AP - Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government tribal militias and insurgents.
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Officials: 16 killed in clashes in NW Pakistan (AP)
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Honduras refuses to restore president; snubs OAS (AP)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:25am EDT
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AP - Honduras' refusal to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya despite an appeal by the top envoy for the Americas has put the impoverished nation on a collision course with the world community that could lead to its isolation.
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Gunmen kill nine Chechen police in Russia's Ingushetia (Reuters)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:25am EDT
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Reuters - Nine Chechen police officers were killed Saturday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia after gunmen opened fire on their convoy, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the republic's interior ministry. -
2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 injured (AP)
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AP - A blast outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a military spokesman said.
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Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:21am EDT
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AP - A top aide of Iran's supreme leader has called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation.
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North Korea fires 5 missiles, South Korea says
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:09am EDT
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says North Korea has fired a fifth missile off its eastern coast.
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Palin Resigning Governor’s Job; Future Unclear
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:07am EDT by By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JIM RUTENBERG
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Gov. Sarah Palin’s move shocked Republicans and fueled renewed speculation about her presidential ambitions and criticism of her political competence.
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‘Family Friendly’ White House Is Less So for Aides
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:04am EDT by By RACHEL L. SWARNS
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While the Obamas have promised to accommodate employees with children, the demands of working for the president have made work-family balance elusive.
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For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:04am EDT by By ERIC LIPTON and ANDREW MARTIN
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Once flush with cash, Security Bank in Macon, Ga., built a sprawling new headquarters. As the bank struggles to survive, the office is empty and in need of a tenant.Bulk deposits from brokers, known as hot money, fueled growth at smaller banks across the country, but also led some to the brink, and beyond.
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North Korea missile tests defy UN
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:03am EDT
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North Korea test-fires five missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.
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Sarah Palin's exit as Alaska governor stuns, puzzles observers
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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Her decision to quit later this month could jump-start or kill a bid for the presidency, political analysts say.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt announcement that she was quitting her job unleashed widespread speculation: Some said she was ready to launch a 2012 bid for president. Others suggested she had destroyed her chances with her startling decision.
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Glut of oil could push gasoline prices back down below $2 a gallon
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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Energy experts say oil supply is outstripping demand. Eventually suppliers will tire of paying to store all of the surplus oil and flood the market, they predict.
A year after oil hit a record closing price, the commodity's price is way down -- and may fall significantly further as supply continues to dwarf demand.
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Chinese drywall blamed for odors and corrosion in U.S. homes
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Health concerns are raised over the imported building material. Some drywall made with radioactive phosphogypsum, a waste byproduct, was shipped to the U.S. by at least four Chinese-based firms.
The final years of the U.S. housing boom and a disastrous series of Gulf Coast hurricanes created a golden opportunity for Chinese drywall manufacturers. With domestic suppliers unable to keep up with demand, imports of Chinese drywall to the U.S. jumped 17-fold in 2006 from the year before.
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Iran plans to put British Embassy staffers on trial
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Ahmad Jannati, head of the Guardian Council, says Iran's enemies 'made an effort to poison the people' during postelection unrest. European Union nations consider pulling ambassadors from Tehran.
A senior Iranian cleric said Friday that the British Embassy employees arrested in Tehran in recent days would be put on trial on unspecified charges of acting against Iran's national security, a move immediately denounced by members of the European Union.
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SKorea says NKorea fires 5 missiles off east coast (AP)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:58am EDT
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AP - South Korea says North Korea has fired a fifth missile off its eastern coast.
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College Stars Sue Over Likenesses in Video Games
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:49am EDT by By KATIE THOMAS
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Players contend the N.C.A.A. and a video game maker should pay college athletes for using their likenesses in popular electronic games.
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Top Reformers Admitted Plot, Iran Declares
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:40am EDT by By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
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The Iranian government has made it a practice to publicize confessions from political prisoners, often subject to sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and torture, rights groups say.
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Russia to Open Airspace to U.S. for Afghan War
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:40am EDT by By PETER BAKER
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The move is one of the most concrete achievements in the effort to rebuild strained U.S.-Russian relations.
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Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi (AP)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:26am EDT
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AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" after Myanmar's military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Australia welcomes its first new-born elephant (AFP)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:17am EDT
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AFP - Australia has welcomed the first elephant ever born in the country with the arrival of a 100-kilogram (220.4-pound) male calf at a Sydney zoo, according to keepers.
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BT offers holidays for pay cuts
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 2:16am EDT
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BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
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In Public Housing, Talking Up the Recycling Bin
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 1:54am EDT by By MIREYA NAVARRO
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In the General Grant Houses in Manhattan, two women are spreading the word about recycling, door by door.
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Jackson tickets via internet draw
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 1:51am EDT
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Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.
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Artwork to Display, or to Enjoy With Eggs
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 1:48am EDT by By RANDY KENNEDY
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Goodie bags included in an installation at the 53rd Venice Biennale presented interesting challenges for some art collectors.
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Manny Ramirez returns, but cheers outdo jeers
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 1:44am EDT
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He goes hitless with a walk in four plate appearances against the Padres. One fan yells at him, 'Steroids, steroids, steroids'
Manny Ramirez made sure his presence was noticed before he even stepped on the field at Petco Park on Friday, stopping in the Dodgers dugout to preen for photographers.
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UK forces 'encounter few Taliban'
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 1:18am EDT
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British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.
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Honduras Braces for a Protracted Fight (Time.com)
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Does the E.U.'s Airline Blacklist Make Flying Safer? (Time.com)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 1:15am EDT
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Time.com - In the wake of the Yemenia Airways crash that killed 152 on Tuesday, the E.U. considers putting the airline on its safety standards blacklist. But will that keep air travelers safe in the skies?
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Fears over student place shortage
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Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
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Burma junta leader snubs UN chief
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Fatal flats blaze inquiry starts
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Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead.
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Mexico wins praise for swine flu response (AP)
Posted: July 4th, 2009, 12:23am EDT
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AP - As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.
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Lions seek to salvage pride in final Springbok Test (AFP)
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:50pm EDT
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AFP - South Africa play the British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test here Saturday with the series already sewn up and seeking a first-ever whitewash in 118 years of fixtures between the two sides.
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UK seeks Iran trial clarification
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:42pm EDT
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British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy.
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VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress (AP)
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:25pm EDT
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.
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Fine balance
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North 'cheapest for seaside home'
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UK teenagers take up Japan's fashion rebellion
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Manny apologizes to fans, won't talk about steroids
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Ramirez refuses to talk about the reasons for his suspension, but apologizes to fans and teammates for not playing.
SAN DIEGO -- Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues and apologized to fans and his teammates. He refused to talk about steroids, though.
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Alaska Governor Palin to resign
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Self-help mantras 'can make you feel worse', study suggests
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Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
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African Union in rift with court
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Missed chance
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But Henman says Murray will be back
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Coach Phil Jackson will return to Lakers for another season
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He has several medical tests and says, 'All things point to go.'
After a two-day retreat to his lakeside Montana home, Phil Jackson decided to return to the Lakers, agreeing on Friday to come back for a 19th season as an NBA coach.
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Murray sets sights on US Open win
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Chef case collapse sparks queries
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A man who was to be charged in connection with a break-in at Special Branch offices in 2002 will not be brought to trial.
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Biden's visit to Iraq raises questions about Iraq's future (McClatchy Newspapers)
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 2:51pm EDT
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McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD Vice President Joe Biden's surprise two-day visit this weekend to Iraq was meant to "re-establish contact" with leaders here, but some Iraqis bristled at the messenger more than the message.
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Owen completes switch to Man Utd
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
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Manchester United seal the capture of free agent Michael Owen after he signs a two-year deal with the club.
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Organizers to give away 17,500 tickets to Michael Jackson memorial
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 1:45pm EDT
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[Updated at 10:45 a.m.: People whose names are drawn for the tickets will be notified between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday and given the location where they should go to pick up their tickets.
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Custody battle
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Legal wrangles may lie ahead over Jackson's children
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Canada, U.S. unemployment expected to rise (Reuters)
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:46pm EDT
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Reuters - The jobless rate in Canada and the United States will continue to rise, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.
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Killer jailed after jeopardy case
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Deadly military crash in Pakistan
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Check on school places cheating
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Tory anger over homophobia claim
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Del Boy returns to TV as teenager
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Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m
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First swine flu death in London
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Sex assault head teacher jailed
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In-form Venus faces familiar foe
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Gaza girl killed in border clash
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Should the school placement system be reformed?
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Moon probe returns first images
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Mixed results for green IT goals
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A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.
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Bentley driver's slaying in L.A. might have cartel link
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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The LAPD is investigating whether a shooting on the 101 Freeway near downtown in December may have stemmed from an Arellano Felix drug rivalry. The luxury car was riddled with bullets.
The shooting last December was as mysterious as it was brazen: On a downtown stretch of the 101 Freeway, a storm of bullets riddled a $100,000 Bentley, showering the lanes with shell casings and glass, and leaving the driver mortally wounded.
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'Business as Usual' Days after Peru Crisis (OneWorld.net)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 2 (OneWorld.net) - The Peruvian government has given a company permission to drill for oil in Amazon territories populated by two uncontacted tribes, just 13 days after dozens of people were killed during protests against the exploitation of indigenous lands. -
US operation aims to smooth road for Afghan elections (The Christian Science Monitor)
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Pakistan moves troops to Afghan border (AP)
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Oil slips below $69 ahead of US jobs report (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:34am EDT
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AP - Oil prices slipped below $69 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors looked to the release of a key U.S. employment report for hints on the outlook for the world's largest economy.
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Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in Paris (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:30am EDT
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AP - A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father and siblings.
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Iran's reformists call Islamic regime illegitimate (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:29am EDT
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AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
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Forced marriage plea to schools
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Police dogs die in parked vehicle
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Two police dogs die in a hot vehicle parked outside Nottinghamshire's force headquarters in an incident reported to the RSPCA.
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Amnesty accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:21am EDT
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AP - Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged Thursday, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza.
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Indian court decriminalizes consensual gay sex (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:20am EDT
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AP - A court passed a groundbreaking ruling Thursday decriminalizing homosexuality in the Indian capital.
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Mail U-turn pressure on ministers
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:18am EDT
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The government denies shelving the Royal Mail partial sell-off because of the threat of a backbench rebellion.
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ECB expected to keep interest rate at 1 percent (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:17am EDT
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AP - The European Central Bank is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at 1 percent when it meets Thursday as it waits to see whether a massive infusion of credit into the banking system will help Europe's struggling economy.
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Indian Court Overturns Gay Sex Ban
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:13am EDT by By HEATHER TIMMONS
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In a ruling that could usher in an era of greater freedom for gays and lesbians in India, New Delhi’s highest court decriminalized homosexuality.
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Harmison detects Aussie weakness
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 4:04am EDT
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Steve Harmison says Australia lack the swagger of their illustrious predecessors, with the Ashes series just days away.
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Honduras' interim leader blames Chavez for crisis (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:55am EDT
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AP - Honduras' interim leader accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation's crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest, as coup leaders showed few signs of bending to international pressure to restore the exiled president.
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Major military operation under way in Afghanistan (AP)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:50am EDT
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AP - Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages of southern Afghanistan Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country.
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Finding Debt a Bigger Hurdle Than Bar Exam
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:49am EDT by By JONATHAN D. GLATER
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Robert Bowman, an aspiring lawyer, was refused entry to the New York bar because of $400,000 in student debt.
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Why Big Oil Declined Iraq's Riches (Time.com)
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All Bets Are Off: Russia and Ukraine Ban Gambling (Time.com)
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:40am EDT
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Time.com - With Russia's ban on gambling taking effect Wednesday, following a similar ban in Ukraine last week, critics fear the move could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs and force the industry underground
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Biggs to challenge parole refusal
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Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs will appeal against the Justice Secretary Jack Straw's decision to refuse him parole, his son reveals. -
Gay sex decriminalised in India
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:26am EDT
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An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law.
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State IOUs loom as foes' battle lines harden
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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Budget hopes fade and officials prepare to issue scrip to creditors. The governor calls lawmakers' inaction on the budget 'inexcusable' and orders a special emergency session of the Legislature.
After trying for weeks to fix a state budget gone out of control, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers stood frozen in conflict Wednesday with the state at the brink of a meltdown.
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Debbie Rowe considers bid for custody of Michael Jackson's 2 older children
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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Experts say Rowe, the mother of 12-year-old Prince Michael Jr. and 11-year-old Paris Michael Katherine, would have a strong case for custody even though she renounced her parental rights years ago.
Eight years ago, Debbie Rowe, the mother of Michael Jackson's two older children, told a Los Angeles court she wanted to give them up.
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Honduras is given a deadline to reinstate ousted president
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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The Organization of American States adopts a resolution threatening to suspend the nation's membership if it does not return President Manuel Zelaya to power within 72 hours.
Reporting from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and Mexico City -- Ramping up pressure on Honduras' interim rulers, the Organization of American States threatened Wednesday to suspend the nation's membership if ousted President Manuel Zelaya was not returned to power within 72 hours.
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Iran leader's foes to continue disputing election
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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With President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad set to be sworn in for another term, his reformist opponents appear to have shifted tactics, seeking to tarnish the government's reputation and credibility.
Opponents of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went on the offensive Wednesday, proclaiming his government "illegitimate." They vowed to continue disputing his reelection despite a violent crackdown on their protests and dire warnings against challenging the vote.
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Offensive launched against Taliban
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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The U.S.-led assault in Helmand is part of efforts to seize areas in Afghanistan's south before elections.
U.S. Marines launched a helicopter and land assault early today in the lower Helmand River valley in southern Afghanistan, an area largely in the hands of Taliban insurgents, military officials said.
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L.A. employers face immigration audits
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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Federal agency targets hiring practices in a nationwide inquiry.
Federal officials Wednesday notified more than 650 businesses around the country, including nearly 50 in Los Angeles, that their records will be audited as part of a widening effort to find companies that hire illegal immigrants.
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Hiring might not rebound in an economic recovery
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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After upheaval in the auto and financial sectors, many workers may find the jobs they lost are gone forever.
Even as the nation's economy begins clawing its way out of the worst recession in 60 years, there are growing signs that this recovery could come with an unsettling twist: The wheels of commerce may begin to turn again without any substantial boost in jobs.
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Consumer fraud charges filed against five Van Nuys companies
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 3:00am EDT
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The cases are part of a federal crackdown dubbed Operation Short Change. The FTC says the firms allegedly made $300 million by selling fraudulent programs related to real estate or online businesses.
The recession has killed jobs by the millions, but it's been a boon to one sector of the population: con artists.
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California in 'fiscal emergency'
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 2:53am EDT
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal emergency in California to deal with a $24.3bn (£14.5bn) deficit.