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Bitter blow to UK's Brown in local election loss
(Reuters)
(25 July 06:50) |
| Reuters - Britain's ruling Labour Party lost one
of its safest parliamentary seats on Friday, deepening doubts
within the party about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ability to
win the next... |
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47 dead, 100 missing in Congo boat accident
(AP)
(25 July 06:36) |
| AP - At least 47 people died when a motorized boat sank on a river in Congo, and more than 100 people are missing, a district official said Friday. |
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Foreclosures double from last year
(Reuters)
(25 July 06:32) |
| Reuters - Home foreclosure filings rose 14
percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly
climb, and more than doubled from the same period a
year-earlier, real estate da... |
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Obama to visit with Sarkozy in France today
(AP)
(25 July 06:25) |
| AP - Friday was France's turn to greet Barack Obama who was to visit Paris just long enough for talks with the French president and a joint news conference, but no rousing speech like the on... |
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Stocks head to higher open after upbeat data
(AP)
(25 July 06:21) |
| AP - Wall Street headed to a higher open Friday after the government reported that orders for big-ticket items rose at the fastest pace in four months, sharply higher than analysts expected. |
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US foreclosure filings more than double
(AP)
(25 July 06:20) |
| AP - The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released Friday. |
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Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage
(AP)
(25 July 06:18) |
| AP - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious "explosive decompression," officials said. |
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South Texans filter through Dolly's mess
(AP)
(25 July 05:41) |
| AP - South Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power. |
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Police: Paparazzi, guards, fight at Jolie chateau
(AP)
(25 July 05:13) |
| AP - It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club." French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got on to the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the ... |
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Obama heads for Paris after rapturous scenes in Berlin
(AFP)
(25 July 05:01) |
| AFP - Barack Obama headed for Paris Friday on a European tour that saw 200,000 cheering fans turn out in Berlin to hear the US presidential hopeful call for the world to tear down walls of d... |
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Brewers stay hot behind Braun and Hardy
(AP)
(25 July 04:55) |
| AP - No team in baseball is playing as well as the Milwaukee Brewers and no hitter is on a tear like Ryan Braun. The left fielder hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to cap his second st... |
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Iran cleric says ultimatum won't help atom talks
(Reuters)
(25 July 04:43) |
| Reuters - An influential Iranian cleric told the
West on Friday an ultimatum would not help talks with Iran over
its nuclear plans, after Washington told Tehran it had two
weeks to respon... |
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Seven small blasts hit Indian IT city of Bangalore
(Reuters)
(25 July 04:27) |
| Reuters - Seven small bombs exploded in
quick succession across the south Indian IT city of Bangalore
on Friday, killing a woman and wounding at least 15 people,
police said. |
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Time running out for deadlocked trade talks: WTO
(Reuters)
(25 July 04:03) |
| Reuters - Deadlocked global trade talks will fail
unless countries can find compromise in the coming hours, the
chair of WTO negotiations said on Friday. |
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Seven blasts hit Indian IT city of Bangalore
(Reuters)
(25 July 03:21) |
| Reuters - Seven low-intensity bombs
exploded across the Indian IT city of Bangalore on Friday,
killing one person and wounding at least 15, police said. |
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Five blasts hit Indian IT city of Bangalore
(Reuters)
(25 July 02:54) |
| Reuters - Five blasts hit the Indian IT city of
Bangalore on Friday and there was no immediate word of
casualties, police said. |
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Report urges overhauling how passports are issued
(AP)
(25 July 02:48) |
| AP - The State Department must develop a "comprehensive, long-term strategy" to meet the public's rising demand for passports and avoid a repeat of the frustrating backlog fiasco of last sum... |
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Obama swipes McCain before heading to France
(AFP)
(25 July 02:45) |
| AFP - White House hopeful Barack Obama fired back at Republican foe John McCain in a new row over Iraq, as his Europe and Middle East tour Friday took him to France, after a massive campaign... |
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Foreclosures rise 14 pct in Q2: RealtyTrac
(Reuters)
(25 July 02:38) |
| Reuters - Home foreclosure filings rose 14
percent in the second quarter, the eighth consecutive quarterly
climb, and more than doubled from the same period a
year-earlier, real estate da... |
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Pakistani PM expected to hear price of U.S. support
(Reuters)
(25 July 02:32) |
| Reuters - New Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf
Raza Gilani can expect U.S. demands for action against
militants in tribal lands on the Afghan border, along with
usual statements of support... |
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Qantas jumbo lands with 'gaping hole' in fuselage
(AFP)
(25 July 02:24) |
| AFP - A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that left a "gaping hole" in its fuselage, officials and passenge... |
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Holed Qantas plane in emergency landing at Manila
(Reuters)
(25 July 02:15) |
| Reuters - A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency
landing in Manila on Friday after part of its undercarriage
blew off, triggering a loss in cabin pressure during a flight
from Hong Kong... |
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Olympian PR bout under way in Washington
(AP)
(25 July 01:42) |
| AP - In an air-conditioned room in the Chinese Embassy, a vice minister from Beijing chastises Americans for their "very limited" understanding of violent anti-government protests in Tibet. |
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Allies of Phoenix mayor fight recall effort
(AP)
(25 July 01:35) |
| AP - It's a political oddity: a TV commercial extolling the public safety record of a sitting mayor, except the spot isn't soliciting votes and the politician's name isn't scheduled to appea... |
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Analysis: GOP stroked base in housing vote
(AP)
(25 July 01:27) |
| AP - President Bush pulled the rug out from under Republicans this week when he abruptly dropped his opposition to a massive housing rescue. Their reaction? Good riddance. |
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Obama beats McCain in Europe donations
(AP)
(25 July 01:23) |
| AP - Barack Obama's campaign has received roughly 10 times more money from declared U.S. donors living in Germany, France and Britain than his Republican rival, reflecting his popularity in ... |
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Election loss deals bitter blow to UK's Brown
(Reuters)
(25 July 01:22) |
| Reuters - Britain's ruling Labor Party lost one
of its safest parliamentary seats, results showed on Friday,
deepening doubts within the party about Prime Minister Gordon
Brown's ability ... |
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AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success
(AP)
(25 July 01:21) |
| AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it." |
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South Texas begins cleanup after Dolly
(AP)
(25 July 01:16) |
| AP - Business at reopened restaurants was humming, grocery store parking lots were packed and residents of south Texas were venturing out on the newly dry roads again as the remnants of Hurr... |
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Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence
(AP)
(25 July 12:57) |
| AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory. |
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Qantas jumbo makes emergency landing after mid-air drama
(AFP)
(25 July 12:55) |
| AFP - A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that left a "gaping hole" in its fuselage, officials and passenge... |
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Qantas plane makes safe emergency landing in Manila
(Reuters)
(25 July 12:47) |
| Reuters - A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency
landing in Manila on Friday after plunging thousands of feet
and losing cabin pressure during a flight from Hong Kong to
Melbourne. |
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Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans
(Reuters)
(25 July 12:40) |
| Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama
hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S.
voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an
interview o... |
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China says has more people surfing the Web than US
(AP)
(25 July 12:13) |
| AP - China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to go... |
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Obama heads for France after major Berlin rally
(AFP/DDP)
(25 July 11:14) |
| AFP/DDP - US presidential hopeful Barack Obama was due in Paris on Friday a day after telling a vast crowd of 200,000 people in Berlin that Americans and Europeans must tear down walls betwe... |
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Colts' Manning hopes for quick return from surgery
(AP)
(25 July 11:07) |
| AP - Peyton Manning's voice resonated through the Colts training camp Thursday from 90 miles away. The NFL's two-time MVP spent reporting day at home in Indianapolis, his valuable left kn... |
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Rice: Pakistan must do more at border
(AP)
(25 July 10:40) |
| AP - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Pakistan should do more to stop the rise in terrorist violence in neighboring Afghanistan. |
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British ruling party loses crucial by-election
(AFP)
(25 July 09:28) |
| AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered a major blow Friday after his ruling Labour Party lost a crucial by-election in his native Scotland. |
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AP Exclusive: Secret Service wants more money
(AP)
(25 July 09:15) |
| AP - The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's ... |
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Cubs snap losing streak to Marlins with 6-3 win
(AP)
(25 July 08:45) |
| AP - Carlos Zambrano pitched seven solid innings and the Chicago Cubs snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Florida Marlins with a 6-3 victory Thursday night. |
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911 calls released in case of missing Orlando girl
(AP)
(25 July 08:43) |
| AP - The grandmother of a missing 2-year-old Orlando girl told an emergency dispatcher that a car driven by the girl's mother smelled like there had been a dead body inside, according to rec... |
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Arrest made in Phoenix community college shooting
(AP)
(25 July 08:36) |
| AP - A man shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby. |
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Britain's ruling party loses key Scottish by-election
(AFP)
(25 July 07:38) |
| AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party lost a key by-election in the Scottish constituency of Glasgow East, according to results announced Friday. |
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Election loss deals crushing blow to UK's Brown
(Reuters)
(25 July 07:23) |
| Reuters - Britain's ruling Labour Party lost an
election for a parliamentary seat in a traditional Labour
stronghold, in a serious setback for Prime Minister Gordon
Brown, results showed ... |
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'Twilight' fans camp out for a peek (and a scream)
(AP)
(25 July 06:23) |
| AP - If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Co... |
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2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tactics
(AP)
(25 July 05:01) |
| AP - The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniq... |
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Amy Adams engaged to acting-class sweetie
(AP)
(25 July 04:59) |
| AP - Now Amy Adams' love life is "Enchanted," too. The Oscar-nominated Adams is engaged to fellow actor Darren Legallo, her publicist, Cari Ross, confirmed Thursday. Ross did not immediately... |
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Packers might postpone Favre's jersey retirement
(AP)
(25 July 04:57) |
| AP - With Brett Favre's retirement up in the air, it goes without saying that the Green Bay Packers might have to put off retiring the three-time MVP's jersey. |
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Pentagon agency faulted for jeopardizing ID data
(Reuters)
(25 July 04:55) |
| Reuters - Personal data collected on military,
civilian and contractor employees seeking federal security
clearances between 1997 and 2005 could be at risk due to
inaccurate record-keepin... |
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Air Force nuclear missile launch crew fell asleep
(AP)
(25 July 04:31) |
| AP - Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security A... |
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