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Business (top)
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials
NEW YORK - Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major indexes ended the week with big declines, a sign that investors, who not long ago expected the economy to improve, are now growing increasingly discouraged.
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Unemployment climbs to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted above the psychologically important 6 percent level last month for the first time in five years _ and it's likely to go even higher in the months ahead, possibly throwing the economy into a tailspin as Americans pick a new president.
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Report: Gov't may soon back Fannie, Freddie
WASHINGTON - Shares of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tumbled in after-hours trading Friday following a report by The Wall Street Journal that the government may soon step in to provide a financial boost to the two companies.
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Oil prices drop as jobs data add to demand worries
NEW YORK - Oil prices sank to a five-month low Friday as a jump in the U.S. unemployment rate signaled to traders that Americans might keep paring back their energy use to save money.
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Home loan troubles break records again
WASHINGTON - The source of trouble in the mortgage market has shifted from subprime loans made to borrowers with bad credit to homeowners who had solid credit but took out exotic loans with ballooning monthly payments.
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Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.
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GE may face civil action on securities violations
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - General Electric Co. said Friday it has been informed that the Securities and Exchange Commission may recommend fines and other action for possible violations of securities law related to accounting changes the company made.
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Prosecutors: Loss in AIG scheme exceeds $1B
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Federal prosecutors in Connecticut say a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world's largest insurance company, American International Group Inc., resulted in a loss of more than $1 billion to investors.
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Bank of America ready to settle securities probes
WASHINGTON - Bank of America Corp. said Friday it is ready to settle federal and state investigations into sales of risky auction-rate securities, joining eight other big investment banks that have agreed to buy back a total of more than $50 billion of the securities.
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Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDisk
SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday.
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Entertainment (top)
Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV
LOS ANGELES - Skateboarder Tony Hawk, actor Shemar Moore and other celebrities said they joined in a three-network cancer telethon on Friday because the disease had touched or taken the lives of loved ones.
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Divorce papers reveal Hulk Hogan's net worth
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Thousands of dollars spent on clothing, grooming and vacations are among the average monthly expenses for Hulk Hogan's wife, according to financial affidavits filed in the couple's impending divorce case near Tampa.
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New Seinfeld ad draws negative reviews online
NEW YORK - No soup for Microsoft?
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2 out of 3 people worldwide tuned in for Olympics
NEW YORK - More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics.
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Ritchie rocks again with crime romp `RocknRolla'
TORONTO - Crime just never stops paying for Guy Ritchie.
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Hootie frontman Rucker a hit with country radio
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Darius Rucker says he's always been a sucker for a country shuffle.
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Jacksons reunite at BMI Urban Awards
LOS ANGELES - The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee.
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Olmi wins lifetime award at Venice film festival
VENICE, Italy - Italian director Ermanno Olmi received the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement on Friday.
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Soprano Anna Netrebko gives birth to baby boy
NEW YORK - Anna Netrebko has a new tenor in her life.
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Headlines (top)
Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna charges for Carolinas
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.
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Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there
DILLONVALE, Ohio - So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite." Barack Obama's strategists say they will pick and choose where to spend time and money.
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McCain, Palin get a rousing welcome in Mich., Wis.
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America," McCain said.
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Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.
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White House: Bush wasn't detached from war review
WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing that Bush's military buildup was responsible for a sharp drop in the violence.
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Wash. rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - "I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him.
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Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55
DALLAS - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo _ her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.
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Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV
LOS ANGELES - Skateboarder Tony Hawk, actor Shemar Moore and other celebrities said they joined in a three-network cancer telethon on Friday because the disease had touched or taken the lives of loved ones.
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NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help
TRENTON, N.J. - Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.
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AL HR Carlos Quentin breaks wrist hitting own bat
CHICAGO - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.
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Health (top)
FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
WASHINGTON - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.
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Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors
WASHINGTON - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.
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FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.
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Study: Workers to pay more for health care
NEW YORK - Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits.
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Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise
A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday.
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Report: US drug use shows little change in 2007
WASHINGTON - Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults declined significantly last year as supplies dried up, leading to higher prices and reduced purity, the government reports. Overall use of illicit drugs showed little change.
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Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism
WASHINGTON - New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated.
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Heart defibrillator shock can signal more trouble
NEW YORK - A lifesaving shock from an implanted heart defibrillator provides relief that a crisis was avoided, but new research suggests it can also be a sign that more trouble is ahead.
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Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's
MUNICH, Germany - Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday.
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Hitech (top)
Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.
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Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps
NEW YORK _ As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases.
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Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump
NEW YORK - Technology appears to be one of the least hard-hit sectors in an economy beset by unemployment at a five-year high.
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Nokia warns 3Q market share will fall; shares dive
HELSINKI, Finland - Shares in Nokia Corp. tumbled Friday after the leading cell phone maker said its third-quarter global market share will decline from second-quarter levels because of aggressive price cuts by its rivals.
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New music site gives fans a cut of tune sales
NEW YORK - Being a trendsetter can be pricey. As any fashionista or gadget hound knows, the latest frocks and tech toys don't pay for themselves. But a new Web site is trying to make it profitable for music lovers to stay ahead of the curve _ by paying them when other people purchase MP3s they've bought.
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New eBay site has social, environmental aim
NEW YORK - Most consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi.
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Review: Google Chrome lacks polish under the hood
NEW YORK - Google Inc.'s new Web browser, called Chrome, does much of what a browser needs to do these days: It presents a sleek appearance, groups pages into easy-to-manage "tabs" and offers several ways for people to control their Internet privacy settings.
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CEO of embattled Web-tracking firm NebuAd leaves
NEW YORK - The chief executive of NebuAd Inc., whose Web tracking technology raised a privacy backlash, has left the company to be chief financial officer at Verifone Holdings Inc., a maker of payment processing equipment.
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International (top)
First aid ship arrives in flooded Haitian city
GONAIVES, Haiti - U.N. peacekeeping troops began handing out food and water to famished Haitians on Friday after the first shipload of aid sailed into a crumbling port on the outskirts of this flooded city, where tens of thousands are stranded in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna.
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AP IMPACT: Afghans fed up with government, US
GHANI KHIEL, Afghanistan - The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on their behalf, his voice is soft but his words are harsh. Mohammed makes it clear that the tribal chiefs have lost all faith in both their own government and the foreign soldiers in their country.
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Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.
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Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics _ a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder.
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Lingering tensions slow Iraqi withdrawal plans
BAGHDAD - Concern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq's religious and ethnic groups appear behind the U.S. military's recommendation to put the brakes on withdrawing more American troops from Iraq despite improvements in security.
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Iraq govt reacts sharply to US spying allegations
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that future ties with the United States could be in jeopardy if the report were true.
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US flagship reaches Georgian port held by Russia
POTI, Georgia - The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored Friday outside this key Georgian port, defiantly delivering humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged U.S. ally in a slap at Moscow.
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Canada imposes sanctions against Zimbabwe
TORONTO - Canada on Friday joined the U.S. and European Union in imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe's authoritarian regime headed by President Robert Mugabe.
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Canada's prime minister to call Oct. 14 election
TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call early elections in hopes of strengthening his minority government's hold on power.
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Angola's first vote since 1992 plagued by problems
LUANDA, Angola - Angola stumbled on the road to democracy Friday, voters waiting for hours to take part in the first election in 16 years as ballot shortages and a lack of voting officials played havoc at the polls.
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Olympics (top)
2 out of 3 people worldwide tuned in for Olympics
NEW YORK - More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics.
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Cyclists want apology from USOC over mask flap
The four American cyclists who arrived for last month's Beijing Games wearing black masks and were subsequently ordered to apologize for offending the host nation are seeking an apology from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
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Phelps pledges support for Chicago's Olympics bid
CHICAGO - The thought of wearing a skintight swimsuit in public makes many people cringe. But gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps said he wouldn't be surprised if he dons his Speedo when he hosts the Sept. 13 season premiere of "Saturday Night Live."
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Oprah Winfrey hosts Olympians in Chicago
CHICAGO - Thousands of spectators cheered Olympic medalists Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and Kobe Bryant on Wednesday as the city of Chicago got a high-profile boost to its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Olympic hammer throw medalists in doping probe
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee is investigating the silver and bronze medalists in the men's hammer throw in Beijing for suspected doping offenses.
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Phelps using $1M bonus to start swim foundation
NEW YORK - Michael Phelps will put his $1 million bonus to good use, announcing plans to start a foundation promoting water safety and youth swimming. Joe Gromek, president and CEO of Warnaco, Speedo's U.S. parent company, presented a check to Phelps on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday.
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Olympic gymnast Liukin honored in hometown parade
PARKER, Texas - Olympic gold-medalist Nastia Liukin has been greeted by flocks of fans at a welcome-home parade in her North Texas town.
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
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Politics (top)
Most Clinton backers say Palin's too far a stretch
Sandy Goodman was deeply disappointed when Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't get the Democratic nomination, then again when she was bypassed for the VP spot. So Goodman, a longtime Florida Democrat, flirted with thoughts of shunning Barack Obama, and perhaps even voting Republican.
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McCain, Palin get a rousing welcome in Mich., Wis.
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America," McCain said.
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Obama: McCain focused on biography over economy
DURYEA, Pa. - Democrat Barack Obama called Republican rival John McCain's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that focused on its nominee's biography instead of the struggles of the middle class.
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Subpoenas to be issued for Troopergate probe
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Legislature is hastening its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, making it far more likely it will be completed before November's election.
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McCain, Obama tied in TV audiences
NEW YORK - As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama.
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Palin's son's job to guard his commanders in Iraq
WASHINGTON - The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon.
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Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there
DILLONVALE, Ohio - So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite." Barack Obama's strategists say they will pick and choose where to spend time and money.
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Rocker Bon Jovi hosts Obama fundraiser
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. - Unlike his Republican opponent, Democrat Barack Obama is still raising money for his presidential campaign, and he turned Friday to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi for help.
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Poll: Only 4 in 10 say Palin has enough experience
WASHINGTON - Just four in 10 say Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has enough experience to be president, while nearly two-thirds say so about Joe Biden, her Democratic counterpart, a poll showed Friday.
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Biden says Obama would cut taxes for nearly all
PHILADELPHIA - Vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is promoting the Democrats' economic plan as he visits southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Religion (top)
Science (top)
ESA spacecraft completes flyby of Steins asteroid
DARMSTADT, Germany - The Rosetta deep space probe successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth, the European Space Agency said Friday night.
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Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55
DALLAS - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo _ her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.
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Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias
VISALIA, Calif. - Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire season.
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Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US
WASHINGTON - Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal science report released Thursday.
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NASA moves space shuttle Atlantis to launch pad
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA moved shuttle Atlantis to the launch pad on Thursday for a flight next month to the Hubble Space Telescope after being waylaid by a pair of tropical storms.
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19-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Canada
TORONTO - A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada's northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.
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Tropical quartet: 4 storms with more to come
WASHINGTON - The tropics seem to be going crazy what with the remnants of Gustav, the new threat from Hanna, a strengthening Ike and newcomer Josephine. Get used to it.
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Atlanta panda cub put in incubator for monitoring
ATLANTA - The only panda born at a U.S. zoo so far this year was placed in an incubator on Monday for closer monitoring by zookeepers after visitors flocked to watch mother and child on a live video feed at Zoo Atlanta.
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Border Patrol also guards against foreign bugs
SEATTLE - Alishia Beckham is on the front lines defending the United States from foreign invaders _ armed with weapons that include a hand mirror and a flashlight.
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Sports (top)
2-time champ Serena Williams back in US Open final
NEW YORK - Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal.
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Myers, Dobbs lead Phillies past Mets in opener
NEW YORK - Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games.
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AL HR Carlos Quentin breaks wrist hitting own bat
CHICAGO - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.
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LPGA backs down on English requirement
The LPGA Tour's "mea culpa" didn't need much translation.
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Bruce's slam leads Reds over Cubs 10-2
CINCINNATI - Jay Bruce hit his first career grand slam and Joey Votto added a two-run homer Friday night, an all-rookie power display that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-2 victory on a day when nothing went right for the first-place Chicago Cubs.
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Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones freed from prison
SAN ANTONIO - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.
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2 out of 3 people worldwide tuned in for Olympics
NEW YORK - More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics.
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Hanna washes out NASCAR at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. - Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through Saturday with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
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Trembley to return as Orioles manager in 2009
BALTIMORE - Dave Trembley was certain he would be asked to return as manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009, an expectation that was fulfilled Friday.
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Villegas in the lead, Ryder Cup duo in the hunt
ST. LOUIS - Camilo Villegas and Steve Stricker were excited to be playing golf Friday for different reasons, and it showed during a soggy start to the BMW Championship.
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Strange (top)
NJ cops kick in door over bird's cries for help
TRENTON, N.J. - Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house. Officers arrived and when no one answered the door, they kicked it in to make a rescue.
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Wheelchair robber rolls in and rips off condoms
DALLAS - A wheelchair getaway at a 7-Eleven has police looking for an unusual robbery suspect. Authorities said Friday that a man in a wheelchair entered a Dallas convenience store this week, rolled straight toward the cash register and began hitting it with a baseball bat.
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Team dumps logo near buttocks after 70-0 loss
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Vandals football team is dumping the letter "I" from the buttocks region of players' new pants following a season-opening 70-0 loss to the Arizona Wildcats.
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W.Va. man accused of drunk driving on a tractor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man faces drunken driving charges after police spotted him riding a farm tractor on a highway without lights or proper warning signs. Kanawha County sheriff's deputies arrested 22-year-old Joshua David Postalwait early Friday morning.
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Hey! You have a snake hanging from your car!
RALEIGH, N.C. - Think rush hour is bad enough? What if a three-foot python were part of the drive home? The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that biochemical engineer Marika Suominen-Yeh got the surprise of her life last week when a motorist flagged her down after seeing a snake drop from beneath her minivan.
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Doctor fired for allegedly drinking on the job
BOSTON - A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.
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Ohio preacher, 71, avoids jail in road rage case
CINCINNATI - A 71-year-old Cincinnati preacher convicted of waving a gun and threatening another driver won't be going to jail. A Hamilton County judge on Thursday sentenced Thomas Howell to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service on his conviction for aggravated menacing.
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Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm
PANGUITCH, Utah - One Utah community is cheering a special bear _ but don't call him Smokey. Investigators say a large black bear raided a clandestine marijuana growing operation so often that it chased the grower away.
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Texas UPS driver goes 1 million miles, no crashes
PALESTINE, Texas - A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas.
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Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves.
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Today-in-history (top)
Today in History - Sept. 5
Today is Friday, Sept. 5, the 249th day of 2008. There are 117 days left in the year.
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Us (top)
Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna charges for Carolinas
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people.
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Police: Suspect in Wheaton bank standoff is dead
WHEATON, Ill. - A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said.
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Wash. rampage suspect in court: 'I kill for God'
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - "I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him.
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Murder trial opens in Tenn. love triangle case
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A prosecutor described a schoolteacher's husband as a jealous, calculating killer as trial opened Friday on charges he murdered his wife's teenage lover. But a defense lawyer told the jury that the defendant was a victim himself of a spouse who flaunted her infidelity.
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Bomb scare spurs search of freight train in NJ
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey are searching a freight-train car after a woman reported that a Federal Express package containing a bomb might be aboard.
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Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove
NEW YORK - A judge dismissed charges Friday against the bicyclist who was body-checked and knocked to the pavement by a police officer in a widely viewed YouTube video.
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Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55
DALLAS - The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo _ her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday.
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Pa. dentist charged with dumping medical waste
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. - A Pennsylvania dentist has been charged with dumping medical waste that sullied a New Jersey beach at the height of vacation season.
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.
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Suspect in deaths of 3 Wis. teens pleads insanity
MARINETTE, Wis. - A Michigan man accused in a shooting rampage that killed three teenage swimmers at a river on the Wisconsin-Michigan border pleaded insanity to 10 felonies Friday, including new counts that he tried to kill six other teens.
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Washington (top)
Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.
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White House: Bush wasn't detached from war review
WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing that Bush's military buildup was responsible for a sharp drop in the violence.
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Bush to announce US troop levels in Iraq next week
WASHINGTON - President Bush will announce his decision on future troops levels in Iraq next week and is expected to largely follow the recommendations of military leaders to reduce the number by up to 8,000 by mid-January.
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Transportation Dept. almost out of highway funds
WASHINGTON - The federal highway trust fund will run out of money this month, requiring delays in payments to states for transportation construction projects, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Friday.
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FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
WASHINGTON - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.
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Bush keeps tabs on storms in busy hurricane season
WASHINGTON - President Bush is keeping tabs on the Gulf Coast's recovery from Hurricane Gustav while monitoring the threat from two other looming storms, Hanna and the even more-powerful Ike.
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Rangel had no-interest mortgage more than 10 years
WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for more than 10 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday.
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Man with explosive device detained near US Capitol
WASHINGTON - Capitol Police arrested a man Friday after they found a grenade and several weapons in his car several blocks from the Capitol building.
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'Broken man' Abramoff gets 4 years in prison
WASHINGTON - Broken and disgraced, lobbyist Jack Abramoff will spend four years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal that upended Washington politics and contributed to the Republicans' loss of Congress in 2006.
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Cheney calls relationship with Ukraine 'important'
KIEV, Ukraine - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney met with top Ukrainian leaders Friday, calling their country's relationship with the United States "very important," as Washington sought to reassure its allies in former Soviet states following Russia's war with Georgia.
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