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Obama Open to Debt-Cap Deal

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President Barack Obama signaled his willingness Wednesday to accept a short-term increase in the debt ceiling if congressional leaders reach agreement on a major deficit-reduction plan before Aug.
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Nearly two dozen dead as US heat wave moves east

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CHICAGO, July 20 (Reuters) - A searing heat wave in the central and southern United States has killed at least 22 people this week, and forecasters on Wednesday said the heat was moving east and could last for weeks.

Yosemite waterfall deaths: Witness watched in horror as three were swept away

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An eyewitness who saw three Yosemite hikers get swept away at Vernal Falls said the trio was warned to get away from the raging waterfall.

Apple Killing Off More Boxed Software From Stores

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Apple today released OS X Lion to the masses, but only allowed customers to download the major OS revamp via the Mac App Store—no boxed versions were offered in Apple retail stores.

Lamenting Borders' Death at 'Store No. 1'

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The fall of the nation's second-largest bookstore chain surprised few inside Store No. 1. That's what Borders Group Inc. called its 42000-square-foot flagship outpost on the corner of Maynard and Liberty streets ...

Player reps discussing whether to recommend proposed deal

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Susan Walsh/AP - Derrick Mason of the Baltimore Ravens, center, and other player representatives arrive at the NFL Players Association offices in Washington on Wednesday.

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Rupert Murdoch rejects blame for hacking scandal

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Rupert Murdoch told British lawmakers on Tuesday he was not responsible for a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global empire, in a dramatic hearing interrupted when a protester tried to attack the media baron ...

Food Crisis in Somalia Is a Famine, UN Says

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Farhiya, center, with her seven-year-old sister Suladan, followed their mother and brothers at the Dolo Ado refugee camp near the Ethiopia-Somalia border.

Twitter plays role in Rupert Murdoch pie incident

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A man who claims he slapped foam-in-the-face of Rupert Murdoch first sent out a tweet announcing his intentions. BY LUISA YANEZ Minutes before he slapped a pie plate of foam into the face of Rupert Murdoch as the media mogul testified in the London ...

Serbia arrests last war crimes fugitive

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Goran Hadzic, the last fugitive being sought by the UN war crimes tribunal on the Balkans, was arrested Wednesday in Serbia. (July 20) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments ...

Bachmann given good bill of health from Congress' physician

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In response to reports about the presidential candidate's migraines, the Minnesota congresswoman releases a letter by Dr. Brian P. Monahan stating she is able to control the headaches and avoid the triggers.

Clay Waller talks on camera for the first time

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Vandalized, threatened, and shot with a pellet gun. Clay Waller says he has experienced it all. Waller is the last person to see his estranged wife Jacque who vanished June 1, 2011.

Merkel, Sarkozy Reach Position on Greek Debt

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July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Blain, head of the Special Situations Group at Newedge Group, talks about the risk of contagion from the European sovereign debt crisis.

Banks' Cost-Cut Efforts Aim to Juice Profits

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From closing lackluster branches to moving employees to cheaper cities, US banks and securities firms are intensifying efforts to cut costs as the sluggish economy, weak loan demand and new regulations eat into ...

Boeing Averts 'Heart-Attack' Order Loss as Airbus Breaks Grip on American

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Boeing Co. (BA) is taking a page from Airbus SAS's playbook seven months after the European aircraft maker began reaping record sales by upgrading its workhorse jet.

IPhone Powers Apple Sales

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Apple sold 20.3 million iPhones and 9.3 million iPads in its latest quarter, more than double a year ago. Apple Inc. steamrolled through growing competition from smartphones and tablets running on Google Inc.'s ...

Lenovo Unveils 3 New Tablets

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BEIJING—Chinese computer-maker Lenovo Group Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled three tablet devices it will sell globally, expanding its tablet push beyond China and intensifying competition in a device category led by Apple Inc.'s iPad.

Mock T-Mobile Commercials Poke Fun At AT&T Deal

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The AT&T and T-Mobile deal heated up again today as Senator Herb Kohl issued a statement in strong opposition of the merger that was then promptly followed by a response from AT&T.

Justin Timberlake 'Stoked' For His First Comic-Con

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'Do you want to borrow my Sailor Moon costume?' 'Friends With Benefits' co-star Mila Kunis offers. By Kara Warner (@karawarner) Although the official kickoff of San Diego Comic-Con is still a day away, everyone heading down to the highly anticipated, ...

Wendi Deng: What to Know About Rupert Murdoch's Wife

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Wendi Deng became an Internet sensation with the video of her leaping to husband Rupert Murdoch's defense by smacking a protestor who threw a shaving-cream pie at the media mogul during a hearing.

'I am happy!' J.Lo tells crowd during show

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Despite recently announcing her split from husband Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez told a crowd that she's happy. Just four days after announcing the end of her 7-year marriage to Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez proved she's still a superstar - and a ...

After Steve Williams, who's next for Tiger?

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Tiger Woods has fired caddie Steve Williams, who was on his bag for 13 major titles, 63 PGA Tour wins, the remarkable 2000 season, the Tiger Slam, the riveting playoff victory over Rocco Mediate at the 2008 US Open.

Reyes, Beltran return, help Gee, Mets beat Cardinals 4-2

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By AP, NEW YORK - Jose Reyes had Citi Field buzzing from the moment he stepped out of the dugout right up until he quashed a rally in the eighth inning with his glove.

The Most Unforgettable Space Shuttle Pictures

National Geographic -
Sitting on a rolling platform, the space shuttleChallenger emerges from the mist at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it heads toward the launch pad, just visible in the distance, in November 1982.

Despite Downgrade, Pluto Adds to Entourage

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Pluto might not be a planet anymore, according to the definition of planethood adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, but the icy little orb on the edge of the solar system still has a lot going on.

Top 8 Calorie-Heavy Menu Items

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How many calories does The Cheesecake Factory's Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake have? Try 1540 per slice. (The Cheesecake Factory) Life seems to be tough for dieters eating out these days.

Detecting Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms occur

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Some signs of Alzheimer's disease appear in cerebrospinal fluid 10 or 20 years before symptoms of the disease appear in families with an inherited form of the disease, a finding that may help provide early diagnosis in those with sporadic forms of the ...

Should health insurance plans cover birth control?

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Linda Rosenstock (elected to the Institute of Medicine [IOM] in 1995) is dean of the School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Aspirin Holiday Is a Bad Idea

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Explain that a case-control study found that patients taking low-dose aspirin for secondary prevention who had recently discontinued the drug had a higher risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction than ...

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