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Bolt, Blake take to track as Phelps leaves pool

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By Rob Woollard | AFP - 1 hour 1 minute ago American swimming icon Michael Phelps will bring the curtain down on his glittering Olympic career Saturday as attention turns to track and field and the most eagerly anticipated 100m in history.
Phelps looks to close career with 18th gold medal
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Pistorius Advances to 400-Meter Semifinals

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LONDON - Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner from South Africa whose athletic achievements have stirred an international debate over the distinction between disabled and able-bodied athletes, made Olympic history on Saturday morning when he ...
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Rebels: Iranian combatants in Syria to aid Assad

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Over the past week more than 3000 Iranian snipers have arrived in Syria to aid the forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, Al-Arabiya reported, citing a leader of one of the rebel groups operating in the civil war-torn country.
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Obama, Romney Each Read Jobs Numbers Differently

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by Scott Horsley Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Saturday will be available at approx. 12:00 pm ET A job recruiter, left, talks with an unemployed man, at a job fair in San Jose, Calif.
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UN to send food aid to flood-hit North Korea

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| SEOUL (Reuters) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said it will send a first batch of emergency food aid to impoverished North Korea, where a series of deluges and a typhoon have left hundreds of people dead or missing.

Vertical Skydiving World Record Broken In Illinois

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by AP OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, nearly 140 skydivers shattered the vertical skydiving world record as they flew heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in northern Illinois.
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Russia: Protests at Pussy Riot trial

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“Freedom for Pussy Riot!” they cried. But three demonstrators were detained for a colourful show of support for the all-female punk band appearing at the Moscow courthouse opposite.
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Belarus: Teddy bear drop claims Swedish victim

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Sweden's ambassador to Belarus was in for a big surprise - but it wasn't a teddy bear's picnic. In the wake of a pro-democracy teddy drop from a Swedish plane in Belarussian airspace, Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt claimed Belarus had expelled ...
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Clinton in Kenya to Press Democracy

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Kenya to press the country's leaders on the importance of democratic elections.

Tropical depression forms in far eastern Atlantic

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MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center reported late Friday that the storm was 240 miles (386 kilometers) west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and ...

Wind-whipped Oklahoma wildfires destroy homes

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NOBLE, Okla. (AP) - The gusty, southerly winds that whipped wildfires through rural woodlands north and south of Oklahoma City started to die down early Saturday, but not before burning dozens of homes.
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'Hopeful' and a 'hammer blow': Jobs reaction

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The following are some of the reactions by economists and politicians to data showing the US created 163000 nonfarm jobs in July and that the unemployment rate edged up to 8.3%.
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Financial stocks rally; Knight Capital rebounds

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Financial stocks rallied on Friday, tracking gains in the broader stock market after better-than-expected US jobs data.
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AAA: Gas Prices May Not Retreat Until After Labor Day

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By Beth Lawton Your trip to the beach this month may cost more than earlier this summer, as fuel prices creep up across Northern Virginia.
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Clint Eastwood endorses Mitt Romney

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STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) - Clint Eastwood just made Mitt Romney's day. The Oscar-winning director and longtime movie star says he's endorsing the Republican presidential candidate.
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Porn star Jenna Jameson endorses Mitt Romney

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - Porn star Jenna Jameson chose a familiar stage to make her endorsement for the 2012 presidential election Thursday night.
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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy Note on August 29 - Technology News

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A model poses with a Galaxy Note of Samsung Electronics during a local launch event for Samsung's mobile devices at the company's headquarters in Seoul.
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Microsoft confirms dumping 'Metro' brand from Windows 8

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By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft will walk away from the "Metro" tag it's been using for over a year to describe the new environment and apps in both Windows 8 and Windows RT, the company confirmed Friday.
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Movie Review: 'Total Recall' has Action and Thrills, but Falls Short

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Remake of the 1990 cult classic has plenty of action and thrills, but ultimately falls short and comes out tedious and forgettable.
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Janet Jackson keeps up fight for Michael Jackson's estate despite 'relentless ...

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Janet Jackson isn't backing down. A lawyer for the "Control" singer said late Friday that she'll "press forward" with her battle against the executors of Michael Jackson's lucrative estate - even though the negative publicity has been "relentless.
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Lollapalooza Day 1: Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Passion Pit's black thoughts

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Here's the rundown for Friday, Day 1 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, as brought to you by yours truly (GK) and my colleague Bob Gendron (BG): 11:45 am: Are they expecting the Normandy invasion?
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Nick Zaccardi: Daily Olympic Briefing: Aug. 4

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Usain Bolt's London debut, Michael Phelps' Olympic finale headline Day 8 of the 2012 Olympics in London. If Michael Phelps wins a sixth London medal in his Olympic finale tonight, he'll have the most medals of any athlete at these Games.
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Olympics-Boxing-India to appeal against overturned decision

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| NEW DELHI Aug 4 (Reuters) - India will appeal against the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) decision to overturn a result that cost welterweight boxer Vikas Krishan a quarter-final spot at the London Olympics, chef de mission PKM Raja said on ...
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Jeter tops in Olympic women's 100 heats

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London -- Well, that sure was fast. Expectations that the London Olympics track meet would be filled with good times were quickly confirmed on Day 1, with seven sprinters running women's 100-meter heats in 11 seconds or better Friday night, ...
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Paternos seek to appeal Penn State's penalties

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Joe Paterno's family said Friday it plans to appeal the sanctions imposed by the NCAA against Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
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Mars landing no easy task

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AP and New York Times NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover is headed for a two-year, $2.5 billion mission to study whether Mars ever had the elements needed for microbial life.
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NASA contracts benefit North Las Vegas outfit

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By Jennifer Robison NASA on Friday announced that it will give three aerospace companies more than $1.1 billion to build small spacecraft to take astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Pigs under scrutiny at Midwest state fairs after flu outbreak

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By Allen Bernard | COLUMBUS, Ohio Aug 3 (Reuters) - People flocking to agricultural fairs across the United States were warned on Friday to be cautious around pigs after reports this week of nearly a dozen swine flu cases linked to attendance at fairs ...
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Lab Notes: Alzheimer's Bad Guy, MS Hero?

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By MedPage Today Staff Beta amyloid protein, believed by many to cause Alzheimer's disease, halted nerve damage in animal models of multiple sclerosis.

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