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Grand Theft Auto launches to rave reviews - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Grand Theft Auto 4" went on sale Tuesday, with fans lining up at midnight to grab the first copies of the criminal action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like "The Godfather."
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Industry leaders join push for home media networks - 29, Apr 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Chip and electronics makers Intel , Infineon , Texas Instruments and Panasonic have formed an alliance to promote home networks for movies, music and pictures using domestic wiring.
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Nepal on flu alert, tests poultry on India border - 29, Apr 2008
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has issued a bird flu alert and is testing poultry along the border with India, where the virus rages despite the culling of tens of thousands of chickens since 2006, officials said.
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CBS to Britney Spears: Baby ... One more time - 29, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For anyone wondering whether pop singer Britney Spears might soon return to prime-time television, the answer on Monday from CBS could be summed up in four words: "Baby ... One More Time."
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"Iron Man" flying into theaters Thursday - 29, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The first big release of the lucrative summer moviegoing season will actually come out in the final four hours of the spring.
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Scott Weiland sentenced to 8 days in jail - 29, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scott Weiland, lead singer for the band Stone Temple Pilots, was sentenced on Monday to eight days in jail for drunken driving, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.
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Bryant helps Lakers sweep Denver - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and added seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Denver Nuggets and into the second round of the NBA playoffs on Monday.
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Flyers hold off Canadiens to take 2-1 series lead - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers scored a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series.
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Chest injury sidelines Asafa Powell until late June - 29, Apr 2008
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Jamaican 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powell has withdrawn from all competition until late June so he can recover from a pulled chest muscle, his manager told Reuters on Monday.
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First for China as Wenbo reaches quarter-finals - 29, Apr 2008
SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Qualifier Liang Wenbo became the first Chinese to reach the quarter-finals of the snooker world championship when he came through a tense deciding frame against Joe Swail to win 13-12 on Monday.
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Paulson says no interest in second stimulus plan - 29, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that he was focused on getting economic stimulus payments to consumers quickly to boost the economy and had no interest in a second stimulus plan.
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Syrian reactor capacity was 1-2 weapons/year: CIA - 29, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A suspected Syrian reactor bombed by Israel had the capacity to produce enough nuclear material to fuel one to two weapons a year, CIA Director Michael Hayden said on Monday.
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Nepal deports U.S. Everest climber for Tibet banner - 29, Apr 2008
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal deported a U.S. national and banned him from climbing in the country for two years, after he was found carrying a pro-Tibet banner on an expedition to the Everest last week, an official said on Tuesday.
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Oil falls towards $118 from record-peak as eyes on Fed - 29, Apr 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Oil eased towards $118 on Tuesday as focus turned to the dollar, after hitting a record a day ago on supply snags in Nigeria and Britain that have combined to shut nearly 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of Atlantic Basin output.
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Mortgage legend says price slump deeper than seems - 29, Apr 2008
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - The man credited with developing the financing of the modern U.S. mortgage industry says home values have fallen more than their listed prices suggest but they could hold steady with the help of a bill in Congress.
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Millionaires' appetite for stocks rising: study - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires view the U.S. economy as "very weak," but sense a resumption of growth in early 2009 and expect to buy stocks and real-estate in the latest indication that a recovery may be imminent, according to a study released on Tues
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Shares fall as Visa quarterly results rise - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc on Monday posted quarterly results that beat analysts' expectations, but the company's shares fell in after-market trading amid investor concern about how the economy would affect results.
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HBOS sets 4 billion stg rights issue - 29, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British bank HBOS unveiled a 4 billion pound ($7.9 billion) rights issue alongside plans to cut its dividend payout to cover additional writedowns on the value of toxic assets and to shore up its balance sheet.
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Clear Channel banks ask for delay in Texas trial - 29, Apr 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Clear Channel Communications Inc said a Texas court on Monday dismissed a request by a group of banks to delay a trial over the funding of the $20 billion buyout of the radio station operator.
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CinemaNow to offer movie orders via cell phone - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Privately held digital entertainment provider CinemaNow said on Tuesday that U.S. consumers would be able to use their cell phones to view movie trailers and order full-length movies to watch on their home television or computer throu
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Market turmoil pushes Deutsche Bank into the red - 29, Apr 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank made its first quarterly loss in five years as the cost of the global financial crisis mounted for Germany's biggest bank.
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Take-Two shares up on rave reviews for GTA4 - 29, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Criminal action video game "Grand Theft Auto 4" won near-perfect praise in early reviews on Monday, boosting the shares of publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc as much as 3.4 percent ahead of the game's midnight launch.
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"Grand Theft Auto" launches to queues, rave reviews - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Grand Theft Auto 4" went on sale early on Tuesday, with fans lining up at midnight to get the first copies of the criminal action video game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like "The Godfather."
Read article "Grand Theft Auto" launches to queues, rave reviews | Find news in Technology
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Prince reigns at California music festival - 29, Apr 2008
INDIO, California (Reuters) - Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters closed one of North America's leading music festivals on Sunday with a dazzling laser-and-props show, but the talk of the Southern California desert gathering was Prince, the Saturday h
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Pinched pipeline plagues Showtime - 29, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Can Showtime survive on a diet of "Dexter," "The Tudors" and "Weeds?"
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Court told accused Uma Thurman stalker just "creepy" - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman for two years may have been creepy and obsessive but he did not break the law, his lawyer told a New York jury on Monday.
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Holocaust exhibit honors survivors' lives in Israel - 29, Apr 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Sixty years after the founding of Israel, a new exhibit at its national Holocaust memorial tells the stories of 90 survivors of the Nazi genocide who helped shape the Jewish state.
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Downey flies high in "Iron Man" - 29, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - You gotta love a middle-aged wreck as a superhero. Iron Man may not make the A-list of Marvel Comics' stable -- home to Spider-Man, X-Men and the Hulk -- but he may be the cinema superhero for the rest of us.
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Spoelstra takes over from Riley as Heat coach - 29, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Pat Riley stepped down as head coach of the Miami Heat on Monday after a league-worst 15-67 season.
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Wang's fifth consecutive win helps Yankees top Indians - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wang Chien-ming won his fifth consecutive game to pitch the New York Yankees to a 1-0 road victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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China train crash kills 70 and injures hundreds - 29, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two passenger trains collided in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 70 people and injuring hundreds as carriages jumped the tracks and toppled into a ditch, state media said.
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Austrian admits 24-year abuse of captive daughter - 29, Apr 2008
AMSTETTEN, Austria (Reuters) - A 73-year-old Austrian electrical engineer has confessed to holding his daughter captive in a secret, windowless cellar for 24 years and fathering seven children by her, police said on Monday.
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Guantanamo prosecutor returns as defense witness - 29, Apr 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The former chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals was expected to appear as a defense witness on Monday, called in to testify that the tribunal process was too tainted to provide a fair tr
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Iran discusses "serious" nuclear ideas with Russia - 29, Apr 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran discussed with Russia on Monday its proposals to defuse a nuclear row with the West, which accuses Tehran of seeking to build atomic bombs.
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New Afghan U.N. envoy gets strong U.S. backing - 29, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new United Nations envoy to Afghanistan won strong U.S. support on Monday as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged to work with the veteran diplomat in coordinating help for the turbulent country.
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Supreme Court upholds photo ID voting law - 29, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a tough state law requiring voters to show photo identification, a decision critics say could keep some blacks, poor people and other traditional Democratic supporters from voting in the November e
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U.N. agencies weigh response to food crisis - 29, Apr 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Leading figures from the United Nations met in Switzerland on Monday to chart a solution to dramatic food price increases that have caused hunger, riots and hoarding in poor countries around the world.
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U.S. in big battles with Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad - 29, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed 45 Shi'ite militiamen in Baghdad in fierce fighting that included a tank battle with dozens of gunmen who attacked a checkpoint under cover of a dust storm, military officials said on Monday.
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Buffett says recession may be worse than feared - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, said on Monday the U.S. economy is in a recession that will be more severe than most people expect.
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Hartford 1st-quarter profit tumbles, cuts outlook - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Monday that net income plunged more than 83 percent in the first quarter, in large part from losses on investments, including credit derivatives.
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Obama and Clinton will know when to quit: party chief - 29, Apr 2008
GRAHAM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will know when to pull out of the U.S. presidential race in order to unify the party for the general election, the chairman of the Democratic Party said on Monday.
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Mall reports may shed light on consumer health - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The two largest U.S. shopping mall
operators are set to report quarterly results this week, and
investors are looking for them to shed some light on the
struggling U.S. consumer's ability to keep retailers going.
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Oil hits peak near $120 on Nigeria, Britain woes - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil hit a fresh peak near $120 a barrel on Monday as supply outages in Nigeria and Britain shut down nearly 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of output in the Atlantic Basin.
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U.S. 1st quarter growth seen weakest since 2002 - 29, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy braked sharply in the first quarter, growing at its slowest pace in over five years as consumers curbed spending and jobs disappeared, a Reuters poll forecast.
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UAL and US Air merger talks advance: sources - 29, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UAL Corp and US Airways Group Inc are in advanced merger talks prompted by Continental Airlines Inc's decision this weekend to walk away from similar talks with UAL, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
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Market near flat as M&A, economy weighed - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended little changed on Monday after the biggest U.S. takeover deal proposed this year helped offset the comments by influential investor Warren Buffett, one of the deal's backers, that the country could face a long and deep re
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Mars, Buffett buying Wrigley for $23 billion - 29, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - M&M's candy maker Mars Inc has teamed up with billionaire Warren Buffett to buy the No. 1 chewing gum manufacturer Wm Wrigley Jr Co for $23 billion, creating the world's largest confectionery company.
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Miley Cyrus takes heat over sexy photos - 29, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus took a drubbing on Monday in the media and from some parents of her young fans who were angry over sexually provocative pictures of the 15-year-old superstar despite her apology one day earlier.
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Old Bailey trials go online for first time - 29, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The transcript from Oscar Wilde's trial for gross indecency at London's Old Bailey Court went online for the first time on Monday alongside a raft of murder, robbery and abduction cases.
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Newspaper circulation falls 3.6 percent - 29, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. newspaper circulation fell 3.6 percent in the latest set of figures released by an industry group on Monday, reflecting a migration of readers to the Internet and publishers' efforts to streamline their businesses.
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AMD launches first computer brand - 29, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Sunday unveiled its first computer brand, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, with design and sales help from its major chip customers such as Dell Inc.
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Take Two wins rave reviews for GTA4 - 29, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Criminal action video game "Grand Theft Auto 4" won near-perfect praise in early reviews on Monday, boosting the shares of publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc as much as 3.4 percent ahead of the game's midnight launch.
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Cult hip-hop band the Roots struggle at new label - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Philadelphia's hip-hop collective the Roots are off to a rough start at their new label.
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Wang Chien-ming's fifth consecutive win helps Yankees top Indians - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wang Chien-ming won his fifth consecutive game to pitch the New York Yankees to a 1-0 road victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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Penguins blank Rangers to take 2-0 series lead, Stars cruise - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the New York Rangers 2-0 on Sunday, Jordan Staal's power play goal in the second period putting the home team on course for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series.
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Adam Scott breaks title drought in Byron Nelson playoff - 28, Apr 2008
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) - Australian Adam Scott sunk a mammoth 49-foot putt to birdie the third playoff hole and claim the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday, his first PGA Tour title in more than a year.
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Vietnam bans rice speculation - 28, Apr 2008
HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - Vietnam banned rice speculation after a surge in buying over the weekend in southern Vietnam but said it had sufficient stocks for domestic consumption and exports.
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Suns step up pressure to crush Spurs - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Phoenix Suns turned up the defensive pressure and avoided elimination from the playoffs with a crushing 105-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
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N.Korea fetes torch with rally, military songs - 28, Apr 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was paraded through the streets of Pyongyang to flag-waving masses on Monday with destitute North Korea promising its main benefactor China an "astonishing" show.
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Obama says race not an issue in U.S. election - 28, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama, struggling to win over more white Democratic voters, said in a Sunday television interview race would not be a factor in November's election that could make him the first black U.S. president.
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China train crash kills 66, injures hundreds - 28, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two passenger trains collided in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring hundreds as carriages derailed and toppled into a ditch, state media said.
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Japan's Matsushita, Sanyo reportedly in tie-up plan - 28, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and Sanyo Electric Co may tie up in the first reorganisation move among Japan's top electronics makers, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday, but the two companies quickly rejected
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Oil strikes new record near $120 on supply fears - 28, Apr 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Oil struck a record high at $119.93 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's rally, as a strike closed a major British oil pipeline and as new violence in Nigeria reignited supply fears.
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Asian stock markets up - 28, Apr 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stock markets rose on Monday as investors' confidence in the battered financial sector seeped back and the dollar held on to recent gains, despite the oil price hitting a fresh all-time high close to $120 a barrel.
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Miley Cyrus apologizes for sexy photos - 28, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen idol Miley Cyrus, the fresh-faced star of Disney's "Hannah Montana" television franchise, has apologized for two sets of photos in which she flashes her bra, lies across a boy's lap, and appears semi-nude.
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CollegeHumor site finds ad niche in sponsorships - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CollegeHumor.com's founders want to help their audience members fulfill "their stupidest wish ever" -- maybe a machine to dress them in the morning or a chute from their bedroom to the front door.
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After "Grand Theft" revs up, how much in its tank? - 28, Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - While there's little doubt about the power of this week's launch of "Grand Theft Auto IV," there is some question about the video game's legs.
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Are lice art? Israelis scratch their heads - 28, Apr 2008
BAT YAM, Israel (Reuters) - From pickled cows to elephant dung, the art world is no stranger to offbeat ideas. But a group of lice-infested Germans?
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Gene therapy improves sight in near-blind patients - 28, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES/LONDON (Reuters) - Gene therapy for a rare type of inherited blindness has improved the vision of four patients who tried it, boosting hopes for the troubled field of gene repair technology, scientists said on Sunday.
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Rossellini unsure if films can make money online - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While Isabella Rossellini enjoyed her foray into new media with her short films about insect sex, she is not sure they could turn a profit, given that so much content is available on the Internet for free.
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Clarke heals scars with Asian Open win - 28, Apr 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland banished a few demons on the 18th hole in Shanghai on Sunday, sinking a 30-foot birdie putt to beat Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen by a stroke and clinch the Asian Open.
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Pregnancy, stoner comedies a hit at box office - 28, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A pair of new comedies aimed at distinctly different audiences took the top two spots at the weekend box office in North America, with Tina Fey's "Baby Mama" leading the charge.
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Dolphins formally draft offensive tackle Jake Long - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins officially made Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long the number one selection in Saturday's National Football League draft.
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Nadal wins fourth Monte Carlo title in a row - 28, Apr 2008
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open era to win four consecutive Monte Carlo Masters titles when he beat world number one Roger Federer in the final for the third year in a row on Sunday.
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Abbas downbeat on prospects for Mideast peace - 28, Apr 2008
AMMAN (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came away disappointed from talks in Washington on Israeli-Palestinian peace and is pessimistic about prospects for a deal this year, aides said on Sunday.
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Iran says Iraq situation makes U.S. attack unlikely - 28, Apr 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday a "disastrous situation" facing the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan coupled with Washington's domestic issues made any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic unlikely.
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Human warming hobbles ancient climate cycle - 28, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before humans began burning fossil fuels, there was an eons-long balance between carbon dioxide emissions and Earth's ability to absorb them, but now the planet can't keep up, scientists said on Sunday.
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California wildfire forces 1,000 to evacuate - 28, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wildfire that began along a popular hiking trail forced 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the hills northeast of Los Angeles on Sunday, officials said.
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Obama says race not an issue in election - 28, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama, struggling to win over more white Democratic voters, said in a Sunday television interview race would not be a factor in November's election that could make him the first black U.S. president.
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Baghdad Green Zone blasted under cover of storm - 28, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants bombarded Baghdad's Green Zone with rockets on Sunday, taking advantage of the cover of a blinding dust storm to launch one of the heaviest strikes in weeks on the fortified compound.
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Karzai escapes assassination bid - 28, Apr 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt on Sunday from an assassination attempt by Taliban fighters who fired guns and rockets at an official celebration near the presidential palace in Kabul.
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Hugo Chavez threatens Sidor expropriation - 28, Apr 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to expropriate steelmaker Ternium Sidor if the company cannot reach an agreement over its nationalization "in the coming hours."
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Continental not merging with UAL - 28, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Continental Airlines Inc has called off talks with United Airlines because of the other carrier's weak financial condition, and "the increasing cost of oil increases the risk of doing an airline merger," a source briefed on that mat
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Fed likely to cut U.S. rates, could signal pause - 28, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to put an exclamation point on its string of interest- rate cuts with a small reduction this week and may signal that its rate-cutting cycle is done for now.
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Sean Penn leading biodiesel trek across America - 27, Apr 2008
INDIO, California (Hollywood Reporter) - Sean Penn is fighting the war in Iraq, poverty, homelessness and saving the environment, all from a bus.
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Clay Aiken doing it his "Way" with new album - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - During its six previous seasons, TV juggernaut "American Idol" has launched countless music careers -- but the caveat is maintaining staying power.
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NY festival showcases films on Muslim world - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven years after New York's Tribeca neighborhood was shaken by the attacks on the city's World Trade Center, the area has become a bazaar for movies about and from the Muslim world.
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Indians hold off Yankees to maintain winning run - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single in the ninth inning led the Cleveland Indians to their fifth consecutive win, a 4-3 home victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
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Red Wings rout Avalanche on Franzen's hat-trick - 27, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Johan Franzen scored a hat-trick to help lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, the home team opening a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series.
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Flyers seize momentum with Game Two win in Montreal - 27, Apr 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday to even their Eastern Conference semi-final series at 1-1 as the two teams head to Philadelphia.
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Scott surges three strokes clear in Texas - 27, Apr 2008
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) - Australia's Adam Scott extended his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship to three shots on Saturday to stand on the verge of a first PGA Tour victory in more than a year.
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Rock acts upstage Coachella headliner Jack Johnson - 27, Apr 2008
PALM DESERT, California (Billboard) - Mellow singer/songwriter Jack Johnson brought the first day of the annual Coachella music festival in southern California to an underwhelming end.
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Lakers crush Nuggets, take 3-0 series lead - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Denver Nuggets 102-84 on Saturday to move within a game of sweeping their Western Conference series.
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McFadden glad draft is over, ready to get on the field - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dynamic running Back Darren McFadden is thrilled to become the newest member of the Oakland Raiders and have the draft process in his rear-view mirror.
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Magic tame Raptors to take 3-1 series lead - 27, Apr 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic conjured up a stirring comeback to overcome the Toronto Raptors 106-94 on Saturday and seize control of their Eastern Conference quarter-final.
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Torch faces S.Korea protests, festivities in North - 27, Apr 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula on Sunday along a route guarded by thousands of riot policeman wielding shields and truncheons.
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Fiancee says police acquittal like another death - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fiancee of an unarmed man who was killed in a hail of 50 police bullets said on Saturday the acquittal of three officers charged in his death was like "they killed Sean all over again."
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Seventeen killed in Mexico drug battle near U.S. - 27, Apr 2008
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Seventeen Mexican drug gang members were killed near the U.S. border on Saturday, their bodies scattered along a road after one of the deadliest shootouts in Mexico's three-year narco-war.
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Gov. Richardson meets Chavez over hostages - 27, Apr 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - The governor of New Mexico met on Saturday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in an effort to restart talks with neighboring Colombia to secure the release of hostages held by leftist rebels.
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Obama, Clinton clash over gas tax as Indiana looms - 27, Apr 2008
ANDERSON/SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton touted their economic agendas and sparred over fuel taxes on Saturday as they crisscrossed Indiana ahead of its must-win presidential nominating contest in May.
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