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African leaders warned Monday that a lingering global financial crisis coupled with the collapse of talks on a world trade agreement could significantly harm the U.N. campaign to improve life for hundreds of millions of the world's poorest.
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'Dear American, I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.'
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Simpatico video no?
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Clay Aiken is finally confirming what many people suspected: He's gay.
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Cardozo, here you are from the free flying Amazon jungle to a cage in Utah--albeit an open door cage with a fine master. Do not feel sad, Cardozo. Millions o...
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Chrysler Unveils Secretly Developed Electric Cars, Chrysler 'plugged-in' the gauntlet on Tuesday, unveiling a secret lineup of electric vehicles, pledging to bring at least one of them to showrooms within two years.
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Breaking UK & world news from Metro, with celebrity gossip and weird new, and exclusive competitions and reader offers
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Best graffitti ever (possibly NSFW)
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David Blaine Caught Taking Standing-Up Breaks, David Blaine is not really hanging upside down for 60 hours, according to FOXNews.com's eyewitness who photographed the magician standing right-side up Tuesday.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Relaxing on the porch in a ratty recliner might not be allowed in Lincoln any longer.
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I saw a stat today saying that over 40,000 people per month sign up to get a degree online. That's amazing! Would you consider getting a degree (another degree) online?
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Police have arrested 63 in connection with death while another 73 face charges of disturbing the peace
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A California scientist extracts living yeast from ancient amber to brew barrels of pale ale.
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What to do when you need to enable Remote Desktop on a remote server? Mitch Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks, walks you through the steps.
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If you're wondering how we got into the big money mess Kiplinger has a nice and easy step guide to
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Paul Krugman writes about economics and policy.
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A small square of dark chocolate daily protects the heart from inflammation and subsequent heart disease, a new study of Italians suggests. Milk chocolate might not do the job.
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Man names 4.68-carat diamond 'Sweet Caroline'
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Viewpoint: As Washington rushes to nationalize troubled parts of the economy, the inescapable reality is that we're all French now
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Security Barrier: Homeland Security Detects Terrorist Threats by Reading Your Mind, Baggage searches are SOOOOOO early-21st century. Now Homeland Security is testing the next generation of security screening — a body scanner that can read your mind.
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Elvis Is Alive Museum up for sale again on eBay at twice the price
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Suspected Gunman Was Questioned Before Shooting Massacre at Finnish School, A male student shot and killed at least 9 people at a vocational school in western Finland on Tuesday before shooting himself, local authorities say.
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The Republican vice presidential candidate is allowing access only to photographers and a television crew.
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A Portland woman who allegedly set a tow truck on fire as the driver was preparing to take her car faces arson and criminal mischief charges. A twenty-year-old woman was arraigned last week.
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The $700 Billion Questions -- In These Times
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Bush Presses U.N. to Do More to Prevent Tyranny, Terrorism, With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the audience, President Bush used his valedictory address to the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday to warn the organization to do more to reject the tyranny and terrorism that plague many U.N. member nations.
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French rolling bridge
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Bush Presses U.N. on Terrorism as Ahmadinejad Looks On , Fresh off a meeting with Pakistan's new president, President Bush used his valedictory address to the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday to press the case against inaction in the face of terrorism.
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Lawmakers raised doubts Monday about what would be the largest government bailout in American history, but a bigger, more terrifying question lurked right under the surface: What if it doesn’t work?
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A pig in southern Ukraine has been rearing three tiger cubs who were abandoned by their mother.
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BBC technology journalists treat a Pleo dinosaur toy with affection then abuse to see how it reacts.
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Unless we make America the country most able to innovate, compete and win in the age of globalization, our leverage in the world will continue to slowly erode.
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told the U.S. Congress Tuesday that financial markets are under severe stress and urged immediate action on a $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street.
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Gates of Hell Freeze Over
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Iran's Ahmadinejad Prepares for U.N. Address, Blames U.S. for Market Collapse, Iran's president, whose appearance at the U.N. General Assembly last year sparked protests by thousands in the streets and an American walkout during his speech, returns to the United Nations amid heightened concerns over his country's nuclear ambitions.
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Al Ray is so strapped for cash, the only time he eats out is on Wednesday or Sunday, when the local McDonald's sells hamburgers for 49 cents.
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One trading-floor denizen described how it happens: Your phone rings, and you're told to report to human resources. You stand up and announce to the people in your row that it's all over. If they like you, they hug you and maybe even applaud.
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Using a lump of graphite, a piece of Scotch tape and a silicon wafer, Cornell researchers have created a balloon-like membrane that is just one atom thick -- but strong enough to contain gases under several atmospheres of pressure without popping.
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BBC technology journalists treat a Pleo dinosaur toy with affection then abuse to see how it reacts.
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