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GE hikes cost-cutting goal to $3 billion - 24, Apr 2008
ERIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - General Electric Co chief Jeffrey Immelt said on Wednesday U.S. capital markets have improved since the end of the first quarter but the overall U.S. economic picture is unchanged, and the company has raised its 2008 cost-c
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Starbucks slashes outlook, blames housing meltdown - 24, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday it was the latest victim of the U.S. mortgage meltdown.
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Anna Nicole Smith's mother sues lawyer, Web sites - 24, Apr 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The mother of Anna Nicole Smith has sued the deceased television star's lawyer and several media outlets including celebrity Web site TMZ.com, claiming she was defamed.
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Microsoft CEO willing to walk away from Yahoo bid - 24, Apr 2008
SAN DONATO MILANESE, Italy (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is prepared to walk away from its $43.6 billion bid for Yahoo Inc if the two sides can't agree on a price, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
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Apple profit rises on strong Mac, iPod sales - 24, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Macintosh computers and iPod players, but its profit margin and cautious outlook disappointed investors.
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Apple buying microchip designer P.A. Semi - 24, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc is buying P.A. Semi, a designer of low-power microchips, in a move that could bolster its ability to customize key parts for its iPhone, iPod and Macintosh product lines.
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Eastwood and Allen showing films at Cannes - 23, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen will be among high-profile U.S. directors at this year's Cannes film festival, where Hollywood will also be on show with the world premiere of the latest Indiana Jones adventure.
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Russia investigates off-course space landing - 23, Apr 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of kilometers (miles) off course, a space industry official said on Wednesday.
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Sharks salvo extinguishes Flames playoff hopes - 23, Apr 2008
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The San Jose Sharks scored four second period goals in less than nine minutes to seal a 5-3 home victory over the Calgary Flames in a decisive Game Seven of their Western Conference quarter-finals series on Tuesday.
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Iran's leader to visit India to deepen energy ties - 23, Apr 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make his first official visit to India next week in a sign of the two countries' ambitions to deepen energy ties despite opposition from the United States.
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Federer survives Spanish scare in Monte Carlo - 23, Apr 2008
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Roger Federer was two points from an embarrassing exit from the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday before rallying to beat Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1 3-6 7-6 to reach the third round.
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Australia to have unprecedented torch security - 23, Apr 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Police began an unprecedented security crackdown in Australia's national capital on Wednesday to protect the Olympic flame from protests during the latest leg of the torch's troubled journey around the world.
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Bangladesh evacuates stranded workers from Iraq - 23, Apr 2008
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday.
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Carter denies State Dept. told him to shun Hamas - 23, Apr 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter denied on Wednesday that the State Department warned him not to meet with leaders of the Islamist group Hamas before he made a recent trip to the Middle East.
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Years of poor decisions created food crisis: FAO - 23, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Poor policy decisions over the past two decades have combined to create the current food crisis and resources must now be focused on the 2008 harvest, the head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Wednesday.
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Iran agrees to address nuclear arms allegations: IAEA - 23, Apr 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to clarify intelligence alleging that it studied how to design nuclear bombs, a gesture the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Wednesday called a "milestone".
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U.S. military says kills 15 gunmen in Baghdad - 23, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops said on Wednesday they killed 15 gunmen overnight in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad where fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces.
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Israel braces for fallout from U.S. spy case - 23, Apr 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was tightlipped on Wednesday over the arrest in the United States of an 84-year-old American suspected of providing it with U.S. military secrets in the 1980s, a new case that has opened old wounds.
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UPS profit dips, cites sharp decline in economy - 23, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc reported lower quarterly earnings on Wednesday, citing a sharp decline in U.S. economic activity, and cut its earnings forecast for the full year.
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Clinton claims broad support after Pennsylvania win - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton said Wednesday her victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania showed she had the broad support needed to recapture the White House for Democrats in November's presidential election.
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Ambac shares dive after steep loss - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ambac Financial Group Inc , a bond insurer that struggled to raise capital earlier this year, posted a surprisingly wide first-quarter loss on Wednesday after setting aside $1 billion to cover future payouts on mortgage bonds.
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Oil below $118 ahead of U.S. supply data - 23, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil eased on Wednesday from a record high of nearly $120 a barrel in the previous session, as traders anticipated a rise in crude oil stocks in the world's top energy consumer the United States.
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GE's Immelt says capital markets have improved - 23, Apr 2008
ERIE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - General Electric Co chief Jeffrey Immelt said on Wednesday U.S. capital markets have improved since the end of the first quarter but the overall U.S. economic picture is unchanged.
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Wall Street opens up on Boeing; Apple lifts tech - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, buoyed by news of stronger-than-expected quarterly profits from bellwether Boeing Co and expectations of encouraging results from tech heavyweight Apple Inc .
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Boeing profit up on plane deliveries - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co reported a greater-than-expected 38 percent jump in first-quarter profit on Wednesday as increased deliveries of its commercial planes offset a dip in military sales, and manufacturing operations became more efficient.
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"Irresponsible" online gambling advert banned - 23, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A gambling advertisement that claimed online betting would improve sexual prowess and self esteem has become one of the first campaigns to be banned under tough new laws, following criticism from the advertising watchdog.
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New social network targets older music fans - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - GetBack Media, a social network targeted at people over age 35, is set to launch Wednesday stocked with music and TV content.
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Kenyans queue in last minute frenzy for Safaricom - 23, Apr 2008
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Just hours before east Africa's biggest IPO closed on Wednesday, Kenyans -- including many who lost everything in post-election violence -- thronged brokerage houses to buy Safaricom shares.
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Blu-ray boom not enough to rescue DVD sales - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Since Blu-ray Disc's victory in the hi-definition DVD format war, data have trickled in suggesting a sales boost for Sony's fledgling technology. But if the pace doesn't quicken, home video might not return to sustained
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Microsoft CEO stands by bid for Yahoo - 23, Apr 2008
SAN DONATO MILANESE, Italy (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is standing by its $44 billion bid for Yahoo Inc and will "move forward" if it is rejected, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
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Web criminals fuel big rise in "trojans" - 23, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Cyber-criminals are behind a dramatic rise in stealthy programs called "trojans" that infect computers to sell rogue software, send unwanted email or steal personal data, a study has found.
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"Sex and the City" filming is spectacle in N.Y - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Sex and the City" opens in theaters on May 30, but hundreds of thousands of fans have already been watching the movie piecemeal for months.
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Bon Jovi guitarist pleads guilty to drunken driving - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Richie Sambora, lead guitarist for the rock band Bon Jovi, was sentenced to three years probation on Tuesday after pleading guilty to driving drunk, prosecutors said.
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Soyuz spacecraft safe despite botched landing: NASA - 23, Apr 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space agency said on Tuesday it was confident Russia's Soyuz capsules remained safe to use, even as investigators probed an uncomfortably fast and off-course landing of one of the spaceships over the weekend.
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Skipping breakfast may mean your baby is a girl - 23, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Women on low-calorie diets or who skip breakfast at the time of conception are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, British scientists said on Wednesday.
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Next-generation heart stent beats older device - 23, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A next-generation artery-opening device from Abbott Laboratories Inc worked as well or better than an older stent at keeping blood flowing through diseased arteries, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Tribeca film fest kicks off in New York - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Tribeca Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday with the Tina Fey comedy "Baby Mama," is traditionally not a major market for movie deals.
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Trevor Immelman has first test as Masters champion - 23, Apr 2008
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) - South Africa's Trevor Immelman puts his credentials as U.S. Masters champion to their first test in the Byron Nelson Championship from Thursday.
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Smoltz records 3,000th strikeout in Braves' loss - 23, Apr 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Washington Nationals' lefthander John Lannan overshadowed John Smoltz becoming the 16th pitcher to record 3,000 career strikeouts, to help his side beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 on Tuesday.
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U.S. athletes divided on politicizing Games - 23, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A nervous smile steals across Jessica Mendoza's face when the U.S. Olympic women's softball player is asked whether she plans to demonstrate her outrage over China's policy on Darfur at the Beijing Games.
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Uma Thurman takes on challenging new film role - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Uma Thurman has always liked a challenge, and she got one with her new film, "The Life Before Her Eyes," an intense drama about a mother haunted by a horrific decision made as a teen-ager.
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Paul inspires Hornets to second big win over Mavs - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets eased to a second consecutive win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, Chris Paul leading the way with 32 points and a franchise playoff record 17 assists in the 127-103 home triumph.
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Flyers edge Capitals in overtime to advance - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers edged the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals with an electrifying Game Seven victory.
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Florida moves to curb ocean sewage dumping - 23, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The sun-drenched beaches of southeast Florida lure tourists from all over the world. But few of them may realize that a torrent of human waste is dumped silently every day into the seemingly pristine waters offshore.
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Clinton moves on after Pennsylvania win - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton beat Democratic rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, prolonging an increasingly negative presidential nominating fight and keeping alive her slim White House hopes.
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Oil steadies above $118; focus on supply disruptions - 23, Apr 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil held above $118 on Wednesday but stayed on the boil due to a weakening dollar, supply disruptions in Nigeria and fears that a refinery strike in Scotland could hit production in the North Sea.
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Alaska rejects final Exxon plan for giant gas field - 23, Apr 2008
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Alaska on Tuesday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp's latest plan for the giant Point Thomson natural gas field on the North Slope despite industry warnings of another lengthy setback to development of an Alaska gas pipeline.
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UAW threatens GM strike at Ohio stamping plant - 23, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp , whose production of the hot-selling Malibu sedan could be disrupted by a strike this week, now faces a possible United Auto Workers strike at an Ohio stamping plant next week.
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WSJ editor quits as Murdoch puts stamp on paper - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Wall Street Journal's top editor resigned on Tuesday, giving News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch an opening to further put his stamp on the newspaper he bought four months ago.
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Yahoo overshadows Microsoft earnings, forecast - 23, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is expected to provide a first glimpse at its projections for its coming year, but news of any progress on a possible deal with Yahoo Inc could overshadow even an upbeat outlook.
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Yahoo quarterly results improve; Microsoft shrugs - 23, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, but failed to deliver the stand-out results its shareholders hoped might force Microsoft Corp to raise its takeover bid.
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Microsoft links data on phones, PCs in "Live Mesh" - 23, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has begun testing technology that brings together a person's pictures, documents and other data scattered across a growing number of machines with the goal of allowing people to access their information from anywhe
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Life expectancy falls in poorer U.S. counties: study - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Life expectancy may have reached an all-time high for the United States, but it is declining in many poor counties, especially among women, researchers reported on Monday.
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Streisand cancels planned performance in Israel - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand has canceled a planned performance in Israel for an event marking the Jewish state's 60th anniversary, citing personal obligations, her publicist said on Tuesday.
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Jane Goodall passes activist torch to world's youth - 23, Apr 2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, 74, symbolically passed the torch on Tuesday to a new generation of hand-picked environmental and peace activists whom she gathered this week for the first Jane Goodall Global Youth Summit.
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Yoko Ono in legal feud over rare Lennon footage - 23, Apr 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Footage of John Lennon smoking pot, writing songs and discussing putting the hallucinogenic drug LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea is the focus of a court case starting in Boston next week over whether the video should be made public
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Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora in drunk driving charge - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Richie Sambora, lead guitarist for the rock band Bon Jovi, was charged with drunk driving on Tuesday after being arrested in March in the Southern California community of Laguna Beach.
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Demolition contract awarded for old Tiger Stadium - 23, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - A contract has been awarded to tear down most of historic Tiger Stadium -- home of some of baseball's greatest players such as Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg and Al Kaline -- a quasi-public arm of the City of Detroit said on Tuesday.
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Dolphins make Jake Long first pick in draft - 23, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins signed Jake Long to a multi-year contract on Tuesday, making the Michigan offensive tackle the top pick in the upcoming NFL draft.
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Murray to face Djokovic in Monte Carlo - 23, Apr 2008
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray beat Italian Filippo Volandri 6-4 6-1 at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday to line up a third-round match with Novak Djokovic.
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Cuba lashes out at wives of jailed dissidents - 23, Apr 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba launched a blistering attack on the wives of imprisoned dissidents on Tuesday, accusing them of working with its arch-enemy, the United States, to subvert one-party socialist rule.
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U.S. to brief on alleged N.Korea-Syria nuclear link - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration plans to brief U.S. lawmakers behind closed doors on Thursday about North Korea's suspected nuclear cooperation with Syria, congressional sources said on Tuesday.
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Canada, Mexico brush aside free trade threats - 23, Apr 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The leaders of Canada and Mexico on Tuesday brushed aside threats by the U.S. Democratic presidential candidates to try to renegotiate NAFTA and adopt a more protectionist approach to trade.
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War costs could be under $170 bln: Pentagon - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost the United States less than the $170 billion estimate given earlier this year by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Pentagon's budget chief said on Tuesday.
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American arrested as nuclear spy for Israel - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States arrested an 84-year-old American on Tuesday suspected of giving Israel secrets on nuclear weapons, fighter jets and missiles in the 1980s, in a case linked to the Jonathan Pollard spy scandal that rocked U.S.-Israe
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Pennsylvania votes in Democratic primary - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton sought a convincing win to keep her flickering White House hopes alive on Tuesday as Pennsylvania Democrats chose between her and Barack Obama in their presidential nominating contest.
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Existing home sales fall 2 percent - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of U.S. existing home sales fell in March while inventories swelled and prices slid, a trade group said on Tuesday in a report that showed the U.S. housing market continues to struggle.
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WSJ editor quits as Murdoch adds his stamp to paper - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top editor of the Wall Street Journal resigned on Tuesday, giving News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch an opening to further put his stamp on the newspaper he bought four months ago.
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Broadcom beats revenue view, sees growth continuing - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chip maker Broadcom Corp beat its quarterly revenue target on Tuesday, citing strength in its wireline business segments, enterprise and broadband, and it forecast revenue growth in this quarter.
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Merrill, other banks tap debt markets after losses - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment banks including Merrill Lynch & Co , UBS and Wachovia Corp sold more than $13 billion in new debt on Tuesday in a move to shore up their balance sheets.
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Surging oil, disappointing outlooks hit Wall St. - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks sank on Tuesday as oil prices neared $120 a barrel and fed worries about inflation and consumer spending, while a series of disappointing profit outlooks made the mood even worse.
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Yahoo results better, not seen moving Microsoft - 23, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday but failed to do well enough to convince many on Wall Street that Microsoft Corp needs to raise its takeover bid.
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Oil rallies to record near $120 on supply worries - 23, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged to records near $120 a barrel on Tuesday on the weaker dollar, export disruptions from Nigerian rebel attacks and concerns a Scottish refinery strike could hit North Sea production.
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EU tells videogame industry to protect minors better - 23, Apr 2008
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Videogame makers and shops have two years to come up with a widely accepted industry code of conduct to better protect children from violent images, the European Union's executive body said on Tuesday.
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EBay sues Craigslist over alleged stake dilution - 23, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - EBay Inc, the world's largest online auctioneer, sued Craigslist, a competitor in which it holds an ownership stake, in a dispute over whether the Internet bulletin board tried to blunt eBay's control.
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FCC chief again critiques Comcast net tactics - 23, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. communications regulator said on Tuesday that an investigation of how Comcast Corp manages its network had raised further concerns about tactics the company has used to restrict Internet users who share movies and other
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EU wary on artificial food colors, no ban seen yet - 22, Apr 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is unlikely anytime soon to ban six artificial food colorings that some scientists believe may influence children's behavior, officials said on Tuesday.
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U.S. says Indonesia stalling in talks on lab - 22, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks between Indonesia and the United States over the future of a U.S. naval medical lab have become entangled in an international dispute over how to share crucial bird flu samples, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael
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Top 10 music acts going green with compost and biodiesel - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Going green has become a focus in recent years for many artists who are trying to help save the environment with everything from carbon offsets, to giving away autographed compost bins, to philanthropy.
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San Francisco film fest bridges past, future - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The San Francisco International Film Festival turned 50 in 2007, making it the oldest festival in the Americas. Because of that long and venerable history, one might think the event would be a meditative, backward-lookin
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Officials mull handbook to sumo protocol - 22, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sumo wrestlers who fancy themselves as nightclubbers or footballers face a backlash from traditionalists in the roly-poly sport.
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NY Tribeca Film Festival finds a voice and gets picky - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It opens with a comedy, Tina Fey's "Baby Mama," but when the seventh annual Tribeca Film Festival unspools later this week, organizers promise many of this year's movies will be no laughing matter.
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Canadiens crush Bruins in series decider - 22, Apr 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens eased to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday to capture their Eastern Conference quarter-final series in the deciding seventh game.
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Henrik Stenson has two good reasons to shine in Shanghai - 22, Apr 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - World number 13 Henrik Stenson has two good reasons to perform well in this week's $2.3 million Asian Open.
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James leads Cavaliers past Wizards - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 30 points, made 12 assists and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-86 victory over the Washington Wizards and a 2-0 lead in the NBA playoffs on Monday.
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Counting begins in disputed Sudan census - 22, Apr 2008
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Counting started on Tuesday in a census seen as a vital step towards holding democratic elections in Sudan after a landmark 2005 north-south peace deal.
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Japanese man gets death after youth crime debate - 22, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - A man was sentenced to death by a Japanese court on Tuesday for killing a woman and her baby daughter when he was 18, a ruling that follows intense public debate in Japan over how severely young offenders should be punished.
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Rice says Carter meeting with Hamas unhelpful - 22, Apr 2008
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday for holding talks with Hamas and said it would not help the Palestinians reach a peace accord with the Israelis.
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China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama - 22, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China condemned on Tuesday Paris's decision to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen, warning that the gesture had damaged ties with France just as both nations were seeking to ease bad blood over protests.
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Hamas readies final response to truce deal with Israel - 22, Apr 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas plans to give Egyptian mediators its final response on Thursday to a proposed truce with Israel, a Hamas official said on Tuesday.
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Dearer food unleashes silent tsunami, U.N. says - 22, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A "silent tsunami" unleashed by costlier food threatens 100 million people, the United Nations said on Tuesday, but views differed as to how to stop it.
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Clinton says U.S. could "totally obliterate" Iran - 22, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Tehran on Tuesday that if she were president, the United States could "totally obliterate" Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel.
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Iraq PM chides neighbors for lack of support - 22, Apr 2008
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chided neighboring states on Tuesday for not beefing up ties with Baghdad or writing off Iraq's debts now that Saddam Hussein is gone and Iraq is no longer a threat to the region.
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McDonald's net up as same-store sales fall - 22, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, boosted by strong overseas sales.
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Wyeth profit hurt by generics - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wyeth posted slightly lower first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, hurt by the recent launch of generic forms of its Protonix ulcer drug, but surprisingly strong sales of other medicines enabled the company to beat Wall Street profit for
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Oil hits new record above $118 a barrel - 22, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose to a record high above $118 on Tuesday, boosted by a jump in oil demand last month from China, the world's second biggest energy consumer, and worries about supply from key producers Russia and Nigeria.
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AT&T profit rises on wireless sales - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc on Tuesday reported a higher quarterly profit on wireless growth, but a fall in traditional phone subscriptions accelerated and some analysts said the top U.S. phone company may be hurt by a weaker economy.
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Taiwan president-elect aims to lure tech investment - 22, Apr 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President-elect Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday he plans to roll out lighter tax rates and simplify regulations for the island's technology companies to encourage more firms to invest at home.
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Netflix, consumer electronics partnerships near - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. online DVD rental company Netflix Inc on Monday said it expects to soon announce three partnerships, similar to its set-top box alliance with LG Electronics Inc, that will let subscribers watch films streamed directly from the
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Sony to delay "Home" online service for PS3 again - 22, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it was delaying the launch of its "Home" 3D virtual online community service for the PlayStation 3 game console to autumn of this year, the second such delay.
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