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Business (top)
Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off
NEW YORK - Financial markets took a bleak view of the future Monday, seeing contagion in a credit crisis that threatens to cascade through economies globally despite government efforts to provide relief. The Dow Jones industrials skidded more than 400 points and fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years, while the credit markets remained under strain.
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Officials pledge to move quickly on rescue
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, pledging to move quickly and with force, has released details on how financial firms will be selected to manage the largest government bailout in history.
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Europe governments strive to avoid bank meltdown
LONDON - European governments struggled to find a coordinated response to the crisis sweeping financial markets Monday, as countries one after the other announced sweeping deposit guarantees on their own to try and shore up their banks. Stock markets plunged.
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Germany considers national financial "shield"
BERLIN - Germany's finance minister said Monday he is considering creating a "shield" that would protect the country's entire financial sector, arguing it would not be possible to continue to address troubled financial institutions on a case by case basis.
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Eli Lilly to buy ImClone for more than $6B
INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly & Co. has agreed to spend more than $6 billion to fortify its cancer treatment portfolio by acquiring the biotechnology firm ImClone Systems Inc. in a deal that tops earlier offers from competitor Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
WASHINGTON - Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a federal rescue, Congress was told Monday.
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EBay to cut 1,000 jobs, will buy Bill Me Later
SAN JOSE, Calif. - EBay Inc., which still reaps big profits but has been struggling to attract new users, said Monday it will cut about 1,000 jobs in an attempt to streamline its business. The cuts amount to 10 percent of eBay's work force.
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Fed will provide as much as $900 in loans to banks
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve will provide as much as $900 billion in cash loans to squeezed banks in an urgent effort Monday to break through a dangerous credit clog that threatens the economy and has unhinged financial markets around the globe.
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Oil falls as financial turmoil goes global
NEW YORK - Oil prices broke beneath a key support level Monday, trading under $90 a barrel for the first time in eight months on expectations that a widening financial maelstrom will drastically reduce global demand for energy.
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Bank of America settles suits over bad mortgages
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Facing a lawsuit over deceptive mortgage practices, Bank of America Corp. is agreeing to pay more than $8 billion to modify hundreds of thousands of loans to keep people from losing their homes.
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Entertainment (top)
Top court stays out of DVR patent fight
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders.
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Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday _ even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the supersized soiree, which included a four-song performance by the teen queen and a fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle and 16 giant inflatable candles.
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
NEW YORK - Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards.
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`SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
NEW YORK - It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president.
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Audiences adopt 'Chihuahua' with $29M weekend
LOS ANGELES - "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was barking up the right tree with movie-goers, who put the Disney comedy at No. 1 for the weekend with a $29 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
INDIANOLA, Miss. - Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta.
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Janet Jackson delays 3 more shows due to illness
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.
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Phelps honored by Baltimore with parade and salute
BALTIMORE - Michael Phelps was formally welcomed home Saturday with a two-pronged celebration that began with a parade and ended with a fireworks show at historic Fort McHenry.
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Springsteen rocks Obama rally in Philly
PHILADELPHIA - Bruce Springsteen called the Bush presidency "a disaster" and said many Americans have "justifiably lost faith" in the American dream.
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Headlines (top)
Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off
NEW YORK - Financial markets took a bleak view of the future Monday, seeing contagion in a credit crisis that threatens to cascade through economies globally despite government efforts to provide relief. The Dow Jones industrials skidded more than 400 points and fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years, while the credit markets remained under strain.
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
WASHINGTON - Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a federal rescue, Congress was told Monday.
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Palin criticizes Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include his relationship with an incendiary former pastor as well as his ties to 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers.
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Official: Kashkari to be tapped to head bailout
WASHINGTON - An official says the administration has decided to pick a key Treasury Department official to be the interim head of its $700 billion rescue effort for financial institutions.
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Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested
WILLIAMS, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol says it believes the driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people was driving under the influence and arrested him.
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Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes.
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Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens
DETROIT - So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.
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3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
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Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday _ even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the supersized soiree, which included a four-song performance by the teen queen and a fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle and 16 giant inflatable candles.
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Both American League series play game 4 today
CHICAGO - The American League Division Series resume today with the Tampa Bay Rays playing the White Sox in Chicago and the Los Angeles Angels facing the Red Sox in Boston. Both are game 4 in the best-of-5 series with the Rays and Red Sox leading 2 games to 1. The National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies begins on Thursday.
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Health (top)
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
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Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids
CHICAGO - Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets _ or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter _ because of risks for disease.
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Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
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China says new tests show milk free from melamine
BEIJING - China's food safety watchdog said Sunday no traces of the industrial chemical melamine were found in new tests of milk powder sold domestically, as officials sought to restore public trust in milk supplies.
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Salmonella sickens people in 12 states
WASHINGTON - The government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning.
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World's heaviest man helps another obese man diet
MONTERREY, Mexico - When critically obese, bedridden Jose Luis Garza pleaded for help in shedding a few hundred pounds, he landed the world's biggest weight watcher.
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Lawmakers make a final push for mental health bill
WASHINGTON - Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher copays or deductibles for the mental health treatments. No more limits on visits to the doctor that differ from the caps for other patients.
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FDA: No quick decision on cold medicines for kids
WASHINGTON - A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm.
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Rabid Iraqi dog arrives in US; warning issued
NEW YORK - Federal health officials have issued a public health warning against rabies after an Iraqi puppy with the disease arrived in the United States.
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Hitech (top)
EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force
NEW YORK - EBay Inc., which still reaps big profits but has been struggling to attract new users, said Monday it will cut its work force by 10 percent _ about 1,600 jobs _ in an attempt to streamline its business.
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Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevant
NEW YORK - Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it?
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Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market
WASHINGTON - Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia.
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Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens
DETROIT - So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.
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Ex-McAfee exec cleared of option backdating charge
SAN FRANCISCO - A jury has acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package.
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RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry
NEW YORK - A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd. is still undergoing testing by AT&T Inc., and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the chorus of complaints about performance that greeted the new iPhone this summer.
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Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector
NEW YORK - The economic slowdown has started to squeeze the technology sector. So far this has not led to wide-scale job cuts, but a slowing demand for computers and other electronics may already be weighing on some payrolls.
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Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone?
NEW YORK - A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democracy."
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Senator urges DOJ to monitor Google, Yahoo deal
WASHINGTON - A key senator is urging the Justice Department to keep up its investigation into the antitrust implications of the Internet advertising partnership that Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch this month.
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New Sony Reader has light, note-taking stylus
NEW YORK - Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader.
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International (top)
Europe governments strive to avoid bank meltdown
LONDON - European governments struggled to find a coordinated response to the crisis sweeping financial markets Monday, as countries one after the other announced sweeping deposit guarantees on their own to try and shore up their banks. Stock markets plunged.
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Lawmaker's home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said.
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Taliban, Afghan officials met in Saudi Arabia
KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban representatives met with Afghan government officials last month in Saudi Arabia, a former high-level Taliban ambassador said Monday, but he denied the meeting could be construed as peace talks.
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3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.
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Iraqi women fear going public as candidates
BAGHDAD - The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years _ until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party.
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30 die after 2 strong earthquakes hit Tibet
BEIJING - A pair of strong earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and causing hundreds of houses to collapse, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Rescuers rushed to the scene to try to save an unknown number of people buried under rubble.
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China detains 6 more suspects in milk scandal
BEIJING - China pledged to improve food safety after authorities detained six more people in the country's contaminated milk scandal as the government increases efforts to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.
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Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, emergency officials said Monday.
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Politics (top)
Palin criticizes Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include his relationship with an incendiary former pastor as well as his ties to 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers.
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Old events fuel new campaign attacks
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The McCain and Obama presidential campaigns traded accusations of mudslinging Monday in the wake of new ads dredging up infamous events from 20, 30, even 40 years ago.
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Analysis: Palin's words may backfire on McCain
WASHINGTON - By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign.
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Quotes from Palin on Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has continued but toned down her criticism Barack Obama's association with 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers and questioned the Democratic presidential candidates' relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an incendiary former pastor. GOP presidential contender John McCain has previously condemned the North Carolina Republican Party in April for an ad that featured Wright. Here are the Republicans' remarks on the subjects:
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Campaigns woo new Hispanic citizens as key bloc
MIAMI - On a muggy afternoon, more than 3,000 immigrants, most of them Hispanic, wave flags, cheer and weep as they swear to protect and defend the United States of America as its newest citizens.
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINES
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7 Palin aides to testify in abuse-of-power probe
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Seven aides to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.
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Palin defends terrorist comment against Obama
OMAHA, Neb. - Sarah Palin defended her claim that Barack Obama "pals around with terrorists," saying the Democratic presidential nominee's association with a 1960s radical is an issue that is "fair to talk about."
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GOP to file fundraising complaint against Obama
WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee plans to file a fundraising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign Monday, alleging it has accepted donations that exceed federal limits as well as illegal contributions from foreigners.
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Biden cancels events after mother-in-law's death
WASHINGTON - Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden has canceled his campaign appearances Monday and Tuesday after the death of his mother-in-law Sunday.
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Religion (top)
Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach.
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Pa. Episcopal diocese OKs split over Bible, gays
MONROEVILLE, Pa. - Clergy and lay members of the theologically conservative Pittsburgh diocese voted overwhelmingly Saturday to break from the liberal Episcopal Church, with which it differs on issues ranging from homosexuality to biblical teachings on salvation.
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Episcopalians meet in Pa. to apologize for slavery
PHILADELPHIA - Episcopal leaders gathered in Philadelphia expect to formally apologize Saturday for their ancestors' slave ownership _ and to discuss the "white privilege" they say endures.
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Religion news in brief
AUSTIN, Texas - Four State Board of Education members are promoting a public school Bible curriculum that has been criticized as favoring conservative Protestant views and has already landed some districts in court.
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Religion today
RALEIGH, N.C. - Within the nation's largest Protestant denomination, a woman may not lead a church or a home. But prominent Southern Baptists see nothing wrong with Sarah Palin serving as vice president _ or perhaps even commander-in-chief someday.
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Science (top)
Scientists: 1 in 4 mammals faces extinction
WASHINGTON - Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.
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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
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Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
SALT LAKE CITY - Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxury you can afford.
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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
GREEN SWAMP PRESERVE, N.C. - Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot.
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Elderly turtle pair fails to produce offspring
SUZHOU, China - She's around 80 years old. He's 100. Breathless scientists watched as the world's most endangered turtles successfully mated.
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Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.
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Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike
GILCHRIST, Texas - One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent.
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Strippers, armadillos inspire Ig Nobel winners
BOSTON - Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the test. In the lab, that is.
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Researchers find that tuna swim across Atlantic
WASHINGTON - Bluefin tuna from both sides of the Atlantic get together as juveniles, a discovery that could affect how the tuna fishery is managed. While North American and Mediterranean bluefin return home to spawn, a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science reveals that as youngsters the fish travel long distances to intermix.
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Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II.
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Sports (top)
Phillies power into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers
MILWAUKEE - With plenty of power to go with their improved pitching, the Philadelphia Phillies are ready for anything in the NL championship series. Bring on the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I like our chances," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Sunday after Philadelphia clinched its first trip to the NLCS since 1993 with a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Napoli helps Angels beat Red Sox 5-4, avoid sweep
BOSTON - After 11 consecutive losses and two straight playoff sweeps, the Los Angeles Angels had grown tired of being a bump in Boston's road to the World Series.
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White Sox beat Rays, close playoff deficit to 2-1
CHICAGO - Thanks to John Danks and the White Sox, Chicago still has one team standing. Danks pitched another big game to save the season and well-traveled DeWayne Wise delivered a two-run double as the White Sox beat Tampa Bay 5-3 Sunday, trimming the Rays' lead in their AL playoff series to 2-1.
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Single wing helps surprising Dolphins stun Bolts
MIAMI - The Miami Dolphins are winning the old-fashioned way. The single wing helped build a lead, and a goal-line stand preserved it.
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Portis' 145 yards rushing leads 'Skins past Eagles
PHILADELPHIA - Another road win against a division opponent has the Washington Redskins in perfect position to make a run at the NFC East. Clinton Portis ran for 145 yards and one touchdown, wide receiver Antwaan Randle El threw a TD pass and the Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-17 on Sunday.
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Titans use late score, big defense to beat Ravens
BALTIMORE - The Tennessee Titans are still unbeaten, thanks to a late touchdown drive and a defense that outperformed the top-ranked unit in the league.
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Texans QB Rosenfels' miscues lead to loss to Colts
HOUSTON - Peyton Manning turned a colossal collapse by the Houston Texans into a stunning victory for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts scored 21 points in a late span of 2:10 _ two touchdowns thanks to fumbles by Sage Rosenfels _ then intercepted Rosenfels' last-ditch comeback attempt for a 31-27 win Sunday.
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Stewart wins Talladega to end winless streak at 43
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Tony Stewart was the first driver convicted of dipping below NASCAR's out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at Daytona that he's carried with him the last seven years.
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Hamlin released from hospital day after hard wreck
TALLADEGA, Ala. - Denny Hamlin was released from a hospital Monday, a day after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Strange (top)
Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin
ELK GROVE, Calif. - That's a lot of pumpkin seeds. A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.
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'Smoot' measurement reaches new heights at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The father of a measurement known as the "Smoot" returned Saturday to be honored at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the school where he and his fraternity brothers invented it 50 years ago.
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GOP, Democrats battle in Pa. over voter dress code
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Sue Nace thought election volunteers were joking when they told her she would have to remove her T-shirt to vote in the presidential primary last spring.
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Chinese wins tightrope contest across Seoul river
SEOUL, South Korea - A professional tightrope walker from China zipped along a wire strung across the Han River in just under 11 minutes to win Seoul's second international high-wire championship, which concluded Saturday.
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Big fossil found in Ike-ravaged home's front yard
CAPLEN, Texas - A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike has found a football-size fossil tooth in the debris.
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9 from Roswell, NM, claim $200M Powerball jackpot
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Roswell, N.M., is usually more associated with little green men than with greenbacks.
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Naked lunch promo dropped to placate town board
GREENVILLE, Maine - There's no such thing as a free lunch anymore for Black Frog Restaurant patrons nervy enough to run down a dock and plunge naked into Moosehead Lake.
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Chinese pandas fed chicken soup for health
BEIJING - Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul _ even pandas.
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Good grief! Gigantic gourd goes missing in Mich.
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A massive pumpkin has gone missing from a front yard of a home in suburban Flint, Mich. _ and its owner suspects some mighty strong thieves.
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What a show: Cigarette sets off fireworks in car
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - A Rhode Island man faces charges after the cigarette he was smoking inside a car apparently ignited fireworks.
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Today-in-history (top)
Today in History - Oct. 6
Today is Monday, Oct. 6, the 280th day of 2008. There are 86 days left in the year.
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Us (top)
Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested
WILLIAMS, Calif. - The driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
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OJ Simpson jury says witness testimony not trusted
LAS VEGAS - Jurors who found O.J. Simpson guilty in his armed robbery trial say secret audio tapes and surveillance video swayed them more than witness accounts.
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AP Exclusive: FBI file details Knievel's dark side
MIAMI - Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law _ the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.
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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
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Americans eye bailout, and continue cutting back
Relief on Wall Street over the hard-won passage of a $700 billion bailout package for the financial system apparently hasn't yet trickled down to the pubs, storefronts, car lots and malls of Main Street.
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RI schools required to teach about dating violence
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Ann Burke saw signs of trouble with her daughter's boyfriend.
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Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
SALT LAKE CITY - Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxury you can afford.
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Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach.
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Contest pairs horse trainers with wild mustangs
DOUGLAS, Wyo. - As a Johnny Cash tune played over the loudspeakers, horse trainer Gary Main Jr. coaxed Victory through a display of discipline and skill inside the Wyoming State Fair arena.
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Fossett plane recovery might not resume this year
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. - California officials say recovery efforts around the site of adventurer Steve Fossett's downed plane might not resume until summer.
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Washington (top)
Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
WASHINGTON - Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a federal rescue, Congress was told Monday.
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Bush: Financial rescue plan will take some time
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - As global markets plunged, President Bush on Monday said "it's going to take awhile" for the government's $700 billion financial rescue plan to bolster the troubled U.S. economy.
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Jury hears audio of Stevens fretting about inquiry
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Stevens told wealthy businessman Bill Allen they needed to stick together and "really lay low" to beat an FBI investigation into their cozy relationship, according to audiotapes played Monday at the senator's corruption trial.
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Supreme Court rejects jury Bible case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a murder case in which a jury foreman read passages of the Bible to hold-out jurors who subsequently voted to impose the death penalty.
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Top court stays out of DVR patent fight
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders.
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Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
WASHINGTON - Three days after providing a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street, Congress is holding its first hearing into what caused the nation's financial markets to collapse last month.
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Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday with denials expected in hundreds of appeals and arguments over limits on lawsuits against tobacco companies.
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McCain, Obama campaigns trade barbs
WASHINGTON - Officials with the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama are trading fresh accusations of mudslinging a month before voters choose George Bush's successor.
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US defense chief meets NATO amid Russia tension
WASHINGTON - U.S. and NATO allies will embrace fledgling Eastern European nations during international meetings this week, in a what will be seen as a sharp message to Russia that further aggression in the region will not be tolerated.
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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
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