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1/137 Chief guilty of 3 counts in Parker-Broderick case
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AP - An eastern Ohio police chief was convicted of three felonies Monday but was acquitted of burglary charges in an alleged break-in at the home of a woman who carried twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
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2/137 Jackson's doctor returns to his 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 and his patients welcomed him back without reservation.
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3/137 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. In her first interview since her husband's death, Vicki Kennedy will appear on Winfrey's television talk show Wednesday, along with her stepson, Ted Kennedy Jr., and her two children from a previous marriage, Caroline and Curran.
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4/137 Man pleads innocent to taping Erin Andrews nude
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Reuters - A Chicago insurance man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he peeped into television sports reporter Erin Andrews' hotel room when she was nude, took video of her and tried to sell the footage.
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5/137 Shock and Awe at the American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert Shake Up the Place
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Fashion Wire Daily - Bondage may be the new look for the holidays if the outfits onstage at the American Music Awards held Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles were any indicator.
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6/137 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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7/137 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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8/137 New Macy's Parade route means no cutting corners
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AP - It won't be just the balloons, marching bands and floats on display in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The laws of physics will also be on parade.
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9/137 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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10/137 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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11/137 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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12/137 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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13/137 Adam Lambert's sexually-charged act draws complaints
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Reuters - ABC television said on Monday it had received about 1,500 complaints about the sexually-charged performance by 'American Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards on Sunday.
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14/137 ABC: Lambert's performance draws 1,500 complaints
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AP - Complaints poured in Monday about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including criticism of his kiss with a male keyboard player that was left out of rehearsals for the show.
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15/137 Bob Dylan, Sugarland, Archuleta among holiday CDs
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AP - Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs:
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16/137 Susan Boyle set for biggest UK album of 2009: HMV
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Reuters - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for 'Britain's Got Talent' was aired in April, appears set to have the biggest album in Britain this year, music retailer HMV said on Monday.
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17/137 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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18/137 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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19/137 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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20/137 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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21/137 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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22/137 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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23/137 Review: `Ninja Assassin' sports a dull blade
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AP - When considering the meager merits of the bone-snapping, blood-splattered 'Ninja Assassin,' it's best to remember the words of John Goodman's PC-challenged character in 'The Big Lebowski': 'The man in the black pajamas, Dude. Worthy ... adversary.'
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24/137 Brad Pitt's production company enters 'Dark Void'
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Reuters - 'Dark Void' will yield movie development matter.
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25/137 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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26/137 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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27/137 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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28/137 Vampire sequel 'New Moon' feasts on box office
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AFP - The 'Twilight' vampire romance sequel 'New Moon' took a record-breaking bite out of the North American box office this weekend, final figures showed Monday.
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29/137 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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30/137 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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31/137 50 Cent returns to gritty roots on new CD
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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. (Nov. 23)
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Celebrities on the American Music Awards red carpet in Los Angeles were all excited about the big name performers at the show. Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige were among the stars talking about the hottest names in music today. (Nov. 23)
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33/137 Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom Purchase Nearly $4 Million Home
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'It's beautiful,' a pal tells Us of the couple's lavish, seven-bedroom Tarzana, Calif. house
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34/137 Mike Fisher: Carrie Underwood Is Only My Second 'Serious Girlfriend'
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The hockey hunk opens up about his relationship with the country star: 'we're both happy'
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35/137 Man Accused of Taping Erin Andrews Nude Pleads Not Guilty
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The man accused of peeping into ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews' hotel room pleaded not guilty to charges that he filmed her and tried to sell the footage, Reuters reports. Man arrested in filming of Erin Andrews Chicago insurance salesman Michael David Barrett is accused of...
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36/137 Family Matters
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Kimora Lee Simmons plays around in Malibu with her man, Djimon Hounsou, and her three kids.
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37/137 Martha Stewart: 'No Bad Feelings' for Rachael Ray
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Martha Stewart used her show Monday to clear the air about her recent comments regarding fellow chef Rachael Ray. Martha Stewart: What Rachael Ray does is 'not good enough for me' 'Just for the record, there are no bad feelings between us nor have there ever been,' Stewart said apologetically...
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38/137 Detroit gala marks Motown's 50th
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Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock were among those who turned out for a Detroit gala marking Motown's 50th anniversary. (Nov. 23)
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39/137 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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40/137 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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41/137 'New Moon' final weekend box office hits $142.8 million
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Reuters - Final box office figures for 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' showed the movie's ticket sales rising to $142.8 million from an estimated $140.7 million last weekend, the studio behind the film said on Monday.
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42/137 Sarah Palin's book tour hits NC's Fort Bragg
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AP - Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina's Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians.
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43/137 HP profit jumps on cost-cutting, services strength
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AP - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, proof that cost-cutting and a push into rival IBM Corp.'s stronghold of technology services is helping the company absorb a falloff in sales in most of its major divisions.
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44/137 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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45/137 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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46/137 'Jail broken' iPhones hacked by 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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47/137 Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits
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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 and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.
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48/137 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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49/137 US to present emissions target in Copenhagen
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AP - The United States, under pressure from other nations as one of the world's largest greenhouse-gas polluters, will present a target for reducing carbon dioxide emissions at next month's climate conference in Copenhagen, Obama administration officials said Monday.
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50/137 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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51/137 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, helping to install a 1,200-pound oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list.
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52/137 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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53/137 Indian PM open to greater climate action
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AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the emerging economy was ready to do more on climate change if developed nations make financial commitments.
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54/137 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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55/137 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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56/137 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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57/137 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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58/137 Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu
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Reuters - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.
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59/137 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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60/137 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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61/137 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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62/137 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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63/137 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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64/137 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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65/137 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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66/137 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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67/137 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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(Reuters) - Darrell Collins (L), president of Local 808 of the International Union of Electrical Workers which represents the workers at the Whirlpool plant
in Evansville, Indiana, and Tracy Kraft talk at the union's headquarters in Evansville November 23, 2009. Whirlpool announced in August that it will move its Evansville plant to Mexico, leaving the 1100 Evansville workers without jobs. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)
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(Reuters) - A worker walks to the Whirlpool plant for his shift in Evansville, Indiana November 23, 2009. Whirlpool announced in August that it will move its Evansville plant to Mexico, leaving the 1100 Evansville workers without jobs. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)
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(Canadian Press) - First lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama applaud during the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov., 23, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Susan Walsh)
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(Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
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(Reuters) - Workers manufacture plastic containers at the Berry Plastic Corp. factory in Evansville, Indiana November 23, 2009. Berry continues to hire workers and expand its facility even as Whirlpool announced in August that it will move its Evansville plant to Mexico. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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(Reuters) - A worker packages plastic tubs at the Berry Plastic Corp. factory in Evansville, Indiana November 23, 2009. Berry continues to hire workers and expand its facility even as Whirlpool announced in August that it will move its Evansville plant to Mexico. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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(Reuters) - Pedestrians are reflected in the window of an empty storefront on Main Street in Evansville, Indiana November 23, 2009. Whirlpool announced in August that it will move its Evansville plant to Mexico, leaving the 1100 Evansville workers without jobs. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)
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(Reuters) - A worker walks out of the Whirlpool plant at the end of his shift in Evansville, Indiana November 23, 2009. Whirlpool announced in August that it will move its Evansville plant to Mexico, leaving the 1100 Evansville workers without jobs. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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(AP) - FILE - In this file photo from April 17, 2000, a protester gets his eyes washed out from pepper spray in Washington, as demonstrations against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund continued. On Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, the District of Columbia announced that it has agreed to pay $13 million over arrests of protesters at the 2000 World Bank and IMF meetings. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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(AP) - FILE - In this file photo from April 15, 2000, Washington police officers arrest an unidentified man dressed in a grass skirt as members of a student Anti-Sweatshop Movement protest outside a Gap store in Washington. Activists voiced their opposition to World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies during the protest. On Monday November 23, 2009, the District of Columbia announced that it has agreed to pay $13 million over arrests of protesters at the 2000 World Bank and IMF meetings. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
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(AP) - A Red Pheonix Turkey puts on a display for a hen at Heirloom Heritage Farms in Spanaway, Wash., on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The 'major caruncle' hanging under his beak can change color to fiery red to attract a mate. He also puffs himself up and creates a fan with his tail feathers to get attention. This Thanksgiving season he is safe on at the eight-acre farm, owned by Dawn Turbyfill, a retired Air Force radar technician from Wisconsin. It is dedicated to heritage breed conservation of Turkeys, Chickens, Geese, Ducks and Sheep. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Dean J. Koepfler)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Alexandra Kerry, the daughter of former US presidential candidate John Kerry, will not be charged after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, Los Angeles prosecutors have said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Evan Agostini)
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80/137 A woman shops for jewelry in New York November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon ...
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(Reuters) - A woman shops for jewelry in New York November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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(AP) - Community members gather in St. Louis, Mo. on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, one of among more than 20 other U.S. cities participating the National Day of Outrage, a nationwide call to end violence in urban communities. (AP Photo/Boza Ivanovic)
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82/137 Father Bob Gettinger, second right, leads a prayer for those ...
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(AP) - Father Bob Gettinger, second right, leads a prayer for those killed by gun violence and for the safety of the community as people gather in St. Louis, Mo. on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, one of among more than 20 other U.S. cities participating the National Day of Outrage, a nationwide call to end violence in urban communities. (AP Photo/Boza Ivanovic)
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(AP) - Chart shows performance of stock markets around the world
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(Canadian Press) - President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Seated at the table are Secretary of Sate Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, behind Obama, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Susan Walsh)
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(AP) - An impromptu memorial of artificial flowers and dozens of stuffed animals lie on the ground on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 in Highland Park, Mich. at the vacant lot where relatives say 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr.'s father shot him in the head while he begged for mercy. Relatives say Jamar's father, Jamar Pinkney Sr., was irate over allegations that his son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl and made him strip at gunpoint, marched him to the lot and shot him as he begged for his life. Prosecutors have charged him with first-degree murder and jailed him without bond. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) EDS NOTE: VICTIM'S HOME IS NOT PICTURED IN PHOTO
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86/137 This product image released by Kevin O'Brien Studios shows a ...
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(Canadian Press) - This product image released by Kevin O'Brien Studios shows a Rorschach silk/rayon velvet pillow, shown here in Peacock. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kevin O'Brien Studios)
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87/137 First lady Michelle Obama is seen in the East Room of the White ...
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(AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is seen in the East Room of the White House at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony in Washington, Monday, Nov., 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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88/137 This images released by Nicole Miller shows 'Tortilla Soup' ...
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(Canadian Press) - This images released by Nicole Miller shows 'Tortilla Soup' by Nicole Miller. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Nicole Miller
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89/137 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award recipients Jenni Williams, ...
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(AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award recipients Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, center, sit with Ethyl Kennedy, right, during an award ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov., 23, 2009. Williams is the Founder of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and Magodonga is a member of WOZA. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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(AP) - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speak to the media prior their meeting at her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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91/137 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award recipients Jenni Williams, ...
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(AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award recipients Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, right, receive their award in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov., 23, 2009. Williams is the Founder of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and Magodonga is a member of the human right group. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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92/137 Ethyl Kennedy is escorted into the East Room of the White House ...
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(AP) - Ethyl Kennedy is escorted into the East Room of the White House for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov., 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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93/137 Mauer near-unanimous pick as American League MVP
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AP - Joe Mauer sat behind a table on a podium in a conference room at the Metrodome when Justin Morneau shouted out the last question of the day. 'Are you finally going to buy dinner now?' Morneau said to his teammate from the audience, one MVP to another.
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94/137 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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95/137 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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96/137 Whisenhunt optimistic Warner may play this week
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AP - Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt says he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was 'very upbeat and alert' following a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St. Louis.
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97/137 Packers, Redskins hardest hit by injuries
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AP - The playoff chase has gotten much more difficult for the Packers after they lost two key defensive players to season-ending injuries.
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98/137 Favre's on fire, Vikes receivers have a hand in it
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AP - Brett Favre has been fueling Minnesota's passing game with remarkable efficiency, a rhythm reflected by the 40-year-old's career-high completion percentage of 88 posted over the weekend.
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99/137 Warriors coach Don Nelson sick with pneumonia
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AP - Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson has pneumonia and isn't traveling with the team for two games in Texas.
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100/137 Domenech ridicules bonus claims
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AFP - France coach Raymond Domenech on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.
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101/137 Armstrong's RadioShack team finalized
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AFP - Johan Bruyneel, manager of the new RadioShack team headlined by Lance Armstrong, has finalized a 2010 team roster that includes 16 riders from 16 countries.
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102/137 Nadal needs to regain his composure
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AFP - Rafael Nadal said he needed to rediscover his composure when facing crucial points and admitted he was short of confidence in his bid to claim the season-ending World Tour Finals crown.
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103/137 Nordqvist wins LPGA Tour Championship
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AP - Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin's duel for LPGA player of the year fittingly came down to the final hole of the season.
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104/137 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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105/137 49ers' Vernon Davis gets a broom and goes curling
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AP - Vernon Davis stepped onto the ice and started moonwalking, fully confident he could conquer the sport of curling — or at the least be respectable. He is an NFL star, after all.
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106/137 Residents return to survey cost of devastating floods
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AFP - Residents in the flood-hit northwest 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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107/137 Police agree compensation for De Menezes shooting
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AFP - Police said Monday they 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.
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108/137 Cadbury shares rise on report of Nestle interest
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AP - Shares in British chocolate maker Cadbury PLC hit their highest level in at least five years Monday on reports that another rival, Switzerland's Nestle SA, may make a takeover bid.
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109/137 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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110/137 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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111/137 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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112/137 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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113/137 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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114/137 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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115/137 Marriage proposals for French bank heist hero: lawyer
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AFP - A suspected bank robber may not be most girls' idea of Mr Right, but women are proposing marriage to a jailed French van driver accused of stealing million of euros, his lawyer said Monday.
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116/137 Stress-free Christmas? Cheap hotels for British mother-in-laws
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AFP - A hotel chain offered Tuesday to take some of the stress out of Christmas this year with a special room rate in Britain for mother-in-laws.
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117/137 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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118/137 KLM flies world's first 'passenger flight on biofuel'
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AFP - A Boeing 747, one of four engines powered by a 50-percent biokerosene mix, circled the Netherlands for an hour on Monday for what airline KLM called the world's first passenger flight using biofuel.
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119/137 Executives on trial in Airbus insider trading probe
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AFP - The French markets watchdog heard claims Monday that 17 current and former EADS aerospace executives saved themselves millions by exploiting insider knowledge of problems with the A380 superjumbo project.
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120/137 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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121/137 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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122/137 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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123/137 24 killed in election massacre in the Philippines
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AP - Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers, killing at least 24 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival clans.
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124/137 In Somalia’s war, a little boy’s face is one of many casualties
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AP - The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm. Then she saw her 8-year-old: The bullet tore through his cheekbones, nose and mouth. Blood gushed down to his waist.
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125/137 Inability to compromise may delay Iraqi election
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AP - Iraq's parliament failed Monday to produce an election law that pleased minority Sunni Arabs, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to say that nationwide balloting scheduled for January 'might slip' to a later date.
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126/137 Japanese engineer released by Yemeni tribesmen
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AP - A Japanese engineer seized by Yemeni tribesmen seeking to swap him for a prisoner with al-Qaida links was released Monday after a week in captivity.
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127/137 Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
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AP - Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years.
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128/137 Brazil: World must engage, not isolate Iran
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AP - The world must engage, not isolate Iran in the push for Middle East peace and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western nations for a 'just and balanced' solution to concerns over its nuclear program, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday.
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129/137 Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan
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Reuters - President Barack Obama began a meeting on Monday night with top advisers on Afghanistan as he closes in on a decision about whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency.
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130/137 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. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo in the throat.
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131/137 Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
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AP - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
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132/137 Schumer says failure not an option on health care
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AP - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.
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133/137 Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair?
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AP - Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a 'Cadillac' health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.
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134/137 Experts propose new ways to slow Africa's population growth
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AFP - Pairing family planning services with HIV/AIDS treatment can help curb Africa's population growth rate which records a yearly increase of 2.5 percent, health experts said Monday.
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135/137 Stocks rise as home sales feed optimism
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Reuters - U.S. stocks snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday as stronger-than-expected home sales data fueled optimism while a weaker dollar boosted commodity-linked stocks.
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136/137 HP triples stock buyback plan, profit up 14 percent
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Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co tripled the size of its share repurchase program to $12 billion as China sales and better profit margins on its services boosted quarterly earnings.
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137/137 World markets rally as gold strikes new high
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AP - World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the global economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high.
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