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Yahoo profit down, outlook intact; CEO set to stay - 23, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's net profit fell 19 percent but investors took heart that it did not change its outlook despite a weakening U.S. economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp's failed takeover bid.
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Art shock troops mock Russian establishment - 23, Jul 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Carrying bags of stolen groceries, Oleg Vorotnikov takes out the batteries of his mobile phone before entering the secret headquarters of his underground art collective on the outskirts of Moscow.
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China arrests dissident in pre-Olympics crackdown - 23, Jul 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested a prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms, a rights group said, as the country steps up a pre-Olympic crackdown on dissent to ensure the Games go smoothly.
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Thrifty U.S. shoppers could bruise gadget maker profits - 23, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fears that belt-tightening U.S. consumers will bruise third-quarter earnings for makers of MP3 players, cell phones and other gadgets, pummeled the stocks of consumer electronics companies like Apple Inc and SanDisk Corp on Tue
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Crowd-sourcing the e-car - 23, Jul 2008
"eCars - Now!" is a Finnish Internet community seeking to apply the collective approach taken by online collaborators like the authors of Wikipedia to start converting used petrol-fuelled cars to electric ones, with the first roll-out due this year.
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Busy start heralds bruising Atlantic hurricane season - 23, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is already a month ahead of schedule, portending a rough year for tropical storms for the United States, Caribbean and Central America although most likely not a repeat of the devastating 2005 season.
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Germans find Olympic course where Nero raced chariot - 23, Jul 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels.
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Day care babies gain more weight: study - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants cared for by someone other than mom or dad are more apt to be exposed to "unfavorable" feeding practices and to gain more weight during their first year of life, a new study shows, which could contribute to childhood we
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Hollywood's Walk of Fame gets makeover, new "star" - 23, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of stars on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame" are to undergo a much-needed $4.2 million makeover to repair cracks and holes ahead of the 50th anniversary of the beloved tourist attraction.
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George Michael's tip for Obama -- run with Clinton - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British pop star George Michael has a tip for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama -- team up with former rival Hillary Clinton.
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Christian Bale denies family's assault allegation - 23, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Christian Bale, star of the Batman blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight" on Tuesday denied allegations of assault made by his mother and sister after he was questioned by London police.
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Disney names new hosts to replace Ebert and Roeper - 23, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after influential critic Roger Ebert quit the film-review show he co-created three decades ago, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday named two new hosts and unveiled a new format for the nationally syndicated program.
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League hopes to raise profile with Classic at Wrigley - 23, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League is hoping its second Winter Classic outdoor game, scheduled to be played at revered baseball park Wrigley Field on January 1 next year, will help raise the sport's profile.
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Menchov loses ground as Dessel takes stage - 23, Jul 2008
JAUSIERS, France (Reuters) - Russian Denis Menchov's hopes of winning the Tour de France suffered a blow when he lost ground in the 16th stage, a 157-km mountain ride won by Frenchman Cyril Dessel on Tuesday.
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Calzaghe postpones Jones fight after hand injury - 23, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Joe Calzaghe's planned light-heavyweight fight against Roy Jones Jr of the United States in New York in September was postponed on Tuesday after the Welshman injured his right hand in training.
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Rice in Singapore for N.Korea talks - 23, Jul 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Singapore on Tuesday for six-party talks over North Korea's weapons program that China said would push forward the process of denuclearization.
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Zimbabwe crisis talks starts in South Africa - 23, Jul 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition MDC began negotiations on Tuesday in neighboring South Africa on a power-sharing deal that could end the country's political crisis, diplomatic sources said.
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Andy Roddick opens hardcourt campaign with battling win - 23, Jul 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - American Andy Roddick launched his hardcourt campaign on Tuesday with a battling 6-1 6-7 6-3 second round win over Nicolas Mahut in the Toronto Masters.
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Bulldozer in Jerusalem rampage before Obama visit - 23, Jul 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into vehicles on a Jerusalem street on Tuesday before a visit by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who condemned the attack and pledged to push for a peace deal.
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Indian government wins confidence vote - 23, Jul 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, ensuring the survival of the ruling coalition and a civilian nuclear deal with the United States.
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U.S. offers farm subsidy cut, is asked for more - 23, Jul 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States sought to kickstart efforts to rescue a global trade deal on Tuesday by offering to cut a ceiling on its contested farm subsidies, but leading developing countries said it was not enough.
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Obama says committed to Iraq withdrawal timetable - 23, Jul 2008
AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday he was committed to a 16-month timetable for a U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, after a trip in which he met Iraqi leaders and U.S. officials.
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Testimony begins in Guantanamo war crimes trial - 23, Jul 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver was so close to al Qaeda's inner circle he knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the September 11 attacks, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in the first Guantanamo war crim
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Nissan's Ghosn sees no 2009 U.S. auto recovery - 23, Jul 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co does not expect U.S. auto sales to bounce back in 2009 after a sharp decline this year, Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday.
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Huge oil trading loss sinks energy trader SemGroup - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - SemGroup LP declared bankruptcy on Tuesday after $3.2 billion in oil trading losses torpedoed the formerly 12th-largest private U.S. company.
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Bernanke towers as biggest Fed market mover: study - 23, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The financial market impact of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks has soared since the start of 2007 as he telegraphed crucial shifts in monetary policy, a report on Tuesday showed.
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United, US Airways, JetBlue post losses on fuel woes - 23, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three major U.S. airlines reported losses on Tuesday, sapped by soaring fuel costs, but stocks in the sector rose sharply as investors hoped falling crude oil prices signaled relief ahead.
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Stocks rise as oil's drop trumps earnings - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as oil prices slid over $3 a barrel, taking the edge off a raft of disappointing earnings from American Express and others as well as a weak outlook from iPod maker Apple.
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Fannie, Freddie rescue gets big price tag as House vote looms - 23, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Bush administration plan to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional analysts said on Tuesday in a report that fueled debate as Congress took steps to approve a housing market rescue
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WaMu has $3.33 bln loss, says needs no new capital - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc, the largest U.S. savings and loan, posted a $3.33 billion second-quarter loss on Tuesday as souring mortgages forced it to set aside more money for loan losses, but its shares rose after it said it didn't need t
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Wachovia, other U.S. banks post dismal results - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp and Washington Mutual Inc led several large U.S. banks in posting weak second-quarter results on Tuesday, hurt by soaring losses from mortgages and other debt.
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MySpace joins shared identity service OpenID - 23, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace Internet social network will join the OpenID alliance to begin letting its users take their online identity to other sites and social networks without having to register again.
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Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games - 23, Jul 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
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"Brideshead" not worth revisiting - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Brideshead Revisited," the acclaimed 1981 miniseries starring Jeremy Irons, is coming to theaters on Friday courtesy of Miramax and the director of "Becoming Jane."
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Stosur overpowers Peer in Los Angeles opener - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Unseeded Australian Samantha Stosur scored the biggest upset in the opening round of the Los Angeles Classic on Monday, easing to a 6-1 6-1 victory over 12th seeded Israeli Shahar Peer.
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Alternative energy a popular stop in U.S. campaign - 22, Jul 2008
WELLSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - A small green clearing on a hilltop beside the Ohio River doesn't seem like much of campaign stop, but John Baardson knows the scent of alternative energy and undecided voters will lure America's presidential contenders before
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Zimbabwe crisis talks to start in South Africa - 22, Jul 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change will begin negotiations on Tuesday on a power-sharing deal that could end the political crisis, the opposition and diplomatic sources said.
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U.S. military says Iraq troop "surge" has ended - 22, Jul 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq that President George W. Bush ordered last year has ended after the last of five additional combat brigades left the country, a U.S. military spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Foreign ministers meet first time for N.Korea talks - 22, Jul 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Six foreign ministers involved in talks over North Korea's weapons program will meet for the first time in Singapore in a gathering that China said on Tuesday would push forward the process of denuclearization.
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Bulldozer on Jerusalem rampage before Obama visit - 22, Jul 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into vehicles on a busy Jerusalem street on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and wounded 16 people before being shot dead.
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Tropical Storm Dolly strengthens slightly - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly continued to strengthen slightly early Tuesday as it moved over the warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico towards the Texas-Mexico border, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest update.
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Obama visits Iraq's Anbar, former insurgent haven - 22, Jul 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama traveled to Anbar province on Tuesday to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in Iraq.
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U.S. says ready to cut farm aid to $15 billion - 22, Jul 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is ready to cut its ceiling for trade-distorting farm subsidies to $15 billion a year to help unblock talks for a global trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Tuesday.
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Caterpillar profit beats views, ups '08 outlook - 22, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Construction and mining equipment company Caterpillar Inc said on Tuesday quarterly earnings rose a greater-than-expected 34 percent as strong growth in emerging economies offset weakness in North America, Western Europe and Japan.
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Karadzic arrested in Serbia, worked as doctor - 22, Jul 2008
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, indicted for genocide in the Bosnia war, was captured in disguise near Belgrade after 11 years on the run and had been working as a doctor, Serbian officials said on Tuesday.
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Wall Street opens lower on economic worries - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were poised to drop at the open on Tuesday as disappointing outlooks from Apple Inc and Europe's Vodafone fanned fears about a weakening economy and a bank's losses underscored the impact of the housing slump.
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Markets depend on housing recovery: Paulson - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday financial markets will remain under stress until the U.S. housing market's slide ends and called the health of mortgage finance enterprises vital to the recovery of the U.S. economy.
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Vodafone hit by downturn, sparks sector fears - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Vodafone cut its revenue outlook on Tuesday, knocking confidence in the telecoms sector and dragging down shares in European rival Telefonica and supplier Ericsson .
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Wachovia loses $8.86 billion, slashes jobs - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp, the fourth-largest U.S. bank, on Tuesday posted an $8.86 billion second-quarter loss, slashed its dividend and announced the elimination of more than 10,700 jobs after losses tied to mortgages soared.
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Web's Blue Collar Comedy site goes out of business - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Funny or Die, the Will Ferrell-fronted online humor hub, has suffered a death in the family.
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British study links IMF loans to tuberculosis - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Austerity measures attached to International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans may have contributed to a resurgence in tuberculosis in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Florida deal may sound death knell for Big Sugar - 22, Jul 2008
OKEELANTA, Florida (Reuters) - A $1.75 billion land purchase deal Gov. Charlie Crist announced last month to save the Florida Everglades could also mark the beginning of the end for the state's powerful sugar barons.
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Amy Winehouse's husband sentenced to prison term - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The husband of British soul singer Amy Winehouse was ordered to serve about 4 1/2 more months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to attacking a pub owner in 2006 and then trying to cover it up.
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Hong Kong cinema star couple wed in Bhutan: report - 22, Jul 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of Hong Kong's leading entertainment couples, actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau, were married in Bhutan in a Buddhist-inspired ceremony attended by the tiny kingdom's royalty, local media reported on Monday.
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"Dark Knight" fuels bright day for Imax - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Imax has been "this close" to breaking big on the film exhibition scene, well, seemingly forever.
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Federer focused on Olympic gold not grand slam glory - 22, Jul 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer launches his Olympic preparations and his North American hardcourt campaign this week at the Toronto Masters, targeting Beijing gold as his top priority for the remainder of the year.
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Protests, ambush marketing hurt Olympic brand - 22, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Protests against China's policies at home and abroad, as well as marketing techniques used by companies that are not official Olympic sponsors, have made the Beijing games a risky proposition for some sponsors.
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100 meters showdown remains greatest draw - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay, all sub-9.8 second performers, seek sprinting's ultimate validation in a 100 meters showdown that will be the highlight of the athletics program at the Beijing Olympics.
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Jankovic hoping to crown ranking milestone with slam win - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic's childhood ambition of topping the world rankings could be realized with victory at this week's Los Angeles Classic but the injury-prone Serbian would love to embellish the feat with a grand slam win.
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Phelps's record quest dominates pool action - 22, Jul 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Michael Phelps stole the show at the 2004 Olympics by winning eight medals, including six golds, and he has his sights set on an even greater feat in Beijing.
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Beijing showcases water wrestling, Californian bikes - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic swimming returns to its origins in Beijing when the 10-km open water event, a physical event which can resemble wrestling in water, makes its debut.
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Smooth sailing for seeds at Toronto Masters - 22, Jul 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic was the only seeded player to fall on a rain-interrupted opening day of the Toronto Masters on Monday.
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Giants trade Shockey to Saints for draft picks - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Giants have traded tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for the team's second-round and fifth-round draft picks next year, the NFL Network reported on Monday.
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Yankees hammer Twins to win fourth in a row - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 12-4 on Monday to record their fourth consecutive victory and keep pace in the race for the American League East.
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Bush law chief seeks conflict declaration on Qaeda - 22, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should explicitly declare a state of armed conflict with al Qaeda to make clear the United States can detain suspected members as long as the war on terrorism lasts, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Monday.
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Storm Dolly to become hurricane, heads for Texas - 22, Jul 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly churned toward southern Texas on Monday, and forecasters said they expected it to grow into a hurricane before hitting land near the Mexican border later this week.
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Texas Instruments outlook weak on economy concerns - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc posted disappointing quarterly results and gave a weak third-quarter outlook, blaming a broad-based slowdown in customer orders due to economic concerns, sending shares down almost 13 percent late Monday.
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Top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested - 22, Jul 2008
BELGRADE/SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, wanted for planning and ordering Europe's worst atrocities since World War Two, has been arrested after 11 years on the run.
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Merck withholds forecasts after cholesterol study - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc cut its sales outlook on two key medicines on Monday and indicated its financial forecasts were in doubt after a mostly negative study of cholesterol treatment Vytorin, sending its shares down 7 percent.
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Widespread earnings woes reflect consumer fears - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The deepening plight of the American consumer has started to take a big bite out of corporate earnings.
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Yahoo and Icahn settle; Microsoft deal seen adrift - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft Corp less likely.
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American Express profit falls as credit losses rise - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express Co , a credit card issuer and processing network, reported a steeper-than-expected 38 percent drop in quarterly profit as it set aside more money to cover credit losses and its shares fell sharply after hours.
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Apple outlook well below Wall Street view - 22, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday its current-quarter earnings would be well below Wall Street targets, sending shares of the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh maker down 10 percent.
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Judge rules against YouTube star in divorce court - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A British actress who earned YouTube stardom after posting monologues about her failed high society marriage was cruel to her husband and must vacate their apartment within a month, a New York judge ruled on Monday.
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Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds - 22, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Laser treatment can remove wrinkles better than some newer procedures, dermatologists reported on Monday.
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Court overturns CBS fine over Janet Jackson flash - 22, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's campaign against television indecency was dealt a blow on Monday when a court overturned a $550,000 fine against CBS Corp television stations for airing a glimpse of pop singer Janet Jackson's breast during the
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Winehouse husband sentenced to prison term - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The husband of singer Amy Winehouse was ordered to serve about four and a half more months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to attacking a pub landlord in 2006 and then trying to cover it up.
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Film critics Ebert, Roeper leaving their TV show - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Influential film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper are departing the movie-review show that bears their names, the two announced separately, leaving the program's future unclear.
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Songwriters devote album to baseball - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dusk is setting on a cool evening at Yankee Stadium, as Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte sets down the San Diego Padres. Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey, two songwriters behind new band The Baseball Project, are doing what they love: sippi
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Two more tennis players sanctioned for gambling - 22, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak became the latest players to be banned and fined for betting on tennis matches, the ATP said on Monday.
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White House seeks movement on housing bill - 22, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday said it hoped for progress on a sweeping housing rescue plan by the end of this week, but reiterated a veto threat over a provision that Congress looks likely to include in the bill.
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Real estate exec Klaff bids for Chicago Cubs: sources - 22, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Real estate executive Hersch Klaff is one of the bidders for the Chicago Cubs baseball team in an auction that could top $1 billion, two sources familiar with the process said on Monday.
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Storm Dolly to become hurricane, hit Texas - 22, Jul 2008
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly churned toward southern Texas on Monday, and forecasters said they expected it to grow into a hurricane before hitting land near the Mexican border later this week.
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First U.S. war crimes trial starts at Guantanamo - 22, Jul 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver went on trial at Guantanamo on Monday in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two, nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks prompted U.S. President George W. Bus
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Bush law chief seeks new Qaeda war declaration - 22, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should explicitly declare war against al Qaeda to make clear the United States can detain suspected members as long as the conflict lasts, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on Monday.
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Obama visits Iraq, focus on U.S. troop levels - 22, Jul 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders in Baghdad on Monday in a visit overshadowed by the question of when U.S. troops should go home.
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Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia - 22, Jul 2008
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men for his part in civilian massacres, was arrested on Monday, Serbian President Boris Tadic's office said on Monday.
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NY governor sees Wall Street bonus cuts - 22, Jul 2008
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - Wall Street banks and brokerages may cut bonuses for their highly-paid workers by some 20 percent this year, New York Gov. David Paterson said on Monday, estimating that each 10 percent reduction in bonus pay costs the state $
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Bank analyst Bove sued over report - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Bove, a prominent U.S. banking analyst, was sued on Monday by BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc , which accused him of defamation and negligence over a recently published research report, the bank said.
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Roche seen likely to raise bid for Genentech - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG may need to raise its $43.7 billion bid for the Genentech Inc stock that it does not already own, but an eventual deal is likely, analysts and investors said on Monday.
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Vytorin fails to meet main goal of heart study - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cholesterol fighter Vytorin sold by Merck & Co Inc and Schering-Plough Corp failed to meet the main goal of improving outcomes better than a placebo in a closely-watched heart study, according to data presented on Monday.
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Stocks slip on oil, drugs; Apple, Amex drop late - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Monday, as oil turned higher after last week's sharp drop and Merck and Schering-Plough hurt the pharmaceuticals sector.
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Apple shares fall as outlook well below Street view - 22, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday its current-quarter earnings would be well below Wall Street targets, sending shares in the maker of Macintosh computers and iPod music players down nearly 9 percent.
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"Dark Knight" tickets hot sellers on eBay - 22, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It seems that 4,366 theaters weren't quite enough.
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Oldest New Testament Bible heads into cyberspace - 22, Jul 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - More than 1,600 years after it was written in Greek, one of the oldest copies of the Bible will become globally accessible online for the first time this week.
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XM Satellite subscriber gains beat estimates - 22, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc on Monday posted better-than-expected net new subscriptions for the second quarter, lifting its total to about 9.7 million, and sending shares up more than 6 percent.
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Facebook redesign to give users more control - 22, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc. is making sweeping changes to the world's largest social networking site, aiming to give users more control and to curb new forms of spam, company officials said late on Sunday.
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CSC team promise to attack again - 21, Jul 2008
CUNEO, Italy (Reuters) - Frank Schleck's CSC team attacked in the Pyrenees, did it again in the first Tour de France alpine stage and promised on Monday there was more to come.
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Miley Cyrus grows up and away from Hannah Montana - 21, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus, the teen sensation of Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" hit TV show, is growing up, releasing a new album called "Breakout," and hoping her millions of young fans will come along for the ride.
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Harrington says fear drove him to second major - 21, Jul 2008
SOUTHPORT (Reuters) - British Open champion Padraig Harrington said on Monday that fear was the key to his successful title defense at Royal Birkdale.
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