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ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify criticism of Nelson - 3 Hours ago

South Africa's ruling ANC is asking Winnie Mandela to clarify comments attributed to her which starkly criticise her ex-husband, Nelson. Mrs Mandela was quoted in UK newspaper the Evening Standard as

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Detained Herdsmen Tell of Roles in Nigeria Killings - 3 Hours ago

Men detained by police, in the wake of religious violence in Jos, Nigeria, sat in a police waiting room on Wednesday. JOS, Nigeria Dispassionately, the baby-faced young man recounted his killings: two

Chileâ??s New President Enters a Changed Political Landscape - 2 Hours ago

The Feb. 27 quake struck during a pivotal transition, just as SebastiÃ¡n PiÃ±era, a billionaire businessman and former senator, prepared to assume the presidency as the first elected right-wing leader

US reports record budget deficit
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Libya Accepts US Apology Over Comments Made On Gaddafi's Jihad Call
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Prince of Wales warns of trauma in veterans
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Magnate wins poisoning libel case
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Obama promises more aid to Haiti
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Chief justice returns spotlight to State of the Union speech
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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead at 38 - 3 Hours ago
Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died early Wednesday at Providence St Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroners
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Obama pushes health reform, says 'time to vote' - 3 Hours ago
Saying "the time for talk is over, it's time to vote," President Obama pushed his vision of health insurance reform this afternoon outside St. Louis, our White House colleagues at The Oval report. The
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U.S. hikers in Iran allowed to call family - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - Three US hikers being detained in Iran for entering the country illegally were allowed to phone their families for the first time since their arrest, their supporters said Wednesday. The
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Politics/Law

Obama Decries Washington In Health Care Push - 4 Hours ago
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- President Barack Obama says Washington for too long has accepted billions of dollars in health care fraud and abuse as simply the cost of doing business. He says that must end. Obama
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Dems aim to ban for-profits' earmarks - 95 Minutes ago
From Deirdre Walsh and Evan Glass, CNN Rep. John Boehner says the House GOP will meet Thursday to discuss banning all earmarks. STORY HIGHLIGHTS New rules would apply to spending bills for next year Military

Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement - 2 Hours ago
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite
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Business

House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.
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CAP shareholders OK Mitsubishi deal - 2 Hours ago
SANTIAGO, March 10 - Shareholders of Chilean steel and iron ore producer CAP CAP.SN approved on Wednesday a plan to sell a 25 percent stake in its mining subsidiary to Japan's Mitsubishi Corp 8058.T.
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Vodafone to cut 500 jobs in UK - 97 Minutes ago
Vodafone Group is the world''s largest mobile operator by sales and is all ready to slash up to 500 jobs in the UK. It is set to announce up to 500 job cuts at its Newbury headquarters but Vodafone declined
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Finance

Malcolm Calvert trial: blue-blooded broker's reputation is now on the line - 108 Minutes ago
During the four weeks of the trial, a public relations executive and a Herbert Smith lawyer which is acting for the bank sat in the public gallery of court, following the proceedings closely. Over the
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U.S. Stocks Gain on Economic Optimism - 106 Minutes ago
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose for a second day as a drop in wholesale inventories and improvement in corporate bond markets added to signs the economy is strengthening, overshadowing concern

SNB May Keep Benchmark Rate Near Zero as Economy Gains Strength - 85 Minutes ago
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Swiss central bank may leave its benchmark interest rate near zero today to bolster a recovery from the worst recession in more than three decades. The SNB has held its main

Sports

David Beckham departs in green and gold scarf - 4 Hours ago
Beckham accepted a Manchester United Although Avram, the United co-chairman, Bryan and Kevin Glazer travelled from Florida to Wembley for the Carling Cup final victory against Aston Villa last month,
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Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires - 3 Hours ago
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It would be easy to remember Nomar Garciaparra as a tragic figure, the dealt-away former icon and struggling star who by three months missed being a part of the Red Sox' first World
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LaDainian Tomlinson and Brett Favre? L.T. to visit Vikes - 2 Hours ago
Get the latest buzz from around the NFL in 'The Huddle,' USA TODAY's football blog READ THE LATEST POSTS NFL OFFSEASON NFL salaries database: Check what every player in the league earns | Top 25 highest
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Industry

Man charged with shopkeeper murder - 3 Hours ago
A man has been charged with the murder of a shopkeeper who was beaten to death during an alleged robbery at his store. Umare Aslam, 20, from the Dalton area of Huddersfield, will appear before Huddersfield
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Grapevine Moth Invades Napa Valley, Threatens California Crop - 114 Minutes ago
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- California grape growers have a new threat to deal with this spring, in addition to perennial concerns about frost and heat: The European grapevine moth has invaded Napa Valley,
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Obama: half of my letters brand me an idiot - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) US President Barack Obama joked on Wednesday that half of the 40,000 letters that pour into the White House each day brand him an 'idiot.' Tongue-in-cheek, the president remarked that
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Internet

Googleâ??s Schmidt: China Negotiations Should End â??Soonâ?? - 2 Hours ago
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the search and advertising giant was actively negotiating with China over censorship that would end soon. His remarks came two months after the company revealed
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FTC wants more input on Google-AdMob deal - 87 Minutes ago
Google hopes the FTC sees it as a small player in mobile advertising even with AdMob on board. (Credit: Google) A familiar face might be causing a snag in Google's planned acquisition of mobile advertising

Classmates.comâ??s Facebook Mimicking Prompts Privacy Suit - 2 Hours ago
The long-lost pal locating site, Classmates.com, has been hit with a class action privacy lawsuit alleging the company violated the law when it decided to make user profiles public in order to compete

Science

MBAC Fertilizer Corp. Announces Filing of Second Quarter Financia... - 90 Minutes ago
Company: Millenium Biologix Corp (MBC) MBAC Fertilizer Corp. (TSX: MBC) ("MBAC" or the "Company") announced today that it has filed its second quarter interim consolidated financial statements and related

U.S. Governors Urge Congress to Stop EPA Carbon Rules (Update2) - 2 Hours ago
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- A group of mostly Republican U.S. governors today urged federal lawmakers to stop the Obama administration from regulating greenhouse gases under an existing law. The U.S. Environmental
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Institute for Systems Biology Uses Complete Genomics' Human Genome Sequencing Service - 3 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Complete Genomics Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced that the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) employed Complete Genomics' human genome sequencing
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Entertainment

Gold Derby nuggets: 'The Hurt Locker' expands screens | 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in primetime - 2 Hours ago
â?¢ The post-Oscars box office bounce for "The Hurt Locker" will be limited by its availability on DVD. However, as Melena Ryzik reports, "The film, which has actually never left theaters since it...
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Movie Review: 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' - 2 Hours ago
A mildly diverting, sporadically intriguing, ambitiously sprawling thriller
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'Green Zone,' more movie reviews - 2 Hours ago
News Briefs Corey Haim found dead, possible overdose
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Technology

OnLive Game System to Start in June at $14.95 a Month (Update2) - 4 Hours ago
(Adds analysts comment in fourth paragraph.) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- OnLive Inc., the Silicon Valley company creating a Web-based video-game system, said it will offer a $14.95-a-month subscription, challenging
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Hackers can locate, exploit Energizer USB charger backdoor - 87 Minutes ago
Hackers using the Metasploit point-and-click attack tool can locate and exploit the backdoor Trojan that was recently found in the software included in the Energizer DUO USB battery charger According

Microsoft tries again in XML patent case it lost against i4i: and the court's decision - 2 Hours ago
Remember Microsoft, and the case taken out by i4i alleging that it held particular patents relating to XML, and that later versions of Word infringed it - and that Microsoft should therefore be injuncted

Health

Vitamin D shows promise; research still lagging - 3 Hours ago
As far as Dr. Joseph Mercola is concerned, vitamin D is the magic bullet we've all been looking for. A lack of this wonder nutrient, the controversial natural health advocate said, can set the stage for
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GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets - 89 Minutes ago
GPs can treat patients with high cholesterol levels with drugs Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in patients at high risk of heart disease, research suggests.

Corey Haim's Death Highlights Difficulty of Addiction Recovery - 2 Hours ago
The death of 38-year-old actor Corey Haim by an alleged prescription drug overdose has cast renewed light on the question of whether an addict can truly 'recover' -- particularly in light of accounts,

Culture

Stage set for Anna Nicole: The Opera - 2 Hours ago
THE life of Playboy centrefold Anna Nicole Smith is to be turned into an opera. The production, co-written by a creator of Jerry Springer: The Opera, will be staged at the Royal Opera House, London, next
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Spring Ahead to a Culinary Arts Career - 3 Hours ago
BusinessWire - The French Culinary Institute is pleased to announce a tuition reduction as well as a scholarship from the Friends of The FCI for select evening career classes that begin this spring and

Love Never Dies: Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to the Phantom of the Opera in pictures - 106 Minutes ago
Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess star as the Phantom and Chrstine in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera Love Never Dies tickets at Telegraph Box Office