The honor guard carries the casket of Army Lt. Col. Juanita ...
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(AP) - The honor guard carries the casket of Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman at her burial services at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was preparing at Fort Hood for deployment to Iraq when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers. She leaves behind two daughters and six grandchildren. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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69/130 The casket of Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman is transported by ...
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(AP) - The casket of Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman is transported by a horse drawn caisson at her burial services at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md., was at Fort Hood preparing for deployment to Iraq when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers. She leaves behind two daughters and six grandchildren. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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70/130 Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell talks about a meeting he had with ...
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(AP) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell talks about a meeting he had with New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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71/130 Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, talks to the media about ...
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(AP) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, talks to the media about a meeting he had with New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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(Reuters) - A view of the Hewlett Packard headquarters in Palo Alto, California November 23, 2009. Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co rose on Monday, ahead of the release of the tech company's fourth-quarter results. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SCI TECH)
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(Reuters) - A doorman stands outside the Hyatt Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua Lott
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(AP) - This photo released by the Hallmark Hall of Fame shows Noel Fisher,left, Johnny, a 10 year-old yellow lab who plays the title character in Hallmark Hall of Fame's 'A Dog Named Christmas,' in a scene from the movie.(AP Photo/Hallmark Hall of Fame, Erik Heinila)
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75/130 This photo released by the Hallmark Hall of Fame shows Johnny, ...
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(AP) - This photo released by the Hallmark Hall of Fame shows Johnny, a 10 year-old yellow lab who plays the title character in Hallmark Hall of Fame's 'A Dog Named Christmas,' and co-star Noel Fisher in a scene from the movie.(AP Photo/Hallmark Hall of Fame, Erik Heinila)
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(Reuters) - Men dressed as Santa Claus pose in the assembly hall after a meeting of the rent-a-Santa Claus service organised by the "jobcafe.de" at Munich's Universitiy November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
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(AP) - Graphic shows the rise of CO2 concentration levels since
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(AP) - This photo taken Nov. 4, 2009 a room decorated by Jan Showers is shown on display at the downtown Neiman Marcus department store in Dallas. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)
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79/130 U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., listens to a panel of Arkansas ...
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(AP) - U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., listens to a panel of Arkansas farmers at a field hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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80/130 This photo taken Oct. 13, 2009 shows interior designer Jan Showers, ...
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(AP) - This photo taken Oct. 13, 2009 shows interior designer Jan Showers, who has a new book out called 'Glamorous Rooms.' is shown at her home. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam) in Dallas.
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81/130 Amanda Powell, center, of Detroit, weep as she passes the casket ...
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(AP) - Amanda Powell, center, of Detroit, weep as she passes the casket containing the body of 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr. during a funeral service at Second Ebeneezer Church in Detroit, Monday, November 23, 2009. (AP Photo/The Detroit News , David Guralnick)
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(AP) - This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, November 23, 2009 at 12:45 PM EST shows widespread clouds over the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic as low pressure moves up the East Coast. Moist flow associated with the system spreads inland, producing a swath light showers in the northern Mid-Atlantic and areas along the New England coast. Meanwhile, a system moving through the Plains kicks up a mix of rain, snow, haze and fog from areas of the Northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley through the Central Plains. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)
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83/130 FILE - In this file photo of Nov. 27, 2008, the Shrek balloon ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this file photo of Nov. 27, 2008, the Shrek balloon floats down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. For the first time in its more than 80-year history, the parade route is bypassing Broadway as it heads south from the Upper West Side to Macy's flagship store in Herald Square. Participants will be using a new route. It's one that uses the city's streets and avenues and includes turns around five different corners. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
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84/130 Republican Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, at podium, ...
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(AP) - Republican Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis, at podium, joined other key GOP leaders at an event in Denver on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, to outline the republican's agenda for next year's elections. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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85/130 Minnesota's Joe Mauer, seen here in October 2009, was named ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Minnesota's Joe Mauer, seen here in October 2009, was named baseball's American League Most Valuable Player on Monday, becoming just the second catcher in 33 years to win the AL award.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jim Mcisaac)
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86/130 New Jersey Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, left, and Pennsylvania ...
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(AP) - New Jersey Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, left, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, listen as New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie answers a question Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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87/130 New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie, center, and Lt. Gov.-elect ...
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(AP) - New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie, center, and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno, left, listen as Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, answers a question Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in Fairless Hills, N.J. Rendell met with Christie and Guadagno to talk about marketing tourism, regional economic development and plans to deepen the Delaware River shipping channel. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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88/130 FILE - In this file photo of Nov. 27, 2008, balloons float down ...
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(AP) - FILE - In this file photo of Nov. 27, 2008, balloons float down Broadway during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York. For the first time in its more than 80-year history, the parade route is bypassing Broadway as it heads south from the Upper West Side to Macy's flagship store in Herald Square. Participants will be using a new route. It's one that uses the city's streets and avenues and includes turns around five different corners. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)
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89/130 Somali boys chant as they watch hard-line Islamist fighters ...
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(AFP/File) - Somali boys chant as they watch hard-line Islamist fighters from Al-Shabab parade during a rally in the streets of Mogadishu in October 2009. New terrorism charges were expected Monday in the case of dozens of Somali-Americans, who disappeared from their homes in Minnesota and are believed to have joined an Islamist militia in Somalia.(AFP/File/Abdurashid Abikar)
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90/130 Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP
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AP - Joe Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote Monday.
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91/130 Kansas still No. 1 in AP poll; Syracuse No. 10
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AP - Syracuse was so impressive in the 2K Sports Classic that it made one of the best entrances ever into The Associated Press' college basketball poll.
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92/130 San Diego State cracks Top 25; UConn still No. 1
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AP - San Diego State cracked the AP women's basketball Top 25 for the first time in 14 years, while Connecticut remained a unanimous No. 1 for the 18th consecutive poll.
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93/130 Florida's Meyer: Notre Dame not a coaching option
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AP - Standing behind the same podium where quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his now-famous promise 14 months and 21 wins ago, coach Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be at Florida 'as long as they'll have me.'
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94/130 Rafael Nadal again loses to Robin Soderling
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AP - Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 Monday in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals.
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95/130 Wigan refund fans who witnessed Spurs massacre
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AFP - Wigan's shell-shocked players on Monday offered to refund supporters who travelled to London to watch their side being thrashed 9-1 by Tottenham.
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96/130 Cyclist Bosisio pleads innocence in dope case
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AFP - Italian cyclist Gabriele Bosisio pleaded his innocence at a hearing with the Italian Olympic Committee's Anti-doping prosecutor on Monday.
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97/130 Blue Jackets F Dorsett on IR after Neal boarding
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AP - The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Derek Dorsett on injured reserve retroactive to Thursday.
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98/130 Nadal's nemesis Soderling strikes again
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AFP - Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets by Robin Soderling in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, the Swede repeating his shock French Open win over the Spaniard.
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99/130 McPherson leads heading into LPGA final round
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AP - The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.
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100/130 Ward claims Kessler's WBA title in 11th round
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AP - With a stunning victory in his hometown, Andre Ward proved he's ready for the world.
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101/130 Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship
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AP - The nickname 'Four-Time' was claimed long ago by Jeff Gordon, leaving Jimmie Johnson in search of a fresh moniker to cap his record-setting fourth consecutive NASCAR championship.
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102/130 Police officer jailed in Britain for fiancee killing
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AFP - A policeman was jailed for at least 18 years on Monday for the 'brutal' murder of his fiancee, also a police officer, days before their wedding.
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103/130 N.Ireland parties unite after huge car bomb planted
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AFP - Northern Ireland's leaders closed ranks Monday to denounce weekend attacks including a huge car bomb which only just failed to go off, in a new threat to the long-troubled province's fragile peace process.
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104/130 UK's Thatcher sweeps back to 10 Downing Street
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AP - Former British leader Margaret Thatcher returned to London's Downing Street Monday as she unveiled her own portrait, which has been installed in the official residence of Britain's prime minister.
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105/130 British leaders clash over public finances, recovery
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AFP - Britain's political leaders clashed Monday at a key business conference over how to fix rocketing public debt and spark economic recovery, with an election looming next year.
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106/130 Police agree compensation for De Menezes shooting
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AFP - Police have agreed a compensation deal with the family of an innocent Brazilian who was shot dead in London four years ago after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, both sides announced Monday.
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107/130 Britain surveys cost of devastating floods
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AFP - Residents in flood-hit northwest England began returning to their homes Monday but police warned it could take years to recover from the devastation left by the heaviest rainfall on record.
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108/130 Teen in court for murder of mutilated woman
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AFP - A teenager was on Monday in court charged with the mutilation and murder of a 28-year-old Asian mother who was brutally attacked and left to die on a street in west London last week.
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109/130 Alliance battle starts as Romania heads for presidential run-off
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AFP - Centre-right incumbent Traian Basescu and left-wing leader Mircea Geoana battled to form vote-winning alliances Monday after being forced into a second round of a presidential election.
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110/130 Nadal's nemesis Soderling strikes again
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AFP - Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets by Robin Soderling in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, the Swede repeating his shock French Open win over the Spaniard.
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111/130 Romania's president, rival in runoff election
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AP - The third-place candidate in Romania's presidential election threw his support Monday behind the Western-backed socialist who faces the centrist president in a runoff seen as key to the country's emergence from political and economic crisis.
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112/130 Camus' children torn over Pantheon transfer bid
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AP - Albert Camus' children are torn about whether to allow the Nobel Prize-winning author's remains to be moved from southern France to Paris' Pantheon, the final resting place of other French greats like Voltaire and Victor Hugo.
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113/130 Report: Russian billionaire buys Hitler's car
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AP - A German newspaper is reporting that Adolf Hitler's original Mercedes has been sold to an unidentified Russian billionaire for several million euros.
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114/130 Residents return to N. England homes after flood
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AP - Residents of flood-battered northern England are struggling back to work, school and homes after swollen rivers inundated roads and caused several bridges to collapse.
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115/130 Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
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AP - Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.
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116/130 Attack on election convoy kills 21 Filipinos
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AP - Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.
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117/130 China activist who spoke out on quake gets 3 years
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AP - A veteran dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed during China's massive earthquake last year, killing thousands of children — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.
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118/130 Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran
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AP - Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks Monday with his increasingly alienated Iranian counterpart.
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119/130 Nigeria leader off to Saudi check-up: official
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AFP - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is due to travel to Saudi Arabia late Monday for a medical check-up, his office said.
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120/130 At least 21 dead in Philippine political massacre: military
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AFP - At least 21 people were murdered in the lawless southern Philippines on Monday in a massacre that the military and relatives of the victims said was likely linked to a political rivalry.
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121/130 Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner
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AP - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.
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122/130 Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care
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AP - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the 'system is broken.'
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123/130 Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
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AP - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.
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124/130 GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
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AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
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125/130 Wall Street gains on weak dollar, strong home sales
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Reuters - U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to snap a three-day sell-off, as a weak U.S. dollar and better-than-expected home sales data encouraged investors.
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126/130 Twitter's Biz Stone says could go IPO route
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Reuters - Twitter, the social internet firm that tracks trends through individuals' updates of events around them, may eventually go to the stock market for funding if necessary, its co-founder Biz Stone said.
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127/130 Cadbury hits new high as bidders circle
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Reuters - Speculation about a bid battle for Cadbury among Kraft Foods and other rivals lifted shares in the British confectioner to a new high on Monday but analysts doubt whether a competing bid will emerge.
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128/130 Campbell Soup raises outlook, shares edge up
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Reuters - Campbell Soup Co reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, helped by price increases and easing costs for ingredients including grains that offset a drop in sales.
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129/130 World stocks rally as dollar falters
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AFP - Global stock markets rose sharply on Monday as the dollar weakened, mirroring surging commodities, while signs of a possible international battle for British confectioner Cadbury focused traders' minds.
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130/130 Fed's Bullard: Keep MBS program active longer
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Reuters - A senior Federal Reserve official said on Sunday the central bank should keep alive its mortgage-related assets purchase program beyond a planned end-date to give policy-makers more flexibility as they help the economy recover from a painful recession.
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