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Chilean volcano could spew for months - 08, May 2008
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Experts believe Chile's Chaiten volcano could continue belching out vast clouds of ash for months but distraught people evacuated from nearby towns say they yearn to return as soon as possible.
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Gene trawl shows Druze are living "gene sanctuary" - 08, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Druze people of Israel are a genetic sanctuary of ancient lineages of DNA, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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J.K. Rowling wins privacy case - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her battle to ban further publication of a long-lens photograph of her son, in a privacy case her legal team called a major development in British law.
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Steve Winwood - a '60s rock 'n' roller turning 60 - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turning 60, Steve Winwood is starting to believe rock 'n' roll may be a younger man's game. Maybe.
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At 63, Rod Stewart not ready to slow down - 08, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hall of Fame rocker Rod Stewart is 63 years old, but nowhere near retirement as he considers a wish list of future projects that include a movie, an R&B album, and maybe even a fling with country and western music.
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Immelman continues to battle with Masters hangover - 08, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Still grappling with the aftermath of his U.S. Masters victory, South African Trevor Immelman accepts he needs to spend some time away from the game.
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Germany's Holland ruled ineligible at worlds - 08, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Germany defenseman Jason Holland is ineligible to continue playing in the world championships and has been sent home, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Wednesday.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero ousts triple-champion Nadal in Rome - 08, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - World number two Rafael Nadal's bid to win the Rome Masters for the fourth successive year was buried on Wednesday when he lost 7-5 6-1 to Juan Carlos Ferrero.
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Anthony Kim basks in player respect at Sawgrass - 08, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - American Anthony Kim has reveled in the congratulatory messages and respect given to him by his peers since winning his maiden PGA Tour title at last week's Wachovia Championship.
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Austrian incest father says he is "not a monster" - 08, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered her seven children, said he was no "monster" and he could have killed her and her children had he wanted to, according to his lawyer.
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Maple Leafs fire head coach Paul Maurice - 08, May 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Paul Maurice on Wednesday after he failed to lead the National Hockey League team into the playoffs during his two seasons behind the bench.
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Jubilation, with some jitters, as Israel turns 60 - 08, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Fireworks and military fanfare launched Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday, with leaders of a Jewish state that has known no peace vowing to pursue their quest for accommodation with old enemies.
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WTO says cannot solve food price crisis - 08, May 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization cannot conjure up a short-term solution to soaring food prices but a successful end to global trade talks would help in the longer term, the organization's chief said on Wednesday.
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Iraq urges Iran and U.S. to talk - 08, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's foreign minister urged Iran and the United States on Wednesday to stop trading accusations and sit down for a fourth round of talks to seek solutions to Iraq's security woes.
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Russia's Medvedev takes power and pledges freedom - 08, May 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russian president on Wednesday and nominated his predecessor Vladimir Putin as prime minister, ushering in an unprecedented period of dual rule.
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Clinton gives herself loan, vows to fight on - 08, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama took a commanding lead in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, but Hillary Clinton said she would fight on after loaning her campaign $6.4 million to keep it alive.
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Myanmar under pressure, death toll may rise sharply - 08, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government came under pressure on Wednesday to open its borders to international help after a devastating cyclone that a U.S. diplomat said may have killed more than 100,000 people.
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Fitch says GM and Ford face heavy cash drains this year - 08, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co will continue to face heavy cash drains in 2008 and are expected to burn cash through 2009 unless industry sales rebound, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
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Oil surges to new highs as dealers focus on diesel - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose 1.4 percent on Wednesday, extending further into record territory amid intensifying worries over tight world supplies of diesel fuel.
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Pending homes sales fall, productivity up - 08, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy previously owned homes fell in March and businesses, faced with a slump in demand, slashed worker hours in the first quarter to increase productivity and safeguard profits, data on Wednesday showed.
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Consumers mark tax rebates for bills and savings - 08, May 2008
GIBSON CITY, Illinois (Reuters) - The first batch of taxpayers has already started to receive their federal tax rebates as part of the economic stimulus package, but very few consumers interviewed by Reuters in the past week said they plan to spend them o
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Dr Pepper Snapple shares get tepid reception - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc shares began trading in New York on Wednesday at a lower-than-expected $25, showing that U.S. investors are hesitant to invest in the country's third-largest soft drink maker.
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Wall St dives on record oil over $123 - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, on concerns about inflation and higher interest rates as oil jumped to a record above $123 a barrel.
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News Corp profit rises on cable and TV ratings - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Wednesday its quarterly net profit tripled on higher advertising sales at the Fox TV network and Fox News Channel, as well as a big one-time gain from its stock swap with Liberty Media .
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Sprint, cable form $14.5 billion Clearwire venture - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp and top U.S. cable companies are investing in Clearwire Corp to introduce high-speed wireless Web services and get a head start on AT&T and Verizon, but analysts said the seven-way partnership may be too complex
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"Grand Theft Auto" sales top $500 mln in 1st week - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc scored over $500 million in global sales of its criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" in its first week, making it one of the most lucrative entertainment launches in history.
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China child virus cases high but no cause for panic - 07, May 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China should expect more cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, but there is no sign it is facing a new or more virulent strain despite an unusually high number of child deaths, officials said on Wednesday.
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Steve Winwood - a Sixties rock 'n' roller turning 60 - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turning 60, Steve Winwood is starting to believe rock 'n' roll may be a younger man's game. Maybe.
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"Haditha" film shows both sides of Iraq killings - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Battle for Haditha" dramatizes one of the most controversial incidents of the Iraq war -- the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marines -- but former Marine Elliot Ruiz who stars in the film says it doesn't give the Marine Corps
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Rowling wins privacy case over photo of son - 07, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won her battle to ban further publication of a long-lens photograph of her son, in a privacy case her legal team called a major development in British law.
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Austrian minister says officials "gullible" on Fritzl - 07, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's justice minister said local authorities were gullible in their dealings with Josef Fritzl, who has admitted imprisoning his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering her seven children.
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Iraq urges Iran, U.S. to hold talks - 07, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari urged Iran and the United States on Wednesday to stop trading accusations and sit down for a fourth round of talks to seek solutions to Iraq's security woes.
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Aid arrives for Myanmar; one million homeless - 07, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Aid was trickling in on Wednesday for an estimated one million victims of Cyclone Nargis in military-ruled Myanmar, with the death toll of more than 22,500 expected to mount.
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Obama advances, Clinton hangs on in Democratic race - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama took a big step toward the Democratic presidential nomination with an easy victory in North Carolina, and Hillary Clinton narrowly won Indiana and loaned $6.4 million out of her own pocket to help keep her struggling ca
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Russia's Medvedev takes power, pledges freedom - 07, May 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russian president on Wednesday and just over two hours later nominated his predecessor Vladimir Putin as prime minister, ushering in an unprecedented period of dual rule.
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Oil steady ahead of U.S. inventory data - 07, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, down from the record high over $122 hit the previous day, ahead of U.S. weekly oil inventory data.
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Fed to teach groups how to buy foreclosed homes - 07, May 2008
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Board Governor Randall Kroszner said on Wednesday that the Fed would work with a national affordable housing group to help stabilize neighborhoods with high foreclosure rates.
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Merrill's Thain: Credit crisis easing - 07, May 2008
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. credit crisis is easing and the risk in its housing market is dramatically lower now, but economic growth will remain under pressure over the next year, the chief executive of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc said.
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Wall St to start slightly higher on data, profits - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks looked set to start the session slightly higher on Wednesday after productivity and labor costs data eased inflation worries and Walt Disney Co and Cisco Systems Inc posted higher-than-expected earnings.
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Consumers mark tax rebates for bills, savings - 07, May 2008
GIBSON CITY, Illinois (Reuters) - The first batch of taxpayers has already started to receive their federal tax rebates as part of the economic stimulus package, but very few consumers interviewed by Reuters in the past week said they plan to spend them o
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Abuse changes brains of suicide victims - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suicide victims who were abused as children have clear genetic changes in their brains, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding they said shows neglect can cause biological effects.
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Deadly China child virus not another SARS: doctor - 07, May 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - A prominent Chinese doctor said on Wednesday that China's deadly hand, foot and mouth outbreak will not become another epidemic on the scale of the SARS virus, even as the numbers of reported cases mounted around Asia.
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Sex-crazed "Superbad" nerds rule MTV Movie nods - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two sex-obsessed nerds in teen comedy "Superbad" topped the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards with five nods, while quirkie "Juno" about a pregnant 16 year-old came in just behind with four.
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History looks down on New Zealand rowers - 07, May 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - History casts an imposing backdrop over Hamish Bond's disfigured right shoulder as he sits and chats at Rowing New Zealand's Lake Karapiro headquarters.
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Hollywood studios, actors break off labor talks - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Major studios and the Screen Actors Guild broke off three weeks of contract talks without agreement on Tuesday, stoking fears of renewed Hollywood labor unrest after a 100-day writers strike that ended in February.
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Q&A: "Idol" contestant Archuleta finds his voice - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Just 17, David Archuleta is the youngest contestant still in the running to win Season 7 of the Fox contest series "American Idol." In this exclusive Billboard interview, the Utah native opens up about the vocal paralysis that al
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Players not distracted by Tiger's absence from Sawgrass - 07, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Although the absence of Tiger Woods from this week's Players Championship will be severely felt by the fans, his rivals at Sawgrass say their tournament preparations have been totally unaffected.
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Capitals' Ovechkin exceeds his lofty expectations - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bruce Boudreau became the Washington Capitals coach in a mid-season shake-up and admits to being awestruck by All-Star left wing Alex Ovechkin.
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Grant Hackett resurfacing in time for Beijing - 07, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Plenty of male swimmers have won the same individual event at two Olympics but none has claimed three in a row. Grant Hackett plans to change that.
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Lakers guard Bryant finally wins MVP award - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, the first time the prolific backcourt ace has received the honor after 12 seasons in the league.
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Chamberlain gives up rare homer as Indians beat Yankees - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians snapped the New York Yankees' three-game winning streak on Tuesday, with pinch-hitter David Dellucci's eighth-inning three-run homer lifting them to a 5-3 victory.
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Heatley lifts Canada to win over U.S. - 07, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Dany Heatley scored twice, including the winner with 47 seconds left, to lift Canada to a riveting 5-4 victory over the U.S. at the world championships on Tuesday.
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Celtics smother Cavaliers to win opener - 07, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics shut down LeBron James to grind out a 76-72 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in their Eastern Conference semi-final series opener on Tuesday.
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China's Hu tells Dalai Lama to show "sincerity" - 07, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday urged the Dalai Lama and his supporters to show "sincerity" and blamed them for unrest across Tibet and trying to wreck the Beijing Olympics.
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Massive drug ring smashed at California university - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nearly 100 people were arrested in an undercover investigation of a massive drug ring at San Diego State University in Southern California that authorities said on Tuesday was run largely by students and was "stunning" in its size
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House set to pass sweeping housing rescue bill - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is due on Wednesday to begin debating a housing rescue package that could see the government buy up $15 billion of abandoned homes and help an estimated half million homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Food dropped to Myanmar towns; 22,500 killed in storm - 07, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Military helicopters dropped food and drinking water to the cyclone-stricken people of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, where entire villages have been virtually washed away, officials said on Wednesday.
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April apparel sales gains deceptive: SpendingPulse - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Consumer spending on apparel and footwear during April may appear stronger than in March, but gains will likely be due to a calendar shift from an earlier Easter, according to a SpendingPulse report released on Tuesday.
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Obama wins N. Carolina, Clinton takes Indiana - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama scored an easy win in North Carolina on Tuesday to take a big step toward the Democratic presidential nomination, and Hillary Clinton struggled to a narrow victory in Indiana that kept her faint White House hopes alive.
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Oil steadies near $122 ahead of U.S. inventory data - 07, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil took a breather below $122 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of key U.S. weekly inventory data, after hitting new record the previous day on supply concerns and a forecast of oil reaching over $200 a barrel within two years.
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Fed's Hoenig warns of inflation's corrosive impact - 07, May 2008
DENVER (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must be ready to raise benchmark interest rates in a timely manner given the "troublesome" inflation outlook, Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig said on Tuesday.
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Akzo Nobel profit down on materials, dollar - 07, May 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel NV said on Wednesday first quarter core profit dropped 2 percent, less than most analysts forecasted, as it felt the impact of higher raw material prices and a weak U.S. dollar.
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Alibaba erases gains, hit by growth concerns - 07, May 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in China's top e-commerce firm, Alibaba.com Ltd , erased early gains to fall 2 percent on Wednesday as concern over its premium customer growth and the impact of a slowing global economy offset enthusiasm over its forecast-bea
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Wall St climbs with Fannie and oil; Disney up late - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday as Fannie Mae's reassuring comments about the credit and housing markets buoyed financial shares, while record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies.
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Fed seeks approval to pay interest on reserves: report - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Ben Bernanke, is formally asking Congress for authority to pay interest on commercial bank reserves starting this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Sprint, Clearwire to reveal $12 bln JV: sources - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp and Clearwire Corp are near announcing a $12 billion joint venture with major cable operators to offer services based on WiMax, an emerging technology that could make wireless Internet ubiquitous, people close to
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Cisco results beat forecasts but CEO cautious - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc gave a cautious business outlook on Tuesday, although its quarterly results exceeded expectations as rising Internet traffic fueled demand for network equipment.
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Hacker kept on NDS payroll after accused of piracy - 07, May 2008
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - A high-ranking News Corp official testified on Tuesday that he kept two hackers on the payroll for years after one of them was accused of infiltrating the security system of rival satellite television company DISH Network
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Electronic Arts looks to Wii to drive sports growth - 07, May 2008
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc unveiled two initiatives on Tuesday to breathe new life into its sports business by making games that are easier to play and customized for Nintendo Co Ltd's popular Wii console.
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Emergency evacuation as Chile volcano spits lava - 07, May 2008
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's Chaiten volcano began spitting lava on Tuesday following its first eruption in thousands of years, and nearby residents in the southern region of Patagonia were being evacuated aboard Navy warships.
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Scientists find something good about a big bottom - 07, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Blocking brain enzyme helped mice stay slim - 07, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blocking a single brain enzyme helped short-circuit a key hunger signal in mice and made them eat less, lose weight and have better blood sugar control, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Bone marrow treatments restore nerves, expert says - 07, May 2008
BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - An experiment that went wrong may provide a new way to treat multiple sclerosis, a Canadian researcher said on Tuesday.
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Studios, actors near new deadline in contract talks - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild and major studios entered a final day of contract talks on Tuesday before their latest self-imposed deadline to close a deal and put to rest Hollywood's persistent labor anxieties.
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Iraq vet, talk show pioneer pair for war film - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Donahue met thousands of intriguing people during three decades as a top TV talk show host, but it was an inert Iraq war veteran in a hospital bed that led him to the most compelling story in his life.
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Britney Spears wins more time with sons - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge hearing a custody battle between pop singer Britney Spears and her ex-husband granted her more time with their two sons on Tuesday after she was praised for trying to get her personal life back under control.
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Man convicted of stalking Uma Thurman - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York jury convicted a former mental patient of stalking actress Uma Thurman on Tuesday and a judge ordered him held for a psychiatric evaluation.
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Christina Ricci goes back to blockbusters - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Turns out Christina Ricci, who has become a darling of independent film fans, isn't so 'indie' after all.
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Roger Federer settles score with Guillermo Canas - 07, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Roger Federer settled a score with his bogey player Guillermo Canas on Tuesday, easing his way into the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-3 6-3 victory.
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WADA calls for championship ban on Busch - 07, May 2008
HALIFAX, Canada (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called on Tuesday for German forward Florian Busch to be banned from the world championship because the German federation was not cooperating with a doping investigation.
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Eight Belles trainer slams critics of jockey Saez - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trainer of Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles, which was put down when it collapsed shortly after Saturday's race, has slammed critics of jockey Gabriel Saez as uneducated about the racing industry.
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Weary Stars vow to rise up against Red Wings - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dallas Stars were weary after their quadruple overtime win over San Jose in the early hours of Monday, but still eager to play the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Western Conference Finals starting on Thursday.
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Austrian incest victim may sue for compensation - 07, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Elisabeth Fritzl, who was imprisoned by her father for 24 years and gave birth to seven of his children, may sue her father for compensation, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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House Democrats favor timetable for Iraq troops - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives have agreed on a plan to fund the Iraq war into next year but included a provision to withdraw combat troops by the end of 2009, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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Nearly 100 arrested in California university drug bust - 07, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nearly 100 people, most of them students, were arrested during a lengthy undercover investigation targeting drug trafficking at San Diego State University in California, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Nigeria oil rebels pledge truce if Carter mediates - 07, May 2008
LAGOS (Reuters) - Niger Delta rebels promised on Tuesday to halt attacks on the oil industry if the Nigerian government would allow former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to act as a mediator.
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Greed behind food price rises: development bank head - 07, May 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The food price crisis is caused largely by greed and speculation rather than food shortages, the head of Southern Africa's development bank said on Tuesday.
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Russia swears in new leader, but will he be boss? - 07, May 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thirty guns will salute Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, when he is sworn in as a new Russian president in the Kremlin's throne room to replace his long-time mentor, the powerful Vladimir Putin.
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Obama and Clinton face new tests in White House duel - 07, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton faced critical tests in their grueling White House duel on Tuesday, as millions of voters in Indiana and North Carolina cast ballots in the latest Democratic showdowns.
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U.S. set for first execution after moratorium - 07, May 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia is set to execute a convicted murderer on Tuesday, the first person to be put to death in the United States since the Supreme Court ended a de facto moratorium on capital punishment last month.
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Oil rockets to record $122 on supply worry - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil shot to a record above $122 a barrel on Tuesday on supply worries and the weak dollar, extending a rally that has doubled prices over the past year and has some experts forecasting a potential spike to $200.
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AMD shares jump on restructuring optimism - 07, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc shares jumped more than 12 percent on Tuesday on investor optimism that the beleaguered chipmaker could soon announce its long-awaited strategy to revamp manufacturing to cut costs.
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Yahoo shares up on hope of talks, Google deal - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc investors latched on to hopes the company would resume talks with Microsoft Corp or soon forge a deal with Google Inc, sending shares up 6 percent on Tuesday.
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"Super-spike" could lift oil to $200: Goldman - 07, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil could shoot up to $200 within the next two years as part of a "super-spike" driven by poor growth in oil supplies, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a research note.
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Fannie Mae to cut payout as posts loss - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fannie Mae on Tuesday posted a massive quarterly loss, its third straight, on the protracted U.S. housing market slump, prompting it to slash its dividend and set plans to raise $6 billion of fresh funds.
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Wall St jumps on Fannie, oil; Disney up late - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday as Fannie Mae's reassuring comments about the credit and housing markets buoyed financial shares, while record crude oil prices lifted shares of energy companies.
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Cisco quarterly results top expectations - 07, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly profits on Tuesday as rising Internet traffic fueled sales of its network equipment, despite concerns of a slowing U.S. economy.
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Web firm sounds alert on criminal data trove - 07, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A Web security firm said on Tuesday it had tipped off international banks and police after finding a huge trove of stolen business and personal data amassed on a server in the space of just three weeks.
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Six sea lions shot to death on salmon-rich U.S. river - 06, May 2008
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Investigators searched for clues on Monday in the shooting deaths of six protected sea lions at a dam between Washington state and Oregon, while officials halted a controversial trapping program aimed at stopping the mammals f
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Iraq vet, talk show pioneer pair for anti-war film - 06, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Donahue met thousands of intriguing people during three decades as a top TV talk show host, but it was an inert Iraq war veteran in a hospital bed that led him to the most compelling story in his life.
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