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Nintendo trims Game Boy Advance price
Nintendo trimmed the price of its Game Boy Advance player on Wednesday as the company prepared for one of the most serious challenges yet to its dominance of the portable game market. | 6Sci/Tech
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Westwood joins Singapore Open field
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain's Lee Westwood will take part in this year's Singapore Open, organizers said on Tuesday. | 8Sports
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RHUB Releases TurboMeeting 3.1 With Remote Support and Remote PC Access
RHUB Communications, Inc., provider of the advanced, host your own Web conferencing solution, TurboMeeting, announced the release of version 3.1 with special features for remote support and remote access to your PC. | 6Sci/Tech
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Oppenheimer's Ghost
Can we control the evolution and uses of technology? | 7Software and Developement
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Former MSN exec joins Mozilla China
Blog: Li Gong to head up efforts at making Firefox China's browser of choice. | 6Sci/Tech
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Blair pledges action on gun crime as toll rises
Four fresh shootings in Manchester and London. | 10Top News
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New Coast Guard Task in Arcticâs Warming Seas
The Coast Guard is planning a base to deal with ships that are plying the Arcticâs increasingly ice-free waters. | 6Sci/Tech
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Sismi, Pollari: "Atmosfera da regime Parlerò dei misteri italiani"
L'ex direttore del servizio annuncia: "Dirò la mia verità " "Ho solo servito il Paese, nessuno spionaggio illegale"
Sismi, Pollari: "Atmosfera da regime Parlerò dei misteri italiani"
(15:16 08/07/2007) | 4Italia
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Comcast to Drop Fee for on-Demand Viewing of CBS Shows
PHILADELPHIA _ The migration of popular network TV shows to the watch-it-anytime-you-want universe of video on demand moved to a new level Thursday, as CBS Corp. and Comcast Corp. | 6Sci/Tech
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Craig Kilborn Says Adios After Five Years (AP)
AP - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS' "Late Late Show" on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program's expanding audience. | 1Entertainment
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Genoa, 10:15 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: PAURA PER RUBINHO, MA STA MEGLIO
Il tecnico del Genoa Giampiero Gasperini, intervenuto a 'Radio Anch'io lo sport' è tornato su... | 4Italia
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Bupa health pulls out of Ireland
Health insurer Bupa is to close its operations in Ireland to avoid making payments to state-owned rival VHI. | 10Top News
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Moroccan star Naybet spurred by Tottenham glory days (AFP)
AFP - Tottenham's Moroccan defender Noureddine Naybet claims Manchester United's reign at the top of English football is over. | 2Europe
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Rome festival honors Loren with career award
ROME (Reuters) - When the Rome film festival forgot to invite Sophia Loren for its first edition last year, she was said to be furious at the snub. | 1Entertainment
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Settlement Sought in O'Reilly Case, Sources Say
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said on Friday. | 10Top News
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US son-in-law for ex-coup leader
A US lawmaker marries the daughter of Guatemala's ex-military ruler at a closely-guarded ceremony. | 10Top News
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Roma, 17:41 - CALCIO, SERIE B: ASSEMBLEA LEGA SPOSTATA AL PRIMO DICEMBRE
L'Assemblea Straordinaria di Serie B, già convocata per il 30 novembre, è stata sposta... | 4Italia
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U.S. Planes Land in Rwanda to Help Darfur Mission (Reuters)
Reuters - Three U.S. Air Force cargo planes and
120 U.S. troops landed in Rwanda on Saturday to transport
Rwandan soldiers and equipment to Darfur as part of an expanded
African Union peacekeeping mission in the violent region. | 13World
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Enel: rafforza Wind con acquisizione Ipse
(Teleborsa) - Roma, 27 dic - Il Consiglio di Amministrazione di Enel, riunitosi il 24 dicembre scorso, sotto la presidenza di Piero Gnudi, ha esaminato i piani di sviluppo di Wind, già presentati nel vertice strategico del 12 novembre scorso a Venezia. | 4Italia
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Michael Jackson's Lawyers Ask for Delay of Trial
Lawyers for pop star Michael Jackson have "reluctantly" asked a judge to delay his trial on child molestation charges saying that prosecutors have made it impossible to prepare a defense in time. | 11Top Stories
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Picchiare per fede non sempre reato
Cassazione: non punibile se esprime reattivita' momentanea | 4Italia
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Kenya drops archaic libel charges
Libel charges against a Kenyan journalist are dropped, after his lawyers said they were an attack on press freedom. | 13World
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Police find bomb in London, launch terrorism probe
(Reuters)
Reuters - British police defused a bomb in an
abandoned car in London's theatre district on Friday and
launched a counter-terrorism investigation. | 2Europe
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Stolen Munch paintings found safe
Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found. | 10Top News
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German mother admits killing infant sons: police
"These incomprehensible cases leave us deeply shaken" A mother has confessed to killing her infant sons over Christmas, police in southern Germany said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of such killings that have shocked the country. via The Sydney Morning Herald | 2Europe
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Effort Under Way to Weaken U.S. Endangered Species Law (Reuters)
Reuters - For the first time in three decades,
critics of the Endangered Species Act are building momentum to
rewrite the law implemented to save America's threatened flora
and fauna, from the star cactus to the grizzly bear. | 6Sci/Tech
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Fiat: nessun accordo con GM
Put option esercitabile fino al 24 luglio 2010 | 4Italia
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Pair jailed for child sex crimes
Two ex-care workers are jailed for a total of 29 years for abusing children at a Barnardo's home. | 10Top News
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Discovery Holding to Become Public in 2008 Offering
The owners of Discovery Communications, Advance/Newhouse and Discovery Holding, have agreed in principle to combine their stakes and turn the company, an operator of cable TV channels, into an independent, publicly traded company. | 0Business
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Experimental Cancer Treatments for Kids Set (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A national coalition of nine academic medical centers has been created to test new cancer treatments in children who don't respond to traditional therapies. | 3Health
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Berlusconi frena legge elettorale
Nel governo 'nessun elemento di novita'' | 4Italia
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No bollo per 2 anni per nuove Euro4
Aumenta accisa su gasolio auto, cala quella su gpl | 4Italia
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CBS Can't Vouch for Bush Guard Documents
NEW YORK - CBS admitted Monday that it cannot vouch for the authenticity of documents used to support a "60 Minutes" story that questioned President Bush's Vietnam War-era National Guard service, after several experts denounced them as fakes. .. | 13World
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Musharraf party 'lagging in poll'
Opposition parties in Pakistan have taken big leads in the election, admits the party allied to President Musharraf. | 2Europe
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Muslim youths suffocated in Thai police custody
Nearly 80 people suffocated or were crushed to death in southern Thailand after being arrested by security forces during protests, Thai officials said today. | 11Top Stories
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Computer-scouring software rivals Google tool
Microsoft Corp. on Monday joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Google's two-month-old rival product. | 1Entertainment
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Amazon's A9 Search Unit Adds Virtual Yellow Pages (Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc. launched a local
Internet search service on Wednesday that allows users to
virtually walk streets and see photos of businesses, a move
that could help it better compete with established search
providers such as Google Inc. | 6Sci/Tech
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Tracking the drug trade to its New York endpoint
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The international drugs trade can take place just about anywhere in New York. Even on Broadway. | 12U.S.
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Hostage hope for Bigley
Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were today reunited with their families after being released and flown home from Iraq. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were | 11Top Stories
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Asian Shares Mixed as Oil Steady Near $47 (Reuters)
Reuters - High oil prices kept Asian stock
markets in check on Wednesday as investors fretted over the
impact of energy costs on corporate earnings, but an upbeat
outlook from Applied Materials lifted some tech issues. | 0Business
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Hundreds of migrants in limbo on disabled freighter
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News
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Psychological scars run deep one year after Bam earthquake in Iran (AFP)
AFP - Domestic violence and drug addiction mar the Iranian city of Bam as residents suffer psychological problems one year after a massive earthquake killed more than 26,000 of their relatives, friends and neighbours, the Red Cross federation said. | 2Europe
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New U.S. audit questions efficacy of Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and since 2003 Iran's government has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms, a U.S. audit report said. | 10Top News
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Kan., Mo. Struggle With Woman's Death
Communities in Kan., Mo. Struggle With Shocking Death of Pregnant Woman Whose Baby Was Stolen. This is an undated photo showing Lisa M. Montgomery, a resident of Melvern, Kan. | 11Top Stories
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Guerrouj Captures Gold in the 5,000
Hicham el-Guerrouj of Morocco and Kelly Holmes of Britain completed Olympic doubles on Saturday, the last day of track and field competition. | 8Sports
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Milestone for giant physics lab
Construction on a major inderground physics experiment reaches a major milestone at Cern. | 2Europe
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China's Communist Party Calls for Better Government
Leaders of China's Communist Party have issued a document warning that the survival of Communist rule will depend on the party's ability to root out corruption. | 13World
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Music industry heads seriously consider the subscription model
With digital rights management provisions being stripped from MP3 files now by all four leading music publishers, some of the digital music industry's leaders took time at CES today to evaluate the extent to which that loss could lead to gains. | 7Software and Developement
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Man Launches 'Bullets Not Boobs' Campaign
LOS ANGELES - Be all that you can be - and no more. That's the message the owner of an adult video company wants to give women serving in the nation's armed forces, where they can receive free breast augmentation, liposuction and other cosmetic surgery from surgeons honing their battlefield skills... | 1Entertainment
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Bushes join 'Dr. Phil' at Christmas show
(AP)
AP - President Bush enjoyed a lively set of Christmas music Sunday night, swaying and bobbing his head as music stars like Taylor Hicks and Gretchen Wilson belted out classic carols. | 13World
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High court weighs direct wine shipment
WASHINGTON - State laws barring people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers should be struck down as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday, as it heard arguments in a case that could lead to sweeping changes on how | 0Business
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Report: Chirac eyes carbon tax for U.S.
(AP)
AP - The United States could face possible European carbon taxes on its exports if it does not sign global climate accords, French President Jacques Chirac was quoted as saying in an interview published Thursday. | 2Europe
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Israeli helicopters fire two missiles at building in Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in Gaza City after nightfall Wednesday, one at a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood, witnesses said, setting a fire. | 11Top Stories
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Movie Review: ÂSnakes on a PlaneÂ: ThatÂs No Seat Belt Around Your Waist
All anyone really needs to know about this amusingly crude, honestly satisfying artifact is snakes + plane + Samuel L. Jackson. | 1Entertainment
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Football video game giants, FIFA and PES, brace for play-off
(AFP)
AFP - The European launch on Thursday of the latest edition of Pro Evolution Soccer (PES 2008), a video game developed by Japan's Konami, sets the stage for a new battle against its US rival, the FIFA series by top game publisher Electronic Arts (EA Sports). | 6Sci/Tech
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Passenger trains collide in Latvian capital; 3 killed, 24 injured (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Two passenger trains collided near the central train station in the Latvian capital Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 24 others, officials said. | 2Europe
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Casa in fiamme, muoiono due bimbe
Soffocate dal fumo a Tempio Pausania in Sardegna | 4Italia
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Nasa investigates virtual space
The US space agency is exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online game. | 13World
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Blair Helps B.C. Topple No. 21 Miami
Tyrelle Blair had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocked shots and Rakim Sanders scored 20 points as Boston College beat No. 21 Miami, 76-66, on Tuesday night. | 8Sports
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Brown urged to keep politics out of intelligence
· PM-in-waiting will study lessons of Iraq invasion· Chancellor arrives in Basra and Baghdad for talks | 10Top News
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Abortion levels hit record high in England and Wales (AFP)
AFP - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press. | 3Health
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Dell opens new R&D center in India
The Bangalore facility is the company's largest research and development center outside the U.S. for systems software and other enterprise products. | 6Sci/Tech
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Veneto: code per vaccino meningite
Gia' ieri oltre settecento giovani erano stati trattati | 4Italia
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Jets See a Chink in the Armor of the Patriots
New England's loss to Miami raised the stakes in Sunday's matchup with the Jets, a game that was already filled with playoff implications for each team. | 8Sports
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How the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 7E7 stack up
Seating: The two versions of the A350 would seat between 245 and 285 passengers in a typical three-class configuration. Boeing's 7E7 Dreamliner's three models will accommodate between 217 and 289 passengers. | 0Business
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Chuck Norris Sues, Says His Tears No Cancer Cure
Tough-guy actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris sued publisher Penguin on Friday over a book he claims unfairly exploits his famous name, based on a satirical Internet list of "mythical facts" about him.
Penguin published "The Truth About Chuck... | 1Entertainment
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DOJ taps Nvidia and AMD in anti-trust graphics hunt
Let's talk GPUs
AMD and Nvidia have been put on notice by the US Department of Justice in relation to an investigation around possible anti-trust violations by graphics chip makers.⊠| 7Software and Developement
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TV bounty hunter waits for court action
(AP)
AP - Duane "Dog" Chapman is waiting to hear whether a Mexican federal court will set him free or order his pending extradition and criminal case to proceed. | 1Entertainment
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Texas clemency for death row man
A man facing execution in Texas for driving the car a murderer escaped in has his sentence commuted to life. | 2Europe
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AFRICA/UGANDA - La Âmigliore radio dellÂAfrica Ú Radio Pacis, emittente cattolica ugandese
AFRICA/UGANDA - La Âmigliore radio dellÂAfrica Ú Radio Pacis, emittente cattolica ugandese
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- La Âmigliore radio dellÂAfrica Ú Radio Pacis, emittente fondata con il contributo dei missionari Comboniani ad Arua, nel Distretto del Nilo Occidentale, in Uganda. Il prestigioso riconoscimento viene assegnato ogni anno dal... | 4Italia
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Connotate CEO Bruce Molloy to Speak at Goldman Sachs 8th Annual Global Internet Conference
Connotate Technologies, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Molloy will speak at the Goldman Sachs 8th Annual Global Internet Conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 24, 2007. | 6Sci/Tech
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Cards offense switches into gear it needs to win
The constant pattering of the Thunderstixx and the Budweiser jingle further fueled the migraine-like misery sustained Wednesday night by the Houston Astros. | 1Entertainment
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Israele, nuovo blitz in Cisgiordania Arrestato un altro ministro di Hamas
Israele, nuovo blitz in Cisgiordania Arrestato un altro ministro di Hamas
(08:51 26/05/2007) | 4Italia
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IMF's Rato Sees World GDP 4.6 Percent (Reuters)
Reuters - IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato sees
world economic growth of "around 4.6 percent" in 2004 and 2005,
according to an interview published in a Spanish newspaper
interview on Friday. | 0Business
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DUP blamed for power-sharing failure
The only outstanding issue facing Northern Ireland's politicians is whether Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists will form a power sharing executive, it was claimed today. | 2Europe
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'India, Pakistan PMs may meet in Dhaka':
[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 23 : The prime ministers of Pakistan and India are likely to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the SAARC summit to be held in Dhaka next month, Pakistan's foreign office said Thursday. | 13World
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Investors Take a Pass on Goldman
Its hedge fund business continues to stumble. | 0Business
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Football: Man U crush Tottenham
Man Utd brush Tottenham aside to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premiership. | 13World
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Kerry and Bush Congratulate Red Sox (AP)
AP - Count Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among those Boston baseball fans who have waited a lifetime to see the Red Sox win the World Series. President Bush says he's excited, too. | 12U.S.
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Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat
Devin Theriot-Orr, a member a feisty group of reporter-activists called Indymedia, was surprised when two FBI agents showed up at his Seattle law office, saying the visit was a "courtesy call" on behalf of Swiss authorities. | 6Sci/Tech
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Holocaust-era documents to go on display
(AP)
AP - It started as a clear-out job before a house sale and led to the discovery of a window into the Holocaust. | 2Europe
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Bappi Lahiri to sue Abhijeet
Singer Abhijeet has a knack of putting his foot in his mouth. | 1Entertainment
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FDA says avoid toothpaste made in China
(AP)
AP - The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Out of caution, the Food and Drug Administration said, people should throw away toothpaste with labeling that says it was made in China. The FDA is concerned that these products may contain diethylene glycol. | 3Health
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Crashed chopper had dropped off troops
(AP)
AP - Up to 40 U.S. soldiers streamed out of a CH-47 Chinook in an air assault on a Taliban position in southern Afghanistan shortly before the helicopter crashed, officials said Thursday. Five Americans, a Briton and a Canadian were killed. | 13World
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Elettricita': sale prezzo in Borsa
Costo megawattora +19,6% a 72,61 euro | 4Italia
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Judge Bars R.I. Man From Sending 'Spam' (AP)
AP - A judge granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against a Rhode Island man accused of sending millions of unsolicited text-message advertisements to cell phone customers in four states. | 6Sci/Tech
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Turkish Parliament Takes Recess After Delaying EU-Backed Law
Turkey's parliament decided to go into recess until Oct. 1, after the government this week delayed debate of a law that the European Union says is central to the nation's membership aspirations, a parliament spokesman said. | 13World
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Lax ad rules 'wreck' push to halt teen drinking
· Alcohol Concern calls for watershed on commercials · Report says publicity sways children's intake | 10Top News
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Scott Defense Faces Uphill Battle
(CBS/AP) Scott Peterson's defense attorneys now get their chance to state why the former fertilizer salesman should not be found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn son. | 11Top Stories
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Australia's Howard to Campaign on Record, Latham Pledges Change
Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security. | 11Top Stories
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Defense had no answers
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Believe it or not, at least one member of the Miami Dolphins' secondary thought that he and his fellow defensive backs had a decent chance to do what no other opposing secondary had done to Tom Brady and the Patriots this season - slow them down. | 8Sports
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Ocse, disparità negli stipendi lavoratori sempre più poveri
Negli ultimi dieci anni sono cresciute le distanze tra chi guadagna di più e chi di meno. In contro tendenza Spagna e Irlanda | 4Italia
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US jazz great Randy Weston deplores ignorance about Africa
(AFP)
AFP - American jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston on Monday lamented the little appreciation and knowledge people had of Africa, a continent which has influenced much of his music. | 1Entertainment
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Google to Offer News Archive
Google Inc. is expanding its online news index to include stories published years ago, continuing its efforts to create new sales channels for long-established media and make its Web site more useful. | 6Sci/Tech
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Public Television Plans a Network for Latinos
âV-me,â which will carry a mix of Spanish-language childrenâs and adult programming, will initially air on 18 public television stations, including WNET. | 1Entertainment
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Obama and Clinton tied in Iowa; Edwards close
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way race one day before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. | 10Top News
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Congress Approves Lewis and Clark Park (AP)
AP - Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state. | 13World
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Australia's Howard again signals reform
Australian Prime Minister John Howard promised yesterday not to let his Oct. 9 election triumph go to his head as he was formally reappointed leader of his Liberal Party. | 13World
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Should You Root for Barry Bonds?
As the slugger nears Hank Aaron's record, fans are crying 'Foul Ball.' Here are five ways to make sense of his feat | 10Top News
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Iranian Boats May Not Have Made Radio Threat, Pentagon Says
The Pentagon said yesterday that the apparent radio threat to bomb U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last weekend may not have come from the five Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats that approached them -- and may not even have been intended against U.S. targets. | 13World
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