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'I cry with joy': Freed hostage returns to France - 5 Hours ago

PARIS (AP) - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome Friday after six years being held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. Betancourt said she 'cried a lot during

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AP via Sherman Denison Herald Democrat

French hero's welcome for Betancourt - 3 Hours ago

Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a presidential welcome Friday, two days after being rescued from rebels in the Colombian jungle. The former Colombian presidential candidate, who also holds French

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Telegraph

Legal action threat on badger cull - 2 Hours ago

Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle. National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall said reports that Environment

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White House debates the future of Guantanamo detainees
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Rare song manuscript found in flea market
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Obama restates Iraq timeline
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Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremonies
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Israel to destroy attacker's home
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National Mall in monumental disrepair, activists say - 39 Minutes ago
About half a million people are expected Friday on the National Mall in Washington for the nation's birthday celebration, but they may be shocked at what they see. Trash can pile up quickly on the National

Test your knowledge - 13 Hours ago
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Chorus of criticism over black national anthem - 17 Hours ago
DENVER The jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor's annual state of the city address, stood at the microphone and let loose her voice.What came out were the lyrics
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Politics/Law

Analysis: Obama's shifts to center give GOP ammo - 5 Hours ago
Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth? Four years ago, Republicans branded as a 'flip-flop' even the
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Bush to address new citizens on 4th of July - 63 Minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush will spend some time this July 4th at the home of the man who virtually wrote the Declaration of Independence. Bush plans to visit Thomas Jefferson's hilltop home, Monticello,
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Obama and family spend 4th of July in Montana - 4 Hours ago
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana. Cheers greeted Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters as they arrived to watch the
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Business

YouTube Ordered To Reveal Users' Data - 7 Hours ago
Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video
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UBS claims 1.47bn tax credit on sub-prime losses - 4 Hours ago
UBS announced that it will 'break-even' in its results for the second quarter. The bank, which will release its results next month for the period ended June 30, said it will however make a small loss.
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Pakistan scientist: Army gave nukes centrifuges to N. Korea in 2000 - 5 Hours ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan gave centrifuges to North Korea in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said Friday.Khan
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Finance

Oil remains above $145 in Asian trading - 14 Hours ago
Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production. People walk past a price board in Tokyo this
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Saudi minister says oil customers satisfied - 21 Hours ago
KOKH files and maintains quarterly Children's Television Reports in its Public File. The Public File is available to the public at 1228 E. Wilshire Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK, 73111 weekdays from 9am to
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EU opens in-depth investigation of Rio-BHP deal - 5 Hours ago
(Reuters) - The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation on Friday into BHP Billiton's (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research)(BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) $170 billion (85.7 billion pound)
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Sports

Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final - 4 Hours ago
Federer outplayed Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 with a nearly flawless performance, leaving him one win from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship. It was his 65th straight
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Jagr signs with Avangard Omsk in Russian League - 5 Hours ago
Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, returning to the club he joined during the NHL's 2004-05 lockout. The Russian League team Avangard Omsk announced
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Indians designate RHP Joe Borowski for assignment - 4 Hours ago
The right-hander blew his fourth save in 10 chances on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, and was 1-3 with a 7.56 ERA in 18 games this season. Borowski had 45 saves last season but has struggled
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Industry

Obama mixes holiday barbecue, politics - 53 Minutes ago
BUTTE, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama mixed presidential politics with parades and barbecue on U.S. Independence Day on Friday, celebrating his daughter's birthday with a picnic and fireworks

UK court: Pringles are potato-light, tax-free - 4 Hours ago
LONDON -- Britain's High Court has ruled that Pringles are not a potato snack, and thus are not subject to value-added tax. Friday's ruling by Justice Nicholas Warren is expected to save millions for
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Obama, New and Not Improved - 12 Hours ago
Senator Barack Obama stirred his legions of supporters, and raised our hopes, promising to change the old order of things. He spoke with passion about breaking out of the partisan mold of bickering and
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Internet

eBay backs down on PayPal mandate - 15 Hours ago
eBay yesterday withdrew its mandate that customers exclusively use PayPal. The auction site's decision came just weeks before consumer watchdog the ACCC was due to pass judgement on its decision. The

Google offers free web security tool - 7 Hours ago
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Netgear offers customisable open source router - 15 Hours ago
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Science

Sued-Chemie acquires iron foundry chemicals business from Evonik - 10 Hours ago
MUNICH (Thomson Financial) - German specialty chemicals maker Sued-Chemie AG. said it agreed to buy a supplier of chemicals used in iron foundries from a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG. for an undisclosed

Agrium says in talks with Egypt on nitrogen plant - 15 Hours ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Agrium Inc is in discussions with Egypt to take control of a state-owned nitrogen plant, but nothing has been finalized, a spokesman for the world's No. 3 nitrogen producer said on
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BASF considers Antwerp as possible site for 1.5 bln euro coal gasification plant - 14 Hours ago
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - BASF SE. is considering Antwerp as a possible location for its planned 1.5 billion-euro coal gasification plant, should the project be realised, Financial Times Deutschland

Entertainment

Oasis, Adams Win Big At Silver Clefs - 3 Hours ago
don Oasis took home the top prize at the prestigious O2 Silver Clef awards in London. Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer and Andy Bell -- singer Liam Gallagher was notable by his absence -- picked up the prestigious
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Russell T Davies answers your questions - 5 Hours ago
Russell T Davies also writes Doctor Who spin-off TorchwoodWriter Russell T Davies has been credited as the man responsible for putting Doctor Who back at the heart of Saturday evening TV. When he revived

Three in, one to go at BB house - 14 Hours ago
Either Jennifer or Rex will be evicted on Friday eveningThree new female contestants will enter the Big Brother house later, according to a spokeswoman for the C4 programme.The incoming candidates will

Technology

Yahoo, Microsoft shares rise on new acquisition talks report - 15 Hours ago
LOS ANGELES, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Yahoo and Microsoft shares rose Wednesday in the U.S. stock market after a news report said that the software giant has approached other median companies about a joint
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Microsoft and TenDigits Announce Alliance for Microsoft Dynamics CRM - 7 Hours ago
Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008 Finals Showcase Tomorrowâ??s Technology Leaders Microsoft Announces Quarterly Earnings Release Date and Upcoming Event for the F... Microsoft and Micro Focus Invest in Enterprise

Microsoft gets hip with da yoof to flog email - 12 Hours ago
What could be more insincere than a bunch of marketing types concocting a fake blog to pimp their company's services by hitching them to worthy causes? This could - getting a bunch of marketing people

Health

Guidelines to Reflect Vitamin D's Benefits Sought - 7 Hours ago
A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the 'sunshine vitamin' are outdated,

Advocates Seek Vitamin D Boost - 19 Hours ago
A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the 'sunshine vitamin' are outdated,

Fireworks Can Trigger Seizures, Migraines - 3 Hours ago
Then, his right hand began to quiver. Little points of light, much like the 'stars' that compose a firework's bloom, panned across his field of view. This was Thorne's 'aura,' visible only to him, and
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Culture

LEGO artist building bigger career - 8 Hours ago
Who said LEGO is just child's play? The New Orleans Public Library asked Nathan Sawaya to build this sculpture to celebrate the city's rebirth. Since CNN spoke with LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya a year ago,

Toying With Art - 14 Hours ago
Art referencing childhood, the trend that won't die, takes a stroll through DCAC, bringing along a mixed bag of photography, sculpture and works on paper -- some of it pretty good. One is Steven Strawn,

John Lewis meets the trio that is Yellow Magic Orchestra - 16 Hours ago
Yellow Magic Orchestra helped usher in electronica - and they may just have invented hip-hop, too. John Lewis meets the trio Friday July 4, 2008The Guardian