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Five men's basketball games are slated for Sunday, including USA vs. France

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How are you celebrating the Olympics? Share your excitement and moments with CNN iReport. London (CNN) -- The world's best female gymnasts vault into Olympic competition Sunday as five men's basketball games -- including the United States vs.
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Fund-Raiser for Romney in Israel Bars Media

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JERUSALEM - Mitt Romney's high-dollar breakfast with donors at the King David Hotel here on Monday morning will be closed to the news media, his campaign decided Saturday, a change from the norm for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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France Says Security Council Must Act Now on Syria

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France's president has called on Russia and China to consider the chaos he says will ensue if the UN Security Council is unable to act on Syria soon.
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Olympic viewing: NBC sets record with opening ceremony ratings

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NEW YORK - A look at media coverage of the London Olympics: An opening ceremony from the mother country with a Beatle, a queen and Mr. Bean proved irresistible for viewers in the United States, with a record-setting 40.7 million people watching NBC's ...
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London Olympics: Five things to watch in Team USA-France basketball matchup

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Below are five things to watch when Team USA faces France in the opening round of the 2012 London Olympics, beginning Sunday at 6:30 am PDT.
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Ebola Fever Claims 14 Lives In Uganda

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(RTTNews) - Uganda confirmed on Saturday that the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever has taken the lives of fourteen people. This was revealed in a statement by the Ugandan Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization.
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Russia dismisses EU sanctions on Syria

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Russia will not participate in the European Union (EU) sanctions against Syria and will not allow the inspection of ships sailing under its flag, an official said.
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Afghan truckers a forgotten front in a war growing deadlier by the day

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By Rob Taylor and Hamid Shalizi | KHOSH GOMBAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - In the cabins of their "jingle" trucks flamboyant with tinsel baubles and painted tiger patterns as they move NATO's war supplies, Habibullah thinks he and other drivers are ...
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As Assad teeters, Israel prepares for battle to secure chemical weapons

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HAIFA, Israel - As Syria's regime teeters on the brink of collapse, Israeli soldiers and civilians alike are preparing for possible military action to make sure Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons don't fall into the hands of terrorist groups.
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Mexico slams "imposition" of consensus rule on UN arms treaty negotiations

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The Mexican government criticized Saturday the inconclusive results of the UN diplomatic conference seeking to pass an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), and deplored "the imposition of the consensus rule" as a condition for reaching an agreement.
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Theater victims laid to rest in Colo., Ohio, Texas

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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A man who saved his girlfriend's life at the Colorado movie shooting was remembered for his selfless sacrifice Saturday, while an aspiring sportscaster was praised for her boundless energy and an Air Force reservist as a good ...
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DA: Mass. Dad Shoots 2 Kids, 1 Fatally, Kills...

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A man who had recently separated from his wife shot his two children, killing his 7-year-old daughter, before committing suicide, prosecutors said.
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Authorities find missing Ark. girl alive in Tenn.

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By By JEANNIE NUSS - 1 minute ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Police found an Arkansas girl alive in Tennessee late Saturday, along with the man suspected of abducting her and killing his parents, authorities said.
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Friend: Man held in shooting plot gentle

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Neil E. Prescott was taken into custody early Friday at his apartment in Maryland. Cochran, a friend of Prescott, says the Maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace is a "gentle giant" who collected weapons and had expressed ...
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Shays: It's economic growth, stupid!

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By the time I was in sixth grade, my three brothers were either off to college or graduated. As I lived my new life as an only child, my brothers told my parents I was "spoiled" because I lived better than they had at my age.
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Facebook Is Said to Work With HTC on Mobile Phone for Mid-2013

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Play Will Mark Zuckerberg Be on Facebook's Call Tonight? Facebook Inc. (FB), owner of the largest social network, is working with HTC Corp.
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Tax cuts: Obama, Hatch trade barbs

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Tax cuts were subject of Obama's Saturday radio address, where he urged GOP to extend Bush-era tax cuts for all but the wealthy.
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Pawlenty Shows Fiery, Family Friendly Sides

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On a day when Mitt Romney surrogates and vice presidential contenders were spread out all over the country, Tim Pawlenty showed two very different sides of himself as a possible running mate.
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Dem gun reformers give Obama a pass as they push tougher laws

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By Mike Lillis - 07/28/12 06:00 AM ET Democratic gun reformers are giving President Obama a pass as they push support for tougher gun laws.
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Apple Officials Said to Consider Stake in Twitter

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Apple, which has stumbled in its efforts to get into social media, has talked with Twitter in recent months about making a strategic investment in it, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD: 120K Downloads, Lukewarm Reviews

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By David Murphy There was always a particular thrill about the Tony Hawk series of skateboard games: Not only could you bust out all sorts of crazy tricks that you never had any chance of accomplishing in real life, but the penalty for missing ...
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New Apple ads make Mac owners look inept, foolish

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Attempting to promote the helpfulness of the average Apple genius, the computer company has launched three new commercials that make the average Apple customer look fairly silly.
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White Sox add depth with trade for Liriano

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By Scott Merkin / MLB.com | 07/29/12 12:57 AM ET ARLINGTON -- White Sox general manager Ken Williams' cellphone finally ran out of minutes late Saturday night, as he joked via email, but not before he added another potential frontline starter to his ...
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Penn State recruits meet with coach

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By Jared Shanker | RecruitingNation Christian Hackenberg, the top-ranked pocket-passer quarterback in the ESPN 150, reiterated his commitment to Penn State on Saturday after speaking with Nittany Lions head coach Bill O'Brien -- as did several other ...
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Ike Davis hits 3 homers but skidding Mets lose for 14th time in 16 games, 6-3 ...

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PHOENIX - Ike Davis hit three home runs only minutes from home and still couldn't truly enjoy it. Ian Kennedy pitched into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame Davis' power show in a 6-3 win over the skidding New York Mets on ...
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Pirates hand Astros club-record 12th loss in row

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AP HOUSTON -- Wandy Rodriguez was happy when his Pittsburgh debut was over, especially since it came against his former team. Rodriguez pitched six innings, Rod Barajas hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth and the Pirates rallied past Houston 4-3 on ...
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What's It Like to Be an Astronaut: Amazing Video of the View From ...

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By Pablo Pereira - email Assembled from photographic sequences captured last April and May, the video shows Earth from an orbital perspective from the ISS.
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Pop music too loud and all sounds the same - official

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| LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Comforting news for anyone over the age of 35, scientists have worked out that modern pop music really is louder and does all sound the same.
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Shift work link to 'increased risk of heart problems'

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Shift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers, research suggests. An analysis of studies involving more than 2m workers in the British Medical Journal said shift work can disrupt the body clock and have an ...
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Organ recipients show off new health at Transplant Games

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Born with cystic fibrosis, Ronda Passon struggled with sickness her whole life, spending three to four hours daily on treatments to clear her airways.

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