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Space shuttle carries Japanese lab into orbit - 01, Jun 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off a seaside launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday to deliver Japan's huge new research laboratory to the International Space Station.
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France calls on Iran to open nuclear plants for scrutiny - 01, Jun 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iran should open its nuclear installations to international scrutiny to clear suspicions about its nuclear ambitions, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said on Sunday.
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Voting halted in Macedonia ethnic Albanian area - 01, Jun 2008
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Voting in Macedonia's parliamentary election was halted for security reasons in an ethnic Albanian area in the north of the country, the electoral commission said on Sunday.
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Myanmar rejects criticism of junta cyclone response - 01, Jun 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta, widely condemned for its slow response to Cyclone Nargis, said on Sunday it had reacted swiftly to the disaster and remained open to foreign aid with "no strings attached."
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China quake-lake fears ease as angry parents grieve - 01, Jun 2008
DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - Engineers have completed work to drain a lake formed by last month's earthquake that had threatened to inundate towns downstream and add to the toll of China's deadliest natural disaster in more than 30 years.
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Obama breaks with controversial church - 01, Jun 2008
ABERDEEN, South Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama said on Saturday he quit his Chicago church in the aftermath of inflammatory sermons that could become a lightning rod in the November election.
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Back to campaign trail after Florida and Michigan - 01, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-runner Barack Obama turned to wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination after a party committee dealt rival Hillary Clinton a blow by seating the disputed Michigan and Florida convention delegations at half-strength.
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India Sterlite Ind to buy Asarco for $2.6 bln - 01, Jun 2008
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Sterlite Industries on Saturday agreed to buy the operating assets of bankrupt copper miner Asarco for $2.6 billion, the latest in the series of overseas acquisitions by Indian firms.
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Bangladesh to cut off unregistered mobile phones - 01, Jun 2008
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's mobile telephone operators must deactivate more than one million unregistered SIM cards from Sunday as deadline for registration ended last night, telecoms watchdog officials said.
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Small PCs big news as economy slows - 01, Jun 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Smaller, low-cost PCs are likely to be at the top of the shopping list for technology buyers gathering in Taipei this week for the world's second largest computer fair, as an economic slowdown in the United States forces consumers to cu
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Steroids film examines obsession with winning - 01, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new documentary that takes a wide-ranging look at steroid abuse suggests an American culture of winning at all costs is at odds with its public condemnation of the performance-enhancing drugs.
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Love and Duval bid to secure U.S. Open spots - 01, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former major winners Davis Love III and David Duval enter the last-chance saloon in Columbus, Ohio on Monday bidding to secure places at next month's U.S. Open.
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"Sex" too hot for Indiana Jones at box office - 01, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a major upset at the North American box office, the four cosmo-swilling fashionistas of "Sex and the City" whipped reigning champ Indiana Jones in the film's first day in theaters, according to preliminary estimates issued on Sa
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Ginepri keeps Stars and Stripes flying - 01, Jun 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Robby Ginepri became the first American man in five years to reach the fourth round of the French Open with a clinical 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over local hope Florent Serra on Saturday.
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Russians fly and match-fixing raises ugly head - 01, Jun 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - While Maria Sharapova led a stampede of Russian women into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday, their hopes of a men's champion vanished when Nikolay Davydenko fell victim to a stunning Ivan Ljubicic fightback.
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Space shuttle carries Japanese lab into space - 01, Jun 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery lifted off from its Florida launch pad on Saturday on a mission to deliver a bus-sized Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Bone drug helped stave off breast cancer - 01, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A drug used to strengthen the bones of women with breast cancer helped cut the risk of the cancer returning by 36 percent, European researchers said on Saturday,
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One soldier dead and 6 wounded in Afghan suicide blast - 01, Jun 2008
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed one foreign soldier and wounded six other people, including three civilians, in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Saturday, the provincial governor said.
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Anti-U.S. beef protest draws 100,000 S.Koreans - 01, Jun 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean students, parents with toddlers in tow, and union members took to the streets on Saturday in a massive protest against a government decision to resume imports of U.S. beef that they see as dangerous.
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Iran says its right to enrichment is non-negotiable - 01, Jun 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not give up its right to enrich uranium, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday, days before major powers submit an upgraded package of incentives to try to coax Tehran into halting the work.
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French minister's visit shows new stance on Iraq - 01, Jun 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met Iraq's president on Saturday during a visit officials said showed Paris's renewed commitment to a country whose 2003 invasion by U.S.-led troops it strongly opposed.
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Democrats wrestle with Florida and Michigan dispute - 01, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party searched for a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and Michigan on Saturday at a raucous meeting marked by pleas for party unity and warnings about the consequences in November's president
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Russia TNK-BP CEO resists calls to step down - 01, Jun 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The CEO of Russian oil firm TNK-BP, owned 50-50 by BP and a group of Russian tycoons, said on Saturday he was committed to his role despite demands from the Russians that he resign amid a deepening shareholders' row.
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India's Sterlite to buy Asarco for $2.6 bln - 01, Jun 2008
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Sterlite Industries on Saturday agreed to buy the operating assets of bankrupt copper miner Asarco for $2.6 billion, the latest in the series of overseas acquisitions by Indian firms.
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Paulson says dollar peg has served Mideast well - 01, Jun 2008
JEDDAH (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Saturday the dollar peg for currencies in the Gulf Arab countries had served the region well and any changes to the peg would be a sovereign matter.
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JPMorgan completes takeover of Bear Stearns - 01, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Saturday it completed its $1.4 billion Bear Stearns Cos takeover, capping the demise of a Wall Street firm that survived the Depression and numerous slumps in its 85 years but could not navigate the mor
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Animals fare better in zoos as experts learn more - 31, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are learning more about how zoo animals feel and how a toy or a little training can sometimes help cut the endless pacing and other repetitive behaviors that are often assumed to be signs of distress.
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Dinosaurs tour a massive undertaking - 31, May 2008
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Look out, Barney. There's a new dinosaur on the family touring scene.
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Shuttle Discovery ready to carry Japanese lab into space - 31, May 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery is poised for launch on Saturday on a mission to add Japan to the growing number of countries operating full-time space research laboratories in orbit.
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Salsa star Manuelle makes his move with own label - 31, May 2008
MIAMI (Billboard) - Victor Manuelle, one of salsa music's brightest contemporary stars, is the first to admit that his way is not for everyone.
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Florida rapper Plies keeps it "Real" on 2nd album - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Plies says he's plenty aware of the hip-hop marketplace's short attention span, which is why he's releasing his sophomore album, "Definition of Real," less than a year after his 2007 debut, "The Real Testament."
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Brad Pitt manager denies Angelina Jolie birth report - 31, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brad Pitt's manager denied a television report on Friday that Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, who has publicly acknowledged she was expecting twins with the actor, had given birth to them in France this week.
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NY women make "Sex and the City" opening-night scene - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Sex" moved from the city to the cinema on Friday as hordes of determined women descended upon Manhattan for the premiere of "Sex and the City" in the city where the hit television show-turned-film takes place.
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Cubs mount spectacular fightback to edge the Rockies - 31, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs overcame an early eight-run deficit to squeeze past the Colorado Rockies with a stunning 10-9 victory at a blustery Wrigley Field on Friday.
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Penguins look to turn momentum into Stanley Cup tie - 31, May 2008
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings held the series lead but the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed the momentum on Friday as the teams prepared for game four of the Stanley Cup finals.
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$1 million jackpot chase kicks off in Berlin - 31, May 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - World champions Jeremy Wariner, Blanka Vlasic, Irving Saladino and Janeth Jepkosgei will launch their bids for the $1 million Golden League Jackpot in Berlin on Sunday.
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Goggin and Perry share halfway Memorial lead - 31, May 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Mathew Goggin made a dream start to the second round at the Memorial tournament on Friday but the rest of the day was more like a nightmare.
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Lee struggles but Indians overhaul Royals - 31, May 2008
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Southpaw Cliff Lee earned his eighth win in nine decisions as the Cleveland Indians came from three runs behind to edge Kansas City 5-4 on Friday, handing the Royals their 12th loss in a row.
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Celtics knock out Pistons, head to Finals - 31, May 2008
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics clinched their first NBA championship appearance since 1987 with a 89-81 win over the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday.
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Plane skids off runway in Honduras, 5 dead - 31, May 2008
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A Salvadoran passenger plane skidded off a rain-soaked runway on landing at Tegucigalpa airport in Honduras on Friday, killing five people and injuring 38 as it veered onto a road and smashed into cars and a building.
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U.S., Libya agree to try to resolve terrorism claims - 31, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Libya have agreed to try to resolve compensation claims from the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and other incidents Washington views as acts of terrorism by Libya, the State Department said on Friday.
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Obama, McCain bicker over troop levels in Iraq - 31, May 2008
GREAT FALLS, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama squabbled with Republican John McCain on Friday over the number of U.S. troops in Iraq in the latest disagreement between the two likely presidential nominees over the unpopular war.
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China evacuates 197,000 as quake rivers swell - 31, May 2008
YOUXIAN, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated over 197,000 people from an area that risks flooding by landslide- blocked rivers near the epicenter of this month's earthquake in Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
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Myanmar warned over forcing cyclone survivors home - 31, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar must stop forcing cyclone survivors to return to their shattered homes where they face more misery or even death, rights groups said on Saturday, as a U.S. official accused the junta of being "deaf and dumb" to foreign aid pleas
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North Korea fired short-range missiles off coast: report - 31, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its west coast on Friday, the South's Yonhap news agency cited government officials as saying, on a day Pyongyang's media also launched a tirade of abuse at President Lee Myung-bak.
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Deal on reuniting polygamist families delayed - 31, May 2008
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A deal to return home more than 400 children taken from a polygamist ranch in Texas was delayed on Friday after a judge refused to approve the tentative agreement, saying all parties had not agreed to terms of the pact.
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Democrats try to settle Florida, Michigan dispute - 31, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party will search for a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and Michigan on Saturday in what could be Hillary Clinton's last chance to gain ground on presidential rival Barack Obama.
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MySpace Music to stage its 150th Secret Show - 31, May 2008
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The secret's out: MySpace Music Secret Shows are a hit. Social networking pioneer MySpace has created its most successful music program with the intimate Secret Shows series, whose 150th installment will feature Gnarls Barkley on
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Wireless carriers draw fire for service charges - 31, May 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - Legal pressure is mounting against U.S. wireless operators over their role in facilitating either false or misleading charges for mobile content -- primarily ringtones.
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"Idol" winner Cook scores digital hit with "Life" - 31, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It's the first time songs performed on "American Idol" have been made available for immediate download on iTunes -- and the audience's ability to make an instant-gratification purchase has paid off handsomely for winner David Coo
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Marketers treading carefully amid China quake - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It has only gone from bad to worse in China this spring.
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Drug gang jungle fires threaten Guatemala ruins - 31, May 2008
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Illegal settlers likely working for drug smugglers are starting fires to clear land in the Guatemalan jungle and threatening investigations into an ancient Mayan city with soaring pyramids and temples.
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Nadal powers into Paris fourth round - 31, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Three-times champion Rafael Nadal muscled his way into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-1 6-3 6-1 demolition of Finn Jarkko Nieminen on Friday.
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Pistorius aims for fitness in Olympic bid - 31, May 2008
EMMELOORD, Netherlands (Reuters) - Double amputee Oscar Pistorius, who runs with two carbon-fiber blades attached to his legs, aims to work on his fitness in time for a bid in July to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
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Serena dumped as Nadal, Djokovic stroll on - 31, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Former champion Serena Williams trudged out of the French Open on Friday after a humbling loss to a tenacious Slovenian, while Rafael Nadal showed it would take more than mere grit to prise the title from his hands.
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Austrian abductee Kampusch turns TV chat show host - 31, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian who spent eight years locked in a windowless cell after being abducted in Vienna, turns TV chat show host on Sunday when her debut program airs on national television.
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Meeting adopts cluster bomb ban, debates loopholes - 31, May 2008
DUBLIN (Reuters) - More than 100 nations formally agreed on Friday to ban the use of cluster bombs but debate continued on loopholes that could benefit powers such as the United States, which has refused to take part in talks on a ban.
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Amazon tribe sighting raises contact dilemma - 31, May 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Dramatic photographs of previously unfound Amazon Indians have highlighted the precariousness of the few remaining "lost" tribes and the dangers they face from contact with outsiders.
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Plane skids off runway in Honduras, 3 dead - 31, May 2008
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A passenger plane skidded off a runway at Tegucigalpa airport in Honduras on Friday on landing, veered onto a road and smashed into cars and a building, killing at least three people.
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Angelina Jolie birth reports contradicted - 31, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two weeks after actress Angelina Jolie publicly acknowledged she was expecting twins with actor Brad Pitt, conflicting reports circulated on Friday about whether she had given birth to the couple's fifth and sixth children.
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Paulson says will work to improve housing bill - 31, May 2008
JEDDAH (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday he has some problems with the housing rescue plan under consideration in the U.S. Senate, but will work to craft a bill that President George W. Bush can sign.
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Indicted Chicago cop shines light on corruption - 31, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former Chicago police officer charged with being part of a ring that falsely arrested and stole from drug dealers has detailed how the operation led to a plot to kill two colleagues, according to interview excerpts released on Friday
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U.S. emissions bill a "first step": U.N. climate chief - 31, May 2008
OSLO (Reuters) - A bill going to the U.S. Senate next week seeking deep cuts in U.S. greenhouse gases by 2050 is a "first step" but not enough to avert damaging climate change, the head of the U.N. Climate Panel said on Friday.
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Crane collapses in New York City, two dead - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A large crane collapsed in New York City on Friday, killing two people and damaging an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side -- a day after city officials investigated the crane's operations.
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Tech jumps on Dell optimism; broader market flat - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. technology shares rose on Friday as strong results from computer maker Dell Inc signaled that business and consumer spending was holding up, driving the Nasdaq to end the month up 4.6 percent.
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Texas gets DNA sample from polygamist leader Jeffs - 31, May 2008
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - State officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse of young girls at a polygamist ranch in Texas said on Friday they obtained a DNA sample from Warren Jeffs, the leader of the breakaway Mormon sect.
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Bear's top economists won't join JPMorgan: source - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns' two top economists, David Malpass and John Ryding, will not join JPMorgan Chase & Co, which is set to close its purchase of Bear, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Housing still a threat to economy: Fed's Rosengren - 31, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Falling home prices continue to threaten U.S. economic growth, and banks could face trouble from rising delinquencies in consumer debt, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Friday.
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Inflation outlook makes consumers' mood grim - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell to a 28-year low in May, a survey showed on Friday, as soaring prices for food and fuel soured sentiment and pushed long-term inflation expectations to the highest in more than a decade.
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Kerkorian's Ford tender offer on track despite slump - 31, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Friday said he would move ahead with a tender offer for Ford Motor Co shares, signaling a bigger bet on the automaker's turnaround despite the recent slump in its stock and lowered financial out
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UAL, US Airways will not merge right now, CEOs say - 31, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp's United Airlines and US Airways Group said on Friday they would not merge, a decision that experts said effectively kills the chances of further U.S. airline consolidation this year.
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Time Warner Cable to offer web to TV link - 31, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc plans to offer subscribers an easier way to bring Internet video to their television screens as part of an overall home networking system, Chief Executive Glenn Britt said on Friday.
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"The Strangers" a frightening first film - 30, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Every now and then a horror film comes along that bucks the going copycat trends and manages to scare up some unique shivers.
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Smiling Sepp bathes in Congress sunshine - 30, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter walked away from world soccer's 58th annual Congress on Friday with a big smile plastered across his face.
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Former champion Serena dumped by Srebotnik - 30, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - A new women's champion will be crowned at Roland Garros this year after fifth seed Serena Williams crashed out 6-4 6-4 to Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik in the third round on Friday.
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World leaders to tackle food crisis at Rome summit - 30, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - It has been described as a global crisis pushing 100 million people into hunger, threatening to stoke social and political turmoil and set the fight against world poverty back by seven years.
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China says will name and shame tardy quake donors - 30, May 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will name and shame companies which promise donations for earthquake relief efforts but then fail to live up to their pledges, a government official said on Friday.
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Olmert's party considers ballot over scandal - 30, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Leaders of Israel's governing Kadima party plan to meet in as little as a week to decide on an internal ballot that could replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, senior Kadima members said on Friday.
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End of Democratic White House race could be near - 30, May 2008
After five months of voting, 16 months of campaigning and more surprises, reversals and comebacks than any U.S. political race deserves, the grueling duel for the Democratic presidential nomination could be entering its final days.
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Luxury firms hope to sail through global slowdown - 30, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Luxury goods makers are hoping to weather a consumption slowdown in the United States and Japan, their two biggest markets, with the help of shoppers in emerging economies and super-rich clients who do not feel the economic pinch.
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Tiffany profit beats view, hikes outlook; shares up - 30, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday and raised its outlook for the full year, sending the U.S. jeweler's shares up 4.5 percent in pre-market trading.
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U.S. oil probes focusing on price manipulation: report - 30, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. regulatory probe into potential oil-market trading abuses is focusing on possible short-term manipulation of benchmark crude prices and the use of information related to important oil storage tanks to influence prices, the Wall
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Number of uninsured U.S. young adults grows - 30, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of uninsured U.S. young adults, who already represent a major chunk of the American population without health coverage, rose again in 2006, according to a study released on Friday.
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Mediterranean diet may also help stop diabetes - 30, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables -- already known to protect against heart disease -- also appears to help ward off diabetes, Spanish researchers said on Friday.
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Steven Tyler blames feet for rehab stint - 30, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler disclosed on Thursday that he entered rehab earlier this month because he needed "a safe environment to recuperate" following a series of painful foot surgeries.
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Harvey Korman dead at age 81 - 30, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic actor Harvey Korman, who co-starred on the U.S. television classic "The Carol Burnett Show" in the 1960s and 1970s and in "Blazing Saddles" and other Mel Brooks movies, died on Thursday at age 81.
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Sober Goggin plunders Memorial course for first round lead - 30, May 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio (Reuters) - A clear-headed Mathew Goggin plundered eight birdies to take the first round lead at the PGA's prestigious Memorial tournament on Thursday.
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Big Brown primed for Belmont Stakes, says trainer - 30, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown is happy, healthy and primed to run the race of his life in the Belmont Stakes, his trainer said Thursday.
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England FA chief executive unsure about 6+5 proposal - 30, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - England Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick was unconvinced by FIFA's proposal to limit the number of foreign players in starting teams, a move opposed by the top English Premier League sides.
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Dramatic turnaround in Bryant's Lakers career - 30, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A year after rocking the Los Angeles Lakers with disgruntled talk of wanting to be traded, Kobe Bryant led his team into the NBA championship finals with an inspirational display on Thursday.
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Cubs rally for 8-4 win over Rockies - 30, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cubs slugger Derrek Lee hit his 13th home run of the season and Chicago scored five runs in the last two innings to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Thursday.
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Inspired Bryant leads Lakers past Spurs into final - 30, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers secured an NBA finals berth for the first time in four years by mounting a dramatic fightback to beat the San Antonio Spurs 100-92 in Game Five on Thursday.
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Gridlock led 27 pct of drivers to abandon trips - 30, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traffic was so bad in 10 major U.S. cities that 27 percent of the drivers surveyed gave up and went home in the past three years, a study said on Friday.
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No early Iran nuclear estimate update: US official - 30, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence has no plans to revise an estimate of Iran's nuclear ambitions that critics say underplayed Tehran's efforts to make weapons, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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U.S. Army suicides highest in 2007 - 30, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Thursday said suicides among active duty troops in 2007 had reached the highest level on record, due partly to the stress caused by deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Al Qaeda near defeat, on defensive: CIA chief - 30, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and on the defensive throughout much of the world, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.
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Olmert's party considers primaries over scandal - 30, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Leaders of Israel's governing Kadima party plan to meet in as little as a week to decide on an internal ballot that could replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, senior Kadima members said on Friday.
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Texas court upholds polygamist removals ruling - 30, May 2008
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas overstepped its authority when it removed some 460 children from a polygamist ranch last month, the state's Supreme Court said on Thursday.
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McCain and Obama try to redraw the political map - 30, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House race between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama could shake up the political map in November, putting new states in play and shifting the odds in some traditional battlegrounds like Florida and Ohio.
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IRS probes Newell Rubbermaid, Cardinal: report - 30, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is investigating allegations that Dutch Rabobank Group engaged in a $450 million deal with Newell Rubbermaid Inc to help the Atlanta company avoid paying taxes, according to a Wall Street Journal onli
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