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| | | Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai urged the United States on Wednesday to support his government despite abuses by his coalition partner, President Robert Mugabe. |
| | | Sales of Michael Jackson merchandise and memorabilia has spiked since the King of Pop''s death. As AP''s Haven Daley reports, everything from t-shirts to CD''s are flying off store shelves |
| | | Malawi''s Bingu wa Mutharika wins the presidential re-election in a ballot the opposition says he rigged. |
| | | At least 14 people have been killed in a plane crash in Brazil''s northeastern Bahia state. |
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| | | An estimated 10,000 people have died in Mexico in the last four years in drug-related violence, prompting fears that the country''s cartel turf wars may spill over the border. |
| | | DANCING WITH THE STARS'' Melissa Rycroft came back from injury and nailed a perfect score! See what she had to say about the competition, her injury and this week''s ousted contestant Lil'' Kim |
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South Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyun promotes her first Hollywood film in Taipei.
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| | | Democrats may have to resort to using dead voters to make up for the illegals going back to Mexico. |
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| | | Former NBA star Dave Bing is now the mayor of Detroit. Bing won a special election Tuesday. He takes the place of Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned after a sex scandal. |
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| | | Sofia Vassilieva leaves MTV studios in central New York to after appearing on "It''s On With Alexa Chung". |
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| | | Allie Grant, who plays Elisabeth Perkins'' long suffering daughter Isabella on WEEDS, talks about the shows new season and why her hometown of Tupelo Mississipi probably doesn''t have a huge fan base for the show. |
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| | | Moto-taxi drivers in Nigeria are playing cat and mouse with the police after the introduction of a new law requiring them and their passengers to wear helmets |
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| | | Anthony Swarzak talks with FSN after the Twins beat the Brewers 6-2. Swarzak threw seven shutout innings in his major league debut. |
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| | | Senate Democrats strip apostate Sen. Specter of all committee seniority. Judiciary Committee top Republican says he''ll not allow Schumer-style political filibustering of Obama judicial picks |
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| | | Allie Grant, who plays Elisabeth Perkins'' long suffering daughter Isabella on WEEDS, talks about the shows new season and why her hometown of Tupelo Mississipi probably doesn''t have a huge fan base for the show. |
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| | | Legendary restaurant pioneer Norman Brinker has died at the age of 78 |
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| | | The latest celebrity news including Phil Spector''s mug shot, Britney''s date book and Miley heading out on the road. |
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Thunderhead, recognized innovators in document automation and multi-channel communications solutions, today announced IBM’s enterprise content management (ECM) software group named Thunderhead its 2008 ISV Partner of the Year. A key IBM business partner, Thunderhead offers technology complementary to IBM’s ECM software. Thunderhead was recognized for its superior sales |
A Cabinet minister escaped uninjured Monday after an Irish Air Corps helicopter carrying him lost a door in midair and made an emergency landing at a country club. The Irish Defence Forces said Arts, Sports and Tourism Minister Martin Cullen was seated next to the left-side door when it fell off at a height of about 500 feet ( meters). |
Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned a senior French diplomat on Wednesday to protest at "extreme remarks" by France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, in a deepening nuclear standoff between Tehran and the West. Kouchner last month sparked controversy by saying the world should prepare for a war with Iran. On Tuesday he said the situation in Iran was dangerous and that a nuclear-armed Iran would make the Middle East |
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Rescuers used jet skis, backhoes and human muscle to save dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia on Monday, officials and news reports said. The 194 pilot whales and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins became stranded on Naracoopa Beach on Tasmania state's King Island on Sunday evening — the fourth beaching incident in recent months in Tasmania. |
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut crude-oil output by nearly 1.3 million barrels a day in January in an attempt to tame the supply glut that is anchoring prices near $40 a barrel. But as the cartel tightened the taps, crude-oil inventories in the U.S. were increasing by 700,000 to 900,000 barrels a day. That growth rate, the most seen in... |
Rescuers used jet skis, backhoes and human muscle to save dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia on Monday, officials and news reports said. The 194 pilot whales and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins became stranded on Naracoopa Beach on Tasmania state's King Island on Sunday evening — the fourth beaching incident in recent months in Tasmania. |
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The return of peanuts to the snack menu at Northwest Airlines this month has prompted a spasm of protests from travelers with allergies. The change comes four months after Northwest merged with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and in the midst of a national salmonella outbreak involving Peanut Corporation of America. |
Gas prices nationwide jumped a bit over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday. A gallon of self-serve regular cost, on average, $1.86, said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey. That's a rise of nearly 8 cents over the past two weeks. After breaking all-time-high records over the summer, prices |
Gas prices nationwide jumped a bit over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday. A gallon of self-serve regular cost, on average, $1.86, said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey. That's a rise of nearly 8 cents over the past two weeks. After breaking all-time-high records over the summer, prices |
There's a $24 charge for two movies on Keeley Hozjan's hotel bill. Movies that were never ordered or watched. Although the hotel promises an investigation, the charge shows up on Hozjan's credit card only a day after checkout. What gives? Q: What can you do if a hotel is charging you for something you didn't use? I stayed at the Liaison Capitol |
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Steven Olson wants his $200 deposit back from Princess Cruises, but the company isn't budging. The problem: he canceled the credit card through which he made the purchase. Princess will only refund it to the canceled card. After hours on the phone and promises of a check, Olson is no closer to getting his money. What now? |
Americans hungry for feel-good fine dining are reaping the benefits of the struggling economy. Wine deals, bar menu specials and three-course, prix fixe meals for $25 to $40 are popping up in high-end eateries across the country to lure customers as business and leisure travel dips and diners stay closer to home and make |
Steven Olson wants his $200 deposit back from Princess Cruises, but the company isn't budging. The problem: he canceled the credit card through which he made the purchase. Princess will only refund it to the canceled card. After hours on the phone and promises of a check, Olson is no closer to getting his money. What now? |
Kim Bouck is wary of the fine print on the "free" ticket offer by American Express. So she gets a few of the company's promises in writing. When the promises are broken, however, American Express backtracks -- and she's left ticketless. What now? Q: I recently found an American Express Business Gold Rewards credit card deal that promised that if I |
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NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. The name "Colbert" beat out NASA's four suggested options in the space agency's effort to have the public help name the addition. The new room will be launched later this year. NASA's mistake was allowing write-ins |
Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more. Besides, it may one of the last times the Russian government allows tourists to hitch a ride to the international space station. "It's now or never," said Simonyi, who has now spent $60 million for a couple of space vacations |
After eight days together, space shuttle Discovery pulled away from the international space station Wednesday, ending a successful effort to boost electrical power and science research at the orbiting outpost. The two spacecraft went separate ways as they soared above the Indian Ocean. The undocking puts Discovery and its seven-member crew on course |
Chinese authorities have blocked access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube -- the latest victim of a politically motivated Internet crackdown. Authorities in Beijing have not explained why the site has been targeted for censorship. There is widespread speculation, however, that YouTube has been targeted because of a video showing Chinese police taking |
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Two astronauts who were teaching math and science to middle school students just five years ago went on a spacewalk together Monday, but could not free a jammed equipment shelf no matter how hard they tried. Their path, at least, ended up clear of dangerous orbiting junk that had threatened the international space station and shuttle, and forced the |
Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more. Besides, it may one of the last times the Russian government allows tourists to hitch a ride to the international space station. "It's now or never," said Simonyi, who has now spent $60 million for a couple of space vacations |
Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more. Besides, it may one of the last times the Russian government allows tourists to hitch a ride to the international space station. "It's now or never," said Simonyi, who has now spent $60 million for a couple of space vacations |
A fossil from famous shale deposits in Canada was thought to be unremarkable, but a new study finds that it's actually the remains of a 500-million-year-old monster-looking predator. The Burgess Shale (a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia) has yielded exceptionally well-preserved fossils that present a |
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Federal judges on Monday tentatively ordered California to release tens of thousands of inmates, up to a third of all prisoners, in the next three years to stop dangerous overcrowding. As many as 57,000 could be let go if the current population were cut by the maximum percentage considered by a three-judge panel. Judges said the move |
British supermodel Naomi Campbell walked down the ramp in Mumbai on Saturday to pay tribute to the victims of last November's Mumbai attacks. Along with a host of Indian celebrities, the 39-year-old Campbell helped raise funds for the city's emergency medical services in a charity show called "Mai Mumbai." Campbell heads a charity called "Fashion |
London is home to the most expensive property in the world, followed by Monaco, New York and Hong Kong, a new report shows. Prime property in the British capital costs 2,300 pounds ($4,585) per square foot, just above Monaco, playground of the rich and famous, at 2,190 pounds, according to estate agent Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank's "Wealth Report 2007". |
Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. |
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A New York funeral director hoping to barter a free funeral for construction work on his patio was forced to scrap the idea due to the media frenzy that followed. Peter Dohanich, 51, posted an ad for the exchange on the online classified site Craigslist last week. Intense media interest in the story prompted his landlord, |
Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. |
At Smart Style Family Hair Salon in Hallandale, haircuts are a wonderfully cheap $14.95. Even so, the salon used to send out discount coupons twice a year that knocked two bucks off the price. Those were the good times. Now we're doing it every month, said manager Alma Elvir. With so many people pinching pennies these |
Designer Jil Sander's fashions are making a comeback, not on the runways of Milan or Paris but on the shelves of Japanese budget clothing retailer Uniqlo, which is thriving in the recession. Uniqlo's owner, Fast Retailing, said it had hired Sander as design consultant and to oversee its collection for the next fall and winter seasons, plus possibly create her own line. |
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