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Holocaust survivors tell love story
(AP)
(13 October 12:41) |
| AP - In the beginning, there was a boy, a girl and an apple. |
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Nations that use euro plan to guarantee bank debt
(AP)
(13 October 12:36) |
| AP - Countries that use the euro will temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease the credit crunch, according to a draft statement under discussion by European lead... |
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Bombers strike in Mosul, Baghdad, killing 13
(AP)
(13 October 12:09) |
| AP - Suicide car bombers struck twice Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. A car bomb killed seven ... |
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Texas knocks off Okla., hooks top spot in AP poll
(AP)
(13 October 12:05) |
| AP - Texas rode its resounding Red River Rivalry upset right to No. 1. |
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NKorea announces plan to resume nuclear disabling
(AP)
(12 October 11:52) |
| AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume disabling its key nuclear complex after the U.S. dropped the country from a terrorism blacklist a breakthrough expected to help energize stalle... |
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Fire burns 750 acres northeast of Los Angeles
(AP)
(12 October 11:45) |
| AP - Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area ... |
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European leaders ready bank support plan
(Reuters)
(12 October 11:02) |
| Reuters - European governments are ready to help banks weather the financial crisis by guaranteeing some of their lending and other measures, according to a document being discussed by leade... |
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Draft statement: Europe would guarantee bank debt
(AP)
(12 October 10:55) |
| AP - Countries that use the euro will temporarily guarantee future bank debt to encourage lending and ease the credit crunch, according to a draft statement under discussion by European lead... |
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Paulson: Protectionist policies won't solve crisis
(AP)
(12 October 10:47) |
| AP - Appealing for global unity in a time of crisis, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday that isolationism and protectionism do not offer a way to contain the spreading damage. He e... |
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McCain considering new economic plan
(Reuters)
(12 October 10:35) |
| Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is considering rolling out a new comprehensive economic package to tackle the U.S. financial crisis, one of his closest supporters sai... |
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European leaders hammer out crisis rescue packages
(AFP)
(12 October 10:14) |
| AFP - Fifteen European Union leaders on Sunday hammered out action to confront the financial crisis before announcing hundreds of billions of dollars of new initiatives to head off a feared ... |
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US game designer blasts into space with DNA cargo
(AP)
(12 October 09:38) |
| AP - An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father. |
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Step-on scanner lets air passengers keep shoes on
(Reuters)
(12 October 09:08) |
| Reuters - Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travelers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be X-rayed for hidden weapons, though the new device ... |
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Clintons campaigning for Obama-Biden in Pa.
(AP)
(12 October 09:00) |
| AP - When Bill and Hillary Clinton take the stage Sunday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will be the launch of an active campaign for their former nemesis Barack Obama in the home st... |
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All is forgiven; McCain returning to Letterman
(AP)
(12 October 08:43) |
| AP - David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up. |
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Fire burns 500 acres northeast of Los Angeles
(AP)
(12 October 07:54) |
| AP - A wildfire burned about 500 acres of forest Sunday, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary north of Los Angeles, authorities said. |
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Efforts on global warming chilled by economic woes
(AP)
(12 October 07:52) |
| AP - The economic free fall gripping the nation may bring down one of the main environmental objectives: capping the greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming. |
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Leader hopeful on coordinated Euro crisis response
(AP)
(12 October 07:49) |
| AP - The president of the European Commission said he was very hopeful that a meeting of European leaders Sunday would take an important step toward a coordinated response to the global fina... |
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Developing countries feeling fallout from meltdown
(AP)
(12 October 06:13) |
| AP - Searching for ways to tackle the unfolding economic crisis, global finance ministers are turning attention to the fallout in developing countries and poor nations. |
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NKorea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities
(AP)
(12 October 05:57) |
| AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the U.S. removed the communist country from a list of states Washington says sponsor terroris... |
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AIDS vaccine focus shifts after disappointments
(Reuters)
(12 October 05:47) |
| Reuters - A global AIDS vaccine conference this week will seek fresh strategies against the HIV virus, with experts weighing the value of basic laboratory research against large-scale human ... |
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European leaders meet on financial meltdown
(AFP)
(12 October 05:47) |
| AFP - European leaders were due in Paris on Sunday for a summit that would mark their last chance to hammer out a coordinated financial rescue package before their panic-stricken stock marke... |
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Europe readies action plan to avert global crisis
(Reuters)
(12 October 05:00) |
| Reuters - European leaders hoped to agree on a detailed plan in Paris on Sunday to prevent market panic and stave off what the International Monetary Fund warned could be a global financial ... |
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EU leaders to study crisis plan in Paris
(Reuters)
(12 October 04:26) |
| Reuters - Leaders of euro zone countries hold an emergency meeting in Paris on Sunday hoping to agree on specific, pan-European measures to prevent market panic from triggering the most seve... |
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N. Korea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities
(AP)
(12 October 04:07) |
| AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the U.S. removed the communist country from a list of states Washington says sponsor terroris... |
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Economic powers stress joint action against feared 'meltdown'
(AFP)
(12 October 04:05) |
| AFP - Key nations threw their support behind efforts to tackle the financial turmoil and amid grim warnings of a "meltdown" European leaders pledged their own action ahead of a crisis summit... |
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Russia's Medvedev test fires long-range missile
(Reuters)
(12 October 03:59) |
| Reuters - President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces. |
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NKorea vows to disable nuclear plants after deal with US
(AFP)
(12 October 03:51) |
| AFP - North Korea said on Sunday that it will resume work to disable its plutonium-producing nuclear plants and readmit UN inspectors after the United States removed Pyongyang from a terrori... |
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Euro-zone chiefs meet to coordinate on meltdown
(AP)
(12 October 03:13) |
| AP - European leaders meet Sunday in search of a common response to a spreading financial crisis that has ricocheted across the Atlantic to their shores and to try to preserve the bloc's uni... |
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Economic woes chill effort to stop global warming
(AP)
(12 October 03:09) |
| AP - Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it's still a top goal for next year. |
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Jolie: Obama win would be 'nice' for family
(AP)
(12 October 02:45) |
| AP - Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. |
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Norbert weakens to tropical storm over Mexico
(AP)
(12 October 02:37) |
| AP - After making landfall over mainland Mexico, Norbert weakened Sunday from a hurricane to a tropical storm, weather officials said. |
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U.S. space tourist blasts off in Russian rocket
(Reuters)
(12 October 02:24) |
| Reuters - U.S. video game magnate Richard Garriott blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the C... |
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UK banks set to unveil bailout plans: source
(Reuters)
(12 October 01:52) |
| Reuters - Major British banks are likely to announce their plans to recapitalize early on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said, a move which could see the government take multi-bil... |
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North Korea to resume disablement after nuclear deal
(Reuters)
(12 October 01:35) |
| Reuters - North Korea said on Sunday it would resume work to take apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant in response to a U.S. decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salva... |
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Scramble to save banks as IMF warns of meltdown
(Reuters)
(12 October 01:26) |
| Reuters - Rich nations rushed to shore up the global financial system after the International Monetary Fund warned of meltdown, with Australia and New Zealand guaranteeing bank deposits and ... |
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European leaders seek bank plan as IMF warns of meltdown
(AFP)
(12 October 12:58) |
| AFP - World powers vowed to keep a united front to solve the financial crisis as the IMF warned that the global system was on the brink of meltdown ahead of new European crisis talks in Pari... |
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Finance ministers seek to calm markets
(AP)
(12 October 12:45) |
| AP - Global finance ministers kept searching for ways to tackle the unfolding financial crisis, turning their attention to its effects on rapidly developing countries and poor nations at ris... |
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American space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket
(AP)
(12 October 12:41) |
| AP - Two Americans and a Russian are on their way to the international space station. |
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Hurricane Norbert crosses over Mexico mainland
(AP)
(12 October 12:33) |
| AP - Hurricane Norbert made landfall over mainland Mexico early Sunday morning but is weakening, weather officials said. |
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NATO and Afghan troops kill 65 Taliban in south
(Reuters)
(12 October 12:30) |
| Reuters - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants preparing to attack the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahma... |
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SKorea hails US-NKorea deal, but Japan critical
(AFP)
(12 October 12:27) |
| AFP - South Korea said Sunday that a US decision to take North Korea off its terrorism blacklist put the communist state's nuclear disarmament back on track, but a Japanese minister called t... |
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NATO, Afghan troops kill 65 Taliban overnight
(Reuters)
(12 October 11:52) |
| Reuters - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants overnight near the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahmadi sa... |
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Rays beat Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings; even ALCS 1-1
(AP)
(12 October 11:51) |
| AP - B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. |
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More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
(AP)
(12 October 11:44) |
| AP - Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same ... |
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Australia guarantees bank deposits to combat crisis
(Reuters)
(12 October 11:03) |
| Reuters - Australia will guarantee all bank deposits for three years and guarantee wholesale funding to Australian banks in an attempt to combat the global credit crisis, Australian Prime Mi... |
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North Korea may resume disablement after deal: South
(Reuters)
(12 October 10:39) |
| Reuters - South Korea said on Sunday the U.S. decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal could lead Pyongyang to soon resume taking apart ... |
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Obama opens 6-point lead over McCain
(Reuters)
(12 October 10:33) |
| Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 6-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday. |
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North Korea nuclear deal gets mixed reviews in Asia, U.S.
(Reuters)
(12 October 09:45) |
| Reuters - South Korea welcomed while a hawkish Japanese minister derided the U.S. decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal in the final ... |
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Tebow, Gators rout defending champ LSU 51-21
(AP)
(12 October 09:43) |
| AP - Tim Tebow and No. 11 Florida looked like the juggernaut everyone expected this season. Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and the Gators thumped defen... |
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