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Russia and Georgia 'at war' over breakaway region - 4 Hours ago

Previous of Images Next Military commanders indicated that a full-scale invasion was underway Photo: Reuters Russia has accused Tbilisi of building up troops along the South Ossetian boundary line Photo:

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Virginian Pilot

Bus crash kills 13, injures 24 north of Dallas - 4 Hours ago

SHERMAN, Texas (AP) _ A charter bus carrying Vietnamese worshippers on a pilgrimage ran off a highway overpass north of Dallas and plunged onto a roadway below early Friday, killing at least 13 people

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Seattle Times

Beijing Olympics opens with dazzling ceremony - 4 Hours ago

Previous of Images Next National pride: The Chinese flag is raised with the 'Bird's Nest' stadium looming overhead Photo: Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics

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Judge hearing appeals to free jailed Detroit mayor
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China strides onto Olympic stage
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Light sentence for Bin Laden driver puts heat on Bush
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Georgian army moves to retake province
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Growth in productivity, wages slows in spring
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Jailed Detroit mayor to be freed, faces assault charge - 3 Hours ago
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is getting out of jail but now faces assault charges for allegedly interfering with a detective trying to deliver a subpoena to his friend. Michigan Attorney General Mike
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Ex-Bush aide claims 'Swing Vote' stolen from him - 3 Hours ago
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U.S. Boxer Distraught After Collapse - 3 Hours ago
BEIJING, Aug. 8 -- His Olympic dream over before it even began, boxer Gary Russell sat on his mother Lawan's lap Friday afternoon, shaking his head and staring at the floor. Across town roads were closing,
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Politics/Law

Man held over Obama threat - 4 Hours ago
A Marathon man who allegedly threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is being held by federal authorities.Raymond Hunter Geisel, 22, allegedly made the threats during
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Politics, pageantry blend for Bush at Olympics - 4 Hours ago
President Bush blended carefully calibrated political messages for China and Russia with enthusiasm for his nation's athletes Friday as he became the first U.S. president to attend an Olympics abroad.
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Bush gives pep talks to US Olympians in Beijing - 4 Hours ago
BEIJING -- President Bush blended carefully calibrated political messages for China and Russia with enthusiasm for his nation's athletes Friday as he became the first U.S. president to attend an Olympics
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Business

UBS to settle securities case for $19.4B - 4 Hours ago
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EU tightens trade sanctions against Iran - 2 Hours ago
the 27-nation European Union (EU) introduced additional sanctions on Iran as a punitive measure over the Islamic nation's unwillingness to comply with the international community's demand to suspend its
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China turns on Olympic opening glitz - 4 Hours ago
China opened the 29th Olympic Games on Friday with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in history. Drummers perform during the opening ceremony for
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Finance

Fannie Mae loses $2.3B amid rising defaults - 4 Hours ago
Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae swung to a second-quarter loss that was more than triple what Wall Street expected as conditions in the housing market continued to deteriorate. The Washington-based
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Oil Boosts Stocks; Fannie Falls 17% - 4 Hours ago
STOCKS, OIL, DOLLAR, EARNINGS, ECONOMY, BANKS Stocks ticked higher Friday as a more than $2 a barrel drop in oil prices helped offset the drag of Fannie Mae's earnings miss. Crude oil dropped below $118
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Unions set weekend deadline for Verizon talks - 4 Hours ago
workers at Verizon Communications Inc. are setting a Sunday night deadline for contract talks. They say a strike is possible next week. The phone company's contract with the Communications Workers of
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Sports

Olympics: Can China Dominate the Beijing Games? - 2 Hours ago
The economic story of the past several years has been China's massive growth as it has nabbed market share in important international competition and assumed a higher profile on the global stage. Nothing
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Favre touches down in New York - 3 Hours ago
Brett Favre has touched down in New York, and is already rubbing elbows with the city's top official. Favre, the New York Jets' newest quarterback, was introduced to the city by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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Anti-China Protester Sets Himself On Fire - 2 Hours ago
An anti-China protester set himself on fire outside the Chinese Embassy in the Turkish capital and demonstrators raised the Tibetan flag Friday in defiance in London in protests worldwide timed to coincide
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Industry

Fannie Mae plunges to shock $2.3bn loss$ - 4 Hours ago
Fannie Mae today warned that worse was to come after America's biggest mortgage company swung into the red by $2.3 billion (1.19 billion), marking a loss four times bigger than Wall Street's expectations.
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Oil falls on stronger dollar - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) _ Oil prices resumed their descent Friday as a strengthening dollar and worries about economic growth offset supply concerns over a sabotaged pipeline in Turkey.Light, sweet crude for September
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Sugarland founder files $1.5M lawsuit against band - 4 Hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) - A founder of the country band Sugarland is suing the two current members of the popular group for $1.5 million. According to a lawsuit filed late last month in U.S. District Court in Atlanta,
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Internet

ACCESS, NTT DOCOMO Conclude Technical Specification Development Agreement for ACCESS - 2 Hours ago
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today announced the Company concluded a System Engineering Assistance

Charles Arthur: What is the father of internet invention? - 96 Minutes ago
After the success of Alex Tew I got a lot of emails from people who, it so happened, had had exactly the same idea as him, only three months later. You're wondering: Alex Tew? Yes, you remember â?? the
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Mozilla experiments push Firefox envelope - 38 Minutes ago
(Computerworld) Mozilla Corp. is experimenting with several ideas to push the browser envelope, including one that could turn the browser into a messaging hub. The company said today it has launched a

Science

Climate activists in 'glue' protest - 3 Hours ago
Eco-activists said that they had 'superglued' themselves to the front doors of a British bank in the City of London to protest against climate change. The protesters claimed they were staging the demonstration
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American Stock Exchange Lists Merrill Lynch's STARS Linked to the S&P 500 Index - 91 Minutes ago
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) opened trading on Merrill Lynch's STARS Linked to the S&P 500 Index. Priced at $10.00 per unit with an initial offer size
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Company Profile for Cystinosis Research Foundation - 3 Hours ago
The Cystinosis Research Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the goal of aggressively pursuing new and better treatments for cystinosis and ultimately to find a cure. Five
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Entertainment

Brad Pitt enlists for Tarantino's "Bastards" - 104 Minutes ago
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Brad Pitt officially has gone inglorious. The actor has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglorious Bastards,' signing on to play Lt. Aldo Raine, the head of the
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Jewel Marries Rodeo Star in Bahamas - 4 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Jewel eloped with her rodeo-star boyfriend in the Bahamas on Thursday, People magazine reported. The 34-year-old singer married Ty Murray, 38, during a private ceremony,
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Fall season almost here. Does anyone care? - 4 Hours ago
Many years ago, during an oil crisis, Chevrolet announced a new car was coming. It would be small, roomy and fuel-efficient, Chevy promised. But in the breathless warm-up campaign, not much more was revealed

Technology

'Fun little' Bluetooth headset has tiny controls - 81 Minutes ago
(CNET) It doesn't add anything to its features or performance of course, but it's a nice touch for those who are keen on personalizing their gadgets. Jabra has released its successor, dubbed the BT3010.

106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions - 5 Hours ago
You've heard of hybrids, electric cars and vehicles that can run on vegetable oil. But of all the contenders in the quest to produce the ultimate fuel-efficient car, this could be the first one to let

Green news harvest: 'green bricks' clean air, Abengoa's big solar deals - 5 Hours ago
The famed designer's planned home wind turbine.

Health

Stem Cells Created for 10 Disorders - 4 Hours ago
Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish. This early step, using a new technique, could help
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Health Tip: Prevent Constipation - 4 Hours ago
(HealthDay News) -- It's not true that to be considered regular, you have to produce a bowel movement at least once daily, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. The 'normal' range varies widely

Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control - 4 Hours ago
(HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes occurs in women during pregnancy, and it requires careful attention to keep mother and baby safe and healthy. When you're pregnant, your body produces hormones

Culture

Art performance of the opening ceremony - 3 Hours ago
:48:57 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2008 shows the art performance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, titled 'Beautiful Olympics', in the National Stadium, also
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Art for art's sake - 2 Hours ago
A POINT OF VIEWIs an unmade bed art? How about a saucy seaside postcard - or even a slogan T-shirt? It's art to the person who thinks it expresses their life, says Katharine Whitehorn.I don't know how

Pauline Baynes: artist and illustrator of Narnia and Middle Earth - 71 Minutes ago
Pauline Baynes was a prolific painter and designer who provided exquisitely detailed illustrations for numerous books and magazines, but she will always be associated with the work she did in the 1950s