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IndyMac customers line up for cash
Jul 15 - Bank customers at a branch of failed IndyMac in Pasadena, California, wait in line to...
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Fed leaves rates unchanged
Interest rates are left unchanged, as the Fed expresses concerns about the US economy and...
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Hedge funds find plays in Russia
Foreign investors in Russia have been heading for the exit but hedge funds are finding...
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Oil downside eyed
Oil steadied Thursday after crude's largest gain in three months, but some market watchers see...
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Wall Street's new era
Experts say new players will flood Wall Street, but the game's the same, and US investment banks...
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Wells Fargo's bid for Wachovia
Beating out Citigroup, Wells Fargo proves its durability through the credit crisis with a deal to...
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UK regulators get tough on City
The Financial Services Authority warns of more regulations and a new class of regulators who will...
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Bank taps German state rescue funds
Bavaria's public sector bank BayernLB prepares to ask for funds from the German government's bank...
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Lehman fallout hits Japan's elderly
The collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers caused anguish in a small Japanese...
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Brown: Banks Need to Do Their Jobs
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says strengthening banks is
important, as is keeping funds...
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Hedge funds take a hit
The credit crisis has been devastating for the hedge fund industry.
Bad bets and heavy...
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HSBC gives UK home owners a boost
Europe's largest bank, HSBC, said it would raise its UK mortgage fund to 15 billion pounds in...
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Fed slashes rate near zero
In a bid to get the economy back on track the Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to...
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Japan eyes new bad loan plan
Japan's government and central bank are eyeing a $110 billion bad loan buying-scheme, the Sankei...
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GM rallies on bailout news
The U.S. automobile industry received additional bailout funds.
Consumers can expect an...
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Germany ponders tax cuts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to include tax relief in a second stimulus plan designed to...
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Business Update: UPS jobs stay
United Parcel Service, the No. 2 package delivery service behind FedEx, did not announce massive...
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Business Update: High-end pay cap
The Obama Administration unveiled its plan to cap executive pay at $500,000 for any company...
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Indian IT workers face visa limits
The U.S. Senate moves to restrict the hiring of foreign professionals as the domestic workforce...
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European leaders in markets pledge
Structural reforms and public spending key to economic recovery, say European leaders.
The...
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Party money payback
U.S. lawmakers demand that Northern Trust bank repay the money it spent on lavish...
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Business Update: AIG "tax"
The Democratic-controlled House approved a hefty bonus tax for companies receiving TARP funds in...
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Apple’s New Line of Computers Not Earth-Shaking
Yesterday Apple updated its entire fleet of desktop computers: new iMacs, new Mac Pros and new Mac...
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Hearst to Launch E-Reader this Year
Hearst Corporation is reportedly planning to launch an e-book reader of its own after Amazon...
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Obama Includes Additional NASA Funding for 2010, As Promised
NASA’s $18.7 billion budget for the fiscal year 2010 reflects one promise that Barack Obama...
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US Not Ready for Transition from Analog to Digital TV
Consumers who rely on antennas to receive over-the-air broadcast signals will soon need to obtain a...
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Expresses Concern Over DTV Possible Delay
Following demands from President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team to postpone the...
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Confusion Over Obama’s Request To Delay Digital TV Transition
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has asked for a delay regarding the...
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Electric Cars Acknowledged as the Wave of the Future
Non-polluting electric cars are no longer the stuff of far-fetched impractical eco-friendly dreams....
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Electric Cars Acknowledged as the Wave of the Future
Non-polluting electric cars are no longer the stuff of far-fetched impractical eco-friendly dreams....
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Green Battery Business Started Out
Imara, the start-up which promised the lithium-ion batteries that...
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NASA Gives Space Shuttles Away
Endeavour, Atlantis and Discovery are the three space shuttles that NASA intends to give away once...
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A Second Spacewalk For ISS Expansion
Astronauts living the International Space Station went back outside in order to perform more repair...
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Panasonic Wants to Buy Sanyo
Panasonic and Sanyo announced on Friday that they plan to discuss the acquisition of Sanyo by the...
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NASA’s MSL Mission Goes Ahead, But Extra Funds Are Needed
NASA said it is pushing ahead with the launch of the next Mars mission, but it will certainly need...
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AMD Gives Birth To The Foundry Company
AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, announced on Tuesday that it
will split in two companies as designing...
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Behind the "Goo-phone": The world goes mobile
San Francisco - When Google co-founder Larry Page talked Tuesday about his company's first venture...
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Knol: Google’s Take On How an Online Encyclopedia Should Look Like
Google has finally released its online encyclopedia, first announced back in December 2007. The...
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Microsoft, Intel Team Up For Parallel Computing Research Support
Microsoft and Intel teamed up to
create two Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers (UPCRC)...
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Meraki Builds San Francisco's Wi-Fi Network
Back in December 2005, San Francisco’s city government had issued an RFP (request for proposals) to...
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U.S.
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Gates urges Congress to quickly approve war funds
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress on Thursday to quickly sign off on...
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US stocks recover as Geithner says many banks have enough funds
Washington - US markets rallied Tuesday led by financial shares, after Treasury Secretary Timothy...
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Oversight group fears fraud, criminal acts in US financial rescue
Washington (dpa) - The United States' dramatic efforts to stabilize the financial system are...
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Obama, Calderon pledge cooperation against drug violence
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged Thursday to...
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Obama creates "border czar" to focus on US-Mexico border
Washington - One day before President Barack Obama travels to Mexico, the administration named Alan...
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US sending emergency relief money to Italy after earthquake
Washington - The United States will make emergency relief funds available to Italy as the...
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Madoff's waterfront Florida home, three boats seized
Washington - Prosecutors started seizing the property of the fraudster-financier Bernard Madoff on...
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US seeks powers to take over non-financial firms in wake of AIG
Washington - US authorities need broad new emergency powers to take over non-financial firms whose...
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Geithner unveils details of trillion-dollar toxic-asset rescue bid
Washington - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday said he would...
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New York judge denies release for Madoff
New York - Financier Bernard Madoff will have to sit in jail while waiting for his sentencing after...
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US House backs 90-per-cent tax on bail-out bonuses
Washington - Spurred on by public ire over bonuses paid at firms that received government...
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US Congress to vote on 90 per cent tax on bail-out bonuses
Washington - Spurred on by public ire over bonuses paid at firms that received government...
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Schwarzenegger launches green training for at-risk young adults
Los Angeles - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched a new environmental jobs...
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Obama defends ambitious budget as in-step with economic challenges
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his ambitious budget proposals,...
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Obama unveils measures for small businesses at "heart" of economy
Washington - US President Barack Obama laid out a new effort Monday to help small businesses...
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Prosecutors go after Madoff's luxury homes, cars, boats
Washington - US prosecutors intend to seize millions of dollars of homes, cars and other...
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Madoff jailed, pleads guilty to massive fraud in court
Washington - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff will go to jail after admitting in court Thursday...
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Madoff pleads guilty to massive fraud in court
Washington - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in court Thursday to a...
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TV Stations Cutting Off Analog Signals
Approximately one quarter of the television stations all throughout the United States have...
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TV Stations Preparing to Pull the Plug on Analog Signals
Tuesday, several television stations throughout the United States cut their analog signals...
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Obama Drops the “Car Czar” Idea
President Barack Obama dropped the “car czar” idea and will instead appoint senior...
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Celebrating Centennial, the NAACP Reviews Its Priorities
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the oldest civil rights group in...
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Whitman, Ex EBay CEO, Takes First Step to Run for Calif. Governor
Former eBay Inc CEO Meg Whitman made her first step towards running for California governor in...
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Federal Panel: California Must Release 58,000 Inmates
Federal judges ruled yesterday that the state of California must reduce the number of inmates in...
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Obama to Impose $500,000 CEO Pay Cap, but Execs Could Still Avoid It
The Obama administration is imposing restrictive rules on fat paychecks and lavish spending for the...
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Bloomberg's Budget Plan Would Include Cutting 23,000 Jobs
Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan includes cutting New York City’s working force by as many...
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Legal Immigrant’s Children in Louisiana to Be Covered by SCHIP
Lawmakers in Louisiana consider revising the state’s health insurance program for children...
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VP Joe Biden: Banks May Need More Money
The federal aid of $700 billion for banks and other financial institutions may not be enough to...
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President Obama Lifts Restrictions on Govt. Funding for Abortion
On the fourth day as the United States President, Mr. Barack Obama decided to lift the restrictions...
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Groups, States File Suit Against U.S. Government On Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Movies
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Daniel Craig And Jamie Bell Reunite For ‘Tintin’
After a successful collaboration in the war drama, “Defiance,” British actors Daniel...
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‘Friday Night Lights’ Returns On NBC For A Third Season
The critically acclaimed football-based show “Friday Night Lights” will kick off its...
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Comedian Jerry Lewis to receive Oscar's humanitarian award
Los Angeles - Legendary US comedian Jerry Lewis, 82, is to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian...
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Anne Hathaway Moves On With New Man
By the time Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was being sentenced to four and a half...
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Zack and Miri Give It a Shot. Porno or Not.
The director of “Chasing Amy” is ready to break new ground with
his Zack and Miri characters who...
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Christina Applegate Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Former “Married with Children” actress Christina Applegate
has been diagnosed with an early form...
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Tom Cruise Named in $250 Million Lawsuit against Church of Scientology
A former Scientologist has filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology for a quarter of a...
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Anne Hathaway's Ex Boyfriend Might Do Jail Time
Raffaello Follieri, an Italian businessman who was Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend until recently,...
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Anne Hathaway Reportedly Breaks Up With Her Boyfriend
Anne Hathaway has dumped her longtime boyfriend, the Italian
Raffaello Follieri, according to a...
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Uma Thurman Stalker Sentenced To Three Years Of Probation
A New York judge has
sentenced today the man who have stalked the actress Uma Thurman, Jack...
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Anne Hathaway’s Boyfriend Arrested for Bad Check
Anne Hathaway’s longtime boyfriend, Raffaelo Follieri, was
arrested Thursday and charged with...
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German Director Returns To Low Budget Films
After the flop “In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege
Tale” had at the U.S.
box office, German...
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Health
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Osteoporosis Drug Effective in Healing Bone Fractures
People suffering from devastating bone fractures won’t have to go through so much pain or...
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Obama to End Restrictions on Stem Cell Research
Science matters to the Obama administration.
President Barack Obama will most likely sign...
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Complaints Against Peanut Plant Were Ignored, Former Manager Says
Kenneth Kendrick, a former manager at the Peanut Corporation of America’s plant in Plainview,...
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February, the American Heart Month
The American Heart Month runs into others celebrations, such as Valentine’s Day but even if...
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Seven States Sue Over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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UNICEF To Provide $5 Million To Zimbabwe Health Sector
UNICEF Executive Director M. Ann Veneman made a three-day visit in Zimbabwe at the end of...
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Groups, States File Suit against U.S. Government on Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Lawsuits Filed Over Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S....
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“Right of conscience,” The Most Disarming and Bitter moral Lesson
A new law known as the “right of conscience” ruled passed by the Bush administration...
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U.S. Issues Controversial Conscience Rule
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services today issued a regulation that gives employees...
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“Conscience Rule” For Health Care Providers To Take Effect
Unsurprisingly, the Bush administration announced yesterday new protections for health care workers...
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Measles Deaths Radically Plunged Thanks To Vaccination
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the number of...
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Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Outbreak a National Emergency, Calls for Help
Zimbabwe
has declared a cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 560 lives to be a
national...
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Brand-Name Drug Extravaganza Is Hurting The Health Care System
There is a psychological and social conviction that brands, in any type of domain, are superior...
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Parents That Smoke Might Make Their Children “Food Insecure”
A recent study shows that children who have parents that
smoke are likely to be undernourished and...
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Say “Yes” to Pink!
For more than two decades, October is National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. The annual health...
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The Gates Foundation Plans to Fund 104 Researchers around the World
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
made public its intention to give 104 grants of $100...
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Helps People Facing The Disease
Thousands of people turned out for the
walk to promote breast cancer awareness and to provide hope...
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October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off
today, it is important to remember that early...
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Court Declares Healthy San Francisco Plan Legal
San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program won
considerably on Tuesday when a panel of...
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Jimmy Fund Walkers Hope To Fight Against Cancer
A large number of people took to the streets yesterday, Sept. 21, to fight against cancer. The...
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“Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Raises more than $100 Million
The campaign to raise money for cancer
research which included the telethon that aired on ABC, CBS...
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Rival Anchors Stand Up To Cancer
On Friday, three network news anchors teamed up in a massive campaign aimed to raise funds to...
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HIV Cases In NYC Expand Three Times Faster Than Rest Of U.S.
The virus that causes AIDS pandemic is extending in New York City at three times the national rate,...
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Americans Reject Lowering Drinking Age by Large Margin
A recent poll by Nationwide Insurance has found that Americans oppose lowering the minimum drinking...
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Christina Applegate Diagnosed with Cancer, Has Good Chances of Recovering
It looks like breast cancer affects celebrities as well as common people. Christina Applegate, the...
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Pan Mass Challenge Riders Raise Funds for Cancer Research
Sen. John Kerry joined thousands of
cyclists, volunteers and supporters on the first day of the...
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Bush Administration Pumps Money in Food and Drug Safety
The Bush administration has apparently finally realized that more money are needed to ensure the...
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California: Stem-Cell Research Granted $271 Million
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded
12 academic and non-profit institutions...
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Report: Employees Fired at Texas Mental Hospitals over Abuse
Disciplinary records on medical employees working at Texas’s 10 state mental
hospitals reveal that...
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People
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Sarah Palin Meets President Obama
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said she will attend an exclusive club dinner in Washington this...
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Kelly Osbourne Arrested For Slapping Reporter
Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, was arrested earlier this month for an...
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Kevin Bacon and Wife Are Latest Victims in Madoff Ponzi Scheme
Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon and his wife, as well as a major Wall Street economist are the latest...
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Hudson Memorial Service Scheduled for Monday, Foundation to Be Established
After losing her mother, brother and nephew, Academy
Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson and her...
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Hilary Duff’s Dad Gets Cheaper by the Day, the B-Day
In less than a month, America’s sweetheart Hilary Duff
turns 21 and says Goodbye, curfew and...
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Miley Cyrus's Sweet Sixteen Birthday At Disneyland
Pop megastar Miley Cyrus will soon celebrate her Sweet 16
birthday! And guess where: in...
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Charlie Sheen Is the Best Paid U.S. Television Actor
Charlie Sheen, the CBS “Two and a Half Men” star, is the
highest paid U.S.
television actor this...
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Charity Hopeful to Raise $8 Million for J.K. Rowling's Fairytales
A new book by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is set to hit the shelves in December with the...
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Uma Thurman to Marry Financier Arpad Busson
Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman will marry her boyfriend Arpad Busson, who gave her a...
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Anne Hathaway's Ex, Raffaelo Follieri, Arrested On Fraud Charges
Raffaelo Follieri, an Italian businessman, known for his four
year relationship with the actress...
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Jury Founds Thurman's Stalker Guilty on Two of Four Charges
The twelve jurors in the trial of the alleged stalker of Uma Thurman, Jack Jordan, have reached a...
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$40,000 for a Date with Scarlett
A date that Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson auctioned off
on EBay, in order to raise charity...
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Britney's Dad Conservator Through July
Jamie Spears will remain in control of daughter Britney Spears’ estate until July 31,...
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Papa Spears' Legal Control over Daughter Continues
Troubled pop star Britney Spears has not regained control over her affairs. Los Angeles Court...
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Shaquille O’Neal Files for Divorce after Five Years of Marriage
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal decided to file for divorce from his wife of nearly five years,...
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Specials
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Oxfam: Climate crises to affect 375 million by 2015
Bangkok (dpa) - Natural disasters caused by climate change are expected to affect 375 million...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Restarts Controversy About Evolution Theory
If one thinks that people who lived in the middle of 18th century were conservative and that...
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Ashley Judd Backs Group against Sarah Palin and Aerial Hunting
Animal rights group Defenders of Wildlife and actress Ashley Jud joined forces in a campaign to...
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No More Funds for the Converter Box Coupons
It appears that the U.S. Congress underestimated the amount of funding needed for the TV Converter...
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Beware Of Third-Hand Smoking
According to scientists, smoking is one of the hardest addictions to give up and because of this...
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Purple In Henderson County
Relay for life is a fundraising event focusing on helping out people suffering from all types of...
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Evanston Cancels First Night Party Due to Financial Problems
First Night organizers throughout the country claim that the lethargic economy may have a strong...
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Publisher Cancels Release of Faux Holocaust Memoir
A publisher has canceled the release of a so-called Holocaust memoir that benefited from an...
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Teen Smoking Rate at Its Lowest
A survey released
Thursday revealed that fewer and fewer teenagers were in the habit of
smoking...
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The Economic Crisis Is Affecting National Security
The economic crisis that has hit the United States this year – and that has been looming over our...
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Bear Grylls Sustains Shoulder Injury During Independent Expedition
Bear Grylls, the host of Discovery Channel’s popular
television series “Man vs. Wild,” sustained...
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Brad Pitt Builds 6 Homes for Hurricane-Struck Families, More to Follow
Brad Pitt made several New Orleans families who lost their homes in the disaster caused by...
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One Laptop Per Child Organization Joins Forces With Amazon
The One Laptop Per Child organization pretty much speaks for itself and it is obvious that their...
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Shocking Preterm Birth Rate In The United States
The rate of premature birth in the United States has reached an alarming 12,7 percent, although the...
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Ghostbusters Game Found A Publisher
The merger between Activision and Vivendi is widely considered a good thing, as the two companies...
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Eliot Spitzer Cleared of Charges in Hooker Scandal
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer won’t face charges in
connection with the hooker scandal...
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Public Memorial Service for Jennifer Hudson’s Relatives to Be Held Today
Arrangements for a memorial service in Chicago
in honor of the murdered mother, brother and nephew...
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Thousands Of Walkers At American Cancer Society Event
An estimated 18,000 walkers participated in a 5-km trek, as part of the American Cancer Society's...
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Phoenix Race for the Cure Supports the Vision of a World without Breast Cancer
October is the National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month, a period dedicated to increasing awareness...
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Click And Buy On YouTube
Shopping online is a concept that expands so rapidly all around the world; it’s safe and cheap, why...
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Scrap Pink Supports the Mission to End Breast Cancer
Scrap Pink events were held all across the nation in the past week to raise funds to support breast...
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Judges Sanction San Francisco Health Plan
A three-judge appeals panel of the United States 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled Tuesday that...
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Amerindo Investment’s Fraud Trial Began
The top two executives of Amerindo Investment Advisers Inc., Alberto Vilar, who is also recognized...
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Jimmy Fund Walk Fights Against Cancer
Inspired by a 12-year-old patient of Dr. Sidney Farber,
founder of the Children's Cancer Research...
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Accounting Anomalies Keep Medicare Premiums Fixed in 2009
Medicare premium rates will remain stable throughout the
next year for 95% of the nation’s elderly...
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Jerry Lewis Raises More Than Expected In This Year’s Telethon
Artiste Jerry Lewis helped raise a record $65 million for
the Muscular Dystrophy Association in...
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Johnny Depp And His Band Play For Charity
The rebellious rocker in Hollywood actor Johnny Depp was reunited with his former band The Kids on...
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NASA Studies Viability Of Operating Shuttle Beyond 2010
A leaked NASA internal mail, obtained by The Orlando
Sentinel, revealed the space agency’s plans...
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Proposals to Lower Legal Drinking Age Stir Controversy
Nearly 100 college presidents have signed the Amethyst Initiative, asking government to consider...
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Science
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Superman's foundation welcomes Obama's stem cell move
Los Angeles - The foundation started by former Superman star Christopher Reeve has applauded...
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China Reveals Bilateral Climate Change Roadmap With the U.S.
China, as one of world’s largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions, has vowed to address...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Restarts Controversy about Evolution Theory
If one thinks that people who lived in the middle of 18th century were conservative and that...
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Study: 200 Ways of Emission Reduction Opportunities To Prevent Disaster
Every day we are confronted with a new report on global warming and the effects we need to...
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Obama Considers NASA-DoD Collaboration
In a tactical move geared toward the impending space-race with China, President-elect Barack Obama...
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NASA Delays Launch of MLS to 2011 Due to Technical Faults
The launch of the Mars rover, planned for 2009, won’t go according to plan. NASA delayed the launch...
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Oxfordshire Will Host Space Robotics Research Center
The European Space Agency and Innovation minister Lord
Drayson have agreed to build a robotics...
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NASA to rely on Russia for only ride into space
Star City, Russia - Astronaut Garrett Reisman uttered a first word in heavily-accented Russian and...
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Repair Mission For The Hubble Space Telescope Delayed
There seem to be some serious issues with the 18-year-old
Hubble Space Telescope. One of its...
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Barack Obama And John McCain Analyze NASA Plans (And Each Other)
After Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, expressed his support for NASA, John...
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Obama’s Plan For NASA: $2 Billion To Close Space Gap
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised more
active involvement in the Space...
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NASA Program Seriously Imperiled by War Between Russia and Georgia
The war between Russia
and Georgia
may prove to be a serious problem for NASA, as its capability...
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NASA Realigns Constellation Schedule, Resources For 2015 Inaugural Flight
NASA is planning on making the first flight under the Constellation
Program as soon as 2015, five...
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NASA Delays Shuttle-Replacement Mission Until March 2015
NASA confirmed on Monday that there will be no manned
mission before March 2015, five years after...
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NASA’s Cassini To Get Closer Than Ever To Saturn’s Moon, Enceladus
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is getting its Cassini spacecraft ready to...
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Entrepreneurs And Labs Join Forces For Renewable Energy Research
Three venture capital firms have
been selected to be part of a federal program that promises to...
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NASA: Orbital Granted $170 Million To Develop Spaceship Cargo
Orbital Sciences Corp. was
chosen to develop NASA’s future space cargo, capable of commercial...
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Russia Launched Three New Navigation Satellites
On Tuesday night Russia sent three new satellites into space, in
a move that aims to extend the...
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Fermilab, US science face disaster due to trimmed budget for 2008
America’s most famous particle physics lab will almost certainly cease to develop key projects, due...
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Bush Signs Bill to Boost Scientific Research in the US
President Bush signed on August 9 the COMPETES Act, which should boost scientific research in the...
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DOI Could Overturn MacDonald's Biased Environmental Decisions
The Department of the Interior is expected to overturn politically-biased environmental decisions...
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Business
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Chrysler to shed dealerships; Ford predicts 2011 profit
Washington - Insolvent US carmaker Chrysler LLC plans to cut ties with nearly one quarter of its...
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CEO says AIG needs no more bail-outs, for now
Washington - American International Group Inc (AIG), the troubled global insurance giant that...
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GM Europe needs urgent German government help
Washington - US carmaker General Motors Corp, which will likely be in bankruptcy by the end of this...
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Chrysler gets urgent court approval for loan
Washington - Perched on the brink of collapse, Chrysler LLC crept forward Tuesday with approval by...
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IMF, Bosnia agree 1.2-billion euro standby credit
Sarajevo - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bosnia on Tuesday signed a letter of intent to...
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US ratings agency Moody's to quit Taiwan
Taipei - Taiwan confirmed Friday that US ratings agency Moody's plans to quit the country in...
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Public-private company to build Australian broadband network
Sydney - The Australian government on Tuesday scrapped a tender process and...
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Ford cuts debt 38 per cent
New York - Ford Motor Company said Monday it had trimmed its debts by 38 per cent in a massive...
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World economic powers reach deal to combat crisis
London - The world's biggest economic powers reached a deal Thursday aimed at forging a new global...
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World economic powers set to agree to new financial order
London - The world's biggest economic powers are set to agree Thursday to a radical rewrite of the...
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Chrysler and Fiat reach merger deal
Washington - Struggling US carmaker Chrysler LLC and Italian maker Fiat Motor SA said Monday they...
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Obama seeks support from bank executives
Washington - US President Barack Obama was to court support from banking executives later...
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Report: Natixis gives huge bonuses after multibillion-euro loss
Paris - One day after the French government announced that it would issue ban the granting of...
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US seeks dramatic expansion of financial regulatory powers
Washington - President Barack Obama's administration, in a massive overhaul of the US financial...
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US unveils trillion-dollar toxic-asset rescue bid
Washington - The United States will use both private and public funds to buy up...
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US central bank chief "encouraged" by market reaction to steps
Washington - Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke Friday was optimistic about the market's responses...
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EU pledges more funds to financial bailout systems
Brussels - European Union leaders Friday pledged to provide some 100 billion dollars in extra loans...
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EU leaders cautious over boosting bail-out funds
Brussels - European Union leaders were set to keep a cautious stance Friday on the question of...
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Fed to buy 1 trillion dollars of Treasury, mortgage assets
Washington - The US Federal Reserve, in a drastic new effort to keep the financial sector afloat,...
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Congress wants AIG bonuses back; AIG head rebukes suicide remark
Washington - The US Congress Wednesday tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance...
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Donald Trump’s Atlantic City Casinos Filed for Chapter 11
The three Atlantic City casinos once run by Donald Trump filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
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Disney and DreamWorks Reach Distribution Deal
Walt Disney Co. announced that it has reached a deal with DreamWorks Studios that permits the...
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Sprint Nextel Is Getting Ready To Let Go 8,000 Employees
Sprint Nextel Corp., the third biggest mobile service provider in the U.S., announced its decision...
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BofA Gets New $ 20 Billion Lifeline
The United States government approved a new lifeline of 20 billion dollars Friday to Bank of...
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Waiting List for DTV Coupons
Consumers Union is urging Congress to delay the nation's transition to digital television, because...
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Satyam CEO Resigns Following Scandal
On Wednesday Satyam Computer Services announced that B. Ramalinga Raju, its founding...
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Chrysler receives first 4 billion-dollar loan
Washington - US car maker Chrysler confirmed Saturday that it received an initial infusion of...
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Wall Street gains as GMAC gets government funds
New York - US stocks gained on Tuesday after the Treasury Department said it would commit 6 billion...
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Wine Experts Say Bordeaux Is Safe Port In Economic Storm
Hong Kong - Wine experts may disagree on most things, but one thing they all appear to agree...
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US Treasury to buy stake in GMAC; GM gets additional loan
The Treasury will buy a 5-billion-dollar stake in GMAC and also lend GM an additional...
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Prince Harry to visit New York on first official engagement
London - Britain's Prince Harry will travel to New York on his first official overseas engagement...
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Bernanke: End-of year recovery depends on financial system
Washington - The US economy continues to show signs of stabilizing and may be growing again by the...
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Brussels to recommend curbing managers' super-bonuses
Brussels - The European Commission was Wednesday set to unveil guidelines on curbing excessive...
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Italian earthquake toll at 211 after students found dead
L'Aquila, Italy - The bodies of four students located Tuesday under rubble brought to 211 the death...
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Italian earthquake death toll now at 207
Rome - By midday Tuesday the death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy early the...
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Brown comes out smiling from "crunch summit"
London- Under the unwritten rules of summit politics, everyone is a winner and failure is not an...
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Merkel, Sarkozy throw down the gauntlet on market reform
London - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy threw down the...
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Report: Kuwaiti parliament dissolved
Kuwait City - Kuwait's Emir has dissolved parliament following the resignation of the cabinet and...
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EU deadlocked over 5-billion-euro stimulus plan
Brussels - The Czech presidency of the European Union on Monday urged the bloc's member states to...
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Prime suspect in Litvinenko murder to run for Sochi mayor
Moscow - The principal suspect in the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko, is likely to run for...
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China ready to add to economic stimulus, Wen says
Beijing - Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday said China has made contingency...
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Obama: US seeks aggressive action from G20 members
Washington - The United States will push for aggressive action to halt the global economic slide at...
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Octuplets Mom Received Disability Payments
Nadya Suleman, the woman who gave birth to octuplets last month, was apparently injured in...
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Sarkozy calls for "moralization of capitalism"
Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday opened an economic symposium in Paris by...
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African Immigrants Agreed To Pose Nude For A Calendar In Spain
Madrid - According to the daily El Pais, twelve African immigrants struggling in precarious...
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L’Oreal Heiress On Madoff’s Victims List
Liliane Bettencourt was the wealthiest woman in the world and the heiress of L’Oreal Empire....
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Hallelujah As Christians Celebrate In Taliban
Islamabad - Around 78 families coming to the lone church in Wana, the main town of the tribal...
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Philippines Propose Global-Warming Insurance Funds
According to the Philippines Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change Secretary...
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No Christmas For Bulgaria Because Of Corruption
Sofia - Bulgarian officials complained how the European Union stole their Christmas when it...
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"Will Brussels Kill What Moscow Couldn't?", Poles Wonder
Gdansk - Tourists visiting Poland's Baltic coast often snap photos at the gates of Gdansk's...
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World Food Programme appeals for 5.2-billion-dollar aid package
Rome - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it needs some 5.2 billion dollars...
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UN Soldiers Boost South Lebanon's Economy At Christmas
Tyre, Lebanon - Southern Lebanon suffered great losses during the Hezbollah-Israel war in 2006, but...
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Serbian Budget Runs Into Injury Time As Problems Mount
Belgrade - Serbia, its stability already under much pressure, faces ad hoc financing as the...
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Hong Kong Airlines Faces Crew Rebellion
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific is dealing with significant problems, as...
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EU calls For 200 Billion-euro Economic Stimulus Plan
Brussels - The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep...
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The EU Recovery Plan - More Than A Christmas Wish?
Brussels - The head of the European Union's executive has an ambitious Christmas wish this year: he...
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EU Calls For 200 Billion-euro Economic Stimulus Plan
Brussels - The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to help the bloc avoid a deep...
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Indonesia Tourism Industry Still Waiting To Rebound
Jakarta - Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation with the world's second-longest shoreline, has...
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Latvian Officials Fight Rumours About Economic Future
Riga - The Latvian government might have thought its announcement on November 20 that it was in...
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Bush Encourages Cooperation At APEC Summit
U.S. President George W. Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and...
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