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ualcomm, the world's second-largest maker of microprocessors for cellphones, received a lesson in stock market jitters on Friday.
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Rangers reject an £8m bid from Newcastle for France defender Jean-Alain Boumsong.
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ESPN is reporting that the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks have worked out a deal that will send pitcher Randy Johnson to the Yankees.
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ATHENS -- I went to see the guys who walk funny. And, I should mention, fast.
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A growing number of communities are adopting a venture capital-style approach to aiding and investing in local businesses.
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Apple Computer said yesterday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on sharp rise in sales of its iPod digital-music player.
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InfoWorld - With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM unravelling, The SCO Group now says there is doubt that it will remain afloat.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge sentenced South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park to five years in prison on Thursday for money-laundering and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Iraq in the U.N. oil-for-food scandal.
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Chile's Supreme Court approves the extradition of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori.
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The game isn't for everyone because of its graphic violence and coarse language, but mature fans of this 32 million-unit-selling franchise who want to know if this sequel lives up to its hype, the answer is a resounding yes.
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Names Defending Pilot Pen champion Jennifer Capriati was upset yesterday in New Haven, losing, 6-4, 7-5, to eighth-seeded Nathalie Dechy . It was Dechy's first career win over Capriati in six tries. "When you never win against somebody, you think it's going to be one time," Dechy said. "This morning I felt really well ...
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Era in carica da 5 anni, ora azienda in mano a Ignatius
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Omar Milanetto sarà a disposizione dell'allenatore del Genoa, Gian Piero Gasperini, per il de...
4Italia
Former boxing champion Emile Griffith has kept his distance from the gay community — until now.
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The union that represents Wall Street Journal employees is working urgently to undercut Rupert Murdoch's bid for the paper by trying to drum up interest from other potential buyers. So far, the union's most hopeful prospect is a Southern California billionaire who is a two-time loser in bidding for...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Friends of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused "evil forces" in Russia on Friday of being responsible for his death in London and said the poisoning of the ex-colonel was an act of revenge.
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Thorsten Fink, ex difensore del Bayern Monaco, sarà il secondo di Giovanni Trapattoni al Red ...
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Rivoluzione rosa per i videogame: un giocatore su tre Ú donna. Il 35% degli appassionati italiani ha piu' di 25 anni, mentre gli over 30 in un solo anno sono passati dal 6,7% al 18,4% del totale del popolo delle console.
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It's finally here - an honest-to-goodness Road Trip. Most of the teams in the Eastern Conference have ventured into the Mountain and Pacific time zones this season. Every team but the Celtics and Bobcats has had at least one road game against a Western Conference foe.
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AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills aimed at stopping cruise ships from polluting the air and water near the California coastline, but left unsigned a third bill that would ban the dumping of sewage within state waters.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Anti-bullying advocates are beating up on the name chosen for the new professional basketball team in Syracuse, N.Y. The Syracuse Bullies will play in the American Basketball Association beginning this fall.
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Lo dice il tedesco Steinmeier dopo l'incontro tra ministri
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The US Food and Drug Administration says it "generally supports the recommendations" of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.
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The novel "The Line of Beauty," written by Alan Hollinghurst, has won Britain's most prestigious literary award. The book tells a tale of a young gay man dazzled by drugs, power and money in Margaret Thatcher's London,.
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Pro cameraman Rick Graves tweaks his Hasselblad, turning it into a time-stopping DistaCam.
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Newlywed couple Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have purchased their first home together in Malibu. The pop star, who recently sold her homes in New York and California, purchased the eight bedroom estate for a reported $6.
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The Democrats get more heated in their clashes.
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AN explosion ripped through a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in an eastern Pakistani city during Friday prayers, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens of others, police said.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles made several roster moves on Tuesday, including bringing back Dorsey Levens and placing Shawn Andrews on injured reserve.
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Mastella ribadisce: 'non ho cambiato opinione'
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AFP - Veteran striker Mark Viduka hopes his two-goal salvo against Derby will convince Newcastle boss Sam Allarydce that he should be a regular starter in the struggling Premier League side.
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AP - Iowa Democrats voted Sunday to move their leadoff precinct caucuses to Jan. 3, the same date Republicans picked earlier this month, letting both parties continue the tradition of meeting on the same night.
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NEW YORK - It looks like the U.S. billionaire's club isn't quite as exclusive as it once was...
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A tsunami warning system should be in place in South Asia and Southeast Asia within a year, the U.N. said.
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AFP - Japan has picked Tokyo to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, giving the capital a head start in an uphill race, half a century after the 1964 games which symbolized the city's rebirth.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 20 percent of U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite their reservations about the drug's risks or effectiveness, according to documents made public on Thursday.
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The XD1 uses Opteron processors and the Linux operating system--and sports a starting price tag of $50,000.
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Verso amministrazione straordinaria
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Strasburgo, 18 nov. (Adnkronos/Aki) - Il parlamento europeo ha approvato con 449 voti favorevoli e 149 voti contrari la nuova Commissione Barroso. Le astensioni sono state 82. ''Vi ringrazio per la fiducia assegnatami.
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AFP - Bishops in Australia's largest city Sydney are pulling out of the Anglican Church's top global meeting this year in a dispute over gay bishops and same-sex marriages, a spokesman said Sunday.
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'I never intended those postings to be identified with me. Gosh, I'm cute' Court documents reveal that organic grocer Whole Foods CEO John Mackey was an internet forum troll intent on undermining his main competitor through chatter.

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AP - Edo de Waart, chief conductor and artistic director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, was named Thursday as the next music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
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AP - The United States provided a steady stream of intelligence to Benazir Bhutto about threats against her before the former Pakistani prime minister was assassinated and advised her aides on how to boost security, although key suggestions appear to have gone unheeded, U.S. officials said Monday.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush never was disciplined while serving in the Texas Air National Guard, never failed a physical and never asked his father or family friends for help to get him into the guard during the Vietnam War, the White House said Wednesday. The White House answers came in response to a dozen question...
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Per la prima volta Diego Armando Maradona si è detto pentito per la famigerata "mano di Dio",...
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Steven Roth, the tough, entrepreneurial chief executive of giant Vornado Realty Trust , has his sights set on Boston's Suffolk Downs. And it is a better bet than any you could place at the struggling track that the opportunity he sees is not in a bunch of old men shouting at a TV screen and betting two bucks on a ...
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Reuters - An Italian man has been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnapping of British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann from her resort bedroom in Portugal last month, Spain's El Pais newspaper Web site reported on Thursday.
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AP - Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported a 21 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Tuesday, citing a nearly $33 million one-time charge to settle three class-action lawsuits related to work force diversity. The clothing retailer was also cautious about the current quarter, saying it expects earnings to be flat.
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We're at that point in college football's annual B-movie horror classic when the monster staggers back to its feet for the umpteenth time.
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11 December 2004 -- At least three high-ranking Iraqi police officials were killed today as scattered violence was seen throughout the country.
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LONDON -- Arsenal extended its record unbeaten run with a 4-1 win at Norwich City and Chelsea topped Southampton 2-1 Saturday, but Manchester United needed a stoppage-time equalizer to draw 1-1 with 10-man Blackburn Rovers.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to meet later for another session of peace negotiations in Jerusalem.
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Hurricane Frances, the most recent hurricane to hit Florida, likely will result in $2 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, according to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.
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Intervento del presidente del consiglio al seminario dei parlamentari dell'Ulivo "La manovra economica deve anche cambiare la società, va scritta insieme" Prodi: "No ai diktat dell'opposizione nella finanziaria cambiamenti forti" Dal premier anche un pungolo per la nascita del partito democratico "Dobbiamo farlo subi...
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The shooting rampage at a heavy-metal rock band concert in a Columbus nightclub Wednesday night left five people dead in another grim example of entertainment industry failed security.
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Rep. Edward Markey's latest proposal aims to "enshrine" antidiscrimination principles in federal communications law but does not prescribe outright rules or penalties this time around.
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JENA, Louisiana (Reuters) - If you're young and bored at night in a small town in the United States, you can always jump in the car, switch on the radio and go "looping."
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WASHINGTON - Two U.S. Army divisions will leave Cold War-era bases in Germany over the next decade, and the U.S...
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LONDON -- The head of British Airways and top managers helped with passenger check-in Saturday as the airline sought recover from a week of chaos that stranded thousands of passengers.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is due back at work after treatment for a heart "flutter".
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Rappresentiamo moderati, com Mastella si puo' discutere
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Syria is indicating a willingness to resume peace negotiations after more than four years of deadlock.
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday his country would not hesitate to act against Kurdish rebels waging deadly attacks against its troops and warned them against testing its resolve.
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The mini-fridge maker wants to make it big in TVs and lifestyle products, and why not? It's got friends in the NBA and at Macy's and RealNetworks. Photos: From fridges to upscale phones
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One of the most anticipated matchups in football, a wide receiver against a cornerback, is often decided by who is taller - and increasingly that’s the receiver.
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Bulgaria welcomed a decision on Monday by Libya to reconsider executing five nurses for infecting hundreds of children with HIV, but refused a call for compensation, saying any payouts would be an admission of guilt.
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Reuters - NBC Universal aims to shake up the way it does business, particularly with its pilot development and "upfront" presentations, president and CEO Jeff Zucker said Tuesday.
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Canadian Press - SINGAPORE (AP) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said Tuesday it will invest $180 million US in a new production facility in Singapore, a few weeks after its chief rivals made similar announcements.
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Official records of some of Britain's most famous immigrants are to made available online.
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AFP - British soldiers operating south of Baghdad were targeted in two bomb attacks, including one suicide car bombing and another attack that left one soldier injured.
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Ahmed Arajah can't help coming down from the hills to his crumbled house to rummage through its charred remains, the cracked plates, the girls' shoes and broken oil
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When contact info for Republican delegates got posted on the web, the Department of Justice subpoenaed an ISP, but now seems to be backing off. Ann Harrison reports from New York.
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US peace activist Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq, says she is giving up campaigning to end the war.
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The Indiana Pacers signed second-round pick Rashad Wright and free agent center John Edwards on Tuesday.
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In vista della sfida all'Olimpico contro la Juve, il tecnico sardo Ballardini è molto chiaro:...
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NEW YORK - Travel- and financial-services giant American Express Co. on Monday sued Visa and MasterCard as well as eight banks for damages stemming from anti-competitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through US banks.
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A detailed survey of ancient cave carvings at a site first discovered last year in Nottinghamshire, England, reveals the etchings may be some of most elaborate Ice Age art ever found.
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Personal feuds and ethnic tensions sparked Fiji's fourth coup in two decades.
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The sound of head-scratching coming from Democratic circles will likely be as much a part of autumn as the rustle of leaves. Walloped on Election Day, top Democrats are dazed, dispirited
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Italy police defuse a bomb near Silvio Berlusconi's holiday villa, hours after a visit by the UK's Tony Blair.
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Michael Howard announces plans for quotas on asylum seekers, in an advert in a Sunday newspaper.
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Travel: Cutting back on flying is an admirable resolution. Chris Woods reveals the pros and cons
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This record is for all the little guys, for all the players who have to leg out every hit instead of taking a relaxing trot around the bases, for all the batters whose muscles aren't
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Jamie Kastner calls his documentary “Kike Like Me” a “black comic road movie about identity.”
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.
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Reuters - A Greek bank robber armed with ninja throwing stars finally ran out of moves on Tuesday when police arrested him after an Athens bank robbery.
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A recently released study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project states that Internet users have become more aware of their digital footprint.
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PALM DESERT, Calif. —While Annika Sorenstam rallied for a victory at the LPGA Samsung World Golf Tournament yesterday at Bighorn Golf Club, Michelle Wie entered the record book.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in August after July sales came in much weaker than first thought, while new orders for durable goods fell, according to government reports on Wednesday that signaled continued economic softness.
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In his press conference last Thursday, President Bush said people who don't believe in the applicability of democracy to the Arab world cannot really believe in a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict with Israel.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.
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Tokyo's key stock index fell Tuesday morning on profit taking following hefty gains the day before. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Planemaker Airbus said on Friday it had raised its expected deliveries target for 2004 to as many as 320 planes and might tap up to 1 billion euros ($1.24 billion) in controversial government loans to build a new model.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania and demanded Arab states have no ties with the Jewish state, Al Jazeera Television said on Sunday.
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Clearing tropical forests to grow crops leads to a downward spiral in nutrients within the soil, a study suggests.
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Ten cordless phones for your consideration Group Test The mobile phone may well be enjoying its time in the limelight, but like reality TV stars and the England cricket team, it probably won't last forever. Especially not when you cast your eye over this little lot, the cream of the DECT cordless-phone crop. Where the...
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Tom Brady's grandmother, Margaret , died Wednesday in the San Francisco area after a long illness. She was 94.
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Days away from ending a six-month mission in space, US astronaut Michael Fincke said on Wednesday he is looking forward to meeting his 4-month-old daughter.
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The voluntary agreement will cut emissions for the university’s proposed science center 50 percent below the levels required by the national standard, according to a Massachusetts official.
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