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Baseball world follows World Cup sagaMLB.com - - 23 minutes ago Time ran out on the US team Saturday at the World Cup, and about a dozen Indians players and coaches watched a visitor's clubhouse TV in Cincinnati as Ghana won, 2-1 in extra time. G8 Urges More Work on Global Economy, Criticizes Iran, North KoreaVoice of America - - 1 hour ago World leaders in the Group of Eight (G8) have concluded their summit in Canada with a communique saying the global economy is at an important crossroads, with the world still at the beginning of a fragile recovery from economic crisis. Obama blasts N Korea over warship BBC News Some oil spill events on Saturday, June 26, 2010The Associated Press - 18 minutes ago A summary of events Saturday, June 26, Day 67 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. BP Oil Recovery Improves, Tropical Storm Raises Concerns Wall Street Journal Tropical Storm Alex no threat yet to BP oil spill efforts MiamiHerald.com |
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THE US military's top officer has assured Afghan president Hamid Karzai that the new Nato commander will pursue the same war strategy as General Stanley McChrystal, ousted over criticism published in Rolling Stone magazine.
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Voice of America - - 31 minutes ago
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Voice of America - 26 minutes ago
Photo: AP Kyrgyzstan holds a referendum on a new constitution Sunday amid fears the vote could spark renewed clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the country's south.
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Baltimore Sun (blog) - - 15 minutes ago
If Stanley McChrystal has any kind of mordant humor, surely the song playing in his head these days is that old tune by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, the one about "the thrill that'll get-cha when you get your ...
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RAW DATA: Dick Cheney's Health Issues
FOXNews - 21 hours ago
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Moratorium Won't Reduce Drilling Risks
New York Times - - 22 hours ago
“This case asks whether the federal government's imposition of a general moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico was imposed contrary to law.
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Geithner Says G-20 Needs Focus on Domestic Demand Not Deficits
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
June 26 (Bloomberg) -- US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged Group of 20 leaders at a summit this weekend in Canada to commit to policies that ensure the global economic recovery won't be derailed.
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Lawmakers guide Dodd-Frank bill for Wall Street reform into homestretch
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
House and Senate lawmakers agreed on the terms of a financial overhaul bill early Friday after a 20-hour work session, ending weeks of delay and debate.
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Reuters - - 2 hours ago
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Rumor: Firmware Update to Alleviate iPhone "Death Grip"
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Is a fix on the way for Apple's famed "death grip?" Electronista is reporting that a software update for the iPhone's baseband might be in the works to help alleviate users' connection difficulties.
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'Magnified' lunar eclipse in North America finishes
BBC News - 8 hours ago
A partial lunar eclipse which was unusually magnified to viewers in North America has now ended. The eclipse began at 1017 GMT, when the Moon entered the shadow of Earth, and lasted around three hours.
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National HIV testing day on June 27 is an important date no one should miss. This disease is carried by twenty percent of the population and they have no idea they have it.
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The Runaway General
Rolling Stone - - Jun 22, 2010
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A Colossal Fracking Mess
Vanity Fair - - Jun 21, 2010
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ASCAP Assails Free Culture, Digital Rights Groups
Wired News - - 22 hours ago
The association representing 380000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and others associated with the music industry has begun a fund-raising campaign to stifle groups that support free culture and digital rights.
Korean War: After 60 Years, the Hostilities Rage On
TIME - - Jun 25, 2010
Bound for endless war US marines on Hungnam Beach, 1950. Sixty yearslater, the US still maintains a huge troop presence in South Korea South Korean Suh Se Jun has seen her two younger siblings just once in the past ...
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CBS News - - Jun 21, 2010
(CBS) A South African doctor has created a female condom that puts teeth in the fight against rape. The anti-rape condom, called "Rape-aXe," features rows of jagged hooks designed to attach to a man's penis during penetration.